diff --git a/factcast-core/src/main/java/org/factcast/core/subscription/SpecBuilder.java b/factcast-core/src/main/java/org/factcast/core/subscription/SpecBuilder.java
index e449df68d5..4010fc9182 100644
--- a/factcast-core/src/main/java/org/factcast/core/subscription/SpecBuilder.java
+++ b/factcast-core/src/main/java/org/factcast/core/subscription/SpecBuilder.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public interface SpecBuilder {
 
     SubscriptionRequest from(@NonNull UUID id);
 
+    SubscriptionRequest fromNullable(UUID id);
+
     SubscriptionRequest fromScratch();
 
     SubscriptionRequest fromNowOn();
diff --git a/factcast-core/src/test/java/org/factcast/core/subscription/FluentSubscriptionRequestTest.java b/factcast-core/src/test/java/org/factcast/core/subscription/FluentSubscriptionRequestTest.java
index 5abcaa95f4..64f7c56e20 100644
--- a/factcast-core/src/test/java/org/factcast/core/subscription/FluentSubscriptionRequestTest.java
+++ b/factcast-core/src/test/java/org/factcast/core/subscription/FluentSubscriptionRequestTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ void testFollowNull() {
                 (FactSpec) null));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testFollowNullable() {
+        SubscriptionRequest req = SubscriptionRequest.follow(FactSpec.ns("foo")).fromNullable(null);
+        assertFalse(req.startingAfter().isPresent());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testCatchupNull() {
         Assertions.assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> SubscriptionRequest.catchup(