diff --git a/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta.yaml
index 469c25fb673..a5b6f6319ae 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta.yaml
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ outputs:
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/detail/dremel.hpp
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/detail/extract.hpp
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/detail/interleave_columns.hpp
+        - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/detail/lists_column_factories.hpp
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/detail/reverse.hpp
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/detail/scatter_helper.cuh
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/detail/set_operations.hpp
@@ -205,7 +206,6 @@ outputs:
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/filling.hpp
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/gather.hpp
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/list_view.hpp
-        - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/lists_column_factories.hpp
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/lists_column_view.hpp
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/reverse.hpp
         - test -f $PREFIX/include/cudf/lists/set_operations.hpp
diff --git a/cpp/include/cudf/lists/lists_column_factories.hpp b/cpp/include/cudf/lists/detail/lists_column_factories.hpp
similarity index 73%
rename from cpp/include/cudf/lists/lists_column_factories.hpp
rename to cpp/include/cudf/lists/detail/lists_column_factories.hpp
index fea1118748c..f4dcbfcce7e 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cudf/lists/lists_column_factories.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/cudf/lists/detail/lists_column_factories.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> make_lists_column_from_scalar(list_scalar const& v
                                                             rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                                             rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Create an empty lists column
+ *
+ * A list column requires a child type and so cannot be created with `make_empty_column`.
+ *
+ * @param child_type The type used for the empty child column
+ * @param stream CUDA stream used for device memory operations and kernel launches
+ * @param mr Device memory resource used to allocate the returned column's device memory
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<column> make_empty_lists_column(data_type child_type,
+                                                rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
+                                                rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr);
+
 }  // namespace detail
 }  // namespace lists
 }  // namespace cudf
diff --git a/cpp/src/column/column_factories.cu b/cpp/src/column/column_factories.cu
index c401b765f0b..a2da33599c7 100644
--- a/cpp/src/column/column_factories.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/column/column_factories.cu
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <cudf/detail/fill.hpp>
 #include <cudf/detail/gather.cuh>
 #include <cudf/dictionary/dictionary_factories.hpp>
-#include <cudf/lists/lists_column_factories.hpp>
+#include <cudf/lists/detail/lists_column_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/scalar/scalar.hpp>
 #include <cudf/strings/detail/fill.hpp>
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/lists/lists_column_factories.cu b/cpp/src/lists/lists_column_factories.cu
index ec69d8bda1f..875bf67133f 100644
--- a/cpp/src/lists/lists_column_factories.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/lists/lists_column_factories.cu
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <cudf/column/column_view.hpp>
 #include <cudf/detail/copy.hpp>
 #include <cudf/detail/gather.cuh>
+#include <cudf/lists/detail/lists_column_factories.hpp>
 
 #include <rmm/cuda_stream_view.hpp>
 #include <rmm/exec_policy.hpp>
@@ -84,6 +85,16 @@ std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> make_lists_column_from_scalar(list_scalar const& v
   return std::move(res->release()[0]);
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<column> make_empty_lists_column(data_type child_type,
+                                                rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
+                                                rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr)
+{
+  auto offsets = make_empty_column(data_type(type_to_id<offset_type>()));
+  auto child   = make_empty_column(child_type);
+  return make_lists_column(
+    0, std::move(offsets), std::move(child), 0, rmm::device_buffer{}, stream, mr);
+}
+
 }  // namespace detail
 }  // namespace lists
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/lists/sequences.cu b/cpp/src/lists/sequences.cu
index ecdf81b9158..895bc9de816 100644
--- a/cpp/src/lists/sequences.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/lists/sequences.cu
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <cudf/detail/indexalator.cuh>
 #include <cudf/detail/nvtx/ranges.hpp>
 #include <cudf/detail/sizes_to_offsets_iterator.cuh>
+#include <cudf/lists/detail/lists_column_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/lists/filling.hpp>
 #include <cudf/types.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/default_stream.hpp>
@@ -127,16 +128,6 @@ struct sequences_functor<T, std::enable_if_t<is_supported<T>()>> {
   }
 };
 
-std::unique_ptr<column> make_empty_lists_column(data_type child_type,
-                                                rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
-                                                rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr)
-{
-  auto offsets = make_empty_column(data_type(type_to_id<offset_type>()));
-  auto child   = make_empty_column(child_type);
-  return make_lists_column(
-    0, std::move(offsets), std::move(child), 0, rmm::device_buffer(0, stream, mr), stream, mr);
-}
-
 std::unique_ptr<column> sequences(column_view const& starts,
                                   std::optional<column_view> const& steps,
                                   column_view const& sizes,
diff --git a/cpp/src/strings/extract/extract_all.cu b/cpp/src/strings/extract/extract_all.cu
index 70d7947c639..1252e79be90 100644
--- a/cpp/src/strings/extract/extract_all.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/strings/extract/extract_all.cu
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <cudf/column/column_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/detail/get_value.cuh>
 #include <cudf/detail/nvtx/ranges.hpp>
+#include <cudf/lists/detail/lists_column_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/strings/detail/strings_column_factories.cuh>
 #include <cudf/strings/extract.hpp>
 #include <cudf/strings/string_view.cuh>
@@ -122,13 +123,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<column> extract_all_record(strings_column_view const& input,
 
   // Return an empty lists column if there are no valid rows
   if (strings_count == null_count) {
-    return make_lists_column(0,
-                             make_empty_column(type_to_id<offset_type>()),
-                             make_empty_column(type_id::STRING),
-                             0,
-                             rmm::device_buffer{},
-                             stream,
-                             mr);
+    return cudf::lists::detail::make_empty_lists_column(data_type{type_id::STRING}, stream, mr);
   }
 
   // Convert counts into offsets.
diff --git a/cpp/src/strings/split/split_record.cu b/cpp/src/strings/split/split_record.cu
index 5b79fdefb5a..0b5ee5a900e 100644
--- a/cpp/src/strings/split/split_record.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/strings/split/split_record.cu
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <cudf/column/column_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/detail/get_value.cuh>
 #include <cudf/detail/nvtx/ranges.hpp>
+#include <cudf/lists/detail/lists_column_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/strings/detail/split_utils.cuh>
 #include <cudf/strings/detail/strings_column_factories.cuh>
 #include <cudf/strings/split/split.hpp>
@@ -46,7 +47,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<column> split_record_fn(strings_column_view const& input,
                                         rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                         rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr)
 {
-  if (input.is_empty()) { return make_empty_column(type_id::LIST); }
+  if (input.is_empty()) {
+    return cudf::lists::detail::make_empty_lists_column(data_type{type_id::STRING}, stream, mr);
+  }
   if (input.size() == input.null_count()) {
     auto offsets = std::make_unique<column>(input.offsets(), stream, mr);
     auto results = make_empty_column(type_id::STRING);
diff --git a/cpp/tests/strings/split_tests.cpp b/cpp/tests/strings/split_tests.cpp
index 7cca564d112..9eeb11a4a1f 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/strings/split_tests.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/strings/split_tests.cpp
@@ -693,10 +693,15 @@ TEST_F(StringsSplitTest, SplitZeroSizeStringsColumns)
   EXPECT_TRUE(results->num_columns() == 1);
   EXPECT_TRUE(results->num_rows() == 0);
 
+  auto target      = cudf::string_scalar(" ");
   auto list_result = cudf::strings::split_record(zero_size_strings_column);
   EXPECT_TRUE(list_result->size() == 0);
   list_result = cudf::strings::rsplit_record(zero_size_strings_column);
   EXPECT_TRUE(list_result->size() == 0);
+  list_result = cudf::strings::split_record(zero_size_strings_column, target);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(list_result->size() == 0);
+  list_result = cudf::strings::rsplit_record(zero_size_strings_column, target);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(list_result->size() == 0);
   list_result = cudf::strings::split_record_re(zero_size_strings_column, *prog);
   EXPECT_TRUE(list_result->size() == 0);
   list_result = cudf::strings::rsplit_record_re(zero_size_strings_column, *prog);
@@ -729,12 +734,17 @@ TEST_F(StringsSplitTest, AllNullsCase)
   EXPECT_TRUE(results->num_columns() == 1);
   CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUIVALENT(results->get_column(0).view(), input);
 
+  auto target      = cudf::string_scalar(" ");
   auto list_result = cudf::strings::split_record(sv);
   using LCW        = cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<cudf::string_view>;
   LCW expected({LCW{}, LCW{}, LCW{}}, cudf::test::iterators::all_nulls());
   CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUIVALENT(list_result->view(), expected);
   list_result = cudf::strings::rsplit_record(sv);
   CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUIVALENT(list_result->view(), expected);
+  list_result = cudf::strings::split_record(sv, target);
+  CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUIVALENT(list_result->view(), expected);
+  list_result = cudf::strings::rsplit_record(sv, target);
+  CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUIVALENT(list_result->view(), expected);
   list_result = cudf::strings::split_record_re(sv, *prog);
   CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUIVALENT(list_result->view(), expected);
   list_result = cudf::strings::rsplit_record_re(sv, *prog);