diff --git a/lib/src/collection/kt_collection.dart b/lib/src/collection/kt_collection.dart
index f7d4ccc..743eab7 100644
--- a/lib/src/collection/kt_collection.dart
+++ b/lib/src/collection/kt_collection.dart
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ extension KtCollectionExtensions<T> on KtCollection<T> {
     return elementAt(r.nextInt(size));
   }
 
+  /// Returns a random element from this collection.
+  ///
+  /// returns null if this collection is empty.
+  T? randomOrNull([math.Random? random]) {
+    final r = random ?? math.Random();
+    final index = r.nextInt(size);
+    if (index >= size) return null;
+    return elementAt(index);
+  }
+
   /// Returns a [KtMutableList] filled with all elements of this collection.
   KtMutableList<T> toMutableList() => KtMutableList<T>.from(iter);
 }
diff --git a/test/collection/collection_test.dart b/test/collection/collection_test.dart
index 291e278..06360b5 100644
--- a/test/collection/collection_test.dart
+++ b/test/collection/collection_test.dart
@@ -140,6 +140,32 @@ void testCollection(KtCollection<T> Function<T>() emptyCollection,
     });
   });
 
+  group("randomOrNull", () {
+    test("random item or null with random parameter", () {
+      final collection = collectionOf(["a", "b", "c"]);
+
+      final firstPick = collection.randomOrNull(NotRandom()..next = 2);
+      final pos2 = collection.elementAt(2);
+      if (ordered) expect(pos2, "c");
+
+      expect(firstPick, pos2);
+
+      final pos0 = collection.elementAt(0);
+      if (ordered) expect(pos0, "a");
+
+      final secondPick = collection.randomOrNull(NotRandom()..next = 0);
+      expect(secondPick, pos0);
+
+      final outOfRangePick = collection.randomOrNull(NotRandom()..next = 3);
+      expect(outOfRangePick, null);
+    });
+
+    test("randomOrNull works without passing a Random", () {
+      final collection = collectionOf(["a", "b", "c"]);
+      expect(collection.randomOrNull(),
+          anyOf(equals("a"), equals("b"), equals("c"), equals(null)));
+    });
+  });
   group("toString", () {
     if (ordered) {
       test("default string representation", () {