diff --git a/typo3/sysext/fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/Link/ActionViewHelper.php b/typo3/sysext/fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/Link/ActionViewHelper.php
index d4c1f3bbaec0cb925826c110e5bf998e152e2b0b..730d491cf54f91dfbdaf68c734d249584ecd373a 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/Link/ActionViewHelper.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/Link/ActionViewHelper.php
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ class ActionViewHelper extends AbstractTagBasedViewHelper
         }
 
         $uri = $uriBuilder->uriFor($action, $parameters, $controller, $extensionName, $pluginName);
+        if ($uri === '') {
+            return $this->renderChildren();
+        }
         $this->tag->addAttribute('href', $uri);
         $this->tag->setContent($this->renderChildren());
         $this->tag->forceClosingTag(true);