diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPool.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPool.java
index 6b2c80c..8e34d19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPool.java
@@ -80,11 +80,15 @@ public class JedisPool extends Pool<Jedis> {
     }
 
     public void returnBrokenResource(final Jedis resource) {
-	returnBrokenResourceObject(resource);
+	if (resource != null) {
+	    returnBrokenResourceObject(resource);
+	}
     }
 
     public void returnResource(final Jedis resource) {
-	resource.resetState();
-	returnResourceObject(resource);
+	if (resource != null) {
+	    resource.resetState();
+	    returnResourceObject(resource);
+	}
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/util/Pool.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/util/Pool.java
index 09d8ebb..659c731 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/util/Pool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/util/Pool.java
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public abstract class Pool<T> {
     }
 
     public void returnResourceObject(final T resource) {
+	if (resource == null) {
+	    return;
+	}
 	try {
 	    internalPool.returnObject(resource);
 	} catch (Exception e) {
@@ -54,11 +57,15 @@ public abstract class Pool<T> {
     }
 
     public void returnBrokenResource(final T resource) {
-	returnBrokenResourceObject(resource);
+	if (resource != null) {
+	    returnBrokenResourceObject(resource);
+	}
     }
 
     public void returnResource(final T resource) {
-	returnResourceObject(resource);
+	if (resource != null) {
+	    returnResourceObject(resource);
+	}
     }
 
     public void destroy() {
@@ -81,4 +88,4 @@ public abstract class Pool<T> {
 	    throw new JedisException("Could not destroy the pool", e);
 	}
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/JedisPoolTest.java b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/JedisPoolTest.java
index a501024..514d3b5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/JedisPoolTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/JedisPoolTest.java
@@ -198,4 +198,14 @@ public class JedisPoolTest extends Assert {
 	pool.returnResource(jedis2);
 	pool.destroy();
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void returnNullObjectShouldNotFail() {
+	JedisPool pool = new JedisPool(new JedisPoolConfig(), hnp.getHost(),
+		hnp.getPort(), 2000, "foobared", 0, "my_shiny_client_name");
+
+	pool.returnBrokenResource(null);
+	pool.returnResource(null);
+	pool.returnResourceObject(null);
+    }
 }