diff --git a/frontend/language/src/nb.json b/frontend/language/src/nb.json
index 2771b095367..94a7a0299c4 100644
--- a/frontend/language/src/nb.json
+++ b/frontend/language/src/nb.json
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@
   "code_list_editor.text_resource.description.search_mode": "Søkemodus for beskrivelse til element nummer {{number}}",
   "code_list_editor.text_resource.description.select": "Finn beskrivelse for verdi nummer {{number}}",
   "code_list_editor.text_resource.description.value": "Oppgi beskrivelse for verdi nummer {{number}}",
-  "code_list_editor.text_resource.empty_list": "Fant ingen tekstressurser.",
   "code_list_editor.text_resource.helpText.edit_mode": "Redigeringsmodus for hjelpetekst til element nummer {{number}}",
   "code_list_editor.text_resource.helpText.search_mode": "Søkemodus for hjelpetekst til element nummer {{number}}",
   "code_list_editor.text_resource.helpText.select": "Finn hjelpetekst for verdi nummer {{number}}",
@@ -158,6 +157,7 @@
   "code_list_editor.text_resource.label.search_mode": "Søkemodus for ledetekst til element nummer {{number}}",
   "code_list_editor.text_resource.label.select": "Finn ledetekst for verdi nummer {{number}}",
   "code_list_editor.text_resource.label.value": "Oppgi ledetekst for verdi nummer {{number}}",
+  "code_list_editor.text_resource.unset_option_label": "Ikke oppgitt",
   "code_list_editor.value_item": "Verdi for alternativ {{number}}",
   "contact.altinn_servicedesk.content": "Er du tjenesteeier og har du behov for hjelp? Ta kontakt med oss!",
   "contact.altinn_servicedesk.heading": "Altinn Servicedesk",
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/test-data/texts.ts b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/test-data/texts.ts
index 3e5b5844899..7d58c9f6a3f 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/test-data/texts.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/test-data/texts.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ function textResourceTexts(
 ): TextResourceInputTexts {
   return {
     editValue: createTextResourceEditButtonTitle(rowNumber, property),
-    emptyResourceList: 'No text resources found.',
     idLabel: 'ID:',
     search: createTextResourceSearchButtonTitle(rowNumber, property),
     textResourcePickerLabel: createTextResourcePickerLabel(rowNumber, property),
+    unsetOptionLabel: 'None',
     valueLabel: createTextResourceValueLabel(rowNumber, property),
   };
 }
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioInputTable/test-data/testTableData.ts b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioInputTable/test-data/testTableData.ts
index 94227ab4c75..322704ed718 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioInputTable/test-data/testTableData.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioInputTable/test-data/testTableData.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { CellTextResourceInputProps } from '../Cell/CellTextResource';
-import type { TextResourceInputTexts } from '../../StudioTextResourceInput/types/TextResourceInputTexts';
+import type { TextResourceInputTexts } from '../../StudioTextResourceInput';
 import { textResourcesMock } from '../../../test-data/textResourcesMock';
 
 export const headerCheckboxLabel = 'Select all';
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ export const textResourceProps = (rowNumber: number): CellTextResourceInputProps
 
 export const textResourceTexts = (rowNumber: number): TextResourceInputTexts => ({
   editValue: textResourceEditLabel(rowNumber),
-  emptyResourceList: 'Fant ingen tekstressurser',
   idLabel: 'ID:',
   search: textResourceSearchLabel(rowNumber),
   textResourcePickerLabel: textResourcePickerLabel(rowNumber),
+  unsetOptionLabel: 'Ikke oppgitt',
   valueLabel: textResourceValueLabel(rowNumber),
 });
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.stories.tsx b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.stories.tsx
index 8c5c8398b82..436a43034aa 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.stories.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.stories.tsx
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ export const Preview: Story = {
     textResources: textResourcesMock,
     texts: {
       editValue: 'Rediger verdi',
-      emptyResourceList: 'Fant ingen tekstressurser',
       idLabel: 'ID:',
       search: 'Søk',
       textResourcePickerLabel: 'Velg tekstressurs',
+      unsetOptionLabel: 'Ikke oppgitt',
       valueLabel: 'Tekstverdi',
     },
   },
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.test.tsx b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.test.tsx
index 366084cf827..b00bf0fa36c 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.test.tsx
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ import { testCustomAttributes } from '../../test-utils/testCustomAttributes';
 const textResources: TextResource[] = textResourcesMock;
 const texts: TextResourceInputTexts = {
   editValue: 'Rediger verdi',
-  emptyResourceList: 'Fant ingen tekstressurser',
   idLabel: 'ID:',
   search: 'Søk',
   textResourcePickerLabel: 'Velg tekstressurs',
+  unsetOptionLabel: 'Ikke oppgitt',
   valueLabel: 'Tekstverdi',
 };
 const currentId = 'land.NO';
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.tsx b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.tsx
index ff9625132f6..fdac921c40b 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/StudioTextResourceInput.tsx
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ const InputBox = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, InputBoxProps>(
         return (
           <StudioTextResourcePicker
             className={className}
-            emptyListText={texts.emptyResourceList}
             label={texts.textResourcePickerLabel}
             onValueChange={onChangeCurrentId}
             onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
-            textResources={textResources}
             ref={ref}
+            textResources={textResources}
+            unsetOptionLabel={texts.unsetOptionLabel}
             value={currentId}
             {...rest}
           />
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/types/Mode.ts b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/types/Mode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b764d754993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/types/Mode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export enum Mode {
+  EditValue = 'editValue',
+  Search = 'search',
+}
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/types/TextResourceInputTexts.ts b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/types/TextResourceInputTexts.ts
index d7db6f24b88..be06896c946 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/types/TextResourceInputTexts.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourceInput/types/TextResourceInputTexts.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export type TextResourceInputTexts = {
-  emptyResourceList: string;
   editValue: string;
   search: string;
   idLabel: string;
   valueLabel: string;
   textResourcePickerLabel: string;
+  unsetOptionLabel: string;
 };
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.module.css b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68f6db86cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.unsetOption label {
+  font-style: italic;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.stories.tsx b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.stories.tsx
index 98f737c4278..be675311a40 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.stories.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.stories.tsx
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ export default meta;
 export const Preview: Story = {
   args: {
     label: 'Velg tekst',
-    emptyListText: 'Fant ingen tekster',
     textResources: textResourcesMock,
     onValueChange: (id: string) => console.log(id),
+    unsetOptionLabel: 'Ikke oppgitt',
     value: 'land.NO',
   },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.test.tsx b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.test.tsx
index 9f56f380d0d..d23bea8333d 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.test.tsx
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@ import type { TextResource } from '../../types/TextResource';
 // Test data:
 const textResources = textResourcesMock;
 const onValueChange = jest.fn();
-const emptyListText = 'No text resources';
+const unsetOptionLabel = 'Unset';
 const defaultProps: StudioTextResourcePickerProps = {
-  emptyListText,
   onValueChange,
   textResources,
+  unsetOptionLabel,
 };
 
 describe('StudioTextResourcePicker', () => {
+  beforeEach(jest.clearAllMocks);
+
   it('Renders a combobox', () => {
     renderTextResourcePicker();
     expect(getCombobox()).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -58,19 +60,35 @@ describe('StudioTextResourcePicker', () => {
     expect(onValueChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(textResourceToPick.id);
   });
 
-  it('Displays the empty list text when the user clicks and there are no text resources', async () => {
-    const user = userEvent.setup();
-    renderTextResourcePicker({ textResources: [] });
-    await user.click(getCombobox());
-    expect(screen.getByText(emptyListText)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-
   it("Renders with the text of the text resource of which the ID is given by the component's value prop", () => {
     const pickedTextResource = textResources[129];
     renderTextResourcePicker({ value: pickedTextResource.id });
     expect(getCombobox()).toHaveValue(pickedTextResource.value);
   });
 
+  it('Displays the unset option when the user clicks', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    renderTextResourcePicker();
+    await user.click(getCombobox());
+    expect(screen.getByRole('option', { name: unsetOptionLabel })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('Renders with the unset option selected by default', () => {
+    renderTextResourcePicker();
+    expect(getCombobox()).toHaveValue(unsetOptionLabel);
+  });
+
+  it('Calls the onValueChange callback with null when the user selects the unset option', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const value = textResources[129].id;
+    renderTextResourcePicker({ value });
+    await user.click(getCombobox());
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('option', { name: unsetOptionLabel }));
+    await waitFor(expect(onValueChange).toHaveBeenCalled);
+    expect(onValueChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onValueChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null);
+  });
+
   it('Forwards the ref', () => {
     testRefForwarding<HTMLInputElement>((ref) => renderTextResourcePicker({}, ref), getCombobox);
   });
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.tsx b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.tsx
index cd5ecd92fd4..aeb56e718e9 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioTextResourcePicker/StudioTextResourcePicker.tsx
@@ -4,36 +4,49 @@ import type { TextResource } from '../../types/TextResource';
 import type { StudioComboboxProps } from '../StudioCombobox';
 import { StudioCombobox } from '../StudioCombobox';
 import type { Override } from '../../types/Override';
+import classes from './StudioTextResourcePicker.module.css';
 
 export type StudioTextResourcePickerProps = Override<
   {
-    emptyListText: string;
-    onValueChange: (id: string) => void;
+    onValueChange: (id: string | null) => void;
     textResources: TextResource[];
+    unsetOptionLabel: string;
     value?: string;
   },
   StudioComboboxProps
 >;
 
 export const StudioTextResourcePicker = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, StudioTextResourcePickerProps>(
-  ({ textResources, onSelect, onValueChange, emptyListText, value, ...rest }, ref) => {
-    const handleValueChange = useCallback(([id]: string[]) => onValueChange(id), [onValueChange]);
+  ({ textResources, onSelect, onValueChange, unsetOptionLabel, value, ...rest }, ref) => {
+    const handleValueChange = useCallback(
+      ([id]: string[]) => onValueChange(id || null),
+      [onValueChange],
+    );
 
     return (
       <StudioCombobox
         hideLabel
         onValueChange={handleValueChange}
-        value={value ? [value] : []}
+        value={value ? [value] : ['']}
         {...rest}
         ref={ref}
       >
-        <StudioCombobox.Empty>{emptyListText}</StudioCombobox.Empty>
+        {renderUnsetOption(unsetOptionLabel)}
         {renderTextResourceOptions(textResources)}
       </StudioCombobox>
     );
   },
 );
 
+function renderUnsetOption(label: string): ReactElement {
+  // This cannot be a component function since the option component must be a direct child of the combobox component.
+  return (
+    <StudioCombobox.Option className={classes.unsetOption} value=''>
+      {label}
+    </StudioCombobox.Option>
+  );
+}
+
 function renderTextResourceOptions(textResources: TextResource[]): ReactElement[] {
   // This cannot be a component function since the option components must be direct children of the combobox component.
   return textResources.map(renderTextResourceOption);
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-content-library/src/ContentLibrary/LibraryBody/pages/CodeListPage/hooks/useCodeListEditorTexts.ts b/frontend/libs/studio-content-library/src/ContentLibrary/LibraryBody/pages/CodeListPage/hooks/useCodeListEditorTexts.ts
index a3324e38017..089b85f024e 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-content-library/src/ContentLibrary/LibraryBody/pages/CodeListPage/hooks/useCodeListEditorTexts.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-content-library/src/ContentLibrary/LibraryBody/pages/CodeListPage/hooks/useCodeListEditorTexts.ts
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ function useTextResourceTexts(): (
   const prefix = 'code_list_editor.text_resource';
   return (number: number, property: CodeListItemTextProperty) => ({
     editValue: t(`${prefix}.${property}.edit_mode`, { number }),
-    emptyResourceList: t(`${prefix}.empty_list`),
     idLabel: t(`${prefix}.id_label`),
     search: t(`${prefix}.${property}.search_mode`, { number }),
     textResourcePickerLabel: t(`${prefix}.${property}.select`, { number }),
+    unsetOptionLabel: t(`${prefix}.unset_option_label`),
     valueLabel: t(`${prefix}.${property}.value`, { number }),
   });
 }
diff --git a/frontend/packages/ux-editor/src/components/config/editModal/EditOptions/OptionTabs/hooks/useOptionListEditorTexts.ts b/frontend/packages/ux-editor/src/components/config/editModal/EditOptions/OptionTabs/hooks/useOptionListEditorTexts.ts
index 0bae3659964..6d0fca41528 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/ux-editor/src/components/config/editModal/EditOptions/OptionTabs/hooks/useOptionListEditorTexts.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/ux-editor/src/components/config/editModal/EditOptions/OptionTabs/hooks/useOptionListEditorTexts.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ function useTextResourceTexts(): (
     idLabel: t(`${prefix}.id_label`),
     search: t(`${prefix}.${property}.search_mode`, { number }),
     textResourcePickerLabel: t(`${prefix}.${property}.select`, { number }),
+    unsetOptionLabel: t(`${prefix}.unset_option_label`),
     valueLabel: t(`${prefix}.${property}.value`, { number }),
   });
 }