diff --git a/decode_bool.go b/decode_bool.go
index eefc33c..ccb96b0 100644
--- a/decode_bool.go
+++ b/decode_bool.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (d *boolDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 			if err := nullBytes(s); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			**(**bool)(unsafe.Pointer(&p)) = false
+			return nil
 		case nul:
 			if s.read() {
 				continue
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ func (d *boolDecoder) decode(buf []byte, cursor int64, p unsafe.Pointer) (int64,
 			return 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+3], "null", cursor)
 		}
 		cursor += 4
-		**(**bool)(unsafe.Pointer(&p)) = false
 		return cursor, nil
 	}
 	return 0, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("bool", cursor)
diff --git a/decode_float.go b/decode_float.go
index 47a0cdf..f818b1f 100644
--- a/decode_float.go
+++ b/decode_float.go
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ func (d *floatDecoder) decodeStreamByte(s *stream) ([]byte, error) {
 			continue
 		case '-', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9':
 			return floatBytes(s), nil
+		case 'n':
+			if err := nullBytes(s); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return nil, nil
 		case nul:
 			if s.read() {
 				continue
@@ -102,6 +107,21 @@ func (d *floatDecoder) decodeByte(buf []byte, cursor int64) ([]byte, int64, erro
 			}
 			num := buf[start:cursor]
 			return num, cursor, nil
+		case 'n':
+			if cursor+3 >= buflen {
+				return nil, 0, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("null", cursor)
+			}
+			if buf[cursor+1] != 'u' {
+				return nil, 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+1], "null", cursor)
+			}
+			if buf[cursor+2] != 'l' {
+				return nil, 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+2], "null", cursor)
+			}
+			if buf[cursor+3] != 'l' {
+				return nil, 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+3], "null", cursor)
+			}
+			cursor += 4
+			return nil, cursor, nil
 		default:
 			return nil, 0, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("float", cursor)
 		}
@@ -114,6 +134,9 @@ func (d *floatDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if bytes == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	str := *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&bytes))
 	f64, err := strconv.ParseFloat(str, 64)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -128,6 +151,9 @@ func (d *floatDecoder) decode(buf []byte, cursor int64, p unsafe.Pointer) (int64
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	if bytes == nil {
+		return c, nil
+	}
 	cursor = c
 	if !validEndNumberChar[buf[cursor]] {
 		return 0, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("float", cursor)
diff --git a/decode_int.go b/decode_int.go
index b091812..394e691 100644
--- a/decode_int.go
+++ b/decode_int.go
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ func (d *intDecoder) decodeStreamByte(s *stream) ([]byte, error) {
 			}
 			num := s.buf[start:s.cursor]
 			return num, nil
+		case 'n':
+			if err := nullBytes(s); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return nil, nil
 		case nul:
 			if s.read() {
 				continue
@@ -146,6 +151,22 @@ func (d *intDecoder) decodeByte(buf []byte, cursor int64) ([]byte, int64, error)
 			}
 			num := buf[start:cursor]
 			return num, cursor, nil
+		case 'n':
+			buflen := int64(len(buf))
+			if cursor+3 >= buflen {
+				return nil, 0, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("null", cursor)
+			}
+			if buf[cursor+1] != 'u' {
+				return nil, 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+1], "null", cursor)
+			}
+			if buf[cursor+2] != 'l' {
+				return nil, 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+2], "null", cursor)
+			}
+			if buf[cursor+3] != 'l' {
+				return nil, 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+3], "null", cursor)
+			}
+			cursor += 4
+			return nil, cursor, nil
 		default:
 			return nil, 0, d.typeError([]byte{char(b, cursor)}, cursor)
 		}
@@ -157,6 +178,9 @@ func (d *intDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if bytes == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	i64 := d.parseInt(bytes)
 	switch d.kind {
 	case reflect.Int8:
@@ -182,6 +206,9 @@ func (d *intDecoder) decode(buf []byte, cursor int64, p unsafe.Pointer) (int64,
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	if bytes == nil {
+		return c, nil
+	}
 	cursor = c
 	i64 := d.parseInt(bytes)
 	switch d.kind {
diff --git a/decode_interface.go b/decode_interface.go
index f213862..d08f133 100644
--- a/decode_interface.go
+++ b/decode_interface.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package json
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding"
 	"reflect"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -56,12 +57,34 @@ func decodeStreamUnmarshaler(s *stream, unmarshaler Unmarshaler) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func decodeStreamTextUnmarshaler(s *stream, unmarshaler encoding.TextUnmarshaler) error {
+func decodeUnmarshaler(buf []byte, cursor int64, unmarshaler Unmarshaler) (int64, error) {
+	cursor = skipWhiteSpace(buf, cursor)
+	start := cursor
+	end, err := skipValue(buf, cursor)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	src := buf[start:end]
+	dst := make([]byte, len(src))
+	copy(dst, src)
+
+	if err := unmarshaler.UnmarshalJSON(dst); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return end, nil
+}
+
+func decodeStreamTextUnmarshaler(s *stream, unmarshaler encoding.TextUnmarshaler, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 	start := s.cursor
 	if err := s.skipValue(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	src := s.buf[start:s.cursor]
+	if bytes.Equal(src, nullbytes) {
+		*(*unsafe.Pointer)(p) = nil
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	dst := make([]byte, len(src))
 	copy(dst, src)
 
@@ -71,6 +94,27 @@ func decodeStreamTextUnmarshaler(s *stream, unmarshaler encoding.TextUnmarshaler
 	return nil
 }
 
+func decodeTextUnmarshaler(buf []byte, cursor int64, unmarshaler encoding.TextUnmarshaler, p unsafe.Pointer) (int64, error) {
+	cursor = skipWhiteSpace(buf, cursor)
+	start := cursor
+	end, err := skipValue(buf, cursor)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	src := buf[start:end]
+	if bytes.Equal(src, nullbytes) {
+		*(*unsafe.Pointer)(p) = nil
+		return end, nil
+	}
+	if s, ok := unquoteBytes(src); ok {
+		src = s
+	}
+	if err := unmarshaler.UnmarshalText(src); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return end, nil
+}
+
 func (d *interfaceDecoder) decodeStreamEmptyInterface(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 	s.skipWhiteSpace()
 	for {
@@ -168,9 +212,9 @@ func (d *interfaceDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 			return decodeStreamUnmarshaler(s, u)
 		}
 		if u, ok := rv.Interface().(encoding.TextUnmarshaler); ok {
-			return decodeStreamTextUnmarshaler(s, u)
+			return decodeStreamTextUnmarshaler(s, u, p)
 		}
-		return nil
+		return &UnsupportedTypeError{Type: rv.Type()}
 	}
 	iface := rv.Interface()
 	ifaceHeader := (*interfaceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&iface))
@@ -182,6 +226,7 @@ func (d *interfaceDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && typ.Elem() == d.typ || typ.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
 		return d.decodeStreamEmptyInterface(s, p)
 	}
+	s.skipWhiteSpace()
 	if s.char() == 'n' {
 		if err := nullBytes(s); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -202,6 +247,16 @@ func (d *interfaceDecoder) decode(buf []byte, cursor int64, p unsafe.Pointer) (i
 		ptr: p,
 	}))
 	rv := reflect.ValueOf(runtimeInterfaceValue)
+	if rv.NumMethod() > 0 && rv.CanInterface() {
+		if u, ok := rv.Interface().(Unmarshaler); ok {
+			return decodeUnmarshaler(buf, cursor, u)
+		}
+		if u, ok := rv.Interface().(encoding.TextUnmarshaler); ok {
+			return decodeTextUnmarshaler(buf, cursor, u, p)
+		}
+		return 0, &UnsupportedTypeError{Type: rv.Type()}
+	}
+
 	iface := rv.Interface()
 	ifaceHeader := (*interfaceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&iface))
 	typ := ifaceHeader.typ
@@ -212,6 +267,7 @@ func (d *interfaceDecoder) decode(buf []byte, cursor int64, p unsafe.Pointer) (i
 	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && typ.Elem() == d.typ || typ.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
 		return d.decodeEmptyInterface(buf, cursor, p)
 	}
+	cursor = skipWhiteSpace(buf, cursor)
 	if buf[cursor] == 'n' {
 		if cursor+3 >= int64(len(buf)) {
 			return 0, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("null", cursor)
diff --git a/decode_map.go b/decode_map.go
index 0e87b1d..716d1f1 100644
--- a/decode_map.go
+++ b/decode_map.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func (d *mapDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 		if err := nullBytes(s); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		**(**unsafe.Pointer)(unsafe.Pointer(&p)) = nil
 		return nil
 	case '{':
 	default:
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ func (d *mapDecoder) decode(buf []byte, cursor int64, p unsafe.Pointer) (int64,
 			return 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+3], "null", cursor)
 		}
 		cursor += 4
+		**(**unsafe.Pointer)(unsafe.Pointer(&p)) = nil
 		return cursor, nil
 	case '{':
 	default:
diff --git a/decode_slice.go b/decode_slice.go
index 39dae6f..3717d1c 100644
--- a/decode_slice.go
+++ b/decode_slice.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func (d *sliceDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 			if err := nullBytes(s); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			*(*unsafe.Pointer)(p) = nil
 			return nil
 		case '[':
 			s.cursor++
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ func (d *sliceDecoder) decode(buf []byte, cursor int64, p unsafe.Pointer) (int64
 				return 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+3], "null", cursor)
 			}
 			cursor += 4
+			*(*unsafe.Pointer)(p) = nil
 			return cursor, nil
 		case '[':
 			cursor++
diff --git a/decode_string.go b/decode_string.go
index 1d30b5d..c09d460 100644
--- a/decode_string.go
+++ b/decode_string.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ func (d *stringDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if bytes == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	**(**string)(unsafe.Pointer(&p)) = *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&bytes))
 	s.reset()
 	return nil
@@ -45,6 +48,9 @@ func (d *stringDecoder) decode(buf []byte, cursor int64, p unsafe.Pointer) (int6
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	if bytes == nil {
+		return c, nil
+	}
 	cursor = c
 	**(**string)(unsafe.Pointer(&p)) = *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&bytes))
 	return cursor, nil
diff --git a/decode_test.go b/decode_test.go
index 9aeaa03..da86ee2 100644
--- a/decode_test.go
+++ b/decode_test.go
@@ -2114,7 +2114,6 @@ func TestInterfaceSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-/*
 // JSON null values should be ignored for primitives and string values instead of resulting in an error.
 // Issue 2540
 func TestUnmarshalNulls(t *testing.T) {
@@ -2239,7 +2238,6 @@ func TestUnmarshalNulls(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Unmarshal of big.Int null set int to %v", nulls.BigInt.String())
 	}
 }
-*/
 
 func TestStringKind(t *testing.T) {
 	type stringKind string
diff --git a/decode_uint.go b/decode_uint.go
index cc67922..b4c9f1c 100644
--- a/decode_uint.go
+++ b/decode_uint.go
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ func (d *uintDecoder) decodeStreamByte(s *stream) ([]byte, error) {
 			}
 			num := s.buf[start:s.cursor]
 			return num, nil
+		case 'n':
+			if err := nullBytes(s); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return nil, nil
 		case nul:
 			if s.read() {
 				continue
@@ -100,6 +105,21 @@ func (d *uintDecoder) decodeByte(buf []byte, cursor int64) ([]byte, int64, error
 			}
 			num := buf[start:cursor]
 			return num, cursor, nil
+		case 'n':
+			if cursor+3 >= buflen {
+				return nil, 0, errUnexpectedEndOfJSON("null", cursor)
+			}
+			if buf[cursor+1] != 'u' {
+				return nil, 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+1], "null", cursor)
+			}
+			if buf[cursor+2] != 'l' {
+				return nil, 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+2], "null", cursor)
+			}
+			if buf[cursor+3] != 'l' {
+				return nil, 0, errInvalidCharacter(buf[cursor+3], "null", cursor)
+			}
+			cursor += 4
+			return nil, cursor, nil
 		default:
 			return nil, 0, d.typeError([]byte{buf[cursor]}, cursor)
 		}
@@ -112,6 +132,9 @@ func (d *uintDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if bytes == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	u64 := d.parseUint(bytes)
 	switch d.kind {
 	case reflect.Uint8:
@@ -136,6 +159,9 @@ func (d *uintDecoder) decode(buf []byte, cursor int64, p unsafe.Pointer) (int64,
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	if bytes == nil {
+		return c, nil
+	}
 	cursor = c
 	u64 := d.parseUint(bytes)
 	switch d.kind {
diff --git a/decode_unmarshal_text.go b/decode_unmarshal_text.go
index 94a0425..1cde243 100644
--- a/decode_unmarshal_text.go
+++ b/decode_unmarshal_text.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package json
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding"
 	"unicode"
 	"unicode/utf16"
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ func (d *unmarshalTextDecoder) annotateError(cursor int64, err error) {
 	}
 }
 
+var (
+	nullbytes = []byte(`null`)
+)
+
 func (d *unmarshalTextDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 	s.skipWhiteSpace()
 	start := s.cursor
@@ -54,6 +59,11 @@ func (d *unmarshalTextDecoder) decodeStream(s *stream, p unsafe.Pointer) error {
 			Type:   rtype2type(d.typ),
 			Offset: s.totalOffset(),
 		}
+	case 'n':
+		if bytes.Equal(src, nullbytes) {
+			*(*unsafe.Pointer)(p) = nil
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 	dst := make([]byte, len(src))
 	copy(dst, src)
@@ -80,6 +90,11 @@ func (d *unmarshalTextDecoder) decode(buf []byte, cursor int64, p unsafe.Pointer
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	src := buf[start:end]
+	if bytes.Equal(src, nullbytes) {
+		*(*unsafe.Pointer)(p) = nil
+		return end, nil
+	}
+
 	if s, ok := unquoteBytes(src); ok {
 		src = s
 	}