diff --git a/src/System.Data.SqlClient/src/System/Data/SqlClient/SqlParameter.cs b/src/System.Data.SqlClient/src/System/Data/SqlClient/SqlParameter.cs
index d2d8fa52d68f..71071115b902 100644
--- a/src/System.Data.SqlClient/src/System/Data/SqlClient/SqlParameter.cs
+++ b/src/System.Data.SqlClient/src/System/Data/SqlClient/SqlParameter.cs
@@ -261,15 +261,8 @@ public string XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase
             }
             set
             {
-                bool collectionIsNull = _xmlSchemaCollection != null;
-                if (collectionIsNull)
-                {
-                    _xmlSchemaCollection = new SqlMetaDataXmlSchemaCollection();
-                }
-                if (value != null || collectionIsNull)
-                {
-                    _xmlSchemaCollection.Database = value;
-                }
+                EnsureXmlSchemaCollectionExists();
+                _xmlSchemaCollection.Database = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -281,15 +274,8 @@ public string XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema
             }
             set
             {
-                bool collectionIsNull = _xmlSchemaCollection != null;
-                if (collectionIsNull)
-                {
-                    _xmlSchemaCollection = new SqlMetaDataXmlSchemaCollection();
-                }
-                if (value != null || collectionIsNull)
-                {
-                    _xmlSchemaCollection.OwningSchema = value;
-                }
+                EnsureXmlSchemaCollectionExists();
+                _xmlSchemaCollection.OwningSchema = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -301,15 +287,8 @@ public string XmlSchemaCollectionName
             }
             set
             {
-                bool collectionIsNull = _xmlSchemaCollection != null;
-                if (collectionIsNull)
-                {
-                    _xmlSchemaCollection = new SqlMetaDataXmlSchemaCollection();
-                }
-                if (value != null || collectionIsNull)
-                {
-                    _xmlSchemaCollection.Name = value;
-                }
+                EnsureXmlSchemaCollectionExists();
+                _xmlSchemaCollection.Name = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -1977,6 +1956,14 @@ internal static string[] ParseTypeName(string typeName, bool isUdtTypeName)
                 }
             }
         }
+        
+        private void EnsureXmlSchemaCollectionExists()
+        {
+            if (_xmlSchemaCollection is null)
+            {
+                _xmlSchemaCollection = new SqlMetaDataXmlSchemaCollection();
+            }
+        }
 
         internal sealed class SqlParameterConverter : ExpandableObjectConverter
         {
diff --git a/src/System.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlParameterTest.cs b/src/System.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlParameterTest.cs
index bd8885164e4e..40762d0f4559 100644
--- a/src/System.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlParameterTest.cs
+++ b/src/System.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlParameterTest.cs
@@ -38,5 +38,69 @@ public void ParameterPrecisionOnBaseType()
             Assert.Equal(10, parameter.Precision);
             Assert.Equal(5, parameter.Scale);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateParameterWithValidXmlSchema()
+        {
+            string xmlDatabase = "database";
+            string xmlSchema = "schema";
+            string xmlName = "name";
+
+            SqlParameter parameter = new SqlParameter("@name", SqlDbType.Int, 4, ParameterDirection.Input, 0, 0, "name", DataRowVersion.Original, false, 1, xmlDatabase, xmlSchema, xmlName);
+
+            Assert.Equal(xmlDatabase, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase);
+            Assert.Equal(xmlSchema, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema);
+            Assert.Equal(xmlName, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateParameterWithEmptyXmlSchema()
+        {
+            SqlParameter parameter = new SqlParameter("@name", SqlDbType.Int, 4, ParameterDirection.Input, 0, 0, "name", DataRowVersion.Original, false, 1, string.Empty, string.Empty, string.Empty);
+
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase);
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema);
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateParameterWithNullXmlSchema()
+        {
+            SqlParameter parameter = new SqlParameter("@name", SqlDbType.Int, 4, ParameterDirection.Input, 0, 0, "name", DataRowVersion.Original, false, 1, null, null, null);
+
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase);
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema);
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateParameterWithoutXmlSchema()
+        {
+            SqlParameter parameter = new SqlParameter();
+
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase);
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema);
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SetParameterXmlSchema()
+        {
+            SqlParameter parameter = new SqlParameter();
+
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName);
+
+            // verify that if we set it to null we still get an empty string back
+            parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName = null;
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName);
+
+            // verify that if we set a value we get it back
+            parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName = "name";
+            Assert.Equal("name", parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName);
+
+            // verify that if we set it explicitly to null it reverts to empty string
+            parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName = null;
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, parameter.XmlSchemaCollectionName);
+        }
     }
 }