diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useDataProvider.spec.tsx b/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useDataProvider.spec.tsx
index b5b631df99f..16b5b61c89f 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useDataProvider.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useDataProvider.spec.tsx
@@ -173,4 +173,67 @@ describe('useDataProvider', () => {
 
         expect(customVerb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 1 }, ['something']);
     });
+
+    it('should return array or object when 401', async () => {
+        const results = [] as any[];
+        const doSomethingWithResult = (arg: any) => results.push(arg);
+        const UseDataProvider = () => {
+            const dataProvider = useDataProvider();
+            useEffect(() => {
+                async function callDataProvider() {
+                    doSomethingWithResult(
+                        (await dataProvider.getList('posts', {
+                            filter: { id: 1 },
+                        })) as any
+                    );
+                    doSomethingWithResult(
+                        (await dataProvider.getMany('posts', {
+                            filter: { id: 1 },
+                        })) as any
+                    );
+                    doSomethingWithResult(
+                        (await dataProvider.getOne('posts', {
+                            filter: { id: 1 },
+                        })) as any
+                    );
+                    doSomethingWithResult(
+                        (await dataProvider.getManyReference('posts', {
+                            filter: { id: 1 },
+                        })) as any
+                    );
+                }
+                callDataProvider();
+            }, [dataProvider]);
+            return <div data-testid="loading">loading</div>;
+        };
+        const dataProvider = {
+            getMany: () => Promise.reject({ status: 401 }),
+            getList: () => Promise.reject({ status: 401 }),
+            getOne: () => Promise.reject({ status: 401 }),
+            getManyReference: () => Promise.reject({ status: 401 }),
+        };
+        render(
+            <CoreAdminContext
+                dataProvider={dataProvider}
+                authProvider={{
+                    checkError: () => Promise.reject(true),
+                    checkAuth: () => Promise.reject(true),
+                    logout: () => Promise.resolve(false),
+                }}
+            >
+                <UseDataProvider />
+            </CoreAdminContext>
+        );
+        // waitFor for the dataProvider to return
+        await act(async () => {
+            await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve));
+        });
+
+        expect(results).toEqual([
+            { data: [] },
+            { data: [] },
+            { data: {} },
+            { data: [] },
+        ]);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useDataProvider.ts b/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useDataProvider.ts
index bd713cfd997..ce61bb69fb3 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useDataProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/dataProvider/useDataProvider.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ import useLogoutIfAccessDenied from '../auth/useLogoutIfAccessDenied';
  *     )
  * }
  */
+
+const arrayReturnTypes = ['getList', 'getMany', 'getManyReference'];
+
 export const useDataProvider = <
     TDataProvider extends DataProvider = DataProvider
 >(): TDataProvider => {
@@ -109,7 +112,14 @@ export const useDataProvider = <
                                 }
                                 return logoutIfAccessDenied(error).then(
                                     loggedOut => {
-                                        if (loggedOut) return { data: {} };
+                                        if (loggedOut)
+                                            return {
+                                                data: arrayReturnTypes.includes(
+                                                    type
+                                                )
+                                                    ? []
+                                                    : {},
+                                            };
                                         throw error;
                                     }
                                 );