diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/resource_elements.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/resource_elements.rs
index 13240c24bd..052a99a777 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/resource_elements.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/resource_elements.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use super::*;
 fn anchor_url_string_function_getter<'s>(
     scope: &mut v8::PinScope<'s, '_>,
     receiver: v8::Local<'s, v8::Object>,
+    parse_failure_value: &'static str,
     project: impl FnOnce(&url::Url) -> String,
     mut rv: v8::ReturnValue<'_, v8::Value>,
 ) {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ fn anchor_url_string_function_getter<'s>(
     };
     let value = parsed_url_like_attribute(unsafe { &*runtime_ptr }, handle, "href")
         .map(|url| project(&url))
-        .unwrap_or_default();
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| parse_failure_value.to_owned());
     if let Some(value) = v8_string(scope, &value) {
         rv.set(value.into());
     } else {
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ fn anchor_host_getter_function<'s>(
     anchor_url_string_function_getter(
         scope,
         args.this(),
+        "",
         |url| {
             url.host_str()
                 .map(|host| {
@@ -336,6 +338,7 @@ fn anchor_hostname_getter_function<'s>(
     anchor_url_string_function_getter(
         scope,
         args.this(),
+        "",
         |url| url.host_str().unwrap_or_default().to_owned(),
         rv,
     );
@@ -368,6 +371,7 @@ fn anchor_port_getter_function<'s>(
     anchor_url_string_function_getter(
         scope,
         args.this(),
+        "",
         |url| url.port().map(|port| port.to_string()).unwrap_or_default(),
         rv,
     );
@@ -397,7 +401,7 @@ fn anchor_pathname_getter_function<'s>(
     args: v8::FunctionCallbackArguments<'s>,
     rv: v8::ReturnValue<'_, v8::Value>,
 ) {
-    anchor_url_string_function_getter(scope, args.this(), |url| url.path().to_owned(), rv);
+    anchor_url_string_function_getter(scope, args.this(), "", |url| url.path().to_owned(), rv);
 }
 
 fn anchor_pathname_setter_function<'s>(
@@ -426,6 +430,7 @@ fn anchor_search_getter_function<'s>(
     anchor_url_string_function_getter(
         scope,
         args.this(),
+        "",
         |url| url::quirks::search(url).to_owned(),
         rv,
     );
@@ -454,6 +459,7 @@ fn anchor_hash_getter_function<'s>(
     anchor_url_string_function_getter(
         scope,
         args.this(),
+        "",
         |url| url::quirks::hash(url).to_owned(),
         rv,
     );
@@ -479,7 +485,13 @@ fn anchor_origin_getter_function<'s>(
     args: v8::FunctionCallbackArguments<'s>,
     rv: v8::ReturnValue<'_, v8::Value>,
 ) {
-    anchor_url_string_function_getter(scope, args.this(), moli_url::origin_ascii_serialization, rv);
+    anchor_url_string_function_getter(
+        scope,
+        args.this(),
+        "",
+        moli_url::origin_ascii_serialization,
+        rv,
+    );
 }
 
 fn anchor_protocol_getter_function<'s>(
@@ -487,7 +499,13 @@ fn anchor_protocol_getter_function<'s>(
     args: v8::FunctionCallbackArguments<'s>,
     rv: v8::ReturnValue<'_, v8::Value>,
 ) {
-    anchor_url_string_function_getter(scope, args.this(), |url| format!("{}:", url.scheme()), rv);
+    anchor_url_string_function_getter(
+        scope,
+        args.this(),
+        ":",
+        |url| format!("{}:", url.scheme()),
+        rv,
+    );
 }
 
 fn anchor_protocol_setter_function<'s>(
@@ -511,7 +529,7 @@ fn anchor_username_getter_function<'s>(
     args: v8::FunctionCallbackArguments<'s>,
     rv: v8::ReturnValue<'_, v8::Value>,
 ) {
-    anchor_url_string_function_getter(scope, args.this(), |url| url.username().to_owned(), rv);
+    anchor_url_string_function_getter(scope, args.this(), "", |url| url.username().to_owned(), rv);
 }
 
 fn anchor_username_setter_function<'s>(
@@ -540,6 +558,7 @@ fn anchor_password_getter_function<'s>(
     anchor_url_string_function_getter(
         scope,
         args.this(),
+        "",
         |url| url.password().unwrap_or("").to_owned(),
         rv,
     );
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_elements/detached/legacy_resources_and_document_mutations.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_elements/detached/legacy_resources_and_document_mutations.rs
index 26d541d308..85c77569a1 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_elements/detached/legacy_resources_and_document_mutations.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_elements/detached/legacy_resources_and_document_mutations.rs
@@ -1648,3 +1648,45 @@ fn detached_document_creation_brand_checks_accept_standard_prototype_methods() {
         r#"{"htmlElement":"true,SECTION,true,false","htmlElementNs":"true,x,article,http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml","xmlElement":"true,Mixed,null","xmlElementNs":"true,p,item,urn:test","characterNodes":"true,txt,true,note,true,2,true,pi","attrs":"true,data-x,true,p,flag,urn:test","importAdopt":"true,p,item,true,true","documentOwn":"false,false,false,false,false"}"#
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn hyperlink_protocol_is_colon_when_href_cannot_be_parsed() {
+    let mut vm = new_storage_test_vm("https://hyperlink-invalid-url.test/page.html");
+
+    let result = vm
+        .eval(
+            r#"
+(() => {
+  const base = document.createElement("base");
+  base.href = "about:blank";
+  (document.head || document.documentElement || document).appendChild(base);
+  const inputs = [
+    "",
+    "javascript://:443",
+    "javascript://test:test",
+    "javascript://[:1]",
+    "mailto://:443",
+    "mailto://test:test",
+    "mailto://[:1]"
+  ];
+
+  for (const tag of ["a", "area"]) {
+    const element = document.createElement(tag);
+    for (const input of inputs) {
+      element.setAttribute("href", input);
+      if (element.href !== input) {
+        throw new Error(`${tag} should preserve the unparsable href ${input}`);
+      }
+      if (element.protocol !== ":") {
+        throw new Error(`${tag} should expose ':' for the unparsable href ${input}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return "ok";
+})()
+"#,
+        )
+        .expect("unparsable hyperlink protocol probe should evaluate");
+
+    assert_eq!(result, "ok");
+}