diff --git a/src/Query/Query.php b/src/Query/Query.php
index 4525f0189..8aa9cc517 100644
--- a/src/Query/Query.php
+++ b/src/Query/Query.php
@@ -295,7 +295,11 @@ public function count(string $sql = '*'): int|string
     {
         /** @var int|string|null $count */
         $count = $this->queryScalar("COUNT($sql)");
-        /** @var int|string */
+
+        if ($count === null) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
         return $count <= PHP_INT_MAX ? (int) $count : $count;
     }