diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43727d1d..57b755fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ NOTE: none of the changes below are breaking changes.
 * Element.setPosition is now Element.position (non-breaking change)
 * Added hideAll and showAll methods for OverText
 * Added Element.isVisible method
+* URI's get method no longer returns null for missing parts; it returns an empty string.
 * Various other tweaks and bug fixes
 
 ##### Changes to Clientcide plugins adopted by MooTools More in this release
diff --git a/Source/Native/URI.js b/Source/Native/URI.js
index 4363a0ce..502c800c 100644
--- a/Source/Native/URI.js
+++ b/Source/Native/URI.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ var URI = new Class({
 			case 'value': return this.combine(this.parsed, base ? base.parsed : false);
 			case 'data' : return this.getData();
 		}
-		return this.parsed[part] || null;
+		return this.parsed[part] || '';
 	},
 
 	go: function(){