diff --git a/superset/charts/commands/update.py b/superset/charts/commands/update.py
index 8541930f569..dcbf8c3b61d 100644
--- a/superset/charts/commands/update.py
+++ b/superset/charts/commands/update.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class UpdateChartCommand(BaseCommand):
 
     def validate(self) -> None:
         exceptions: List[ValidationError] = list()
-        dashboard_ids = self._properties.get("dashboards", [])
+        dashboard_ids = self._properties.get("dashboards")
         owner_ids: Optional[List[int]] = self._properties.get("owners")
 
         # Validate if datasource_id is provided datasource_type is required
@@ -87,11 +87,12 @@ class UpdateChartCommand(BaseCommand):
             except ValidationError as ex:
                 exceptions.append(ex)
 
-        # Validate/Populate dashboards
-        dashboards = DashboardDAO.find_by_ids(dashboard_ids)
-        if len(dashboards) != len(dashboard_ids):
-            exceptions.append(DashboardsNotFoundValidationError())
-        self._properties["dashboards"] = dashboards
+        # Validate/Populate dashboards only if it's a list
+        if dashboard_ids is not None:
+            dashboards = DashboardDAO.find_by_ids(dashboard_ids)
+            if len(dashboards) != len(dashboard_ids):
+                exceptions.append(DashboardsNotFoundValidationError())
+            self._properties["dashboards"] = dashboards
 
         # Validate/Populate owner
         try:
diff --git a/tests/charts/api_tests.py b/tests/charts/api_tests.py
index 39abb6cedd6..511186db2d5 100644
--- a/tests/charts/api_tests.py
+++ b/tests/charts/api_tests.py
@@ -138,6 +138,38 @@ class TestChartApi(SupersetTestCase, ApiOwnersTestCaseMixin):
             db.session.delete(chart)
             db.session.commit()
 
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def add_dashboard_to_chart(self):
+        with self.create_app().app_context():
+            admin = self.get_user("admin")
+
+            self.chart = self.insert_chart("My chart", [admin.id], 1)
+
+            self.original_dashboard = Dashboard()
+            self.original_dashboard.dashboard_title = "Original Dashboard"
+            self.original_dashboard.slug = "slug"
+            self.original_dashboard.owners = [admin]
+            self.original_dashboard.slices = [self.chart]
+            self.original_dashboard.published = False
+            db.session.add(self.original_dashboard)
+
+            self.new_dashboard = Dashboard()
+            self.new_dashboard.dashboard_title = "New Dashboard"
+            self.new_dashboard.slug = "new_slug"
+            self.new_dashboard.owners = [admin]
+            self.new_dashboard.slices = []
+            self.new_dashboard.published = False
+            db.session.add(self.new_dashboard)
+
+            db.session.commit()
+
+            yield self.chart
+
+            db.session.delete(self.original_dashboard)
+            db.session.delete(self.new_dashboard)
+            db.session.delete(self.chart)
+            db.session.commit()
+
     def test_delete_chart(self):
         """
         Chart API: Test delete
@@ -522,6 +554,35 @@ class TestChartApi(SupersetTestCase, ApiOwnersTestCaseMixin):
         db.session.delete(model)
         db.session.commit()
 
+    @pytest.mark.usefixtures("add_dashboard_to_chart")
+    def test_update_chart_new_dashboards(self):
+        """
+        Chart API: Test update set new owner to current user
+        """
+        chart_data = {
+            "slice_name": "title1_changed",
+            "dashboards": [self.new_dashboard.id],
+        }
+        self.login(username="admin")
+        uri = f"api/v1/chart/{self.chart.id}"
+        rv = self.put_assert_metric(uri, chart_data, "put")
+        self.assertEqual(rv.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(self.new_dashboard, self.chart.dashboards)
+        self.assertNotIn(self.original_dashboard, self.chart.dashboards)
+
+    @pytest.mark.usefixtures("add_dashboard_to_chart")
+    def test_not_update_chart_none_dashboards(self):
+        """
+        Chart API: Test update set new owner to current user
+        """
+        chart_data = {"slice_name": "title1_changed_again"}
+        self.login(username="admin")
+        uri = f"api/v1/chart/{self.chart.id}"
+        rv = self.put_assert_metric(uri, chart_data, "put")
+        self.assertEqual(rv.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(self.original_dashboard, self.chart.dashboards)
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.chart.dashboards), 1)
+
     def test_update_chart_not_owned(self):
         """
         Chart API: Test update not owned