diff --git a/src/Casts/MetaValue.php b/src/Casts/MetaValue.php
index 2f276c29d..55b7fe255 100644
--- a/src/Casts/MetaValue.php
+++ b/src/Casts/MetaValue.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class MetaValue implements CastsAttributes
      */
     public function get(Model $model, string $key, mixed $value, array $attributes): mixed
     {
-        return json_decode($value, true) ?? $value;
+        return is_null($value) ? $value : (json_decode($value, true) ?? $value);
     }
 
     /**