diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 4c26d86459..07b63049b4 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ $ git push --tags origin master
 A: The `anyOf`  and `oneOf` keywords are supported,  however, properties declared inside the `anyOf/oneOf` should not overlap with properties "outside" of the `anyOf/oneOf`.
 There is also special cased where you can use `oneOf` in [schema dependencies](dependencies.md#schema-dependencies), If you'd like to help improve support for these keywords, see the following issues for inspiration [#329](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/pull/329) or [#417](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/pull/417). See also: [#52](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/52), [#151](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/151), [#171](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/171), [#200](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/200), [#282](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/282), [#302](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/pull/302), [#330](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/330), [#430](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/430), [#522](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/522), [#538](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/538), [#551](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/551), [#552](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/552), or [#648](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/648).
 
+In addition, "nullable" types are supported in a narrow sense: If a property declares a type of `["<some-type>", "null"]`, then `"some-type"` will be passed through as the type used to determine which widget to use for rendering the field. However, the actual rendering and handling of the field is unchanged; you are free to handle this using an approach (`'ui:emptyValue': null`, for example) best-suited to your use case.
+
 ### Q: Will react-jsonschema-form support Material, Ant-Design, Foundation, or [some other specific widget library or frontend style]?
 
 A: Probably not. We use Bootstrap v3 and it works fine for our needs. We would like for react-jsonschema-form to support other frameworks, we just don't want to support them ourselves. Ideally, these frontend styles could be added to react-jsonschema-form with a third-party library. If there is a technical limitation preventing this, please consider opening a PR. See also: [#91](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/91), [#99](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/99), [#125](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/125), [#237](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/237), [#287](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/287), [#299](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/299), [#440](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/440), [#461](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/461), [#546](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/546), [#555](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/555), [#626](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/issues/626), and [#623](https://github.com/mozilla-services/react-jsonschema-form/pull/623).
diff --git a/playground/samples/index.js b/playground/samples/index.js
index 4f5f9346e8..2abe944523 100644
--- a/playground/samples/index.js
+++ b/playground/samples/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import alternatives from "./alternatives";
 import propertyDependencies from "./propertyDependencies";
 import schemaDependencies from "./schemaDependencies";
 import additionalProperties from "./additionalProperties";
+import nullable from "./nullable";
 
 export const samples = {
   Simple: simple,
@@ -44,4 +45,5 @@ export const samples = {
   "Additional Properties": additionalProperties,
   "Any Of": anyOf,
   "One Of": oneOf,
+  Nullable: nullable,
 };
diff --git a/playground/samples/nullable.js b/playground/samples/nullable.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1068ac9741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/samples/nullable.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+module.exports = {
+  schema: {
+    title: "A registration form (nullable)",
+    description: "A simple form example using nullable types",
+    type: "object",
+    required: ["firstName", "lastName"],
+    properties: {
+      firstName: {
+        type: "string",
+        title: "First name",
+        default: "Chuck",
+      },
+      lastName: {
+        type: "string",
+        title: "Last name",
+      },
+      age: {
+        type: "integer",
+        title: "Age",
+      },
+      bio: {
+        type: ["string", "null"],
+        title: "Bio",
+      },
+      password: {
+        type: "string",
+        title: "Password",
+        minLength: 3,
+      },
+      telephone: {
+        type: "string",
+        title: "Telephone",
+        minLength: 10,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  uiSchema: {
+    firstName: {
+      "ui:autofocus": true,
+      "ui:emptyValue": "",
+    },
+    age: {
+      "ui:widget": "updown",
+      "ui:title": "Age of person",
+      "ui:description": "(earthian year)",
+    },
+    bio: {
+      "ui:widget": "textarea",
+      "ui:placeholder":
+        "Leaving this field empty will cause formData property to be `null`",
+      "ui:emptyValue": null,
+    },
+    password: {
+      "ui:widget": "password",
+      "ui:help": "Hint: Make it strong!",
+    },
+    date: {
+      "ui:widget": "alt-datetime",
+    },
+    telephone: {
+      "ui:options": {
+        inputType: "tel",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  formData: {
+    lastName: "Norris",
+    age: 75,
+    bio: null,
+    password: "noneed",
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index d55386cf91..3445ad8106 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -73,8 +73,13 @@ export function getSchemaType(schema) {
   }
 
   if (!type && schema.enum) {
-    type = "string";
+    return "string";
+  }
+
+  if (type instanceof Array && type.length === 2 && type.includes("null")) {
+    return type.find(type => type !== "null");
   }
+
   return type;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/utils_test.js b/test/utils_test.js
index 5b84d0108b..49f2fb632f 100644
--- a/test/utils_test.js
+++ b/test/utils_test.js
@@ -1485,6 +1485,18 @@ describe("utils", () => {
         schema: { const: 1 },
         expected: "number",
       },
+      {
+        schema: { type: ["string", "null"] },
+        expected: "string",
+      },
+      {
+        schema: { type: ["null", "number"] },
+        expected: "number",
+      },
+      {
+        schema: { type: ["integer", "null"] },
+        expected: "integer",
+      },
     ];
 
     it("should correctly guess the type of a schema", () => {