diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 6b45c58a..8dacd32c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 
   - <https://github.com/georust/gdal/pull/303>
 
+- **Breaking** `RasterBand::set_no_data_value` takes `Option<f64>` instead of `f64` so that no _no-data_ can be set.
+  Also makes it symmetric with `RasterBand::no_data_value` which returns `Option<f64>`.
+
+  - <https://github.com/georust/gdal/pull/308>
+
+
 ## 0.13
 
 - Add prebuild bindings for GDAL 3.5
diff --git a/src/raster/rasterband.rs b/src/raster/rasterband.rs
index 80c02a37..6cd7ce46 100644
--- a/src/raster/rasterband.rs
+++ b/src/raster/rasterband.rs
@@ -431,12 +431,20 @@ impl<'a> RasterBand<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Set the no data value of this band.
-    pub fn set_no_data_value(&mut self, no_data: f64) -> Result<()> {
-        let rv = unsafe { gdal_sys::GDALSetRasterNoDataValue(self.c_rasterband, no_data) };
+    ///
+    /// If `no_data` is `None`, any existing no-data value is deleted.
+    pub fn set_no_data_value(&mut self, no_data: Option<f64>) -> Result<()> {
+        let rv = if let Some(no_data) = no_data {
+            unsafe { gdal_sys::GDALSetRasterNoDataValue(self.c_rasterband, no_data) }
+        } else {
+            unsafe { gdal_sys::GDALDeleteRasterNoDataValue(self.c_rasterband) }
+        };
+
         if rv != CPLErr::CE_None {
-            return Err(_last_cpl_err(rv));
+            Err(_last_cpl_err(rv))
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
         }
-        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Returns the color interpretation of this band.
diff --git a/src/raster/tests.rs b/src/raster/tests.rs
index 9f99c17f..ba67a2a4 100644
--- a/src/raster/tests.rs
+++ b/src/raster/tests.rs
@@ -557,8 +557,10 @@ fn test_set_no_data_value() {
     let dataset = driver.create("", 20, 10, 1).unwrap();
     let mut rasterband = dataset.rasterband(1).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(rasterband.no_data_value(), None);
-    assert!(rasterband.set_no_data_value(1.23).is_ok());
+    assert!(rasterband.set_no_data_value(Some(1.23)).is_ok());
     assert_eq!(rasterband.no_data_value(), Some(1.23));
+    assert!(rasterband.set_no_data_value(None).is_ok());
+    assert_eq!(rasterband.no_data_value(), None);
 }
 
 #[test]