diff --git a/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-item-setting.php b/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-item-setting.php
index 8bffb0ee2a..802d67e9c4 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-item-setting.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-item-setting.php
@@ -604,14 +604,15 @@ class WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting extends WP_Customize_Setting {
 		}
 
 		// Ensure nav menu item URL is set according to linked object.
-		if ( ! empty( $post->object_id ) ) {
-			if ( 'post_type' === $post->type ) {
-				$post->url = get_permalink( $post->object_id );
-			} elseif ( 'post_type_archive' === $post->type && ! empty( $post->object ) ) {
-				$post->url = get_post_type_archive_link( $post->object );
-			} elseif ( 'taxonomy' == $post->type && ! empty( $post->object ) ) {
-				$post->url = get_term_link( (int) $post->object, $post->object );
-			}
+		if ( 'post_type' === $post->type && ! empty( $post->object_id ) ) {
+			$post->url = get_permalink( $post->object_id );
+		} elseif ( 'taxonomy' === $post->type && ! empty( $post->object ) && ! empty( $post->object_id ) ) {
+			$post->url = get_term_link( (int) $post->object_id, $post->object );
+		} elseif ( 'post_type_archive' === $post->type && ! empty( $post->object ) ) {
+			$post->url = get_post_type_archive_link( $post->object );
+		}
+		if ( is_wp_error( $post->url ) ) {
+			$post->url = '';
 		}
 
 		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/nav-menu.php */
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/customize/nav-menu-item-setting.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/customize/nav-menu-item-setting.php
index ebb9748fa3..45aefb97a2 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/customize/nav-menu-item-setting.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/customize/nav-menu-item-setting.php
@@ -833,6 +833,67 @@ class Test_WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals( 'Attempted \o/ o’o markup', $nav_menu_item->description );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Test WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting::value_as_wp_post_nav_menu_item() to set url for posts, terms, and post type archives.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 38945
+	 * @covers WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting::value_as_wp_post_nav_menu_item()
+	 */
+	function test_value_as_wp_post_nav_menu_item_term_urls() {
+		$term_id = self::factory()->term->create( array( 'taxonomy' => 'category' ) );
+		register_post_type( 'press_release', array(
+			'has_archive' => true,
+		) );
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create( array( 'post_type' => 'press_release' ) );
+
+		// Term.
+		$setting = new WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting(
+			$this->wp_customize,
+			'nav_menu_item[-1]'
+		);
+		$this->wp_customize->set_post_value( $setting->id, array(
+			'type' => 'taxonomy',
+			'object' => 'category',
+			'object_id' => $term_id,
+			'title' => 'Category',
+			'url' => '',
+		) );
+		$setting->preview();
+		$nav_menu_item = $setting->value_as_wp_post_nav_menu_item();
+		$this->assertEquals( get_term_link( $term_id ), $nav_menu_item->url );
+
+		// Post.
+		$setting = new WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting(
+			$this->wp_customize,
+			'nav_menu_item[-2]'
+		);
+		$this->wp_customize->set_post_value( $setting->id, array(
+			'type' => 'post_type',
+			'object' => 'press_release',
+			'object_id' => $post_id,
+			'title' => 'PR',
+			'url' => '',
+		) );
+		$setting->preview();
+		$nav_menu_item = $setting->value_as_wp_post_nav_menu_item();
+		$this->assertEquals( get_permalink( $post_id ), $nav_menu_item->url );
+
+		// Post type archive.
+		$setting = new WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting(
+			$this->wp_customize,
+			'nav_menu_item[-3]'
+		);
+		$this->wp_customize->set_post_value( $setting->id, array(
+			'type' => 'post_type_archive',
+			'object' => 'press_release',
+			'title' => 'PR',
+			'url' => '',
+		) );
+		$setting->preview();
+		$nav_menu_item = $setting->value_as_wp_post_nav_menu_item();
+		$this->assertEquals( get_post_type_archive_link( 'press_release' ), $nav_menu_item->url );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Test WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting::value_as_wp_post_nav_menu_item() where title is empty.
 	 *