diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa2141fae317..4752f56b72e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 * (x/genutil) [\#5499](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/) Ensure `DefaultGenesis` returns valid and non-nil default genesis state.
+* (x/genutil) [\#5775](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/5775) Fix `ExportGenesis` in `x/genutil` to export default genesis state (`[]`) instead of `null`.
 * (genesis) [\#5086](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/5086) Ensure `gentxs` are always an empty array instead of `nil`.
 
 ## [v0.37.7] - 2020-02-10
diff --git a/x/genutil/module.go b/x/genutil/module.go
index a9d679f83385..95a8bc97efc5 100644
--- a/x/genutil/module.go
+++ b/x/genutil/module.go
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@ func (am AppModule) InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, data json.RawMessage) []abci.Va
 
 // module export genesis
 func (am AppModule) ExportGenesis(ctx sdk.Context) json.RawMessage {
-	return nil
+	return am.DefaultGenesis()
 }