diff --git a/oarepo_ui/utils.py b/oarepo_ui/utils.py
index 8be6f1a8..6d849a23 100644
--- a/oarepo_ui/utils.py
+++ b/oarepo_ui/utils.py
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ def dump_empty(schema_or_field):
         return []
     if isinstance(schema_or_field, (NestedAttribute, fields.Nested)):
         field = schema_or_field
-        return dump_empty(field.nested)
+        nested_schema = field.nested
+        if callable(nested_schema):
+            nested_schema = nested_schema()
+        return dump_empty(nested_schema)
     if isinstance(schema_or_field, fields.Str):
         return ""
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 49c9c70d..42bf3f64 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = oarepo-ui
-version = 5.0.85
+version = 5.0.86
 description = UI module for invenio 3.5+
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown
diff --git a/tests/test_dump_empty.py b/tests/test_dump_empty.py
index a53a99de..99525264 100644
--- a/tests/test_dump_empty.py
+++ b/tests/test_dump_empty.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class SimpleMetadataSchema(ma.Schema):
     simple_arr = ma.fields.List(ma.fields.String())
     object_arr = ma.fields.List(ma.fields.Nested(NestedSchema))
     nested_obj = ma.fields.Nested(NestedSchema)
+    nested_via_func = ma.fields.Nested(lambda: NestedSchema())
 
     class Meta:
         unknown = ma.INCLUDE
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ def test_empty_dump():
         "links": None,
         "metadata": {
             "nested_obj": {"count": None, "title": "", "valid": None},
+            "nested_via_func": {"count": None, "title": "", "valid": None},
             "object_arr": [],
             "simple_arr": [],
             "title": "",