diff --git a/src/BaseElement.php b/src/BaseElement.php
index d1d4235..165a51a 100644
--- a/src/BaseElement.php
+++ b/src/BaseElement.php
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public function prependChild($children, $mapper = null)
      */
     public function text($text)
     {
-        return $this->html(htmlentities($text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8', false));
+        return $this->html(htmlentities($text ?? '', ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8', false));
     }
 
     /**