diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index 07b69c6..648fc78 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -6171,8 +6171,16 @@
     buf = term_get_buf(argvars, "term_getjob()");
     if (buf == NULL)
     {
-	rettv->v_type = VAR_SPECIAL;
-	rettv->vval.v_number = VVAL_NULL;
+	if (in_vim9script())
+	{
+	    rettv->v_type = VAR_JOB;
+	    rettv->vval.v_job = NULL;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    rettv->v_type = VAR_SPECIAL;
+	    rettv->vval.v_number = VVAL_NULL;
+	}
 	return;
     }