diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/match_.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/match_.rs
index 41e0c79165..c03eed5f4f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/match_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/match_.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ fn match_constant_7() {
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "success");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn match_null() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"match null { null => { print "success"}, _ => { print "failure" }}"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "success");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn match_or_pattern() {
     let actual = nu!(
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/pattern_match.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/pattern_match.rs
index 36419a0fcf..8626a89943 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/pattern_match.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/pattern_match.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ impl Matcher for Pattern {
             Pattern::Value(pattern_value) => {
                 // TODO: Fill this out with the rest of them
                 match &pattern_value.expr {
+                    Expr::Nothing => {
+                        matches!(value, Value::Nothing { .. })
+                    }
                     Expr::Int(x) => {
                         if let Value::Int { val, .. } = &value {
                             x == val