diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/common/virtual_authenticator.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/common/virtual_authenticator.py
index f6b0f4e926ac0..c0ae055e1e068 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/common/virtual_authenticator.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/common/virtual_authenticator.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         credential_id: bytes,
         is_resident_credential: bool,
-        rp_id: str,
+        rp_id: Optional[str],
         user_handle: Optional[bytes],
         private_key: bytes,
         sign_count: int,
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
     def from_dict(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> "Credential":
         _id = urlsafe_b64decode(f"{data['credentialId']}==")
         is_resident_credential = bool(data["isResidentCredential"])
-        rp_id = data["rpId"]
+        rp_id = data.get("rpId", None)
         private_key = urlsafe_b64decode(f"{data['privateKey']}==")
         sign_count = int(data["signCount"])
         user_handle = urlsafe_b64decode(f"{data['userHandle']}==") if data.get("userHandle", None) else None