diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
index a0c8846..ae3d84c 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@
 
         public IXLCell SetValue<T>(T value)
         {
+            if (value == null)
+                return this.Clear(XLClearOptions.Contents);
+
             FormulaA1 = String.Empty;
             _richText = null;
             var style = GetStyleForRead();
diff --git a/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/Cells/XLCellTests.cs b/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/Cells/XLCellTests.cs
index 9620511..2fb6166 100644
--- a/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/Cells/XLCellTests.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/Cells/XLCellTests.cs
@@ -404,5 +404,27 @@
                 Assert.AreEqual("\u0018", wb.Worksheets.First().FirstCell().Value);
             }
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanClearCellValueBySettingNullValue()
+        {
+            using (var wb = new XLWorkbook())
+            {
+                var ws = wb.AddWorksheet("Sheet1");
+                var cell = ws.FirstCell();
+
+                cell.Value = "Test";
+                Assert.AreEqual("Test", cell.Value);
+                Assert.AreEqual(XLCellValues.Text, cell.DataType);
+
+                string s = null;
+                cell.SetValue(s);
+                Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, cell.Value);
+
+                cell.Value = "Test";
+                cell.Value = null;
+                Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, cell.Value);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }