diff --git a/src/contracts/Repository/Events/Content/BeforeLoadContentEvent.php b/src/contracts/Repository/Events/Content/BeforeLoadContentEvent.php
index c8910b5279..dfa12d96f1 100644
--- a/src/contracts/Repository/Events/Content/BeforeLoadContentEvent.php
+++ b/src/contracts/Repository/Events/Content/BeforeLoadContentEvent.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ final class BeforeLoadContentEvent extends BeforeEvent
      */
     public function __construct(
         int $contentId,
-        array $languages = null,
+        ?array $languages = null,
         ?int $versionNo = null,
         bool $useAlwaysAvailable = true
     ) {
diff --git a/src/contracts/Repository/Events/Content/LoadContentEvent.php b/src/contracts/Repository/Events/Content/LoadContentEvent.php
index 4bf18cd089..71b6a4d9b0 100644
--- a/src/contracts/Repository/Events/Content/LoadContentEvent.php
+++ b/src/contracts/Repository/Events/Content/LoadContentEvent.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ final class LoadContentEvent extends AfterEvent
     public function __construct(
         Content $content,
         int $contentId,
-        array $languages = null,
+        ?array $languages = null,
         ?int $versionNo = null,
         bool $useAlwaysAvailable = true
     ) {
diff --git a/src/lib/Event/ContentService.php b/src/lib/Event/ContentService.php
index 2ed15452bd..1a744d9907 100644
--- a/src/lib/Event/ContentService.php
+++ b/src/lib/Event/ContentService.php
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ public function revealContent(ContentInfo $contentInfo): void
 
     public function loadContent(
         int $contentId,
-        array $languages = null,
+        ?array $languages = null,
         ?int $versionNo = null,
         bool $useAlwaysAvailable = true
     ): Content {