diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Kernel/Hyperlinks.php b/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Kernel/Hyperlinks.php
index 09362909c91..bd167a07432 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Kernel/Hyperlinks.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Kernel/Hyperlinks.php
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ public function url(string $path = ''): string
             return rtrim(rtrim(Config::getString('hyde.url'), '/')."/$path", '/');
         }
 
+        // Since v1.7.0, we return the relative path even if the base URL is not set,
+        // as this is more likely to be the desired behavior the user's expecting.
+        if (! blank($path)) {
+            return $path;
+        }
+
+        // User is trying to get the base URL, but it's not set
         throw new BaseUrlNotSetException();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/HelpersTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/HelpersTest.php
index a28e49e9497..d6f34b35e16 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/HelpersTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/HelpersTest.php
@@ -152,10 +152,17 @@ public function testUrlFunctionWithBaseUrl()
 
     /** @covers ::url */
     public function testUrlFunctionWithoutBaseUrl()
+    {
+        $this->app['config']->set(['hyde.url' => null]);
+        $this->assertSame('foo', url('foo'));
+    }
+
+    /** @covers ::url */
+    public function testUrlFunctionWithoutBaseUrlOrPath()
     {
         $this->app['config']->set(['hyde.url' => null]);
         $this->expectException(\Hyde\Framework\Exceptions\BaseUrlNotSetException::class);
-        $this->assertNull(url('foo'));
+        $this->assertNull(url());
     }
 
     /** @covers ::url */
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Unit/Foundation/HyperlinksUrlPathHelpersTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Unit/Foundation/HyperlinksUrlPathHelpersTest.php
index be8fafa99c9..9342341526f 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Unit/Foundation/HyperlinksUrlPathHelpersTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Unit/Foundation/HyperlinksUrlPathHelpersTest.php
@@ -92,6 +92,26 @@ public function testQualifiedUrlThrowsExceptionWhenNoSiteUrlIsSet()
         $this->class->url();
     }
 
+    public function testHelperFallsBackToRelativeLinksWhenNoSiteUrlIsSet()
+    {
+        config(['hyde.url' => '']);
+
+        $this->assertSame('index.html', $this->class->url('index.html'));
+        $this->assertSame('foo.html', $this->class->url('foo.html'));
+        $this->assertSame('foo/bar.html', $this->class->url('foo/bar.html'));
+        $this->assertSame('docs/index.html', $this->class->url('docs/index.html'));
+    }
+
+    public function testHelperFallsBackToPrettyRelativeLinksWhenNoSiteUrlIsSetAndPrettyUrlsAreEnabled()
+    {
+        config(['hyde.url' => '', 'hyde.pretty_urls' => true]);
+
+        $this->assertSame('/', $this->class->url('index.html'));
+        $this->assertSame('foo', $this->class->url('foo.html'));
+        $this->assertSame('docs/', $this->class->url('docs/index.html'));
+        $this->assertSame('foo/bar', $this->class->url('foo/bar.html'));
+    }
+
     public function testHelperReturnsExpectedStringWhenSiteUrlIsSet()
     {
         config(['hyde.url' => 'https://example.com']);