diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/attribute_definitions.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/attribute_definitions.py
index c901e0f03e..6b334aa16a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/attribute_definitions.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/attribute_definitions.py
@@ -570,17 +570,18 @@ class EnumDef(AbstractAttrDef):
         placeholder: Optional[str] = None,
         **kwargs
     ):
-        if not items:
-            raise ValueError((
-                "Empty 'items' value. {} must have"
+        if multiselection is None:
+            multiselection = False
+
+        if not items and not multiselection:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Empty 'items' value. {self.__class__.__name__} must have"
                 " defined values on initialization."
-            ).format(self.__class__.__name__))
+            )
 
         items = self.prepare_enum_items(items)
         item_values = [item["value"] for item in items]
         item_values_set = set(item_values)
-        if multiselection is None:
-            multiselection = False
 
         if multiselection:
             if default is None:
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/attribute_defs/widgets.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/attribute_defs/widgets.py
index e4f1ddec51..dbd65fd215 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/attribute_defs/widgets.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/attribute_defs/widgets.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import copy
 import typing
 from typing import Optional
 
-from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 
 from ayon_core.lib.attribute_definitions import (
     AbstractAttrDef,
@@ -659,6 +659,9 @@ class EnumAttrWidget(_BaseAttrDefWidget):
         for item in self.attr_def.items:
             input_widget.addItem(item["label"], item["value"])
 
+        if not self.attr_def.items:
+            self._add_empty_item(input_widget)
+
         idx = input_widget.findData(self.attr_def.default)
         if idx >= 0:
             input_widget.setCurrentIndex(idx)
@@ -675,6 +678,20 @@ class EnumAttrWidget(_BaseAttrDefWidget):
         input_widget.setContextMenuPolicy(QtCore.Qt.CustomContextMenu)
         input_widget.customContextMenuRequested.connect(self._on_context_menu)
 
+    def _add_empty_item(self, input_widget):
+        model = input_widget.model()
+        if not isinstance(model, QtGui.QStandardItemModel):
+            return
+
+        root_item = model.invisibleRootItem()
+
+        empty_item = QtGui.QStandardItem()
+        empty_item.setData("< No items to select >", QtCore.Qt.DisplayRole)
+        empty_item.setData("", QtCore.Qt.UserRole)
+        empty_item.setFlags(QtCore.Qt.NoItemFlags)
+
+        root_item.appendRow(empty_item)
+
     def _on_context_menu(self, pos):
         menu = QtWidgets.QMenu(self)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/precreate_widget.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/precreate_widget.py
index 5ad203d370..b786fea3b5 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/precreate_widget.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/precreate_widget.py
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class AttributesWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         layout.setHorizontalSpacing(INPUTS_LAYOUT_HSPACING)
         layout.setVerticalSpacing(INPUTS_LAYOUT_VSPACING)
+        layout.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
+        layout.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
 
         self._layout = layout