diff --git a/src/main/java/com/softlayer/api/Maskable.java b/src/main/java/com/softlayer/api/Maskable.java
index 9edaf2e..81c1c7a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/softlayer/api/Maskable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/softlayer/api/Maskable.java
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ public interface Maskable {
 
     /** Set the mask to a string, formatted according to http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/Object-Masks */
     public void setMask(String mask);
+    
+    /** Removes the mask from the service */
+    public void clearMask();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/softlayer/api/RestApiClient.java b/src/main/java/com/softlayer/api/RestApiClient.java
index 2ad35cd..c945442 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/softlayer/api/RestApiClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/softlayer/api/RestApiClient.java
@@ -445,6 +445,13 @@ public Object invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwabl
                 mask = (Mask) args[0];
                 maskString = null;
                 return null;
+            } else if ("setMask".equals(method.getName()) && args != null
+                    && args.length == 1 && args[0] == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot set null mask. Use clearMask to clear");
+            } else if ("clearMask".equals(method.getName())) {
+                mask = null;
+                maskString = null;
+                return null;
             } else if ("setResultLimit".equals(method.getName()) &&
                     method.getDeclaringClass() == ResultLimitable.class) {
                 resultLimit = (ResultLimit) args[0];
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/softlayer/api/RestApiClientTest.java b/src/test/java/com/softlayer/api/RestApiClientTest.java
index 9d3f076..a141cb7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/softlayer/api/RestApiClientTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/softlayer/api/RestApiClientTest.java
@@ -429,7 +429,24 @@ public void onSuccess(String value) {
         assertTrue(http.invokeAsyncCallbackCalled);
         assertTrue(successCalled.get());
     }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testMaskMustNotBeNull() {
+        RestApiClient client = new RestApiClient("http://example.com/");
+        TestEntity.Service service = TestEntity.service(client);
+        service.setMask((Mask) null);
+    }
     
+    @Test
+    public void testMaskRemoval() {
+        RestApiClient client = new RestApiClient("http://example.com/");
+        TestEntity.Service service = TestEntity.service(client);
+        service.withMask().baz();
+        assertEquals("baz", service.withMask().toString());
+        service.clearMask();
+        assertEquals("", service.withMask().toString());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testNormalObjectMethodsOnService() {
         RestApiClient client = new RestApiClient("http://example.com/");
@@ -439,6 +456,5 @@ public void testNormalObjectMethodsOnService() {
         assertTrue(Proxy.isProxyClass(service.getClass()));
         assertEquals(service.hashCode(), service.hashCode());
         assertTrue(service.equals(service));
-        
     }
 }