diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5db4d3cbde..aa42a1f00c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - issue #14571 "No database selected" - DROP a view
 - issue #14636 Move operation causes SELECT * FROM `undefined`
 - issue #14630 Enum '0' produces incorrect search SQL
+- issue #14223 Fix TypeError in database designer
 
 4.8.3 (2018-08-22)
 - issue #14314 Error when naming a database '0'
diff --git a/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php b/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php
index ec22460ff4..7d63dd025c 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class Common
     {
         $cfgRelation = $this->relation->getRelationsParam();
         if (! $cfgRelation['pdfwork']) {
-            return null;
+            return array();
         }
 
         $query = "