diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthEndpointSupport.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthEndpointSupport.java
index c82e6201382..848f1786c18 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthEndpointSupport.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthEndpointSupport.java
@@ -112,10 +112,12 @@ abstract class HealthEndpointSupport<C, T> {
 		Map<String, T> contributions = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 		for (NamedContributor<C> namedContributor : namedContributors) {
 			String name = namedContributor.getName();
+			C contributor = namedContributor.getContributor();
 			if (group.isMember(name)) {
-				T contribution = getContribution(apiVersion, group, namedContributor.getContributor(), showComponents,
-						showDetails, null);
-				contributions.put(name, contribution);
+				T contribution = getContribution(apiVersion, group, contributor, showComponents, showDetails, null);
+				if (contribution != null) {
+					contributions.put(name, contribution);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		if (contributions.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthEndpointSupportTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthEndpointSupportTests.java
index 60e1421b382..2f65c871db2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthEndpointSupportTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthEndpointSupportTests.java
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ abstract class HealthEndpointSupportTests<R extends ContributorRegistry<C>, C, T
 		assertThat(getHealth(result)).isNotInstanceOf(SystemHealth.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void getHealthWithEmptyCompositeReturnsNullResult() { // gh-18687
+		this.registry.registerContributor("test", createCompositeContributor(Collections.emptyMap()));
+		HealthResult<T> result = create(this.registry, this.groups).getHealth(ApiVersion.V3, SecurityContext.NONE,
+				false);
+		assertThat(result).isNull();
+	}
+
 	protected abstract HealthEndpointSupport<C, T> create(R registry, HealthEndpointGroups groups);
 
 	protected abstract R createRegistry();