diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/AnsiEscapeSequence/AnsiEscapeSequenceRequest.cs b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/AnsiEscapeSequence/AnsiEscapeSequenceRequest.cs
index 4c1636bf0..a820ce944 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/AnsiEscapeSequence/AnsiEscapeSequenceRequest.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/AnsiEscapeSequence/AnsiEscapeSequenceRequest.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ public class AnsiEscapeSequenceRequest
                 throw new InvalidOperationException ("Terminator request is empty.");
             }
 
-            if (!ansiRequest.Response.EndsWith (ansiRequest.Terminator [^1]))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (ansiRequest.Response))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException ("Response request is null.");
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (ansiRequest.Response) && !ansiRequest.Response.EndsWith (ansiRequest.Terminator [^1]))
             {
                 string resp = string.IsNullOrEmpty (ansiRequest.Response) ? "" : ansiRequest.Response.Last ().ToString ();
 
diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/AnsiEscapeSequence/AnsiEscapeSequenceResponse.cs b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/AnsiEscapeSequence/AnsiEscapeSequenceResponse.cs
index 2cc820801..9a5a2ec8d 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/AnsiEscapeSequence/AnsiEscapeSequenceResponse.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/AnsiEscapeSequence/AnsiEscapeSequenceResponse.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class AnsiEscapeSequenceResponse
     ///     </see>
     ///     .
     /// </summary>
-    public required string Response { get; init; }
+    public required string? Response { get; init; }
 
     // QUESTION: Does string.Empty indicate no terminator expected? If not, perhaps make this property nullable?
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/UICatalog/Scenarios/AnsiEscapeSequenceRequests.cs b/UICatalog/Scenarios/AnsiEscapeSequenceRequests.cs
index f88c80820..62fd1ef60 100644
--- a/UICatalog/Scenarios/AnsiEscapeSequenceRequests.cs
+++ b/UICatalog/Scenarios/AnsiEscapeSequenceRequests.cs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public sealed class AnsiEscapeSequenceRequests : Scenario
                                                                                           out AnsiEscapeSequenceResponse ansiEscapeSequenceResponse
                                                                                          );
 
-                                     tvResponse.Text = ansiEscapeSequenceResponse.Response;
+                                     tvResponse.Text = ansiEscapeSequenceResponse.Response ?? "";
                                      tvError.Text = ansiEscapeSequenceResponse.Error;
                                      tvValue.Text = ansiEscapeSequenceResponse.ExpectedResponseValue ?? "";
                                      tvTerminator.Text = ansiEscapeSequenceResponse.Terminator;