diff --git a/qobject/json-parser.c b/qobject/json-parser.c
index 4288267bd3..717cb8fde7 100644
--- a/qobject/json-parser.c
+++ b/qobject/json-parser.c
@@ -561,6 +561,8 @@ static QObject *parse_keyword(JSONParserContext *ctxt)
         ret = QOBJECT(qbool_from_int(true));
     } else if (token_is_keyword(token, "false")) {
         ret = QOBJECT(qbool_from_int(false));
+    } else if (token_is_keyword(token, "null")) {
+        ret = qnull();
     } else {
         parse_error(ctxt, token, "invalid keyword `%s'", token_get_value(token));
         goto out;
diff --git a/tests/check-qjson.c b/tests/check-qjson.c
index 95497a037e..60e5b22a98 100644
--- a/tests/check-qjson.c
+++ b/tests/check-qjson.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2009
- * Copyright (c) 2013 Red Hat Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2015 Red Hat Inc.
  *
  * Authors:
  *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ static void keyword_literal(void)
 {
     QObject *obj;
     QBool *qbool;
+    QObject *null;
     QString *str;
 
     obj = qobject_from_json("true");
@@ -1041,7 +1042,7 @@ static void keyword_literal(void)
     g_assert(qbool_get_int(qbool) == 0);
 
     QDECREF(qbool);
-    
+
     obj = qobject_from_jsonf("%i", true);
     g_assert(obj != NULL);
     g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QBOOL);
@@ -1050,6 +1051,16 @@ static void keyword_literal(void)
     g_assert(qbool_get_int(qbool) != 0);
 
     QDECREF(qbool);
+
+    obj = qobject_from_json("null");
+    g_assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QNULL);
+
+    null = qnull();
+    g_assert(null == obj);
+
+    qobject_decref(obj);
+    qobject_decref(null);
 }
 
 typedef struct LiteralQDictEntry LiteralQDictEntry;