diff --git a/src/Laravel/Component/FlasherComponent.php b/src/Laravel/Component/FlasherComponent.php
index 33f5ea1c..685c25cb 100644
--- a/src/Laravel/Component/FlasherComponent.php
+++ b/src/Laravel/Component/FlasherComponent.php
@@ -15,11 +15,31 @@ final class FlasherComponent extends Component
     public function render(): string
     {
         /** @var array<string, mixed> $criteria */
-        $criteria = json_decode($this->criteria, true, 512, \JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR) ?: [];
+        $criteria = $this->decodeJson($this->criteria);
 
         /** @var array<string, mixed> $context */
-        $context = json_decode($this->context, true, 512, \JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR) ?: [];
+        $context = $this->decodeJson($this->context);
 
         return app('flasher')->render('html', $criteria, $context);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Safely decode JSON string, returning empty array on failure.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    private function decodeJson(string $json): array
+    {
+        if ('' === $json) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $decoded = json_decode($json, true, 512, \JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+
+            return \is_array($decoded) ? $decoded : [];
+        } catch (\JsonException) {
+            return [];
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Laravel/Component/FlasherComponentTest.php b/tests/Laravel/Component/FlasherComponentTest.php
index 31e79614..5d7be32b 100644
--- a/tests/Laravel/Component/FlasherComponentTest.php
+++ b/tests/Laravel/Component/FlasherComponentTest.php
@@ -38,4 +38,48 @@ final class FlasherComponentTest extends TestCase
         $actualResult = $this->flasherComponent->render();
         $this->assertSame($expectedResult, $actualResult);
     }
+
+    public function testRenderWithInvalidJsonCriteriaDoesNotThrow(): void
+    {
+        // Invalid JSON should not throw exception - should gracefully return empty array
+        $component = new FlasherComponent('{"invalid json', '{}');
+
+        // Should not throw JsonException
+        $result = $component->render();
+
+        $this->assertSame('Your expected result', $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testRenderWithInvalidJsonContextDoesNotThrow(): void
+    {
+        // Invalid JSON should not throw exception - should gracefully return empty array
+        $component = new FlasherComponent('{}', '{"invalid json');
+
+        // Should not throw JsonException
+        $result = $component->render();
+
+        $this->assertSame('Your expected result', $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testRenderWithEmptyStringsDoesNotThrow(): void
+    {
+        // Empty strings should be handled gracefully
+        $component = new FlasherComponent('', '');
+
+        // Should not throw JsonException
+        $result = $component->render();
+
+        $this->assertSame('Your expected result', $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testRenderWithNonArrayJsonReturnsEmptyArray(): void
+    {
+        // Non-array JSON values should return empty array
+        $component = new FlasherComponent('"just a string"', '123');
+
+        // Should not throw and should use empty arrays
+        $result = $component->render();
+
+        $this->assertSame('Your expected result', $result);
+    }
 }