diff --git a/src/RJSSchema.mm b/src/RJSSchema.mm
index c9a4e247..50c504cd 100644
--- a/src/RJSSchema.mm
+++ b/src/RJSSchema.mm
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline Property RJSParseProperty(JSContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef propertyOb
     JSValueRef optionalValue = JSObjectGetProperty(ctx, propertyObject, optionalString, NULL);
     if (!JSValueIsUndefined(ctx, optionalValue)) {
         if (!JSValueIsBoolean(ctx, optionalValue)) {
-            throw std::runtime_error("Property expected to be of type boolean");
+            throw std::runtime_error("'optional' designation expected to be of type boolean");
         }
         prop.is_nullable = JSValueToBoolean(ctx, optionalValue);
     }
diff --git a/src/object-store/object_accessor.hpp b/src/object-store/object_accessor.hpp
index 25d79dfd..cd45e8f7 100644
--- a/src/object-store/object_accessor.hpp
+++ b/src/object-store/object_accessor.hpp
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ namespace realm {
         }
 
         size_t column = property.table_column;
+        if (property.is_nullable && Accessor::is_null(ctx, value)) {
+            m_row.set_null(column);
+            return;
+        }
+
         switch (property.type) {
             case PropertyTypeBool:
                 m_row.set_bool(column, Accessor::to_bool(ctx, value));
@@ -209,6 +214,10 @@ namespace realm {
         using Accessor = NativeAccessor<ValueType, ContextType>;
 
         size_t column = property.table_column;
+        if (property.is_nullable && m_row.is_null(column)) {
+            return Accessor::null_value(ctx);
+        }
+
         switch (property.type) {
             case PropertyTypeBool:
                 return Accessor::from_bool(ctx, m_row.get_bool(column));
diff --git a/tests/ObjectTests.js b/tests/ObjectTests.js
index abf413ff..21887319 100644
--- a/tests/ObjectTests.js
+++ b/tests/ObjectTests.js
@@ -48,17 +48,32 @@ module.exports = BaseTest.extend({
         TestCase.assertEqual(object.nonexistent, undefined);
     },
     testNullableBasicTypesPropertyGetters: function() {
-        var basicTypesValues = [null, null, null, null, null, null, null];
+        var nullValues = [null, null, null, null, null, null, null];
+        var basicTypesValues = [true, 1, 1.1, 1.11, 'string', new Date(1), 'DATA'];
+
         var realm = new Realm({schema: [schemas.NullableBasicTypes]});
+        var nullObject = null;
         var object = null;
         realm.write(function() {
+            nullObject = realm.create('NullableBasicTypesObject', nullValues);
             object = realm.create('NullableBasicTypesObject', basicTypesValues);
         });
 
         for (var i = 0; i < schemas.BasicTypes.properties.length; i++) {
             var prop = schemas.BasicTypes.properties[i];
-            TestCase.assertEqual(object[prop.name], null);
+            TestCase.assertEqual(nullObject[prop.name], null);
+
+            if (prop.type == Realm.Types.FLOAT) {
+                TestCase.assertEqualWithTolerance(object[prop.name], basicTypesValues[i], 0.000001);
+            }
+            else if (prop.type == Realm.Types.DATE) {
+                TestCase.assertEqual(object[prop.name].getTime(), basicTypesValues[i].getTime());
+            }
+            else {
+                TestCase.assertEqual(object[prop.name], basicTypesValues[i]);
+            }
         }
+
     },
     testBasicTypesPropertySetters: function() {
         var basicTypesValues = [true, 1, 1.1, 1.11, 'string', new Date(1), 'DATA'];
diff --git a/tests/schemas.js b/tests/schemas.js
index f75f4341..718a1ff4 100644
--- a/tests/schemas.js
+++ b/tests/schemas.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ exports.BasicTypes = {
 };
 
 exports.NullableBasicTypes = {
-    name: 'NullableBasicTypes',
+    name: 'NullableBasicTypesObject',
     properties: [
         {name: 'boolCol',   type: Realm.Types.BOOL,   optional: true},
         {name: 'intCol',    type: Realm.Types.INT,    optional: true},