diff --git a/encode.go b/encode.go
index fb1fc283..14c2c38f 100644
--- a/encode.go
+++ b/encode.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) Encode(v interface{}) error {
 			if vv != nil {
 				e.buffer = encBool(e.buffer, *vv)
 			} else {
-				e.buffer = encBool(e.buffer, false)
+				e.buffer = EncNull(e.buffer)
 			}
 		case reflect.Int32:
 			if t == _typeOfRune {
@@ -219,7 +219,12 @@ func (e *Encoder) Encode(v interface{}) error {
 			reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64,
 			reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64: // resolve base type
 			vVal := reflect.ValueOf(v)
-			if reflect.Ptr == vVal.Kind() && !vVal.IsNil() {
+			if reflect.Ptr == vVal.Kind() {
+				if vVal.IsNil() {
+					e.buffer = EncNull(e.buffer)
+					return nil
+				}
+
 				return e.Encode(vVal.Elem().Interface())
 			}
 		default:
diff --git a/int.go b/int.go
index 1c5fd7b3..3000ce4d 100644
--- a/int.go
+++ b/int.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) decInt32(flag int32) (int32, error) {
 
 func (e *Encoder) encTypeInt32(b []byte, p interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	value := reflect.ValueOf(p)
-	if PackPtr(value).IsNil() {
+	if value.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && value.IsNil() || PackPtr(value).IsNil() {
 		return EncNull(b), nil
 	}
 	value = UnpackPtrValue(value)
diff --git a/null_test.go b/null_test.go
index 2e0bab88..5bb430ec 100644
--- a/null_test.go
+++ b/null_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,78 @@ func TestNull(t *testing.T) {
 	testDecodeFramework(t, "replyNull", nil)
 }
 
-func TestNulEncode(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNullEncode(t *testing.T) {
 	testJavaDecode(t, "argNull", nil)
 }
+
+func TestNullIntPtr(t *testing.T) {
+	e := NewEncoder()
+	var null *int = nil
+	e.Encode(null)
+	if e.Buffer() == nil {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	assertEqual([]byte("N"), e.buffer, t)
+}
+
+func TestNullBoolPtr(t *testing.T) {
+	e := NewEncoder()
+	var null *bool = nil
+	e.Encode(null)
+	if e.Buffer() == nil {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	assertEqual([]byte("N"), e.buffer, t)
+}
+
+func TestNullInt32Ptr(t *testing.T) {
+	e := NewEncoder()
+	var null *int32 = nil
+	e.Encode(null)
+	if e.Buffer() == nil {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	assertEqual([]byte("N"), e.buffer, t)
+}
+
+func TestNullSlice(t *testing.T) {
+	e := NewEncoder()
+	var null []int32 = nil
+	e.Encode(null)
+	if e.Buffer() == nil {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	assertEqual([]byte("N"), e.buffer, t)
+}
+
+func TestNullMap(t *testing.T) {
+	e := NewEncoder()
+	var null map[bool]int32 = nil
+	e.Encode(null)
+	if e.Buffer() == nil {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	assertEqual([]byte("N"), e.buffer, t)
+}
+
+type NullFieldStruct struct {
+	Int   *int
+	Bool  *bool
+	Int32 *int32
+	Slice []int32
+	Map   map[bool]int32
+}
+
+func (*NullFieldStruct) JavaClassName() string {
+	return "NullFieldStruct"
+}
+
+func TestNullFieldStruct(t *testing.T) {
+	e := NewEncoder()
+	req := &NullFieldStruct{}
+	e.Encode(req)
+	if e.Buffer() == nil {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	assertEqual([]byte("NNNNN"), e.buffer[len(e.buffer)-5:], t)
+}
diff --git a/object_test.go b/object_test.go
index a47bd1bd..5fdb9014 100644
--- a/object_test.go
+++ b/object_test.go
@@ -681,11 +681,7 @@ func TestBasePointer(t *testing.T) {
 	base = BasePointer{
 		A: nil,
 	}
-	expectedF := false
-	expectedBase := BasePointer{
-		A: &expectedF,
-	}
-	doTestBasePointer(t, &base, &expectedBase)
+	doTestBasePointer(t, &base, &base)
 }
 
 func doTestBasePointer(t *testing.T, base *BasePointer, expected *BasePointer) {