diff --git a/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/include/aws/core/utils/json/JsonSerializer.h b/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/include/aws/core/utils/json/JsonSerializer.h
index ae98f6c18ff..3821561698e 100644
--- a/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/include/aws/core/utils/json/JsonSerializer.h
+++ b/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/include/aws/core/utils/json/JsonSerializer.h
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ namespace Aws
                 JsonValue& WithNull(const Aws::String& key);
                 JsonValue& WithNull(const char* key);
 
+                /**
+                 * Converts the current JSON node to a null value.
+                 */
+                JsonValue& AsNull();
+
                 /**
                  * Converts the current JSON node to a string.
                  */
diff --git a/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/utils/json/JsonSerializer.cpp b/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/utils/json/JsonSerializer.cpp
index bbf44e5b57d..25edf4363e9 100644
--- a/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/utils/json/JsonSerializer.cpp
+++ b/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/utils/json/JsonSerializer.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ JsonValue& JsonValue::WithNull(const Aws::String& key)
     return WithNull(key.c_str());
 }
 
+JsonValue& JsonValue::AsNull()
+{
+    Destroy();
+    m_value = cJSON_AS4CPP_CreateNull();
+    return *this;
+}
+
 JsonValue& JsonValue::AsString(const Aws::String& value)
 {
     Destroy();
diff --git a/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/json/ModelInternalMapOrListJsonize.vm b/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/json/ModelInternalMapOrListJsonize.vm
index 6b102baaae5..77e6268354d 100644
--- a/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/json/ModelInternalMapOrListJsonize.vm
+++ b/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/json/ModelInternalMapOrListJsonize.vm
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 #end
 #else
 #if($template.currentShape.sparse)
-  ${template.currentSpaces}  ${template.lowerCaseVarName}JsonList[${template.lowerCaseVarName}Index].As${CppViewHelper.computeJsonCppType($template.currentShape.listMember.shape)}(*${template.containerVar}[${template.lowerCaseVarName}Index]${CppViewHelper.computeJsonizeString($template.currentShape.listMember.shape)});
+  ${template.currentSpaces}  ${template.lowerCaseVarName}JsonList[${template.lowerCaseVarName}Index].As${CppViewHelper.computeJsonCppType($template.currentShape.listMember.shape)}((*${template.containerVar}[${template.lowerCaseVarName}Index])${CppViewHelper.computeJsonizeString($template.currentShape.listMember.shape)});
 #else
   ${template.currentSpaces}  ${template.lowerCaseVarName}JsonList[${template.lowerCaseVarName}Index].As${CppViewHelper.computeJsonCppType($template.currentShape.listMember.shape)}(${template.containerVar}[${template.lowerCaseVarName}Index]${CppViewHelper.computeJsonizeString($template.currentShape.listMember.shape)});
 #end