diff --git a/src/SQLite.jl b/src/SQLite.jl
index 022df3d..445ccd3 100644
--- a/src/SQLite.jl
+++ b/src/SQLite.jl
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ juliatype(x::Integer) =
     x == SQLITE_INTEGER ? Int64 :
     x == SQLITE_FLOAT ? Float64 :
     x == SQLITE_TEXT ? String :
+    x == SQLITE_NULL ? Missing :
     Any
 
 # convert SQLite declared type into Julia equivalent,
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 799adc4..05d9aed 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ end
     empty_tbl = DBInterface.execute(columntable, db, "SELECT * FROM Employee WHERE FirstName='Joanne'")
     all_tbl = DBInterface.execute(columntable, db, "SELECT * FROM Employee")
     @test propertynames(empty_tbl) == propertynames(all_tbl)
-    @test all(col -> eltype(empty_tbl[col]) >: eltype(all_tbl[col]), propertynames(all_tbl))
+    @test all(col -> eltype(empty_tbl[col]) == Missing || eltype(empty_tbl[col]) >: eltype(all_tbl[col]), propertynames(all_tbl))
 end
 
 DBInterface.execute(db, "create table temp as select * from album")