diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js
index 68d8cada8f..c38d60f3a5 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
                 result = regexp.test(got);
                 break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.IS_NULL:
-                result = (got === null || got === undefined);
+                result = (got === null);
                 break;
         }
         return result;
diff --git a/tests/Filter/Comparison.html b/tests/Filter/Comparison.html
index e8f9a9c2b0..04e192a348 100644
--- a/tests/Filter/Comparison.html
+++ b/tests/Filter/Comparison.html
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@
                 type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.IS_NULL,
                 property: "prop"
             }),
-            context: {prop: undefined},
-            expect: true
+            context: {},
+            expect: false
         }, {
             filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
                 type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.IS_NULL,
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
                 property: "prop"
             }),
             context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {}),
-            expect: true
+            expect: false
         }, {
             filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
                 type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.IS_NULL,