diff --git a/json.zig b/json.zig
index 2907d5536acb52b00e45bea566d56549e6b548dd..321e14da921586d04beefcbc4cc1f91c8dfc7e32 100644
--- a/json.zig
+++ b/json.zig
@@ -654,6 +654,9 @@ pub const ObjectIndex = enum(u32) {
         const keys, const values = this.to();
         for (keys, values) |k, v| {
             if (std.mem.eql(u8, needle, k.to())) {
+                if (v.v() == .null) {
+                    return null;
+                }
                 if (v.v() == tag) {
                     return v;
                 }