diff --git a/src/main/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/gridexporter/GridExporter.java b/src/main/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/gridexporter/GridExporter.java
index 1011723..5ff3b56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/gridexporter/GridExporter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/gridexporter/GridExporter.java
@@ -221,9 +221,13 @@ Object extractValueFromColumn(T item, Column<T> column) {
     ValueProvider<T, String> customVP =
         (ValueProvider<T, String>)
             ComponentUtil.getData(column, GridExporter.COLUMN_VALUE_PROVIDER_DATA);
-    if (customVP != null) {
-      value = customVP.apply(item);
-    }
+	if (customVP != null) {
+		value = customVP.apply(item);
+		if (value == null && nullValueSupplier != null) {
+			value = nullValueSupplier.get();
+		}
+		return value;
+	}
 
     // if there is a key, assume that the property can be retrieved from it
     if (value == null && column.getKey() != null) {