diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-more-matchers.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-more-matchers.h
index d29123a67..9d9688ef0 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-more-matchers.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-more-matchers.h
@@ -76,12 +76,18 @@ class [[nodiscard]] IsEmptyMatcher {
 
   // Matches C-style strings.
   bool MatchAndExplain(const char* s, MatchResultListener* listener) const {
+    if (s == nullptr) {
+      return false;
+    }
     return MatchAndExplain(std::string(s), listener);
   }
 
 #if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
   // Matches C-style wide strings.
   bool MatchAndExplain(const wchar_t* s, MatchResultListener* listener) const {
+    if (s == nullptr) {
+      return false;
+    }
     return MatchAndExplain(std::wstring(s), listener);
   }
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
diff --git a/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers-comparisons_test.cc b/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers-comparisons_test.cc
index 8a9981fcd..b800f1e8b 100644
--- a/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers-comparisons_test.cc
+++ b/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers-comparisons_test.cc
@@ -1092,6 +1092,7 @@ TEST(IsEmptyTest, MatchesCString) {
   const char b[] = "x";
   EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(a));
   EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(b));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(nullptr));
 }
 
 #if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
@@ -1101,6 +1102,7 @@ TEST(IsEmptyTest, MatchesCWideString) {
   const wchar_t b[] = L"x";
   EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(a));
   EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(b));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(nullptr));
 }
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING