diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 85863b4d0..0047cf8a8 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7.6.10
+ - fixed #9577: WebGUI::Form::Url::getValue returns blank rather than undef for blank fields
  - added test for splitTag function recently added to HTML module
  - fixed #9455: fixed synopsis to pick out html paragraphs, fixed FeedPP fields to scalar when blank
  - fixed: With autocommit and no comments on, making a shortcut of an asset takes you to that asset's view.
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Url.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Url.pm
index 2b82f9bf9..5545bc796 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Url.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Url.pm
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ sub getValue {
 	$value =~ tr/\r\n//d;
 	# empty
 	if ($value eq "" || $value =~ m{^http://$}i) {
-		return undef;
+		return "";
 	}
 	# proper email url
     elsif ($value =~ /mailto:/) {