diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 05b379fef..f8789ec84 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
  - fix: Tasks now start at zero duration in the PM system
  - fix: RSS for collaboration systems now properly shows in the head rather than the body
  - fix: Gantt chart bars erroneously being shifted one day to the right
+ - fix: Post titles containing periods result in urls containing periods
 
 7.1.4
  - Template variables in the main Survey Template were out of date in the
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
index 0bf20e057..38ef678c2 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
@@ -255,6 +255,26 @@ sub exportAssetData {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+=head2 fixUrl ( url ) 
+
+Extends superclass method to remove periods from post urls
+
+=head3 url
+
+The url of the post
+
+=cut
+
+sub fixUrl {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $url = shift;
+	$url =~ s/\./_/g;
+
+	$self->SUPER::fixUrl($url);
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 =head2 formatContent ( [ content, contentType ])
 
 Formats post content for display.