diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/prevalence_cell.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/prevalence_cell.test.tsx
index 83b4c63484dd3..141177f4a6b72 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/prevalence_cell.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/prevalence_cell.test.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { EventFieldsData } from '../types';
 import { TimelineId } from '../../../../../common/types';
 import { AlertSummaryRow } from '../helpers';
 import { useAlertPrevalence } from '../../../containers/alerts/use_alert_prevalence';
+import { getEmptyValue } from '../../../components/empty_value';
 
 jest.mock('../../../lib/kibana');
 jest.mock('../../../containers/alerts/use_alert_prevalence', () => ({
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ describe('PrevalenceCellRenderer', () => {
   });
 
   describe('When an error was returned', () => {
-    test('it should return null', async () => {
+    test('it should return empty value placeholder', async () => {
       mockUseAlertPrevalence.mockImplementation(() => ({
         loading: false,
         count: 123,
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ describe('PrevalenceCellRenderer', () => {
       );
       expect(container.getElementsByClassName('euiLoadingSpinner')).toHaveLength(0);
       expect(screen.queryByText('123')).toBeNull();
+      expect(screen.queryByText(getEmptyValue())).toBeTruthy();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/prevalence_cell.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/prevalence_cell.tsx
index ed8b610b39d1f..639e881f806f4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/prevalence_cell.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/prevalence_cell.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { EuiLoadingSpinner } from '@elastic/eui';
 
 import { AlertSummaryRow } from '../helpers';
+import { getEmptyValue } from '../../../components/empty_value';
 import { useAlertPrevalence } from '../../../containers/alerts/use_alert_prevalence';
 
 const PrevalenceCell = React.memo<AlertSummaryRow['description']>(
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ const PrevalenceCell = React.memo<AlertSummaryRow['description']>(
     if (loading) {
       return <EuiLoadingSpinner />;
     } else if (error) {
-      return null;
+      return <>{getEmptyValue()}</>;
     }
 
     return <>{count}</>;