diff --git a/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/Projection/DocumentUriPathProjection.php b/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/Projection/DocumentUriPathProjection.php
index 4adcba2389..36459b4aa3 100644
--- a/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/Projection/DocumentUriPathProjection.php
+++ b/Neos.Neos/Classes/FrontendRouting/Projection/DocumentUriPathProjection.php
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ private function whenNodeAggregateWithNodeWasCreated(NodeAggregateWithNodeWasCre
         }
 
         $propertyValues = $event->initialPropertyValues->getPlainValues();
-        $uriPathSegment = $propertyValues['uriPathSegment'] ?? '';
+        $uriPathSegment = $propertyValues['uriPathSegment'] ?? $event->nodeAggregateId->value;
 
         $shortcutTarget = null;
         if ($documentTypeClassification === DocumentTypeClassification::CLASSIFICATION_SHORTCUT) {