diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoJSON.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoJSON.js
index b2631a02a8..a91c374c6f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoJSON.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoJSON.js
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
      * {<OpenLayers.Geometry>} A geometry.
      */
     parseGeometry: function(obj) {
+        if (obj == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
         var geometry;
         if(obj.type == "GeometryCollection") {
             if(!(obj.geometries instanceof Array)) {
@@ -532,6 +535,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
          * {Object} An object representing the geometry.
          */
         'geometry': function(geometry) {
+            if (geometry == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
             if (this.internalProjection && this.externalProjection) {
                 geometry = geometry.clone();
                 geometry.transform(this.internalProjection, 
diff --git a/tests/Format/GeoJSON.html b/tests/Format/GeoJSON.html
index 8b05fb2e9c..c93690d5f8 100644
--- a/tests/Format/GeoJSON.html
+++ b/tests/Format/GeoJSON.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <script type="text/javascript">
 
     var poly_content = '{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"geometry": {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-131.484375, -5.9765625], [-112.5, -58.0078125], [-32.34375, -50.2734375], [-114.609375, 52.3828125], [-167.34375, -35.5078125], [-146.953125, -57.3046875], [-139.921875, -34.1015625], [-131.484375, -5.9765625]]]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 562, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 2", "author": "Your Name Here"}}]}'; 
+    var null_geom_feature = '{"type":"Feature","id":573,"properties":{"strokeColor":"blue","title":"Feature 5","author":"Your Name Here"},"geometry":null}';
     var point_feature = '{"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [94.21875, 72.94921875]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 573, "properties": {"strokeColor": "blue", "title": "Feature 5", "author": "Your Name Here"}}'
     var line_feature = '{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"geometry": {"type": "LineString", "coordinates": [[-27.0703125, 59.4140625], [-77.6953125, 20.7421875], [30.5859375, -36.2109375], [67.1484375, 34.8046875]]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 559, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 1", "author": "Your Name Here"}}]}';
     var multiple_features = '{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [-91.0546875, 43.9453125]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 577, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 2", "image": "foo.gif", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "LineString", "coordinates": [[91.40625, -1.40625], [116.015625, -42.890625], [153.28125, -28.125], [108.984375, 11.25], [75.234375, 8.4375], [76.640625, 9.140625], [67.5, -36.5625], [67.5, -35.859375]]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 576, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 1", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [139.5703125, 57.48046875]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 575, "properties": {"strokeColor": "blue", "title": "Feature 7", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [107.2265625, 82.44140625]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 574, "properties": {"strokeColor": "blue", "title": "Feature 6", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [94.21875, 72.94921875]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 573, "properties": {"strokeColor": "blue", "title": "Feature 5", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [116.3671875, 61.69921875]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 572, "properties": {"strokeColor": "blue", "title": "Feature 4", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [145.8984375, 73.65234375]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 571, "properties": {"strokeColor": "blue", "title": "Feature 3", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[32.34375, 52.20703125], [87.1875, 70.13671875], [122.6953125, 37.44140625], [75.234375, 42.36328125], [40.078125, 42.36328125], [28.828125, 48.33984375], [18.6328125, 56.77734375], [23.203125, 65.56640625], [32.34375, 52.20703125]]]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 570, "properties": {"strokeColor": "blue", "title": "Feature 2", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [62.578125, -53.4375]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 569, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 3", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [121.640625, 16.875]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 568, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 6", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [135.703125, 8.4375]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 567, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 4", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [137.109375, 48.515625]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 566, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 274", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [0, 5]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 565, "properties": {}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [0, 5]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 564, "properties": {}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [0, 5]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 563, "properties": {}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-131.484375, -5.9765625], [-112.5, -58.0078125], [-32.34375, -50.2734375], [-114.609375, 52.3828125], [-167.34375, -35.5078125], [-146.953125, -57.3046875], [-139.921875, -34.1015625], [-131.484375, -5.9765625]]]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 562, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 2", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [48.8671875, -15.8203125]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 560, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 2", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "LineString", "coordinates": [[-27.0703125, 59.4140625], [-77.6953125, 20.7421875], [30.5859375, -36.2109375], [67.1484375, 34.8046875]]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 559, "properties": {"strokeColor": "red", "title": "Feature 1", "author": "Your Name Here"}}, {"geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [12.65625, 16.5234375]}, "type": "Feature", "id": 558, "properties": {"styleUrl": "#allstyle", "title": "Feature 1", "strokeColor": "red", "author": "Your Name Here"}}]}';
@@ -21,6 +22,14 @@
         t.eq(typeof format.write, "function", "format has a write function"); 
     }
 
+    function test_Format_GeoJSON_null_geom(t) {
+        t.plan(2);
+        var f = new OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON();
+        var fs = f.read(null_geom_feature);
+        t.ok(fs[0].geometry == null, "Reading feature with null geom works okay");
+        t.eq(f.write(fs[0]), null_geom_feature, "round trip null okay"); 
+
+    }   
     function test_Format_GeoJSON_valid_type(t) { 
         t.plan(14);