diff --git a/otoroshi/app/env/Env.scala b/otoroshi/app/env/Env.scala
index b9caf5a81..aab468ded 100644
--- a/otoroshi/app/env/Env.scala
+++ b/otoroshi/app/env/Env.scala
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ class Env(
   private lazy val halloweenStop  =
     DateTime.now().withMonthOfYear(10).withDayOfMonth(31).plusDays(1).withMillisOfDay(1)
 
+  lazy val jsonPathNullReadIsJsNull =
+    configuration.getOptionalWithFileSupport[Boolean]("otoroshi.options.jsonPathNullReadIsJsNull").getOrElse(false)
+
   lazy val dynamicBodySizeCompute =
     configuration.getOptionalWithFileSupport[Boolean]("otoroshi.options.dynamicBodySizeCompute").getOrElse(true)
 
diff --git a/otoroshi/app/utils/jsonpath.scala b/otoroshi/app/utils/jsonpath.scala
index 9603ccde8..74cef0581 100644
--- a/otoroshi/app/utils/jsonpath.scala
+++ b/otoroshi/app/utils/jsonpath.scala
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ object JsonPathUtils {
     // }
   }
 
+  private lazy val jsonPathNullReadIsJsNull = OtoroshiEnvHolder.get().jsonPathNullReadIsJsNull
+
   def getAtPolyF(payload: String, path: String): Either[JsonPathReadError, JsValue] = {
     //val env = OtoroshiEnvHolder.get()
     //env.metrics.withTimer("JsonPathUtils.getAtPolyF") {
@@ -95,7 +97,11 @@ object JsonPathUtils {
       if (read != null) {
         Right(Writes.jsonNodeWrites.writes(read))
       } else {
-        Left(JsonPathReadError("null read", path, payload, None))
+        if (jsonPathNullReadIsJsNull) {
+          Right(JsNull)
+        } else {
+          Left(JsonPathReadError("null read", path, payload, None))
+        }
       }
     } match {
       case Failure(e)                               => Left(JsonPathReadError("error while trying to read", path, payload, e.some))
diff --git a/otoroshi/conf/application.conf b/otoroshi/conf/application.conf
index 9cef2ae64..90cabf54a 100644
--- a/otoroshi/conf/application.conf
+++ b/otoroshi/conf/application.conf
@@ -1033,6 +1033,8 @@ otoroshi {
     }
   }
   options {
+    jsonPathNullReadIsJsNull = false
+    jsonPathNullReadIsJsNull = ${?OTOROSHI_OPTIONS_JSONPATHNULLREADISJSNULL}
     bypassUserRightsCheck = false
     bypassUserRightsCheck = ${?OTOROSHI_OPTIONS_BYPASSUSERRIGHTSCHECK}
     emptyContentLengthIsChunked = true