diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/support/AbstractJsonPathAssertions.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/support/AbstractJsonPathAssertions.java
index 2254d39abb02..b2e842aec090 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/support/AbstractJsonPathAssertions.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/support/AbstractJsonPathAssertions.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ protected AbstractJsonPathAssertions(B spec, String content, String expression,
 	/**
 	 * Applies {@link JsonPathExpectationsHelper#assertValue(String, Object)}.
 	 */
-	public B isEqualTo(Object expectedValue) {
+	public B isEqualTo(@Nullable Object expectedValue) {
 		this.pathHelper.assertValue(this.content, expectedValue);
 		return this.bodySpec;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/client/JsonPathAssertionTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/client/JsonPathAssertionTests.java
index a63e649418d3..f8fee1020e58 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/client/JsonPathAssertionTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/client/JsonPathAssertionTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.test.web.servlet.client;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -192,6 +193,14 @@ void isArray() {
 				.jsonPath("$.composers").isArray();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWithNull() {
+		client.get().uri("/music/null")
+				.exchange()
+				.expectBody()
+				.jsonPath("$.value").isEqualTo(null);
+	}
+
 	@RestController
 	private static class MusicController {
 		@GetMapping("/music/instruments")
@@ -213,6 +222,15 @@ public MultiValueMap<String, Person> get() {
 
 			return map;
 		}
+
+		@GetMapping("/music/null")
+		public Map<String, Object> getNull() {
+			Map<String, Object> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+			map.put("value", null);
+
+			return map;
+		}
 	}
 
 }