diff --git a/CHANGELOG-5.0.md b/CHANGELOG-5.0.md
index e3be7feee9..396b66383e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-5.0.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-5.0.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 - Model Annotation strategy did not work with empty_string [#16426] (https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/16426)
+- View::reset() sets content to null instead of default empty string [#16437] (https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/16437)
 
 
 ## [5.3.1](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/releases/tag/v5.3.1) (2023-09-12)
diff --git a/phalcon/Mvc/View.zep b/phalcon/Mvc/View.zep
index ca633b81e0..95b0e5fd3c 100644
--- a/phalcon/Mvc/View.zep
+++ b/phalcon/Mvc/View.zep
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ class View extends Injectable implements ViewInterface, EventsAwareInterface
         let this->disabled        = false,
             this->engines         = false,
             this->renderLevel     = self::LEVEL_MAIN_LAYOUT,
-            this->content         = null,
+            this->content         = "",
             this->templatesBefore = [],
             this->templatesAfter  = [];