diff --git a/src/JsonSchema/SchemaFactory.php b/src/JsonSchema/SchemaFactory.php
index b1bc418b919..6593e985870 100644
--- a/src/JsonSchema/SchemaFactory.php
+++ b/src/JsonSchema/SchemaFactory.php
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ private function buildPropertySchema(Schema $schema, string $definitionName, str
                             $propertySchema['items'] = 1 === \count($unionRefs)
                                 ? $unionRefs[0]
                                 : ['anyOf' => $unionRefs];
+                            if ($isNullable) {
+                                $propertySchema['type'] = $this->withNullType($propertySchema['type']);
+                            }
                         } else {
                             $refs = 1 === \count($unionRefs)
                                 ? [$unionRefs[0]]
@@ -350,6 +353,9 @@ private function buildPropertySchema(Schema $schema, string $definitionName, str
                         $propertySchema[$key] = [];
                     }
                     $propertySchema[$key] = ['$ref' => $subSchemaResult['$ref']];
+                    if ($isNullable) {
+                        $propertySchema['type'] = $this->withNullType($propertySchema['type']);
+                    }
                     $refs = [];
                     break;
                 }
@@ -434,6 +440,13 @@ private function withoutTypeExpression(array $schema): array
         return $schema;
     }
 
+    private function withNullType(array|string $type): array
+    {
+        $types = (array) $type;
+
+        return \in_array('null', $types, true) ? $types : [...$types, 'null'];
+    }
+
     private function getSchemaValue(array $schema, string $key): array|string|null
     {
         if (isset($schema['items'])) {
diff --git a/src/JsonSchema/Tests/Fixtures/NullableObjectCollection.php b/src/JsonSchema/Tests/Fixtures/NullableObjectCollection.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72bee457688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JsonSchema/Tests/Fixtures/NullableObjectCollection.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the API Platform project.
+ *
+ * (c) Kévin Dunglas <dunglas@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace ApiPlatform\JsonSchema\Tests\Fixtures;
+
+class NullableObjectCollection
+{
+    /** @var list<GenericChild>|null */
+    public ?array $optionalChildren = null;
+
+    /** @var list<GenericChild> */
+    public array $requiredChildren = [];
+
+    /** @var list<GenericChild|NotAResource>|null */
+    public ?array $optionalMixedChildren = null;
+}
diff --git a/src/JsonSchema/Tests/SchemaFactoryTest.php b/src/JsonSchema/Tests/SchemaFactoryTest.php
index 992de62d19b..56093795b2c 100644
--- a/src/JsonSchema/Tests/SchemaFactoryTest.php
+++ b/src/JsonSchema/Tests/SchemaFactoryTest.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 use ApiPlatform\JsonSchema\Tests\Fixtures\GenericChild;
 use ApiPlatform\JsonSchema\Tests\Fixtures\NotAResource;
 use ApiPlatform\JsonSchema\Tests\Fixtures\NotAResourceWithUnionIntersectTypes;
+use ApiPlatform\JsonSchema\Tests\Fixtures\NullableObjectCollection;
 use ApiPlatform\JsonSchema\Tests\Fixtures\Serializable;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\ApiProperty;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\ApiResource;
@@ -48,6 +49,55 @@ class SchemaFactoryTest extends TestCase
 {
     use ProphecyTrait;
 
+    public function testBuildSchemaKeepsNullOnNullableObjectCollections(): void
+    {
+        $child = Type::object(GenericChild::class);
+        $types = [
+            'optionalChildren' => Type::nullable(Type::list($child)),
+            'requiredChildren' => Type::list($child),
+            'optionalMixedChildren' => Type::nullable(Type::list(Type::union($child, Type::object(NotAResource::class)))),
+        ];
+
+        $propertyNameCollectionFactory = $this->createStub(PropertyNameCollectionFactoryInterface::class);
+        $propertyNameCollectionFactory->method('create')->willReturnCallback(
+            static fn (string $resourceClass): PropertyNameCollection => new PropertyNameCollection(match ($resourceClass) {
+                NullableObjectCollection::class => array_keys($types),
+                GenericChild::class => ['property'],
+                default => [],
+            })
+        );
+
+        $propertyMetadataFactory = $this->createStub(PropertyMetadataFactoryInterface::class);
+        $propertyMetadataFactory->method('create')->willReturnCallback(
+            static fn (string $resourceClass, string $property): ApiProperty => GenericChild::class === $resourceClass
+                ? (new ApiProperty())->withNativeType(Type::string())->withReadable(true)->withSchema(['type' => 'string'])
+                : (new ApiProperty())->withNativeType($types[$property])->withReadable(true)->withSchema(['type' => Schema::UNKNOWN_TYPE])
+        );
+
+        $resourceClassResolver = $this->createStub(ResourceClassResolverInterface::class);
+        $resourceClassResolver->method('isResourceClass')->willReturn(false);
+
+        $schemaFactory = new SchemaFactory(
+            resourceMetadataFactory: $this->createStub(ResourceMetadataCollectionFactoryInterface::class),
+            propertyNameCollectionFactory: $propertyNameCollectionFactory,
+            propertyMetadataFactory: $propertyMetadataFactory,
+            resourceClassResolver: $resourceClassResolver,
+            definitionNameFactory: new DefinitionNameFactory(),
+        );
+        $resultSchema = $schemaFactory->buildSchema(NullableObjectCollection::class);
+
+        $properties = $resultSchema->getDefinitions()[$resultSchema->getRootDefinitionKey()]['properties'];
+
+        $this->assertSame(['array', 'null'], $properties['optionalChildren']['type']);
+        $this->assertSame(['$ref' => '#/definitions/GenericChild'], (array) $properties['optionalChildren']['items']);
+
+        $this->assertSame('array', $properties['requiredChildren']['type']);
+        $this->assertSame(['$ref' => '#/definitions/GenericChild'], (array) $properties['requiredChildren']['items']);
+
+        $this->assertSame(['array', 'null'], $properties['optionalMixedChildren']['type']);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('anyOf', (array) $properties['optionalMixedChildren']['items']);
+    }
+
     public function testBuildSchemaForNonResourceClass(): void
     {
         $resourceMetadataFactoryProphecy = $this->prophesize(ResourceMetadataCollectionFactoryInterface::class);