diff --git a/modules/swagger-annotations/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/annotations/media/Schema.java b/modules/swagger-annotations/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/annotations/media/Schema.java
index 0ba732c6e5..76d42197b1 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-annotations/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/annotations/media/Schema.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-annotations/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/annotations/media/Schema.java
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@
      **/
     String example() default "";
 
+    /**
+     * Set value of example to null if array contains the value of example
+     *
+     * @return Array of string that each element must be set to null if it equals example
+     */
+    String[] nullValues() default {};
+
     /**
      * Additional external documentation for this schema.
      *
diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/jackson/ModelResolver.java b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/jackson/ModelResolver.java
index 2e5ea01248..5b67d64984 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/jackson/ModelResolver.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/jackson/ModelResolver.java
@@ -2035,6 +2035,18 @@ protected Object resolveExample(Annotated a, Annotation[] annotations, io.swagge
         return null;
     }
 
+    protected Boolean resolveNullValues(Annotated a, Annotation[] annotations, io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema schema) {
+        if (schema != null) {
+            for (String nullValue : schema.nullValues()) {
+                if (nullValue.equals(schema.example())) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     protected io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema.RequiredMode resolveRequiredMode(io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema schema) {
         if (schema != null && !schema.requiredMode().equals(io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema.RequiredMode.AUTO)) {
             return schema.requiredMode();
@@ -2801,6 +2813,10 @@ protected void resolveSchemaMembers(Schema schema, Annotated a, Annotation[] ann
         if (example != null) {
             schema.example(example);
         }
+        Boolean nullValue = resolveNullValues(a, annotations, schemaAnnotation);
+        if (nullValue) {
+            schema.example(null);
+        }
         Boolean readOnly = resolveReadOnly(a, annotations, schemaAnnotation);
         if (readOnly != null) {
             schema.readOnly(readOnly);
diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/AnnotationsUtils.java b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/AnnotationsUtils.java
index cb26009e0a..0ba69396ab 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/AnnotationsUtils.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/AnnotationsUtils.java
@@ -2309,6 +2309,14 @@ public String example() {
                 return patch.example();
             }
 
+            @Override
+            public String[] nullValues() {
+                if (master.nullValues().length > 0 || patch.nullValues().length == 0) {
+                    return master.nullValues();
+                }
+                return patch.nullValues();
+            }
+
             @Override
             public io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.ExternalDocumentation externalDocs() {
                 if (getExternalDocumentation(master.externalDocs()).isPresent() || !getExternalDocumentation(patch.externalDocs()).isPresent()) {