diff --git a/types/rdf-js/index.d.ts b/types/rdf-js/index.d.ts
index c3e76ff36f..84091c5a73 100644
--- a/types/rdf-js/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/rdf-js/index.d.ts
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export interface DatasetCore<Q extends BaseQuad = Quad> {
      * @param object    The optional exact object to match.
      * @param graph     The optional exact graph to match.
      */
-    match(subject?: Term, predicate?: Term, object?: Term, graph?: Term): this;
+    match(subject?: Term | null, predicate?: Term | null, object?: Term | null, graph?: Term | null): this;
 
     [Symbol.iterator](): Iterator<Q>;
 }
diff --git a/types/rdf-js/rdf-js-tests.ts b/types/rdf-js/rdf-js-tests.ts
index 04c7c91865..f6cc1d7ca0 100644
--- a/types/rdf-js/rdf-js-tests.ts
+++ b/types/rdf-js/rdf-js-tests.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ function test_datasetcore() {
     const dataset2Match3: DatasetCore = dataset2.match(term, term);
     const dataset2Match4: DatasetCore = dataset2.match(term, term, term);
     const dataset2Match5: DatasetCore = dataset2.match(term, term, term, term);
+    const dataset2MatchWithNull1: DatasetCore = dataset2.match(term);
+    const dataset2MatchWithNull2: DatasetCore = dataset2.match(null, term);
+    const dataset2MatchWithNull3: DatasetCore = dataset2.match(term, null, term);
+    const dataset2MatchWithNull4: DatasetCore = dataset2.match(term, term, null, term);
     const dataset2Iterable: Iterable<Quad> = dataset2;
 
     const dataset3Size: number = dataset3.size;