diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ArrayInput/SimpleFormIterator.spec.tsx b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ArrayInput/SimpleFormIterator.spec.tsx
index 64da1a4c4a2..8ebeff9af4c 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ArrayInput/SimpleFormIterator.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ArrayInput/SimpleFormIterator.spec.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
     waitFor,
 } from '@testing-library/react';
 import expect from 'expect';
-import { testDataProvider } from 'ra-core';
+import { FormDataConsumer, testDataProvider } from 'ra-core';
 
 import { AdminContext } from '../../AdminContext';
 import { SimpleForm } from '../../form';
@@ -704,4 +704,42 @@ describe('<SimpleFormIterator />', () => {
             screen.queryAllByText('Custom Remove Button').length
         ).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     });
+
+    it('should not add an empty property when using FormDataConsumer as child', async () => {
+        const save = jest.fn();
+        render(
+            <AdminContext>
+                <SimpleForm onSubmit={save}>
+                    <ArrayInput source="emails">
+                        <SimpleFormIterator>
+                            <TextInput source="email" />
+                            <FormDataConsumer>
+                                {({ scopedFormData, getSource }) =>
+                                    scopedFormData && scopedFormData.name ? (
+                                        <TextInput
+                                            source={(getSource as (
+                                                arg: string
+                                            ) => string)('role')}
+                                        />
+                                    ) : null
+                                }
+                            </FormDataConsumer>
+                        </SimpleFormIterator>
+                    </ArrayInput>
+                </SimpleForm>
+            </AdminContext>
+        );
+
+        const addItemElement = screen
+            .getByText('ra.action.add')
+            .closest('button') as HTMLButtonElement;
+
+        fireEvent.click(addItemElement);
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('ra.action.save'));
+        await waitFor(() => {
+            expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                emails: [{ email: '' }],
+            });
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ArrayInput/SimpleFormIterator.tsx b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ArrayInput/SimpleFormIterator.tsx
index f0872cb6558..4a778973952 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ArrayInput/SimpleFormIterator.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ArrayInput/SimpleFormIterator.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { styled } from '@mui/material';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import get from 'lodash/get';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { RaRecord, useRecordContext } from 'ra-core';
+import { FormDataConsumer, RaRecord, useRecordContext } from 'ra-core';
 import { UseFieldArrayReturn } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { useArrayInput } from './useArrayInput';
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ export const SimpleFormIterator = (props: SimpleFormIteratorProps) => {
             if (item == null) {
                 defaultValue = {} as Record<string, unknown>;
                 Children.forEach(children, input => {
-                    if (React.isValidElement(input)) {
+                    if (
+                        React.isValidElement(input) &&
+                        input.type !== FormDataConsumer
+                    ) {
                         defaultValue[input.props.source] =
                             input.props.defaultValue ?? '';
                     }