diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/IDomainCache.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/IDomainCache.cs
index bace337862..dbee8908a0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/IDomainCache.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/IDomainCache.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache
 {
     public interface IDomainCache
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns all <see cref="Domain"/> in the current domain cache including any domains that may be referenced by content items that are no longer published
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="includeWildcards"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         IEnumerable<Domain> GetAll(bool includeWildcards);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns all assigned <see cref="Domain"/> for the content id specified even if the content item is not published
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentId"></param>
+        /// <param name="includeWildcards"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         IEnumerable<Domain> GetAssigned(int contentId, bool includeWildcards);
+
         string DefaultCulture { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/ContentCache.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/ContentCache.cs
index 0ad7c83a08..98701ebf67 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/ContentCache.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/NuCache/ContentCache.cs
@@ -144,22 +144,24 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.NuCache
             // or we reach the content root, collecting urls in the way
             var pathParts = new List<string>();
             var n = node;
+            var urlSegment = n.GetUrlSegment(culture);
             var hasDomains = _domainHelper.NodeHasDomains(n.Id);
             while (hasDomains == false && n != null) // n is null at root
-            {
-                var urlSegment = n.GetUrlSegment(culture);
-
-                // without a segment, we cannot continue, really
-                if (urlSegment.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
-                    return null;
+            {   
+                // no segment indicates this is not published when this is a variant
+                if (urlSegment.IsNullOrWhiteSpace()) return null;
 
                 pathParts.Add(urlSegment);
 
                 // move to parent node
                 n = n.Parent;
+                urlSegment = n.GetUrlSegment(culture);
                 hasDomains = n != null && _domainHelper.NodeHasDomains(n.Id);
             }
 
+            // at this point this will be the urlSegment of the root, no segment indicates this is not published when this is a variant
+            if (urlSegment.IsNullOrWhiteSpace()) return null;
+
             // no domain, respect HideTopLevelNodeFromPath for legacy purposes
             if (hasDomains == false && hideTopLevelNode.Value)
                 ApplyHideTopLevelNodeFromPath(node, pathParts, preview);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/XmlPublishedCache/DomainCache.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/XmlPublishedCache/DomainCache.cs
index a64dbb7916..4571e9d42b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/XmlPublishedCache/DomainCache.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/XmlPublishedCache/DomainCache.cs
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache
             DefaultCulture = defaultCultureAccessor.DefaultCulture;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns all <see cref="Domain"/> in the current domain cache including any domains that may be referenced by content items that are no longer published
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="includeWildcards"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public IEnumerable<Domain> GetAll(bool includeWildcards)
         {
             return _domainService.GetAll(includeWildcards)
@@ -29,12 +25,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache
                 .Select(x => new Domain(x.Id, x.DomainName, x.RootContentId.Value, CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(x.LanguageIsoCode), x.IsWildcard));
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns all assigned <see cref="Domain"/> for the content id specified even if the content item is not published
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="contentId"></param>
-        /// <param name="includeWildcards"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public IEnumerable<Domain> GetAssigned(int contentId, bool includeWildcards)
         {
             return _domainService.GetAssignedDomains(contentId, includeWildcards)