diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 871701d592..7a54446630 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Fix: Make the invoke calls for Helm charts and YAML config resilient to the value being None or an empty dict (https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/pull/2665)
+
 ## 4.5.4 (November 8, 2023)
 - Fix: Helm Release: chart requires kubeVersion (https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/pull/2653)
 
diff --git a/provider/pkg/gen/python-templates/helm/v3/helm.py b/provider/pkg/gen/python-templates/helm/v3/helm.py
index 06b8b768b3..02e8c73dc7 100644
--- a/provider/pkg/gen/python-templates/helm/v3/helm.py
+++ b/provider/pkg/gen/python-templates/helm/v3/helm.py
@@ -619,6 +619,6 @@ def _parse_chart(all_config: Tuple[Union[ChartOpts, LocalChartOpts], pulumi.Reso
 
     def invoke_helm_template(opts):
         inv = pulumi.runtime.invoke('kubernetes:helm:template', {'jsonOpts': opts}, invoke_opts)
-        return inv.value['result'] if inv is not None and inv.value is not None else []
+        return (inv.value or {}).get('result', [])
     objects = json_opts.apply(invoke_helm_template)
     return objects.apply(lambda x: _parse_yaml_document(x, opts, transformations))
diff --git a/provider/pkg/gen/python-templates/yaml/yaml.tmpl b/provider/pkg/gen/python-templates/yaml/yaml.tmpl
index df1cf7ca8f..25b6205925 100644
--- a/provider/pkg/gen/python-templates/yaml/yaml.tmpl
+++ b/provider/pkg/gen/python-templates/yaml/yaml.tmpl
@@ -517,4 +517,4 @@ def _parse_yaml_object(
 
 def invoke_yaml_decode(text, invoke_opts):
     inv = pulumi.runtime.invoke('kubernetes:yaml:decode', {'text': text}, invoke_opts)
-    return inv.value['result'] if inv is not None and inv.value is not None else []
\ No newline at end of file
+    return (inv.value or {}).get('result', [])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/python/pulumi_kubernetes/helm/v3/helm.py b/sdk/python/pulumi_kubernetes/helm/v3/helm.py
index 06b8b768b3..02e8c73dc7 100644
--- a/sdk/python/pulumi_kubernetes/helm/v3/helm.py
+++ b/sdk/python/pulumi_kubernetes/helm/v3/helm.py
@@ -619,6 +619,6 @@ def _parse_chart(all_config: Tuple[Union[ChartOpts, LocalChartOpts], pulumi.Reso
 
     def invoke_helm_template(opts):
         inv = pulumi.runtime.invoke('kubernetes:helm:template', {'jsonOpts': opts}, invoke_opts)
-        return inv.value['result'] if inv is not None and inv.value is not None else []
+        return (inv.value or {}).get('result', [])
     objects = json_opts.apply(invoke_helm_template)
     return objects.apply(lambda x: _parse_yaml_document(x, opts, transformations))
diff --git a/sdk/python/pulumi_kubernetes/yaml/yaml.py b/sdk/python/pulumi_kubernetes/yaml/yaml.py
index cdaf951f57..c609cb864b 100644
--- a/sdk/python/pulumi_kubernetes/yaml/yaml.py
+++ b/sdk/python/pulumi_kubernetes/yaml/yaml.py
@@ -1949,4 +1949,4 @@ def _parse_yaml_object(
 
 def invoke_yaml_decode(text, invoke_opts):
     inv = pulumi.runtime.invoke('kubernetes:yaml:decode', {'text': text}, invoke_opts)
-    return inv.value['result'] if inv is not None and inv.value is not None else []
\ No newline at end of file
+    return (inv.value or {}).get('result', [])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/helm-local-unconfigured-provider/Pulumi.yaml b/tests/sdk/python/helm-local-unconfigured-provider/Pulumi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0134747c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/helm-local-unconfigured-provider/Pulumi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name: helm-local-unconfigured-provider
+description: A program that tests Helm chart creation from a local directory with an unconfigured provider
+runtime: python
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/helm-local-unconfigured-provider/__main__.py b/tests/sdk/python/helm-local-unconfigured-provider/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dd13ac039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/helm-local-unconfigured-provider/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#  Copyright 2016-2023, Pulumi Corporation.
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+
+from typing import Any
+
+from pulumi_kubernetes import Provider
+from pulumi_kubernetes.core.v1 import Namespace
+from pulumi_kubernetes.helm.v3 import Chart, LocalChartOpts
+from pulumi import Config, ResourceOptions
+
+
+def set_namespace(namespace):
+    def f(obj: Any):
+        if "metadata" in obj:
+            obj["metadata"]["namespace"] = namespace.metadata["name"]
+        else:
+            obj["metadata"] = {"namespace": namespace.metadata["name"]}
+
+    return f
+
+
+config = Config()
+path = config.require("path")
+
+# This will be unknown during the initial preview.
+unknown = Provider("provider").id.apply(lambda _: True)
+
+# This provider will be unconfigured when the passed-in configuration has an unknown value.
+provider = Provider("k8s", suppress_deprecation_warnings=unknown)
+
+values = {"service": {"type": "ClusterIP"}}
+
+ns = Namespace("unconfiguredtest", opts=ResourceOptions(provider=provider))
+
+# An error shouldn't be raised when called using the unconfigured provider.
+chart = Chart(
+    "nginx",
+    LocalChartOpts(
+        path=path,
+        namespace=ns.metadata.name,
+        values=values,
+        transformations=[set_namespace(ns)],
+    ),
+    opts=ResourceOptions(provider=provider)
+)
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/helm-local-unconfigured-provider/requirements.txt b/tests/sdk/python/helm-local-unconfigured-provider/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc4e43087b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/helm-local-unconfigured-provider/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pulumi>=3.0.0,<4.0.0
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/Pulumi.yaml b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/Pulumi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40e65ca37d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/Pulumi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name: kustomize-test-unconfigured-provider
+description: Test kustomize support using an unconfigured provider
+runtime: python
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/__main__.py b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27fa7bd6dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Copyright 2016-2023, Pulumi Corporation.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import pulumi_kubernetes as k8s
+from pulumi import ResourceOptions
+
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def set_namespace(namespace):
+    def f(obj: Any):
+        if "metadata" in obj:
+            obj["metadata"]["namespace"] = namespace.metadata["name"]
+        else:
+            obj["metadata"] = {"namespace": namespace.metadata["name"]}
+
+    return f
+
+
+# This will be unknown during the initial preview.
+unknown = k8s.Provider("provider").id.apply(lambda _: True)
+
+# This provider will be unconfigured when the passed-in configuration has an unknown value.
+provider = k8s.Provider("k8s", suppress_deprecation_warnings=unknown)
+
+ns = k8s.core.v1.Namespace("unconfiguredtest", opts=ResourceOptions(provider=provider))
+
+# An error shouldn't be raised when called using the unconfigured provider.
+k8s.kustomize.Directory(
+    "kustomize-local",
+    "helloWorld",
+    transformations=[set_namespace(ns)],
+    opts=ResourceOptions(provider=provider),
+)
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/configMap.yaml b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/configMap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e335ab8cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/configMap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: the-map
+data:
+  altGreeting: "Good Morning!"
+  enableRisky: "false"
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/deployment.yaml b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00e5eb937f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: the-deployment
+spec:
+  replicas: 3
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      deployment: hello
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        deployment: hello
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: the-container
+        image: monopole/hello:1
+        command: ["/hello",
+                  "--port=8080",
+                  "--enableRiskyFeature=$(ENABLE_RISKY)"]
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
+        env:
+        - name: ALT_GREETING
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              name: the-map
+              key: altGreeting
+        - name: ENABLE_RISKY
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              name: the-map
+              key: enableRisky
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/kustomization.yaml b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41965951e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Example configuration for the webserver
+# at https://github.com/monopole/hello
+commonLabels:
+  app: hello
+
+resources:
+- deployment.yaml
+- service.yaml
+- configMap.yaml
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/service.yaml b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e238f70021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/helloWorld/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+kind: Service
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: the-service
+spec:
+  selector:
+    deployment: hello
+  type: LoadBalancer
+  ports:
+  - protocol: TCP
+    port: 8666
+    targetPort: 8080
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/requirements.txt b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc4e43087b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/kustomize-unconfigured-provider/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pulumi>=3.0.0,<4.0.0
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/python_test.go b/tests/sdk/python/python_test.go
index e32a48802f..f29d697fc7 100644
--- a/tests/sdk/python/python_test.go
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/python_test.go
@@ -231,6 +231,28 @@ func TestYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	integration.ProgramTest(t, &options)
 }
 
+// Regression Test for https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/issues/2664.
+// Ensure the program runs without an error being raised when an invoke is called
+// using a provider that is not configured.
+func TestYamlUnconfiguredProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+	options := baseOptions.With(integration.ProgramTestOptions{
+		Dir:                  filepath.Join(cwd, "yaml-test-unconfigured-provider"),
+		ExpectRefreshChanges: true,
+		OrderedConfig: []integration.ConfigValue{
+			{
+				Key:   "pulumi:disable-default-providers[0]",
+				Value: "kubernetes",
+				Path:  true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	integration.ProgramTest(t, &options)
+}
+
 func TestGuestbook(t *testing.T) {
 	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
@@ -417,6 +439,32 @@ func TestHelmLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	integration.ProgramTest(t, &options)
 }
 
+// Regression Test for https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/issues/2664.
+// Ensure the program runs without an error being raised when an invoke is called
+// using a provider that is not configured.
+func TestHelmLocalUnconfiguredProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+	options := baseOptions.With(integration.ProgramTestOptions{
+		Dir: filepath.Join(cwd, "helm-local-unconfigured-provider"),
+		OrderedConfig: []integration.ConfigValue{
+			{
+				Key:   "pulumi:disable-default-providers[0]",
+				Value: "kubernetes",
+				Path:  true,
+			},
+			{
+				Key:   "path",
+				Value: filepath.Join(cwd, "..", "..", "testdata", "helm", "nginx"),
+			},
+		},
+		ExpectRefreshChanges: true,
+	})
+	integration.ProgramTest(t, &options)
+}
+
 func TestHelmApiVersions(t *testing.T) {
 	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
@@ -484,6 +532,27 @@ func TestKustomize(t *testing.T) {
 	integration.ProgramTest(t, &options)
 }
 
+// Regression Test for https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/issues/2664.
+// Ensure the program runs without an error being raised when an invoke is called
+// using a provider that is not configured.
+func TestKustomizeUnconfiguredProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+	options := baseOptions.With(integration.ProgramTestOptions{
+		Dir: filepath.Join(cwd, "kustomize-unconfigured-provider"),
+		OrderedConfig: []integration.ConfigValue{
+			{
+				Key:   "pulumi:disable-default-providers[0]",
+				Value: "kubernetes",
+				Path:  true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	integration.ProgramTest(t, &options)
+}
+
 func TestSecrets(t *testing.T) {
 	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/Pulumi.yaml b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/Pulumi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe5ab218e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/Pulumi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name: yaml-test-unconfigured-provider
+description: A program that tests YAML functionality in the Python SDK with an unconfigured provider
+runtime: python
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/__main__.py b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c75b6cb37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Copyright 2016-2023, Pulumi Corporation.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from pulumi_kubernetes import Provider
+from pulumi_kubernetes.core.v1 import Namespace
+from pulumi_kubernetes.yaml import ConfigFile, ConfigGroup
+from pulumi import ResourceOptions
+
+
+def set_namespace(namespace):
+    def f(obj):
+        if "metadata" in obj:
+            obj["metadata"]["namespace"] = namespace.metadata["name"]
+        else:
+            obj["metadata"] = {"namespace": namespace.metadata["name"]}
+
+    return f
+
+
+def secret_status(obj, opts):
+    if obj["kind"] == "Pod" and obj["apiVersion"] == "v1":
+        opts.additional_secret_outputs = ["apiVersion"]
+
+
+# This will be unknown during the initial preview.
+unknown = Provider("provider").id.apply(lambda _: True)
+
+# This provider will be unconfigured when the passed-in configuration has an unknown value.
+provider = Provider("k8s", suppress_deprecation_warnings=unknown)
+
+ns = Namespace("unconfiguredtest", opts=ResourceOptions(provider=provider))
+
+# An error shouldn't be raised when called using the unconfigured provider.
+cf_local = ConfigFile(
+    "yaml-test",
+    "manifest.yaml",
+    transformations=[
+        set_namespace(ns),
+        secret_status,
+    ],
+    opts=ResourceOptions(provider=provider),
+)
+
+# An error shouldn't be raised when called using the unconfigured provider.
+cg = ConfigGroup(
+    "deployment",
+    files=["ns*.yaml"],
+    yaml=["""
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: utcg3
+    """],
+    opts=ResourceOptions(provider=provider)
+)
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/manifest.yaml b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/manifest.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..008f43ccc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/manifest.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: foo
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - name: nginx
+      image: nginx:1.15-alpine
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PodList
+items:
+  - apiVersion: v1
+    kind: Pod
+    metadata:
+      name: bar
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: nginx
+          image: nginx:1.15-alpine
+  - apiVersion: v1
+    kind: Pod
+    metadata:
+      name: baz
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: nginx
+          image: nginx:1.15-alpine
+---
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: foos.bar.example.com
+spec:
+  group: bar.example.com
+  versions:
+    - name: v1
+      schema:
+        openAPIV3Schema:
+          properties:
+            apiVersion:
+              type: string
+            kind:
+              type: string
+            metadata:
+              type: object
+            spec:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                foo:
+                  type: string
+                bar:
+                  type: string
+          type: object
+      served: true
+      storage: true
+  scope: Namespaced
+  names:
+    plural: foos
+    singular: foo
+    kind: Foo
+---
+apiVersion: bar.example.com/v1
+kind: Foo
+metadata:
+  name: foobar
+spec:
+  foo: "such amaze"
+  bar: "wow"
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/ns1.yaml b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/ns1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..553ce5921c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/ns1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: utcg1
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/ns2.yaml b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/ns2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c91493167b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/ns2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: utcg2
diff --git a/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/requirements.txt b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc4e43087b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk/python/yaml-test-unconfigured-provider/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pulumi>=3.0.0,<4.0.0