diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/JTypeObjectFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/JTypeObjectFactory.java
index e2ed092..fb9fd79 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/JTypeObjectFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/JTypeObjectFactory.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.apache.asterix.external.library;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.external.api.IJObject;
+import org.apache.asterix.external.library.java.JObjects;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.library.java.JObjects.JBoolean;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.library.java.JObjects.JCircle;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.library.java.JObjects.JDate;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.util.container.IObjectFactory;
 
+
 public class JTypeObjectFactory implements IObjectFactory<IJObject, IAType> {
 
     public static final JTypeObjectFactory INSTANCE = new JTypeObjectFactory();
@@ -108,6 +110,12 @@
             case INT64:
                 retValue = new JLong(0);
                 break;
+            case NULL:
+                retValue = JObjects.JNull.INSTANCE;
+                break;
+            case MISSING:
+                retValue = JObjects.JMissing.INSTANCE;
+                break;
             case ORDEREDLIST:
                 AOrderedListType ot = (AOrderedListType) type;
                 IAType orderedItemType = ot.getItemType();
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectAccessors.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectAccessors.java
index f8755b4..a35bc69 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectAccessors.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectAccessors.java
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@
             case DURATION:
                 accessor = new JDurationAccessor();
                 break;
+            case NULL:
+                accessor = new JNullAccessor();
+                break;
+            case MISSING:
+                accessor = new JMissingAccessor();
+                break;
             default:
                 break;
         }
@@ -189,6 +195,26 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public static class JNullAccessor implements IJObjectAccessor {
+
+        @Override
+        public IJObject access(IVisitablePointable pointable, IObjectPool<IJObject, IAType> objPool)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            IJObject jObject = objPool.allocate(BuiltinType.ANULL);
+            return jObject;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class JMissingAccessor implements  IJObjectAccessor {
+
+        @Override
+        public IJObject access(IVisitablePointable pointable, IObjectPool<IJObject, IAType> objPool)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            IJObject jObject = objPool.allocate(BuiltinType.AMISSING);
+            return jObject;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static class JInt64Accessor implements IJObjectAccessor {
 
         @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjects.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjects.java
index 78b14e7..859a327 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjects.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjects.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt32;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt64;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt8;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMissing;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableCircle;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableDate;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableDateTime;
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@
         public void serialize(DataOutput dataOutput, boolean writeTypeTag) throws HyracksDataException {
             if (writeTypeTag) {
                 try {
-                    dataOutput.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_MISSING_TYPE_TAG);
+                    dataOutput.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_NULL_TYPE_TAG);
                 } catch (IOException e) {
                     throw new HyracksDataException(e);
                 }
@@ -157,6 +158,36 @@
 
     }
 
+    public static class JMissing implements IJObject {
+        public final static JMissing INSTANCE = new JMissing();
+
+        @Override
+        public ATypeTag getTypeTag() {
+            return ATypeTag.MISSING;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public IAObject getIAObject() {
+            return AMissing.MISSING;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void serialize(DataOutput dataOutput, boolean writeTypeTag) throws HyracksDataException {
+            if (writeTypeTag) {
+                try {
+                    dataOutput.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_MISSING_TYPE_TAG);
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void reset() throws HyracksDataException {
+            // no op
+        }
+    }
+
     public static final class JByte extends JObject {
 
         public JByte(byte value) {