diff --git a/src/z_ui2_json.clas.abap b/src/z_ui2_json.clas.abap
index 003dd84..3211af6 100644
--- a/src/z_ui2_json.clas.abap
+++ b/src/z_ui2_json.clas.abap
@@ -2139,6 +2139,8 @@ ENDMETHOD.
                   ENDIF.
                 ELSEIF type_descr->kind EQ type_descr->kind_elem.
                   eat_bool data.
+                ELSEIF type_descr->kind EQ type_descr->kind_struct OR type_descr->kind EQ type_descr->kind_table.
+                  eat_null data.
                 ELSE.
                   eat_bool sdummy.
                   throw_error.
diff --git a/src/z_ui2_json.clas.locals_imp.abap b/src/z_ui2_json.clas.locals_imp.abap
index 55f00e1..3f173a6 100644
--- a/src/z_ui2_json.clas.locals_imp.abap
+++ b/src/z_ui2_json.clas.locals_imp.abap
@@ -353,3 +353,14 @@ DEFINE eat_char.
     throw_error.
   ENDIF.
 END-OF-DEFINITION.
+
+DEFINE eat_null.
+  mark   = offset.
+  while_offset_cs `nul`.
+  match = offset - mark.
+  IF json+mark(match) EQ `null`  ##NO_TEXT.
+    CLEAR &1.
+  ELSE.
+    throw_error.
+  ENDIF.
+END-OF-DEFINITION.
diff --git a/src/z_ui2_json.clas.testclasses.abap b/src/z_ui2_json.clas.testclasses.abap
index 610f6cb..238a602 100644
--- a/src/z_ui2_json.clas.testclasses.abap
+++ b/src/z_ui2_json.clas.testclasses.abap
@@ -263,6 +263,13 @@ INHERITING FROM z_ui2_json.
     METHODS: serialize_formatted FOR TESTING.
     METHODS: serialize_cycle_reference FOR TESTING.
 
+    "! deserialize a null value for a table field in strict mode
+    METHODS deserialize_strict_table_null FOR TESTING.
+    "! deserialize a null value for a structure field in strict mode
+    METHODS deserialize_strict_struct_null FOR TESTING.
+    "! deserialize a null value for a string field in strict mode
+    METHODS deserialize_strict_string_null FOR TESTING.
+
 ENDCLASS.       "abap_unit_testclass
 * ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 CLASS abap_unit_testclass IMPLEMENTATION.
@@ -2868,4 +2875,116 @@ CLASS abap_unit_testclass IMPLEMENTATION.
                           assoc_arrays_opt = abap_true ).
   ENDMETHOD.
 
+  METHOD deserialize_strict_table_null.
+
+    TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_test,
+             tab1    TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF string WITH EMPTY KEY,
+             BEGIN OF struc1,
+               field1 TYPE string,
+             END OF struc1,
+             string1 TYPE string,
+           END OF ty_test.
+
+    DATA s_test2 TYPE ty_test.
+
+    DATA lo_json TYPE t_json.
+    CREATE OBJECT lo_json
+      EXPORTING
+        strict_mode = abap_true
+        pretty_name = pretty_mode-camel_case.
+
+    lo_json->deserialize_int(
+      EXPORTING
+        json             = '{"tab1":null,"struc1":{"field1":"hugo"},"string1":"u__u"}'
+      CHANGING
+        data             = s_test2
+    ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_initial(
+       act = s_test2-tab1 ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+           exp = 'hugo'
+           act = s_test2-struc1-field1 ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+           exp = 'u__u'
+           act = s_test2-string1 ).
+
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD deserialize_strict_struct_null.
+
+    TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_test,
+             tab1    TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF string WITH EMPTY KEY,
+             BEGIN OF struc1,
+               field1 TYPE string,
+             END OF struc1,
+             string1 TYPE string,
+           END OF ty_test.
+
+    DATA s_test2 TYPE ty_test.
+
+    DATA lo_json TYPE t_json.
+    CREATE OBJECT lo_json
+      EXPORTING
+        strict_mode = abap_true
+        pretty_name = pretty_mode-camel_case.
+
+    lo_json->deserialize_int(
+      EXPORTING
+        json             = '{"tab1":["hugo"],"struc1":null,"string1":"u__u"}'
+      CHANGING
+        data             = s_test2
+    ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+           exp = `hugo`
+           act = s_test2-tab1[ 1 ] ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_initial(
+       act = s_test2-struc1 ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+           exp = 'u__u'
+           act = s_test2-string1 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD deserialize_strict_string_null.
+
+    TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_test2,
+             tab1    TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF string WITH EMPTY KEY,
+             BEGIN OF struc1,
+               field1 TYPE string,
+             END OF struc1,
+             string1 TYPE string,
+           END OF ty_test2.
+
+    DATA s_test2 TYPE ty_test2.
+
+    DATA lo_json TYPE t_json.
+    CREATE OBJECT lo_json
+      EXPORTING
+        strict_mode = abap_true
+        pretty_name = pretty_mode-camel_case.
+
+    lo_json->deserialize_int(
+      EXPORTING
+        json             = '{"tab1":["hugo"],"struc1":{"field1":"hugo"},"string1":null}'
+      CHANGING
+        data             = s_test2
+    ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+          exp = `hugo`
+          act = s_test2-tab1[ 1 ] ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+          exp = 'hugo'
+          act = s_test2-struc1-field1 ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_initial(
+           act = s_test2-string1 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
 ENDCLASS.       "abap_unit_testclass