diff --git a/src/pkg/database/sql/fakedb_test.go b/src/pkg/database/sql/fakedb_test.go
index b0d137cd71568d08a3c9f1bb10bdf2573dbbbeca..df25023e1273f9397ea5522ce2629991592b504c 100644
--- a/src/pkg/database/sql/fakedb_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/database/sql/fakedb_test.go
@@ -585,12 +585,26 @@ func converterForType(typ string) driver.ValueConverter {
 	switch typ {
 	case "bool":
 		return driver.Bool
+	case "nullbool":
+		return driver.Null{driver.Bool}
 	case "int32":
 		return driver.Int32
 	case "string":
 		return driver.NotNull{driver.String}
 	case "nullstring":
 		return driver.Null{driver.String}
+	case "int64":
+		// TODO(coopernurse): add type-specific converter
+		return driver.NotNull{driver.DefaultParameterConverter}
+	case "nullint64":
+		// TODO(coopernurse): add type-specific converter
+		return driver.Null{driver.DefaultParameterConverter}
+	case "float64":
+		// TODO(coopernurse): add type-specific converter
+		return driver.NotNull{driver.DefaultParameterConverter}
+	case "nullfloat64":
+		// TODO(coopernurse): add type-specific converter
+		return driver.Null{driver.DefaultParameterConverter}
 	case "datetime":
 		return driver.DefaultParameterConverter
 	}
diff --git a/src/pkg/database/sql/sql.go b/src/pkg/database/sql/sql.go
index a8bf2a8b00c933d9963f5c82681cbaaf2823070b..70499b9a952e3f7f5fe6391973f7cdf6bbabfba9 100644
--- a/src/pkg/database/sql/sql.go
+++ b/src/pkg/database/sql/sql.go
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ type RawBytes []byte
 //     // NULL value
 //  }
 //
-// TODO(bradfitz): add other types.
 type NullString struct {
 	String string
 	Valid  bool // Valid is true if String is not NULL
@@ -71,6 +70,84 @@ func (ns NullString) SubsetValue() (interface{}, error) {
 	return ns.String, nil
 }
 
+// NullInt64 represents an int64 that may be null.
+// NullInt64 implements the ScannerInto interface so
+// it can be used as a scan destination, similar to NullString.
+type NullInt64 struct {
+	Int64 int64
+	Valid bool // Valid is true if Int64 is not NULL
+}
+
+// ScanInto implements the ScannerInto interface.
+func (n *NullInt64) ScanInto(value interface{}) error {
+	if value == nil {
+		n.Int64, n.Valid = 0, false
+		return nil
+	}
+	n.Valid = true
+	return convertAssign(&n.Int64, value)
+}
+
+// SubsetValue implements the driver SubsetValuer interface.
+func (n NullInt64) SubsetValue() (interface{}, error) {
+	if !n.Valid {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return n.Int64, nil
+}
+
+// NullFloat64 represents a float64 that may be null.
+// NullFloat64 implements the ScannerInto interface so
+// it can be used as a scan destination, similar to NullString.
+type NullFloat64 struct {
+	Float64 float64
+	Valid   bool // Valid is true if Float64 is not NULL
+}
+
+// ScanInto implements the ScannerInto interface.
+func (n *NullFloat64) ScanInto(value interface{}) error {
+	if value == nil {
+		n.Float64, n.Valid = 0, false
+		return nil
+	}
+	n.Valid = true
+	return convertAssign(&n.Float64, value)
+}
+
+// SubsetValue implements the driver SubsetValuer interface.
+func (n NullFloat64) SubsetValue() (interface{}, error) {
+	if !n.Valid {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return n.Float64, nil
+}
+
+// NullBool represents a bool that may be null.
+// NullBool implements the ScannerInto interface so
+// it can be used as a scan destination, similar to NullString.
+type NullBool struct {
+	Bool  bool
+	Valid bool // Valid is true if Bool is not NULL
+}
+
+// ScanInto implements the ScannerInto interface.
+func (n *NullBool) ScanInto(value interface{}) error {
+	if value == nil {
+		n.Bool, n.Valid = false, false
+		return nil
+	}
+	n.Valid = true
+	return convertAssign(&n.Bool, value)
+}
+
+// SubsetValue implements the driver SubsetValuer interface.
+func (n NullBool) SubsetValue() (interface{}, error) {
+	if !n.Valid {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return n.Bool, nil
+}
+
 // ScannerInto is an interface used by Scan.
 type ScannerInto interface {
 	// ScanInto assigns a value from a database driver.
diff --git a/src/pkg/database/sql/sql_test.go b/src/pkg/database/sql/sql_test.go
index 3fe93986faa6d0bfaa289cde3f7c341cb8bed4c6..3fb137eb24d49543a7db21fd961febe5ae2a7378 100644
--- a/src/pkg/database/sql/sql_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/database/sql/sql_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package sql
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -341,64 +342,116 @@ func TestQueryRowClosingStmt(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+type nullTestRow struct {
+	nullParam    interface{}
+	notNullParam interface{}
+	scanNullVal  interface{}
+}
+
+type nullTestSpec struct {
+	nullType    string
+	notNullType string
+	rows        [6]nullTestRow
+}
+
 func TestNullStringParam(t *testing.T) {
+	spec := nullTestSpec{"nullstring", "string", [6]nullTestRow{
+		nullTestRow{NullString{"aqua", true}, "", NullString{"aqua", true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullString{"brown", false}, "", NullString{"", false}},
+		nullTestRow{"chartreuse", "", NullString{"chartreuse", true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullString{"darkred", true}, "", NullString{"darkred", true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullString{"eel", false}, "", NullString{"", false}},
+		nullTestRow{"foo", NullString{"black", false}, nil},
+	}}
+	nullTestRun(t, spec)
+}
+
+func TestNullInt64Param(t *testing.T) {
+	spec := nullTestSpec{"nullint64", "int64", [6]nullTestRow{
+		nullTestRow{NullInt64{31, true}, 1, NullInt64{31, true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullInt64{-22, false}, 1, NullInt64{0, false}},
+		nullTestRow{22, 1, NullInt64{22, true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullInt64{33, true}, 1, NullInt64{33, true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullInt64{222, false}, 1, NullInt64{0, false}},
+		nullTestRow{0, NullInt64{31, false}, nil},
+	}}
+	nullTestRun(t, spec)
+}
+
+func TestNullFloat64Param(t *testing.T) {
+	spec := nullTestSpec{"nullfloat64", "float64", [6]nullTestRow{
+		nullTestRow{NullFloat64{31.2, true}, 1, NullFloat64{31.2, true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullFloat64{13.1, false}, 1, NullFloat64{0, false}},
+		nullTestRow{-22.9, 1, NullFloat64{-22.9, true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullFloat64{33.81, true}, 1, NullFloat64{33.81, true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullFloat64{222, false}, 1, NullFloat64{0, false}},
+		nullTestRow{10, NullFloat64{31.2, false}, nil},
+	}}
+	nullTestRun(t, spec)
+}
+
+func TestNullBoolParam(t *testing.T) {
+	spec := nullTestSpec{"nullbool", "bool", [6]nullTestRow{
+		nullTestRow{NullBool{false, true}, true, NullBool{false, true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullBool{true, false}, false, NullBool{false, false}},
+		nullTestRow{true, true, NullBool{true, true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullBool{true, true}, false, NullBool{true, true}},
+		nullTestRow{NullBool{true, false}, true, NullBool{false, false}},
+		nullTestRow{true, NullBool{true, false}, nil},
+	}}
+	nullTestRun(t, spec)
+}
+
+func nullTestRun(t *testing.T, spec nullTestSpec) {
 	db := newTestDB(t, "")
 	defer closeDB(t, db)
-	exec(t, db, "CREATE|t|id=int32,name=string,favcolor=nullstring")
+	exec(t, db, fmt.Sprintf("CREATE|t|id=int32,name=string,nullf=%s,notnullf=%s", spec.nullType, spec.notNullType))
 
 	// Inserts with db.Exec:
-	exec(t, db, "INSERT|t|id=?,name=?,favcolor=?", 1, "alice", NullString{"aqua", true})
-	exec(t, db, "INSERT|t|id=?,name=?,favcolor=?", 2, "bob", NullString{"brown", false})
-
-	_, err := db.Exec("INSERT|t|id=?,name=?,favcolor=?", 999, nil, nil)
-	if err == nil {
-		// TODO: this test fails, but it's just because
-		// fakeConn implements the optional Execer interface,
-		// so arguably this is the correct behavior.  But
-		// maybe I should flesh out the fakeConn.Exec
-		// implementation so this properly fails.
-		// t.Errorf("expected error inserting nil name with Exec")
-	}
+	exec(t, db, "INSERT|t|id=?,name=?,nullf=?,notnullf=?", 1, "alice", spec.rows[0].nullParam, spec.rows[0].notNullParam)
+	exec(t, db, "INSERT|t|id=?,name=?,nullf=?,notnullf=?", 2, "bob", spec.rows[1].nullParam, spec.rows[1].notNullParam)
 
 	// Inserts with a prepared statement:
-	stmt, err := db.Prepare("INSERT|t|id=?,name=?,favcolor=?")
+	stmt, err := db.Prepare("INSERT|t|id=?,name=?,nullf=?,notnullf=?")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("prepare: %v", err)
 	}
-	if _, err := stmt.Exec(3, "chris", "chartreuse"); err != nil {
+	if _, err := stmt.Exec(3, "chris", spec.rows[2].nullParam, spec.rows[2].notNullParam); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("exec insert chris: %v", err)
 	}
-	if _, err := stmt.Exec(4, "dave", NullString{"darkred", true}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := stmt.Exec(4, "dave", spec.rows[3].nullParam, spec.rows[3].notNullParam); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("exec insert dave: %v", err)
 	}
-	if _, err := stmt.Exec(5, "eleanor", NullString{"eel", false}); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("exec insert dave: %v", err)
+	if _, err := stmt.Exec(5, "eleanor", spec.rows[4].nullParam, spec.rows[4].notNullParam); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("exec insert eleanor: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Can't put null name into non-nullstring column,
-	if _, err := stmt.Exec(5, NullString{"", false}, nil); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("expected error inserting nil name with prepared statement Exec")
+	// Can't put null val into non-null col
+	if _, err := stmt.Exec(6, "bob", spec.rows[5].nullParam, spec.rows[5].notNullParam); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected error inserting nil val with prepared statement Exec")
 	}
 
-	type nameColor struct {
-		name     string
-		favColor NullString
+	_, err = db.Exec("INSERT|t|id=?,name=?,nullf=?", 999, nil, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		// TODO: this test fails, but it's just because
+		// fakeConn implements the optional Execer interface,
+		// so arguably this is the correct behavior.  But
+		// maybe I should flesh out the fakeConn.Exec
+		// implementation so this properly fails.
+		// t.Errorf("expected error inserting nil name with Exec")
 	}
 
-	wantMap := map[int]nameColor{
-		1: nameColor{"alice", NullString{"aqua", true}},
-		2: nameColor{"bob", NullString{"", false}},
-		3: nameColor{"chris", NullString{"chartreuse", true}},
-		4: nameColor{"dave", NullString{"darkred", true}},
-		5: nameColor{"eleanor", NullString{"", false}},
-	}
-	for id, want := range wantMap {
-		var got nameColor
-		if err := db.QueryRow("SELECT|t|name,favcolor|id=?", id).Scan(&got.name, &got.favColor); err != nil {
+	paramtype := reflect.TypeOf(spec.rows[0].nullParam)
+	bindVal := reflect.New(paramtype).Interface()
+
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		id := i + 1
+		if err := db.QueryRow("SELECT|t|nullf|id=?", id).Scan(bindVal); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("id=%d Scan: %v", id, err)
 		}
-		if got != want {
-			t.Errorf("id=%d got %#v, want %#v", id, got, want)
+		bindValDeref := reflect.ValueOf(bindVal).Elem().Interface()
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(bindValDeref, spec.rows[i].scanNullVal) {
+			t.Errorf("id=%d got %#v, want %#v", id, bindValDeref, spec.rows[i].scanNullVal)
 		}
 	}
 }