diff --git a/benchmarks/zap_test.go b/benchmarks/zap_test.go
index 84784152c..0abb56e87 100644
--- a/benchmarks/zap_test.go
+++ b/benchmarks/zap_test.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ func fakeFields() []zap.Field {
 		zap.Times("times", _tenTimes),
 		zap.Object("user1", _oneUser),
 		zap.Object("user2", _oneUser),
+		zap.Object("user3", nil),
 		zap.Array("users", _tenUsers),
 		zap.Error(errExample),
 	}
diff --git a/field.go b/field.go
index 8441d1afb..1884afabc 100644
--- a/field.go
+++ b/field.go
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ func Durationp(key string, val *time.Duration) Field {
 // struct-like user-defined types to the logging context. The struct's
 // MarshalLogObject method is called lazily.
 func Object(key string, val zapcore.ObjectMarshaler) Field {
+	if val == nil {
+		return nilField(key)
+	}
 	return Field{Key: key, Type: zapcore.ObjectMarshalerType, Interface: val}
 }
 
diff --git a/field_test.go b/field_test.go
index e145acf99..6b4d391c4 100644
--- a/field_test.go
+++ b/field_test.go
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ func TestFieldConstructors(t *testing.T) {
 		{"Any:PtrUintptr", Any("k", &uintptrVal), Uintptr("k", uintptrVal)},
 		{"Any:ErrorNil", Any("k", nilErr), nilField("k")},
 		{"Namespace", Namespace("k"), Field{Key: "k", Type: zapcore.NamespaceType}},
+		{"Object:Nil", Object("k", nil), nilField("k")},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/zapcore/field_test.go b/zapcore/field_test.go
index 2b6d8c369..bbbc97d5f 100644
--- a/zapcore/field_test.go
+++ b/zapcore/field_test.go
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func TestFields(t *testing.T) {
 		{t: Uint8Type, i: 42, want: uint8(42)},
 		{t: UintptrType, i: 42, want: uintptr(42)},
 		{t: ReflectType, iface: users(2), want: users(2)},
+		{t: ReflectType, iface: nil, want: nil},
 		{t: NamespaceType, want: map[string]interface{}{}},
 		{t: StringerType, iface: users(2), want: "2 users"},
 		{t: StringerType, iface: &obj{}, want: "obj"},
@@ -330,6 +331,16 @@ func TestEquals(t *testing.T) {
 			b:    zap.Object("k", zap.DictObject(zap.String("a", "d"))),
 			want: false,
 		},
+		{
+			a:    zap.Object("k", nil),
+			b:    zap.Object("k", nil),
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			a:    zap.Object("k", users(10)),
+			b:    zap.Object("k", nil),
+			want: false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {