diff --git a/sqlite_utils/recipes.py b/sqlite_utils/recipes.py
index 55b55a41e..08f3602c2 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/recipes.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/recipes.py
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ def parsedatetime(
 
 
 def jsonsplit(
-    value: str, delimiter: str = ",", type: Callable[[str], object] = str
-) -> str:
+    value: Optional[str], delimiter: str = ",", type: Callable[[str], object] = str
+) -> Optional[str]:
     """
     Convert a string like a,b,c into a JSON array ["a", "b", "c"]
     """
+    if value is None:
+        return value
     return json.dumps([type(s.strip()) for s in value.split(delimiter)])
diff --git a/tests/test_recipes.py b/tests/test_recipes.py
index a7c7ef7e6..cf4655d38 100644
--- a/tests/test_recipes.py
+++ b/tests/test_recipes.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ def test_jsonsplit(fresh_db, delimiter):
         [
             {"id": 1, "tags": (delimiter or ",").join(["foo", "bar"])},
             {"id": 2, "tags": (delimiter or ",").join(["bar", "baz"])},
+            {"id": 3, "tags": None},
         ],
         pk="id",
     )
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ def fn(value):
     assert list(fresh_db["example"].rows) == [
         {"id": 1, "tags": '["foo", "bar"]'},
         {"id": 2, "tags": '["bar", "baz"]'},
+        {"id": 3, "tags": None},
     ]