diff --git a/Tests/LibWeb/Text/expected/input-element-file-value.txt b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/expected/input-element-file-value.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05f6f8ddac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/expected/input-element-file-value.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+value = ''
diff --git a/Tests/LibWeb/Text/input/input-element-file-value.html b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/input/input-element-file-value.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ee25c4171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/input/input-element-file-value.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script src="include.js"></script>
+<script>
+    test(() => {
+        const input = document.createElement("input");
+        input.type = 'file';
+        println(`value = '${input.value}'`);
+    })
+</script>
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLInputElement.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLInputElement.cpp
index fe028d0b2c..474bcafc58 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLInputElement.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLInputElement.cpp
@@ -304,9 +304,10 @@ DeprecatedString HTMLInputElement::value() const
     if (type_state() == TypeAttributeState::FileUpload) {
         // NOTE: This "fakepath" requirement is a sad accident of history. See the example in the File Upload state section for more information.
         // NOTE: Since path components are not permitted in filenames in the list of selected files, the "\fakepath\" cannot be mistaken for a path component.
+        // On getting, return the string "C:\fakepath\" followed by the name of the first file in the list of selected files, if any, or the empty string if the list is empty.
         if (m_selected_files && m_selected_files->item(0))
             return DeprecatedString::formatted("C:\\fakepath\\{}", m_selected_files->item(0)->name());
-        return "C:\\fakepath\\"sv;
+        return DeprecatedString::empty();
     }
 
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/input.html#dom-input-value-value