diff --git a/example/matchers/consumer/tests/Service/MatchersTest.php b/example/matchers/consumer/tests/Service/MatchersTest.php
index 275cc2ca..447d6b5a 100644
--- a/example/matchers/consumer/tests/Service/MatchersTest.php
+++ b/example/matchers/consumer/tests/Service/MatchersTest.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public function testGetMatchers()
             ->addHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
             ->setBody([
                 'like' => $this->matcher->like(['key' => 'value']),
+                'likeNull' => $this->matcher->like(null),
                 'eachLike' => $this->matcher->eachLike('item'),
                 'atLeastLike' => $this->matcher->atLeastLike(1, 5),
                 'atMostLike' => $this->matcher->atMostLike(1, 3),
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public function testGetMatchers()
         $this->assertTrue($verifyResult);
         $this->assertEquals([
             'like' => ['key' => 'value'],
+            'likeNull' => null,
             'eachLike' => ['item'],
             'atLeastLike' => [1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
             'atMostLike' => [1],
diff --git a/example/matchers/pacts/matchersConsumer-matchersProvider.json b/example/matchers/pacts/matchersConsumer-matchersProvider.json
index e5ad5469..aca3ab7b 100644
--- a/example/matchers/pacts/matchersConsumer-matchersProvider.json
+++ b/example/matchers/pacts/matchersConsumer-matchersProvider.json
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
             "likeBool": true,
             "likeDecimal": 13.01,
             "likeInt": 13,
+            "likeNull": null,
             "likeString": "some string",
             "notEmpty": [
               "1",
@@ -359,6 +360,14 @@
                 }
               ]
             },
+            "$.likeNull": {
+              "combine": "AND",
+              "matchers": [
+                {
+                  "match": "type"
+                }
+              ]
+            },
             "$.likeString": {
               "combine": "AND",
               "matchers": [
diff --git a/example/matchers/provider/public/index.php b/example/matchers/provider/public/index.php
index bf6961e6..b991881e 100644
--- a/example/matchers/provider/public/index.php
+++ b/example/matchers/provider/public/index.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 $app->get('/matchers', function (Request $request, Response $response) {
     $response->getBody()->write(\json_encode([
         'like' => ['key' => 'another value'],
+        'likeNull' => null,
         'eachLike' => ['item 1', 'item 2'],
         'atLeastLike' => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6],
         'atMostLike' => [1, 2],
diff --git a/src/PhpPact/Consumer/Matcher/Matcher.php b/src/PhpPact/Consumer/Matcher/Matcher.php
index 81f04f5b..e81859fd 100644
--- a/src/PhpPact/Consumer/Matcher/Matcher.php
+++ b/src/PhpPact/Consumer/Matcher/Matcher.php
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ public function somethingLike(mixed $value): array
      */
     public function like(mixed $value): array
     {
-        if ($value === null) {
-            throw new Exception('Value must not be null.');
-        }
-
         return [
             'value'   => $value,
             'pact:matcher:type' => 'type',
diff --git a/tests/PhpPact/Consumer/Matcher/MatcherTest.php b/tests/PhpPact/Consumer/Matcher/MatcherTest.php
index f5ab12eb..97af28cb 100644
--- a/tests/PhpPact/Consumer/Matcher/MatcherTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpPact/Consumer/Matcher/MatcherTest.php
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ protected function setUp(): void
     /**
      * @throws Exception
      */
-    public function testLikeNoValue()
+    public function testLikeNull(): void
     {
-        $this->expectException(Exception::class);
-        $this->matcher->like(null);
+        $json = \json_encode($this->matcher->like(null));
+
+        $this->assertEquals('{"value":null,"pact:matcher:type":"type"}', $json);
     }
 
     /**