diff --git a/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/Projection/DocumentUriPathProjection.php b/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/Projection/DocumentUriPathProjection.php
index 36459b4aa3..274a6c99cd 100644
--- a/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/Projection/DocumentUriPathProjection.php
+++ b/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/Projection/DocumentUriPathProjection.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Projection\ProjectionStatus;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Projection\WithMarkStaleInterface;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\SharedModel\Node\NodeAggregateId;
+use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\SharedModel\Node\PropertyName;
 use Neos\EventStore\Model\EventEnvelope;
 use Neos\Neos\Domain\Model\SiteNodeName;
 use Neos\Neos\FrontendRouting\Exception\NodeNotFoundException;
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ private function whenNodeAggregateWithNodeWasCreated(NodeAggregateWithNodeWasCre
         }
 
         $propertyValues = $event->initialPropertyValues->getPlainValues();
-        $uriPathSegment = $propertyValues['uriPathSegment'] ?? $event->nodeAggregateId->value;
+        $uriPathSegment = ($propertyValues['uriPathSegment'] ?? '') ?: $event->nodeAggregateId->value;
 
         $shortcutTarget = null;
         if ($documentTypeClassification === DocumentTypeClassification::CLASSIFICATION_SHORTCUT) {
@@ -494,8 +495,10 @@ private function whenNodePropertiesWereSet(NodePropertiesWereSet $event, EventEn
             return;
         }
         $newPropertyValues = $event->propertyValues->getPlainValues();
+        $unsetPropertyNames = array_map(fn(PropertyName $propertyName) => $propertyName->value, iterator_to_array($event->propertiesToUnset->getIterator()));
         if (
             !isset($newPropertyValues['uriPathSegment'])
+            && !in_array('uriPathSegment', $unsetPropertyNames)
             && !isset($newPropertyValues['targetMode'])
             && !isset($newPropertyValues['target'])
         ) {
@@ -529,12 +532,12 @@ private function whenNodePropertiesWereSet(NodePropertiesWereSet $event, EventEn
                 );
             }
 
-            if (!isset($newPropertyValues['uriPathSegment'])) {
+            if (!isset($newPropertyValues['uriPathSegment']) && !in_array('uriPathSegment', $unsetPropertyNames)) {
                 continue;
             }
             $oldUriPath = $node->getUriPath();
             $uriPathSegments = explode('/', $oldUriPath);
-            $uriPathSegments[array_key_last($uriPathSegments)] = $newPropertyValues['uriPathSegment'];
+            $uriPathSegments[array_key_last($uriPathSegments)] = ($newPropertyValues['uriPathSegment'] ?? '') ?: $event->nodeAggregateId;
             $newUriPath = implode('/', $uriPathSegments);
 
             $this->updateNodeQuery(
diff --git a/Neos.Neos/Tests/Behavior/Features/FrontendRouting/MissingPathSegments.feature b/Neos.Neos/Tests/Behavior/Features/FrontendRouting/MissingPathSegments.feature
index 2180393587..2135fe68e9 100644
--- a/Neos.Neos/Tests/Behavior/Features/FrontendRouting/MissingPathSegments.feature
+++ b/Neos.Neos/Tests/Behavior/Features/FrontendRouting/MissingPathSegments.feature
@@ -102,3 +102,47 @@ Feature: Routing functionality if path segments are missing like during tethered
       | propertyValues            | {"uriPathSegment": "earl-documentbourgh-updated"} |
     And I am on URL "/"
     Then the node "earl-o-documentbourgh" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/sir-david-nodenborough/earl-documentbourgh-updated"
+
+  Scenario: Add empty uri path segment on first level
+    When the command SetNodeProperties is executed with payload:
+      | Key                       | Value                                            |
+      | nodeAggregateId           | "sir-david-nodenborough"                         |
+      | originDimensionSpacePoint | {}                                               |
+      | propertyValues            | {"uriPathSegment": ""} |
+    And I am on URL "/"
+    Then the node "sir-david-nodenborough" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/sir-david-nodenborough"
+    And the node "earl-o-documentbourgh" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/sir-david-nodenborough/earl-o-documentbourgh"
+
+  Scenario: Uri path segment is unset after having been set before
+    When the command SetNodeProperties is executed with payload:
+      | Key                       | Value                                            |
+      | nodeAggregateId           | "sir-david-nodenborough"                         |
+      | originDimensionSpacePoint | {}                                               |
+      | propertyValues            | {"uriPathSegment": "david-nodenborough-updated"} |
+    And I am on URL "/"
+    Then the node "sir-david-nodenborough" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/david-nodenborough-updated"
+    And the node "earl-o-documentbourgh" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/david-nodenborough-updated/earl-o-documentbourgh"
+    When the command SetNodeProperties is executed with payload:
+      | Key                       | Value                                            |
+      | nodeAggregateId           | "sir-david-nodenborough"                         |
+      | originDimensionSpacePoint | {}                                               |
+      | propertiesToUnset         | ["uriPathSegment"]                               |
+    Then the node "sir-david-nodenborough" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/sir-david-nodenborough"
+    And the node "earl-o-documentbourgh" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/sir-david-nodenborough/earl-o-documentbourgh"
+
+  Scenario: Uri path segment is set to empty string having been set before
+    When the command SetNodeProperties is executed with payload:
+      | Key                       | Value                                            |
+      | nodeAggregateId           | "sir-david-nodenborough"                         |
+      | originDimensionSpacePoint | {}                                               |
+      | propertyValues            | {"uriPathSegment": "david-nodenborough-updated"} |
+    And I am on URL "/"
+    Then the node "sir-david-nodenborough" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/david-nodenborough-updated"
+    And the node "earl-o-documentbourgh" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/david-nodenborough-updated/earl-o-documentbourgh"
+    When the command SetNodeProperties is executed with payload:
+      | Key                       | Value                                            |
+      | nodeAggregateId           | "sir-david-nodenborough"                         |
+      | originDimensionSpacePoint | {}                                               |
+      | propertyValues            | {"uriPathSegment": ""}                           |
+    Then the node "sir-david-nodenborough" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/sir-david-nodenborough"
+    And the node "earl-o-documentbourgh" in content stream "cs-identifier" and dimension "{}" should resolve to URL "/sir-david-nodenborough/earl-o-documentbourgh"