diff --git a/list_darwin.go b/list_darwin.go
index 1ccb7ea..9e6a93c 100644
--- a/list_darwin.go
+++ b/list_darwin.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func list(text string, items []string, opts options) (string, error) {
-	if opts.extraButton != nil {
+	if len(items) == 0 || opts.extraButton != nil {
 		return "", ErrUnsupported
 	}
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func list(text string, items []string, opts options) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func listMultiple(text string, items []string, opts options) ([]string, error) {
-	if opts.extraButton != nil {
+	if len(items) == 0 || opts.extraButton != nil {
 		return nil, ErrUnsupported
 	}
 
diff --git a/list_test.go b/list_test.go
index 58d178c..a3b8f2b 100644
--- a/list_test.go
+++ b/list_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestList_timeout(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second/5)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	_, err := zenity.List("", nil, zenity.Context(ctx))
+	_, err := zenity.List("", []string{""}, zenity.Context(ctx))
 	if skip, err := skip(err); skip {
 		t.Skip("skipping:", err)
 	}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestList_cancel(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	cancel()
 
-	_, err := zenity.List("", nil, zenity.Context(ctx))
+	_, err := zenity.List("", []string{""}, zenity.Context(ctx))
 	if skip, err := skip(err); skip {
 		t.Skip("skipping:", err)
 	}