diff --git a/connexion/decorators/validation.py b/connexion/decorators/validation.py
index a2e7239f1..c3ca4c4a2 100644
--- a/connexion/decorators/validation.py
+++ b/connexion/decorators/validation.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 import sys
 
 import six
-from jsonschema import Draft4Validator, ValidationError, draft4_format_checker
+from jsonschema import (Draft4Validator, ValidationError,
+                        draft4_format_checker, validators)
 from werkzeug import FileStorage
 
 from ..exceptions import ExtraParameterProblem
@@ -74,6 +75,38 @@ def validate_parameter_list(request_params, spec_params):
     return request_params.difference(spec_params)
 
 
+def extend_with_nullable_support(validator_class):
+    """Add support for null values in body.
+
+    It adds property validator to given validator_class.
+
+    :param validator_class: validator to add nullable support
+    :type validator_class: jsonschema.IValidator
+    :return: new validator with added nullable support in properties
+    :rtype: jsonschema.IValidator
+    """
+    validate_properties = validator_class.VALIDATORS['properties']
+
+    def nullable_support(validator, properties, instance, schema):
+        null_properties = {}
+        for property_, subschema in six.iteritems(properties):
+            if isinstance(instance, collections.Iterable) and \
+                    property_ in instance and \
+                    instance[property_] is None and \
+                    subschema.get('x-nullable') is True:
+                # exclude from following validation
+                null_properties[property_] = instance.pop(property_)
+        for error in validate_properties(validator, properties, instance, schema):
+            yield error
+        # add null properties back
+        if null_properties:
+            instance.update(null_properties)
+    return validators.extend(validator_class, {'properties': nullable_support})
+
+
+Draft4ValidatorSupportNullable = extend_with_nullable_support(Draft4Validator)
+
+
 class RequestBodyValidator(object):
     def __init__(self, schema, consumes, api, is_null_value_valid=False, validator=None,
                  strict_validation=False):
@@ -90,7 +123,7 @@ def __init__(self, schema, consumes, api, is_null_value_valid=False, validator=N
         self.schema = schema
         self.has_default = schema.get('default', False)
         self.is_null_value_valid = is_null_value_valid
-        validatorClass = validator or Draft4Validator
+        validatorClass = validator or Draft4ValidatorSupportNullable
         self.validator = validatorClass(schema, format_checker=draft4_format_checker)
         self.api = api
         self.strict_validation = strict_validation
@@ -160,7 +193,7 @@ def __init__(self, schema, validator=None):
                           against API schema. Default is jsonschema.Draft4Validator.
         :type validator: jsonschema.IValidator
         """
-        ValidatorClass = validator or Draft4Validator
+        ValidatorClass = validator or Draft4ValidatorSupportNullable
         self.validator = ValidatorClass(schema, format_checker=draft4_format_checker)
 
     def validate_schema(self, data, url):
diff --git a/tests/decorators/test_validation.py b/tests/decorators/test_validation.py
index 5e386050c..4f84a629f 100644
--- a/tests/decorators/test_validation.py
+++ b/tests/decorators/test_validation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-from connexion.decorators.validation import ParameterValidator
+from jsonschema import ValidationError
+
+import pytest
+from connexion.decorators.validation import (Draft4ValidatorSupportNullable,
+                                             ParameterValidator)
 from mock import MagicMock
 
 
@@ -46,3 +50,32 @@ def test_invalid_type_value_error(monkeypatch):
     value = {'test': 1, 'second': 2}
     result = ParameterValidator.validate_parameter('formdata', value, {'type': 'boolean', 'name': 'foo'})
     assert result == "Wrong type, expected 'boolean' for formdata parameter 'foo'"
+
+def test_support_nullable_properties():
+    schema = {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {"foo": {"type": "string", "x-nullable": True}},
+    }
+    try:
+        Draft4ValidatorSupportNullable(schema).validate({"foo": None})
+    except ValidationError:
+        pytest.fail("Shouldn't raise ValidationError")
+
+
+def test_support_nullable_properties_raises_validation_error():
+    schema = {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {"foo": {"type": "string", "x-nullable": False}},
+    }
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        Draft4ValidatorSupportNullable(schema).validate({"foo": None})
+
+
+def test_support_nullable_properties_not_iterable():
+    schema = {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {"foo": {"type": "string", "x-nullable": True}},
+    }
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        Draft4ValidatorSupportNullable(schema).validate(12345)