diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a68250c80..caa69ea0ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 No changes to highlight.
 
 ## Bug Fixes:
-No changes to highlight.
+* Fixed bug where None could not be used for File,Model3D, and Audio examples by [@freddyaboulton](https://github.com/freddyaboulton) in [PR 2588](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/2588)
 
 ## Documentation Changes:
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ No changes to highlight.
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-# Version 3.8.1de# Version 1
+# Version 3.8.2
 
 ## Bug Fixes:
 
diff --git a/gradio/components.py b/gradio/components.py
index b0e48d6246..da4b771748 100644
--- a/gradio/components.py
+++ b/gradio/components.py
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ class Audio(
         )
 
     def as_example(self, input_data: str) -> str:
-        return Path(input_data).name
+        return Path(input_data).name if input_data else ""
 
 
 @document("change", "clear", "style")
@@ -2202,8 +2202,10 @@ class File(Changeable, Clearable, Uploadable, IOComponent, FileSerializable):
             **kwargs,
         )
 
-    def as_example(self, input_data: str | List) -> str:
-        if isinstance(input_data, list):
+    def as_example(self, input_data: str | List | None) -> str | List[str]:
+        if input_data is None:
+            return ""
+        elif isinstance(input_data, list):
             return [Path(file).name for file in input_data]
         else:
             return Path(input_data).name
@@ -3615,7 +3617,7 @@ class Model3D(Changeable, Editable, Clearable, IOComponent, FileSerializable):
         )
 
     def as_example(self, input_data: str) -> str:
-        return Path(input_data).name
+        return Path(input_data).name if input_data else ""
 
 
 @document("change", "clear")
diff --git a/test/test_components.py b/test/test_components.py
index d8f491ad0a..c46e63815d 100644
--- a/test/test_components.py
+++ b/test/test_components.py
@@ -1921,10 +1921,11 @@ def test_dataframe_as_example_converts_dataframes():
     assert df_comp.as_example(np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4.0]])) == [[1.0, 2.0], [3.0, 4.0]]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("component", [gr.Model3D, gr.File])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("component", [gr.Model3D, gr.File, gr.Audio])
 def test_as_example_returns_file_basename(component):
     component = component()
     assert component.as_example("/home/freddy/sources/example.ext") == "example.ext"
+    assert component.as_example(None) == ""
 
 
 @patch("gradio.components.IOComponent.as_example")