diff --git a/dpctl/tensor/_type_utils.py b/dpctl/tensor/_type_utils.py
index 5defd154df..9ca211336a 100644
--- a/dpctl/tensor/_type_utils.py
+++ b/dpctl/tensor/_type_utils.py
@@ -773,14 +773,14 @@ def result_type(*arrays_and_dtypes):
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"Argument {dt} is not supported by the device"
                 )
-        res_dt = np.result_type(*dtypes)
+        res_dt = np.result_type(*dtypes) if dtypes else None
         res_dt = _to_device_supported_dtype_impl(res_dt, has_fp16, has_fp64)
         for wdt in weak_dtypes:
             pair = _resolve_weak_types(wdt, res_dt, target_dev)
             res_dt = np.result_type(*pair)
             res_dt = _to_device_supported_dtype_impl(res_dt, has_fp16, has_fp64)
     else:
-        res_dt = np.result_type(*dtypes)
+        res_dt = np.result_type(*dtypes) if dtypes else None
         if weak_dtypes:
             weak_dt_obj = [wdt.get() for wdt in weak_dtypes]
             res_dt = np.result_type(res_dt, *weak_dt_obj)
diff --git a/dpctl/tests/test_usm_ndarray_manipulation.py b/dpctl/tests/test_usm_ndarray_manipulation.py
index 882a001827..f9afcd6f0d 100644
--- a/dpctl/tests/test_usm_ndarray_manipulation.py
+++ b/dpctl/tests/test_usm_ndarray_manipulation.py
@@ -1013,6 +1013,12 @@ def test_result_type():
 
     assert dpt.result_type(*X).kind == np.result_type(*X_np).kind
 
+    dtype = np.dtype(np.float64)
+    X = [dtype.type(3), dtype.type(3)]
+    X_np = X
+
+    assert dpt.result_type(*X) == np.result_type(*X_np)
+
 
 def test_swapaxes_1d():
     get_queue_or_skip()