diff --git a/.nextchanges/bundles/empty-grants-migrate.md b/.nextchanges/bundles/empty-grants-migrate.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..121aa2b4c1f
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+++ b/.nextchanges/bundles/empty-grants-migrate.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed the direct deployment engine planning a spurious `create` for a resource's empty `grants: []` list. An empty grants list with no existing state entry is now a no-op, so `bundle plan` reports no actions after `bundle deployment migrate` (Terraform never records a grants resource for an empty list).
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/databricks.yml b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/databricks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e07d456a58d
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+++ b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/databricks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+bundle:
+  name: test-bundle
+
+resources:
+  schemas:
+    my_schema:
+      catalog_name: main
+      name: schema_empty_grants
+      # Empty grants: migrate writes no entry, and plan must not show a spurious create.
+      grants: []
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/out.new_state.json b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/out.new_state.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6f607b3b67
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+++ b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/out.new_state.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+ "state_version": 2,
+ "cli_version": "[CLI_VERSION]",
+ "lineage": "[UUID]",
+ "serial": 3,
+ "state": {
+  "resources.schemas.my_schema": {
+   "__id__": "main.schema_empty_grants",
+   "state": {
+    "catalog_name": "main",
+    "name": "schema_empty_grants"
+   }
+  }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/out.original_state.json b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/out.original_state.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c70be674af
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+++ b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/out.original_state.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "version": 4,
+  "terraform_version": "1.5.5",
+  "serial": 1,
+  "lineage": "[UUID]",
+  "outputs": {},
+  "resources": [
+    {
+      "mode": "managed",
+      "type": "databricks_schema",
+      "name": "my_schema",
+      "provider": "provider[\"registry.terraform.io/databricks/databricks\"]",
+      "instances": [
+        {
+          "schema_version": 0,
+          "attributes": {
+            "catalog_name": "main",
+            "comment": null,
+            "enable_predictive_optimization": "INHERIT",
+            "force_destroy": true,
+            "id": "main.schema_empty_grants",
+            "metastore_id": "[UUID]",
+            "name": "schema_empty_grants",
+            "owner": "[USERNAME]",
+            "properties": null,
+            "provider_config": [
+              {
+                "workspace_id": "[NUMID]"
+              }
+            ],
+            "schema_id": "[UUID]",
+            "storage_root": null
+          },
+          "sensitive_attributes": [],
+          "private": "bnVsbA=="
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "check_results": null
+}
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/out.test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/out.test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e90b6d5d1ba
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+++ b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/out.test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Local = true
+Cloud = false
+EnvMatrix.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE = ["direct"]
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b359c4fc747
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+++ b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+>>> DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE=terraform [CLI] bundle deploy
+Uploading bundle files to /Workspace/Users/[USERNAME]/.bundle/test-bundle/default/files...
+Deploying resources...
+Updating deployment state...
+Deployment complete!
+
+>>> [CLI] bundle deployment migrate
+Success! Migrated 1 resources to direct engine state file: [TEST_TMP_DIR]/.databricks/bundle/default/resources.json
+
+Validate the migration by running "databricks bundle plan", there should be no actions planned.
+
+The state file is not synchronized to the workspace yet. To do that and finalize the migration, run "bundle deploy".
+
+To undo the migration, remove [TEST_TMP_DIR]/.databricks/bundle/default/resources.json and rename [TEST_TMP_DIR]/.databricks/bundle/default/terraform/terraform.tfstate.backup to [TEST_TMP_DIR]/.databricks/bundle/default/terraform/terraform.tfstate
+
+
+>>> DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE=direct [CLI] bundle plan
+Plan: 0 to add, 0 to change, 0 to delete, 1 unchanged
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/script b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/script
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index 00000000000..aaf40caccfe
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+++ b/acceptance/bundle/migrate/grants-empty/script
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE=
+trace DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE=terraform $CLI bundle deploy
+print_state.py > out.original_state.json
+
+trace $CLI bundle deployment migrate 2>&1 | contains.py 'Migrated 1 resources'
+print_state.py > out.new_state.json
+
+# Empty grants must plan no action after migrate.
+trace DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE=direct $CLI bundle plan | contains.py '0 to add' '1 unchanged'
+
+rm out.requests.txt
diff --git a/bundle/direct/bundle_plan.go b/bundle/direct/bundle_plan.go
index 139012423ea..07ff3257588 100644
--- a/bundle/direct/bundle_plan.go
+++ b/bundle/direct/bundle_plan.go
@@ -961,6 +961,14 @@ func (b *DeploymentBundle) makePlan(ctx context.Context, configRoot *config.Root
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			// Terraform writes no grants resource for an empty list, so migrate leaves
+			// no state entry. Skip the node here too; otherwise plan shows a spurious
+			// "create". Keep it when state exists so emptying grants still revokes.
+			if gs, ok := inputConfigStructVar.Value.(*dresources.GrantsState); ok && len(gs.EmbeddedSlice) == 0 {
+				if _, hasState := db.State[node]; !hasState {
+					continue
+				}
+			}
 			inputConfig = inputConfigStructVar.Value
 			baseRefs = inputConfigStructVar.Refs
 		}