diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 09eef60ee..6c7e2246a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 7.3.18
+ - fix: If no sysnopsis exists, the asset inherits the parents' (perlDreamer Consulting, LLC)
+    http://www.plainblack.com/bugs/tracker/if-no-sysnopsis-exists-the-asset-inherits-the-parents#VVesdkBSTm3neKRaKCJxKw
  - fix: diskUsage.pl (perlDreamer Consulting, LLC)
     http://www.plainblack.com/bugs/tracker/diskusage.pl#tlMpeq3vzsd37pRHcz_NYg
  - fix: thread next/prev url (perlDreamer Consulting, LLC)
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Folder.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Folder.pm
index 49aa5424d..edba68e04 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Folder.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Folder.pm
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ sub view {
 				id=>$child->getId,
 				canView => $child->canView(),
 				title=>$child->get("title"),
-				synopsis=>$child->get("synopsis"),
+				synopsis=>$child->get("synopsis") || '',
 				size=>WebGUI::Utility::formatBytes($child->get("assetSize")),
 				"date.epoch"=>$child->get("revisionDate"),
 				"icon.small"=>$child->getIcon(1),