diff --git a/packages/x-components/src/components/base-grid.vue b/packages/x-components/src/components/base-grid.vue
index 9b2b0392d2..ef55ef6e41 100644
--- a/packages/x-components/src/components/base-grid.vue
+++ b/packages/x-components/src/components/base-grid.vue
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
        *
        * @internal
        */
-      const injectedListItems = inject<Ref<ListItem[] | []>>(LIST_ITEMS_KEY as string, []);
+      const injectedListItems = inject<Ref<ListItem[] | []>>(LIST_ITEMS_KEY as string, ref([]));
 
       const gridEl = ref<ElementRef | HTMLElement | null>(null);