diff --git a/src/chain/struct.ts b/src/chain/struct.ts
index 4f4f262..e11d43e 100644
--- a/src/chain/struct.ts
+++ b/src/chain/struct.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ export class Struct implements ABISerializableObject {
     constructor(object: any) {
         const self = this.constructor as typeof Struct
         for (const field of self.structFields) {
-            this[field.name] = object[field.name]
+            const value = object[field.name]
+            if (field.optional && !value) continue
+            this[field.name] = value
         }
     }
 
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ export class Struct implements ABISerializableObject {
         const self = this.constructor as typeof Struct
         const rv: any = {}
         for (const field of self.structFields) {
+            if (field.optional && !this[field.name]) continue
             rv[field.name] = this[field.name]
         }
         return rv
diff --git a/test/serializer.ts b/test/serializer.ts
index 58d1b8d..276da77 100644
--- a/test/serializer.ts
+++ b/test/serializer.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ suite('serializer', function () {
         const decoded = Serializer.decode({data: encoded, type: Test})
         assert.equal(
             JSON.stringify(decoded),
-            '{"foo":"bar","things":["a","b","c"],"keys":null,"other":{"doeet":true}}'
+            '{"foo":"bar","things":["a","b","c"],"other":{"doeet":true}}'
         )
     })
 
@@ -769,7 +769,6 @@ suite('serializer', function () {
                 things: ['do_you_even', 2],
                 self: {
                     things: ['do_you_even', '-170141183460469231731687303715884105727'],
-                    self: null,
                 },
             },
         })
@@ -912,7 +911,6 @@ suite('serializer', function () {
         assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(decoded)), {
             foo: 'hello',
             bar: [1, 'two', false],
-            baz: null,
             account: 'foobar1234',
         })
         const abi = Serializer.synthesize(MyStruct)
@@ -1137,7 +1135,7 @@ suite('serializer', function () {
         assert.equal(res1.asset.toString(), '0.0000 SYS')
         assert.equal(res1.superInt.toNumber(), 42)
         assert.equal(res1.jazz.value, 42)
-        assert.strictEqual(res1.maybeJazz, null)
+        assert.notProperty(res1, 'maybeJazz')
         assert.strictEqual(res1.dumbBool, null)
         assert.strictEqual(res1.bool, false)
         const res2 = Serializer.decode({
@@ -1181,7 +1179,6 @@ suite('serializer', function () {
             strictExtensions: true,
         }) as any
         assert.strictEqual(res5.bool, true)
-
         abi.structs[1].fields[1].type = 'many_extensions$'
         assert.throws(() => {
             Serializer.decode({
@@ -1193,6 +1190,38 @@ suite('serializer', function () {
         }, /Circular type reference/)
     })
 
+    test('optional shouldnt return null', function () {
+        @Struct.type('permission_level')
+        class permission_level extends Struct {
+            @Struct.field(Name)
+            actor!: Name
+            @Struct.field(Name)
+            permission!: Name
+        }
+
+        @Struct.type('approve')
+        class approve extends Struct {
+            @Struct.field(Name)
+            proposer!: Name
+            @Struct.field(Name)
+            proposal_name!: Name
+            @Struct.field(permission_level)
+            level!: permission_level
+            @Struct.field(Checksum256, {optional: true})
+            proposal_hash?: Checksum256
+        }
+        const res1 = Serializer.decode({
+            object: {
+                proposer: 'foo',
+                proposal_name: 'bar',
+                level: {actor: 'foo', permission: 'bar'},
+            },
+            type: approve,
+            strictExtensions: true,
+        })
+        assert.notProperty(Serializer.objectify(res1), 'proposal_hash')
+    })
+
     test('action_results', function () {
         const raw = {
             ____comment: 'This file was generated with eosio-abigen. DO NOT EDIT ',