diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index e51b751c8..5067c8e1d 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  - fixed Two sets of delete buttons for photos in the Story.
  - fixed #9920: Survey: cannot add questions in IE
  - fixed #10449: Undefined template
+ - fixed #10365: Head tags do not work "Use Packed Head Tags".
 
 7.7.8
  - fixed: Basic Auth doesn't work if password contains colon (Arjan Widlak,
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.7.8-7.7.9.pl b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.7.8-7.7.9.pl
index adc80eda0..8862f0298 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.7.8-7.7.9.pl
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.7.8-7.7.9.pl
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ my $quiet; # this line required
 my $session = start(); # this line required
 
 # upgrade functions go here
+repackTemplates( $session );
 
 finish($session); # this line required
 
@@ -44,6 +45,47 @@ finish($session); # this line required
 #    print "DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
 #}
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Repack all templates since the packed columns may have been wiped out due to the bug.
+sub repackTemplates {
+    my $session = shift;
+
+    print "\n\t\tRepacking all templates that use packing, this may take a while..." unless $quiet;
+    my $sth = $session->db->read( "SELECT DISTINCT(assetId) FROM template where usePacked=1" );
+    while ( my ($assetId) = $sth->array ) {
+        my $asset       = WebGUI::Asset::Template->new( $session, $assetId );
+        next unless $asset;
+        $asset->update({
+            template        => $asset->get('template'),
+            usePacked       => 0,
+        });
+    }
+
+    print "\n\t\tRepacking head tags in assets that use packing, this may take a while..." unless $quiet;
+    $sth = $session->db->read( "SELECT assetId FROM asset where usePackedHeadTags=1" );
+    while ( my ($assetId) = $sth->array ) {
+        my $asset       = WebGUI::Asset->newByDynamicClass( $session, $assetId );
+        next unless $asset;
+        $asset->update({
+            extraHeadTags       => $asset->get('extraHeadTags'),
+            usePackedHeadTags   => 0,
+        });
+    }
+
+    print "\n\t\tRepacking snippets that use packing, this may take a while..." unless $quiet;
+    $sth = $session->db->read( "SELECT DISTINCT(assetId) FROM snippet where usePacked=1" );
+    while ( my ($assetId) = $sth->array ) {
+        my $asset       = WebGUI::Asset->newByDynamicClass( $session, $assetId );
+        next unless $asset;
+        $asset->update({
+            snippet         => $asset->get('snippet'),
+            usePacked       => 0,
+        });
+    }
+
+    print "\n\t... DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
+}
+
 
 # -------------- DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --------------------------------
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
index 448ac1b94..30c0ad022 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ sub definition {
                     extraHeadTagsPacked => {
                         fieldType       => 'hidden',
                         defaultValue    => undef,
+                        noFormPost      => 1,
                     },
                     usePackedHeadTags => {
                         tab             => "meta",
@@ -1101,6 +1102,7 @@ Returns the extraHeadTags stored in the asset.  Called in $self->session->style-
 
 sub getExtraHeadTags {
 	my $self = shift;
+    $self->session->log->warn("usePackedHeadTags: ". $self->get('usePackedHeadTags'));
 	return $self->get('usePackedHeadTags') 
             ? $self->get('extraHeadTagsPacked')
             : $self->get("extraHeadTags")
@@ -2027,6 +2029,7 @@ filter guidelines).
 
 sub packExtraHeadTags {
     my ( $self, $unpacked ) = @_;
+    $self->session->log->warn('packExtraHeadTags called with '. $unpacked);
     return $unpacked if !$unpacked;
     my $packed  = $unpacked;
     HTML::Packer::minify( \$packed, {
@@ -2035,7 +2038,9 @@ sub packExtraHeadTags {
         do_javascript       => "shrink",
         do_stylesheet       => "minify",
     } );
+    $self->session->log->warn('updated extraHeadTagsPacked to '. $packed);
     $self->update({ extraHeadTagsPacked => $packed });
+    $self->session->log->warn('extraHeadTagsPacked is '. $self->get('extraHeadTagsPacked'));
     return $unpacked;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Snippet.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Snippet.pm
index 80bfa2267..283d52b8d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Snippet.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Snippet.pm
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ sub definition {
             snippetPacked => {
                 fieldType => "hidden",
                 defaultValue => undef,
+                noFormPost   => 1,
             },
             usePacked => {
                 tab             => 'properties',
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Template.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Template.pm
index 0afbf6a08..b75bdbad0 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Template.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Template.pm
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ sub definition {
             templatePacked => {
                 fieldType       => 'hidden',
                 defaultValue    => undef,
+                noFormPost      => 1,
             },
             usePacked => {
                 fieldType       => 'yesNo',