diff --git a/base/include/android-base/parseint.h b/base/include/android-base/parseint.h
index fc68d56..bb54c99 100644
--- a/base/include/android-base/parseint.h
+++ b/base/include/android-base/parseint.h
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
   if (max < result) {
     return false;
   }
-  *out = static_cast<T>(result);
+  if (out != nullptr) {
+    *out = static_cast<T>(result);
+  }
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +89,9 @@
   if (result < min || max < result) {
     return false;
   }
-  *out = static_cast<T>(result);
+  if (out != nullptr) {
+    *out = static_cast<T>(result);
+  }
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/base/parseint_test.cpp b/base/parseint_test.cpp
index fb1c339..8f9ed77 100644
--- a/base/parseint_test.cpp
+++ b/base/parseint_test.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
   ASSERT_EQ(12, i);
   ASSERT_FALSE(android::base::ParseInt("-12", &i, 0, 15));
   ASSERT_FALSE(android::base::ParseInt("16", &i, 0, 15));
+
+  ASSERT_FALSE(android::base::ParseInt<int>("x", nullptr));
+  ASSERT_FALSE(android::base::ParseInt<int>("123x", nullptr));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(android::base::ParseInt<int>("1234", nullptr));
 }
 
 TEST(parseint, unsigned_smoke) {
@@ -55,6 +59,10 @@
   ASSERT_EQ(12u, i);
   ASSERT_FALSE(android::base::ParseUint("-12", &i, 15u));
   ASSERT_FALSE(android::base::ParseUint("16", &i, 15u));
+
+  ASSERT_FALSE(android::base::ParseUint<unsigned short>("x", nullptr));
+  ASSERT_FALSE(android::base::ParseUint<unsigned short>("123x", nullptr));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(android::base::ParseUint<unsigned short>("1234", nullptr));
 }
 
 TEST(parseint, no_implicit_octal) {