diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonArrayConverter.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonArrayConverter.cs
index 17b955cfe4fb25..bd44ed16726226 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonArrayConverter.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonArrayConverter.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, JsonArray value, JsonSerialize
             {
                 case JsonTokenType.StartArray:
                     return ReadList(ref reader, options.GetNodeOptions());
+                case JsonTokenType.Null:
+                    return null;
                 default:
                     Debug.Assert(false);
                     throw ThrowHelper.GetInvalidOperationException_ExpectedArray(reader.TokenType);
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonNodeConverter.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonNodeConverter.cs
index 5dd032cc743e03..4076784e1d8c28 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonNodeConverter.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonNodeConverter.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, JsonNode? value, JsonSerialize
                     return ObjectConverter.Read(ref reader, typeToConvert, options);
                 case JsonTokenType.StartArray:
                     return ArrayConverter.Read(ref reader, typeToConvert, options);
+                case JsonTokenType.Null:
+                    return null;
                 default:
                     Debug.Assert(false);
                     throw new JsonException();
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonObjectConverter.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonObjectConverter.cs
index fa4dce96fddd5f..860009ce74b5ee 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonObjectConverter.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Serialization/Converters/Node/JsonObjectConverter.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, JsonObject value, JsonSerializ
             {
                 case JsonTokenType.StartObject:
                     return ReadObject(ref reader, options.GetNodeOptions());
+                case JsonTokenType.Null:
+                    return null;
                 default:
                     Debug.Assert(false);
                     throw ThrowHelper.GetInvalidOperationException_ExpectedObject(reader.TokenType);
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/JsonNodeTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/JsonNodeTests.cs
index cabcf4091f7675..a90d59a49ccd10 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/JsonNodeTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/JsonNodeTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace System.Text.Json.Nodes.Tests
@@ -39,7 +41,20 @@ public static void JsonTypes_Deserialize()
             Assert.IsAssignableFrom<JsonValue>(JsonNode.Parse("\"str\""));
             Assert.IsAssignableFrom<JsonValue>(JsonNode.Parse(ToUtf8("\"str\"")));
             Assert.IsType<JsonElement>(JsonSerializer.Deserialize<object>("\"str\""));
+
+            JsonType_Deserializes_Null<JsonNode>();
+            JsonType_Deserializes_Null<JsonArray>();
+            JsonType_Deserializes_Null<JsonObject>();
+        }
+
+        private static void JsonType_Deserializes_Null<TNode>() where TNode : JsonNode
+        {
+            Assert.Null(JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TNode>("null"));
+            Assert.Collection(JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TNode[]>("[null]"), Assert.Null);
+            Assert.Collection(JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IReadOnlyDictionary<string, TNode>>("{ \"Value\": null }"), kv => Assert.Null(kv.Value));
+            Assert.Null(JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ObjectWithNodeProperty<TNode>>("{ \"Value\": null }").Value);
         }
+        private record ObjectWithNodeProperty<TNode>(TNode Value) where TNode : JsonNode;
 
         [Fact]
         public static void AsMethods_Throws()