diff --git a/src/Metadata/Resource/Factory/AnnotationResourceMetadataFactory.php b/src/Metadata/Resource/Factory/AnnotationResourceMetadataFactory.php
index d941e0e4918..da231e5b964 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Resource/Factory/AnnotationResourceMetadataFactory.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Resource/Factory/AnnotationResourceMetadataFactory.php
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ private function createWith(ResourceMetadata $resourceMetadata, string $property
             return $resourceMetadata;
         }
 
+        if (null === $value) {
+            return $resourceMetadata;
+        }
+
         $wither = "with$upperProperty";
 
         return $resourceMetadata->{$wither}($value);
diff --git a/tests/Metadata/Resource/Factory/AnnotationResourceMetadataFactoryTest.php b/tests/Metadata/Resource/Factory/AnnotationResourceMetadataFactoryTest.php
index 4a071077179..2bef85d45f1 100644
--- a/tests/Metadata/Resource/Factory/AnnotationResourceMetadataFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Metadata/Resource/Factory/AnnotationResourceMetadataFactoryTest.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class AnnotationResourceMetadataFactoryTest extends TestCase
     /**
      * @dataProvider getCreateDependencies
      */
-    public function testCreate($reader, $decorated, string $expectedShortName, string $expectedDescription)
+    public function testCreate($reader, $decorated, string $expectedShortName, ?string $expectedDescription)
     {
         $factory = new AnnotationResourceMetadataFactory($reader->reveal(), $decorated ? $decorated->reveal() : null);
         $metadata = $factory->create(Dummy::class);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public function testCreateWithoutAttributes()
 
     public function getCreateDependencies()
     {
-        $annotation = new ApiResource([
+        $resourceData = [
             'shortName' => 'shortName',
             'description' => 'description',
             'iri' => 'http://example.com',
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ public function getCreateDependencies()
             'subresourceOperations' => ['sub' => ['bus' => false]],
             'attributes' => ['a' => 1, 'route_prefix' => '/foobar'],
             'graphql' => ['foo' => 'bar'],
-        ]);
+        ];
+        $annotationFull = new ApiResource($resourceData);
 
         $reader = $this->prophesize(Reader::class);
-        $reader->getClassAnnotation(Argument::type(\ReflectionClass::class), ApiResource::class)->willReturn($annotation)->shouldBeCalled();
+        $reader->getClassAnnotation(Argument::type(\ReflectionClass::class), ApiResource::class)->willReturn($annotationFull)->shouldBeCalled();
 
         $decoratedThrow = $this->prophesize(ResourceMetadataFactoryInterface::class);
         $decoratedThrow->create(Dummy::class)->willThrow(ResourceClassNotFoundException::class);
@@ -82,10 +83,20 @@ public function getCreateDependencies()
         $decoratedReturn = $this->prophesize(ResourceMetadataFactoryInterface::class);
         $decoratedReturn->create(Dummy::class)->willReturn(new ResourceMetadata('hello', 'blabla'))->shouldBeCalled();
 
+        $resourceData['description'] = null;
+        $annotationWithNull = new ApiResource($resourceData);
+
+        $decoratedReturnWithNull = $this->prophesize(ResourceMetadataFactoryInterface::class);
+        $decoratedReturnWithNull->create(Dummy::class)->willReturn(new ResourceMetadata('hello'))->shouldBeCalled();
+
+        $readerWithNull = $this->prophesize(Reader::class);
+        $readerWithNull->getClassAnnotation(Argument::type(\ReflectionClass::class), ApiResource::class)->willReturn($annotationWithNull)->shouldBeCalled();
+
         return [
             [$reader, $decoratedThrow, 'shortName', 'description'],
             [$reader, null, 'shortName', 'description'],
             [$reader, $decoratedReturn, 'hello', 'blabla'],
+            [$readerWithNull, $decoratedReturnWithNull, 'hello', null],
         ];
     }
 }