diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index efeb0d77e7..de641fba6a 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Bug #20583: Fix return value in `Request::getServerPort` (mspirkov)
 - Bug #20587: Fix `@var` annotation for `yii\rbac\Item::$ruleName` (mspirkov)
 - Bug #20589: Fix `@var` annotations for `yii\rbac\DbManager` properties (mspirkov)
+- Bug #20595: Fix `@return` annotation for `BaseHtml::getAttributeValue()` (mspirkov)
 
 
 2.0.53 June 27, 2025
diff --git a/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php b/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php
index c1858086cf..009019921d 100644
--- a/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php
+++ b/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ class BaseHtml
      *
      * @param Model $model the model object
      * @param string $attribute the attribute name or expression
-     * @return string|array the corresponding attribute value
+     * @return string|array|null the corresponding attribute value
      * @throws InvalidArgumentException if the attribute name contains non-word characters.
      */
     public static function getAttributeValue($model, $attribute)