diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/tiktok.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/tiktok.py
index b6c5471a84..b6683a2027 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/tiktok.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/tiktok.py
@@ -1074,9 +1074,12 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 fatal=False, impersonate=True) or ''
             detail = traverse_obj(
                 self._get_universal_data(webpage, user_name), ('webapp.user-detail', {dict})) or {}
-            if detail.get('statusCode') == 10222:
+            video_count = traverse_obj(detail, ('userInfo', ('stats', 'statsV2'), 'videoCount', {int}, any))
+            if not video_count and detail.get('statusCode') == 10222:
                 self.raise_login_required(
                     'This user\'s account is private. Log into an account that has access')
+            elif video_count == 0:
+                raise ExtractorError('This account does not have any videos posted', expected=True)
             sec_uid = traverse_obj(detail, ('userInfo', 'user', 'secUid', {str}))
             if sec_uid:
                 fail_early = not traverse_obj(detail, ('userInfo', 'itemList', ...))