diff --git a/src/ng/location.js b/src/ng/location.js
index a73063bd5473..664a9ee0b4cb 100644
--- a/src/ng/location.js
+++ b/src/ng/location.js
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ function $LocationProvider(){
         // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/dd347148(v=vs.85).aspx
         var href = elm.attr('href') || elm.attr('xlink:href');
 
-        if (href.indexOf('://') < 0) {         // Ignore absolute URLs
+        if (href && href.indexOf('://') < 0) {         // Ignore absolute URLs
           var prefix = '#' + hashPrefix;
           if (href[0] == '/') {
             // absolute path - replace old path
diff --git a/test/ng/locationSpec.js b/test/ng/locationSpec.js
index 2dfca7912353..2bf6e10c2abc 100644
--- a/test/ng/locationSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/locationSpec.js
@@ -853,15 +853,21 @@ describe('$location', function() {
         attrs = attrs ? ' ' + attrs + ' ' : '';
 
         // fake the base behavior
-        if (!relLink) {
-          if (linkHref[0] == '/') {
-            linkHref = 'http://host.com' + linkHref;
-          } else if(!linkHref.match(/:\/\//)) {
-            linkHref = 'http://host.com/base/' + linkHref;
+        if (typeof linkHref === 'string') {
+          if (!relLink) {
+            if (linkHref[0] == '/') {
+              linkHref = 'http://host.com' + linkHref;
+            } else if(!linkHref.match(/:\/\//)) {
+              linkHref = 'http://host.com/base/' + linkHref;
+            }
           }
         }
 
-        link = jqLite('<a href="' + linkHref + '"' + attrs + '>' + content + '</a>')[0];
+        if (linkHref) {
+          link = jqLite('<a href="' + linkHref + '"' + attrs + '>' + content + '</a>')[0];
+        } else {
+          link = jqLite('<a ' + attrs + '>' + content + '</a>')[0];
+        }
 
         $provide.value('$sniffer', {history: supportHist});
         $locationProvider.html5Mode(html5Mode);
@@ -976,6 +982,20 @@ describe('$location', function() {
     });
 
 
+    // Regression (gh-7721)
+    it('should not throw when clicking anchor with no href attribute when history enabled on old browser', function() {
+      configureService(null, true, false);
+      inject(
+        initBrowser(),
+        initLocation(),
+        function($browser) {
+          browserTrigger(link, 'click');
+          expectNoRewrite($browser);
+        }
+      );
+    });
+
+
     it('should rewrite abs link to hashbang url when history enabled on old browser', function() {
       configureService('/base/link?a#b', true, false);
       inject(