diff --git a/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts b/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
index 5bc73ae2e21..425aaabe46d 100755
--- a/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ export class MultiSelect implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, AfterContentInit, Aft
      * Decides how many selected item labels to show at most.
      * @group Props
      */
-    @Input({ transform: numberAttribute }) selectionLimit: number | undefined;
+    @Input({ transform: (value: unknown) => numberAttribute(value, null) }) selectionLimit: number | null | undefined;
     /**
      * Label to display after exceeding max selected labels e.g. ({0} items selected), defaults "ellipsis" keyword to indicate a text-overflow.
      * @group Props