diff --git a/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs b/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs
index bda88777c..c656b51fc 100644
--- a/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs
+++ b/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs
@@ -780,6 +780,19 @@ public void Can_Deserialize_Dictionary_of_Lists()
             Assert.IsNotEmpty(output.EmployeesPay);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void Can_Deserialize_Dictionary_with_Null()
+        {
+            string doc = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine("SampleData", "jsondictionary_null.txt"));
+            JsonDeserializer json = new JsonDeserializer { RootElement = "response" };
+            IDictionary<string, object> output = json.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, object>>(new RestResponse { Content = doc });
+
+            IDictionary<string, object> dictionary = (IDictionary<string, object>)output["SomeDictionary"];
+            Assert.AreEqual("abra", dictionary["NonNull"]);
+            Assert.IsNull(dictionary["Null"]);
+        }
+
+
         private static string CreateJsonWithUnderscores()
         {
             JsonObject doc = new JsonObject();
diff --git a/RestSharp.Tests/RestSharp.Tests.Signed.csproj b/RestSharp.Tests/RestSharp.Tests.Signed.csproj
index 8aaafc768..ae944f44e 100644
--- a/RestSharp.Tests/RestSharp.Tests.Signed.csproj
+++ b/RestSharp.Tests/RestSharp.Tests.Signed.csproj
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@
     <Content Include="SampleData\jsondictionary.txt">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="SampleData\jsondictionary_null.txt">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
     <Content Include="SampleData\jsonenumtypes.txt">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
diff --git a/RestSharp.Tests/RestSharp.Tests.csproj b/RestSharp.Tests/RestSharp.Tests.csproj
index 2e08d17a6..0a55a43a9 100644
--- a/RestSharp.Tests/RestSharp.Tests.csproj
+++ b/RestSharp.Tests/RestSharp.Tests.csproj
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@
     <Content Include="SampleData\iso8601datetimes.txt">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="SampleData\jsondictionary_null.txt">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
     <Content Include="SampleData\jsondictionary_KeysType.txt">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
diff --git a/RestSharp.Tests/SampleData/jsondictionary_null.txt b/RestSharp.Tests/SampleData/jsondictionary_null.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9b1e36c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RestSharp.Tests/SampleData/jsondictionary_null.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "SomeDictionary" : 
+    {
+        "NonNull": "abra",
+        "Null": null
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs b/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs
index ef773c9d9..ee85e1d76 100644
--- a/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs
+++ b/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs
@@ -225,8 +225,12 @@ private object ConvertValue(Type type, object value)
                 type = type.GetGenericArguments()[0];
             }
 
-            if (type == typeof(object) && value != null)
+            if (type == typeof(object))
             {
+                if (value == null)
+                {
+                    return null;
+                }
                 type = value.GetType();
             }