diff --git a/library/common-test/tests/ingress/rules_test.yaml b/library/common-test/tests/ingress/rules_test.yaml
index dd78b5f2..49d4a4ae 100644
--- a/library/common-test/tests/ingress/rules_test.yaml
+++ b/library/common-test/tests/ingress/rules_test.yaml
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ tests:
                     # must be just the fullname
                     name: my-service
                     port: 8080
+            - host: "host-without-explicit-paths"
+            - host: "host-without-explicit-path"
+              paths:
+                - pathPrefix: Exact
           integrations: *integrations
     asserts:
       - documentIndex: &ingressDoc 1
@@ -132,6 +136,26 @@ tests:
                         name: test-release-name-common-test
                         port:
                           number: 8080
+            - host: "host-without-explicit-paths"
+              http:
+                paths:
+                  - path: /
+                    pathType: Prefix
+                    backend:
+                      service:
+                        name: test-release-name-common-test
+                        port:
+                          number: 80
+            - host: "host-without-explicit-path"
+              http:
+                paths:
+                  - path: /
+                    pathType: Exact
+                    backend:
+                      service:
+                        name: test-release-name-common-test
+                        port:
+                          number: 80
 
   - it: should pass with ingress created with rules with targetSelector
     set:
diff --git a/library/common-test/tests/ingress/validation_test.yaml b/library/common-test/tests/ingress/validation_test.yaml
index eaa0af62..72dbb2d9 100644
--- a/library/common-test/tests/ingress/validation_test.yaml
+++ b/library/common-test/tests/ingress/validation_test.yaml
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ tests:
           integrations: &integrations
             traefik:
               enabled: false
-        my-ingress-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-ingress-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-ingress-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-ingress-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-name:
-          enabled: true
+        ? my-ingress-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-ingress-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-ingress-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-ingress-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-name
+        : enabled: true
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
           errorMessage: Name [test-release-name-common-test-my-ingress-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-ingress-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-ingress-super-long-name-that-is-longer-than-253-characters-my-ingress-super-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-name] is not valid. Must start and end with an alphanumeric lowercase character. It can contain '-'. And must be at most 253 characters.
@@ -287,18 +287,6 @@ tests:
       - failedTemplate:
           errorMessage: Ingress - Expected [hosts.host] to not contain [:], but got [test-host:123]
 
-  - it: should fail without paths
-    set:
-      ingress:
-        my-ingress:
-          enabled: true
-          primary: true
-          hosts:
-            - host: test-host
-    asserts:
-      - failedTemplate:
-          errorMessage: Ingress - Expected non-empty [hosts.paths]
-
   - it: should fail with paths not a slice
     set:
       ingress:
@@ -521,7 +509,7 @@ tests:
           hosts: *hosts
           tls:
             - hosts:
-              - ""
+                - ""
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
           errorMessage: Ingress - Expected non-empty entry in [tls.hosts]
@@ -536,7 +524,7 @@ tests:
           hosts: *hosts
           tls:
             - hosts:
-              - https://test-host
+                - https://test-host
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
           errorMessage: Ingress - Expected entry in [tls.hosts] to not start with [https://], but got [https://test-host]
@@ -551,7 +539,7 @@ tests:
           hosts: *hosts
           tls:
             - hosts:
-              - http://test-host
+                - http://test-host
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
           errorMessage: Ingress - Expected entry in [tls.hosts] to not start with [http://], but got [http://test-host]
@@ -566,7 +554,7 @@ tests:
           hosts: *hosts
           tls:
             - hosts:
-              - test-host:123
+                - test-host:123
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
           errorMessage: Ingress - Expected entry in [tls.hosts] to not contain [:], but got [test-host:123]
@@ -581,7 +569,7 @@ tests:
           hosts: *hosts
           tls:
             - hosts:
-              - test-host
+                - test-host
               secretName: test-secret
               clusterCertificate: some-cert
     asserts:
diff --git a/library/common/templates/class/_ingress.tpl b/library/common/templates/class/_ingress.tpl
index 553cbea8..46e48a3c 100644
--- a/library/common/templates/class/_ingress.tpl
+++ b/library/common/templates/class/_ingress.tpl
@@ -60,11 +60,14 @@ spec:
     - host: {{ (tpl $h.host $rootCtx) | quote }}
       http:
         paths:
+          {{- if not $h.paths -}} {{/* If no paths given, default to "/" */}}
+            {{- $_ := set $h "paths" (dict "path" "/") -}}
+          {{- end -}}
           {{- range $p := $h.paths -}}
             {{- $svcData = (include "tc.v1.common.lib.ingress.backend.data" (dict
                 "rootCtx" $rootCtx "svcData" $svcData "override" $p.overrideService)) | fromYaml
             }}
-          - path: {{ tpl $p.path $rootCtx }}
+          - path: {{ (tpl $p.path $rootCtx) | default "/" }}
             pathType: {{ tpl ($p.pathType | default "Prefix") $rootCtx }}
             backend:
               service:
diff --git a/library/common/templates/lib/ingress/_validation.tpl b/library/common/templates/lib/ingress/_validation.tpl
index db4a3cf3..d4e5b3d0 100644
--- a/library/common/templates/lib/ingress/_validation.tpl
+++ b/library/common/templates/lib/ingress/_validation.tpl
@@ -62,11 +62,7 @@ objectData:
       {{- fail (printf "Ingress - Expected [hosts.host] to not contain [:], but got [%s]" $host) -}}
     {{- end -}}
 
-    {{- if not $h.paths -}}
-      {{- fail "Ingress - Expected non-empty [hosts.paths]" -}}
-    {{- end -}}
-
-    {{- if not (kindIs "slice" $h.paths) -}}
+    {{- if and $h.paths (not (kindIs "slice" $h.paths)) -}}
       {{- fail (printf "Ingress - Expected [hosts.paths] to be a [slice], but got [%s]" (kindOf $h.paths)) -}}
     {{- end -}}
 
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ objectData:
       {{- $path := tpl $p.path $rootCtx -}}
       {{- $prefixSlashTypes := (list "Prefix" "Exact") -}}
       {{- if (mustHas $pathType $prefixSlashTypes) -}}
-        {{- if not (hasPrefix "/" $path) -}}
+        {{- if and $path (not (hasPrefix "/" $path)) -}}
           {{- fail (printf "Ingress - Expected [hosts.paths.path] to start with [/], but got [%s]" $path) -}}
         {{- end -}}
       {{- end -}}