diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/data/base.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/data/base.rs
index 799708e2e8..97ea688435 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/data/base.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/data/base.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ fn coerce_compare_primitive(
         (Bytes(left), Decimal(right)) => {
             CompareValues::Decimals(BigDecimal::from(*left), right.clone())
         }
+        (Bytes(left), Nothing) => CompareValues::Ints(BigInt::from(*left), BigInt::from(0)),
+        (Nothing, Bytes(right)) => CompareValues::Ints(BigInt::from(0), BigInt::from(*right)),
+        (Int(left), Nothing) => CompareValues::Ints(left.clone(), BigInt::from(0)),
+        (Nothing, Int(right)) => CompareValues::Ints(BigInt::from(0), right.clone()),
+        (Decimal(left), Nothing) => CompareValues::Decimals(left.clone(), BigDecimal::from(0.0)),
+        (Nothing, Decimal(right)) => CompareValues::Decimals(BigDecimal::from(0.0), right.clone()),
         (String(left), String(right)) => CompareValues::String(left.clone(), right.clone()),
         (Line(left), String(right)) => CompareValues::String(left.clone(), right.clone()),
         (String(left), Line(right)) => CompareValues::String(left.clone(), right.clone()),
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/where_.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/where_.rs
index ca84bd7f99..01ad984260 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/where_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/where_.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ fn filters_by_unit_size_comparison() {
     assert_eq!(actual, "cargo_sample.toml");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn filters_with_nothing_comparison() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats",
+        r#"echo '[{"foo": 3}, {"foo": null}, {"foo": 4}]' | from-json | where foo > 1 | get foo | sum | echo $it"#
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(actual, "7");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn binary_operator_comparisons() {
     let actual = nu!(