diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor-solution/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor-solution/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
index 03aa5c11c516..40d7c441e5a4 100644
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor-solution/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
+++ b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor-solution/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       "isHidden": true
     },
     "Empty": {
-      "longName": "empty"
+      "isHidden": true
     },
     "IncludeSampleContent": {
       "isHidden": true
diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor-solution/.template.config/template.json b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor-solution/.template.config/template.json
index c5436549eba1..e82c8dc1613d 100644
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor-solution/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor-solution/.template.config/template.json
@@ -410,6 +410,12 @@
       "defaultValue": "false",
       "description": "Configures whether to omit sample pages and styling that demonstrate basic usage patterns."
     },
+    "empty": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "defaultValue": "false",
+      "description": "Configures whether to omit sample pages and styling that demonstrate basic usage patterns."
+    },
     "auth": {
       "type": "generated",
       "generator": "constant",
@@ -426,7 +432,7 @@
     },
     "SampleContent": {
       "type": "computed",
-      "value": "(((IncludeSampleContent && (HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli\" && HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli-preview\"))) || ((!Empty && (HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli\" || HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli-preview\"))))"
+      "value": "(((IncludeSampleContent && (HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli\" && HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli-preview\"))) || ((!Empty && (HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli\" || HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli-preview\")) && (!empty && (HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli\" || HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli-preview\"))))"
     },
     "AllInteractive": {
       "type": "parameter",
diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
index d0437a6f343d..b803d05a1a90 100644
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
+++ b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       "isHidden": true
     },
     "Empty": {
-      "longName": "empty"
+      "isHidden": true
     }
   },
   "usageExamples": [
diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/.template.config/template.json b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/.template.config/template.json
index 541de83f5a6c..d1887e57a1e8 100644
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/.template.config/template.json
@@ -172,9 +172,15 @@
       "defaultValue": "false",
       "description": "Configures whether to omit sample pages and styling that demonstrate basic usage patterns."
     },
+    "empty": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "defaultValue": "false",
+      "description": "Configures whether to omit sample pages and styling that demonstrate basic usage patterns."
+    },
     "SampleContent": {
       "type": "computed",
-      "value": "(((IncludeSampleContent && (HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli\" && HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli-preview\"))) || ((!Empty && (HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli\" || HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli-preview\"))))"
+      "value": "(((IncludeSampleContent && (HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli\" && HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli-preview\"))) || ((!Empty && (HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli\" || HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli-preview\")) && (!empty && (HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli\" || HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli-preview\"))))"
     }
   },
   "forms": {