diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/Jackson3JsonNodeJsonProvider.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/Jackson3JsonNodeJsonProvider.java
index 779a23e6..0b84c7fe 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/Jackson3JsonNodeJsonProvider.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/Jackson3JsonNodeJsonProvider.java
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ public boolean isArray(Object obj) {
 
     @Override
     public Object getArrayIndex(Object obj, int idx) {
-        return toJsonArray(obj).get(idx);
+        JsonNode value = toJsonArray(obj).get(idx);
+        if (value == null) {
+            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: " + idx);
+        }
+        return value;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProvider.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProvider.java
index ae165927..394a4295 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProvider.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProvider.java
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ public boolean isArray(Object obj) {
 
     @Override
     public Object getArrayIndex(Object obj, int idx) {
-        return toJsonArray(obj).get(idx);
+        JsonNode value = toJsonArray(obj).get(idx);
+        if (value == null) {
+            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: " + idx);
+        }
+        return value;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Jackson3JsonNodeJsonProviderTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Jackson3JsonNodeJsonProviderTest.java
index 06b595a5..a3e81dd8 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Jackson3JsonNodeJsonProviderTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Jackson3JsonNodeJsonProviderTest.java
@@ -50,6 +50,48 @@ public class Jackson3JsonNodeJsonProviderTest extends BaseTest {
             "}" +
             "]";
 
+    @Test
+    public void missing_array_indexes_are_not_found() {
+        DocumentContext context = using(JACKSON3_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION).parse("[1, null]");
+        Assertions.assertThrows(PathNotFoundException.class, () -> context.read("$[2]"));
+        Assertions.assertThrows(PathNotFoundException.class, () -> context.read("$[-3]"));
+
+        DocumentContext empty = using(JACKSON3_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION).parse("[]");
+        Assertions.assertThrows(PathNotFoundException.class, () -> empty.read("$[0]"));
+        Assertions.assertThrows(PathNotFoundException.class, () -> empty.read("$[-1]"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void existing_array_values_are_preserved() {
+        DocumentContext context = using(JACKSON3_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION).parse("[1, null]");
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[0]").intValue()).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[-2]").intValue()).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[1]").isNull()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[-1]").isNull()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void missing_array_indexes_can_be_suppressed() {
+        DocumentContext context = using(JACKSON3_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION.addOptions(Option.SUPPRESS_EXCEPTIONS))
+                .parse("[null]");
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[1]")).isNull();
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[0]").isNull()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void missing_array_indexes_are_excluded_from_result_lists() {
+        DocumentContext context = using(JACKSON3_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION.addOptions(
+                Option.SUPPRESS_EXCEPTIONS, Option.ALWAYS_RETURN_LIST)).parse("[null]");
+        assertThat(context.<ArrayNode>read("$[1]").size()).isZero();
+        ArrayNode existing = context.read("$[0]");
+        assertThat(existing.size()).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(existing.get(0).isNull()).isTrue();
+
+        ArrayNode results = using(JACKSON3_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION).parse("[[1], [2, null]]").read("$[*][1]");
+        assertThat(results.size()).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(results.get(0).isNull()).isTrue();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void json_can_be_parsed() {
         ObjectNode node = using(JACKSON3_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION).parse(JSON_DOCUMENT).read("$");
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProviderTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProviderTest.java
index 1684248b..774d44d7 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProviderTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JacksonJsonNodeJsonProviderTest.java
@@ -50,6 +50,48 @@ public class JacksonJsonNodeJsonProviderTest extends BaseTest {
             "}" +
             "]";
 
+    @Test
+    public void missing_array_indexes_are_not_found() {
+        DocumentContext context = using(JACKSON_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION).parse("[1, null]");
+        Assertions.assertThrows(PathNotFoundException.class, () -> context.read("$[2]"));
+        Assertions.assertThrows(PathNotFoundException.class, () -> context.read("$[-3]"));
+
+        DocumentContext empty = using(JACKSON_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION).parse("[]");
+        Assertions.assertThrows(PathNotFoundException.class, () -> empty.read("$[0]"));
+        Assertions.assertThrows(PathNotFoundException.class, () -> empty.read("$[-1]"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void existing_array_values_are_preserved() {
+        DocumentContext context = using(JACKSON_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION).parse("[1, null]");
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[0]").intValue()).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[-2]").intValue()).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[1]").isNull()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[-1]").isNull()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void missing_array_indexes_can_be_suppressed() {
+        DocumentContext context = using(JACKSON_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION.addOptions(Option.SUPPRESS_EXCEPTIONS))
+                .parse("[null]");
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[1]")).isNull();
+        assertThat(context.<JsonNode>read("$[0]").isNull()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void missing_array_indexes_are_excluded_from_result_lists() {
+        DocumentContext context = using(JACKSON_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION.addOptions(
+                Option.SUPPRESS_EXCEPTIONS, Option.ALWAYS_RETURN_LIST)).parse("[null]");
+        assertThat(context.<ArrayNode>read("$[1]").size()).isZero();
+        ArrayNode existing = context.read("$[0]");
+        assertThat(existing.size()).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(existing.get(0).isNull()).isTrue();
+
+        ArrayNode results = using(JACKSON_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION).parse("[[1], [2, null]]").read("$[*][1]");
+        assertThat(results.size()).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(results.get(0).isNull()).isTrue();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void json_can_be_parsed() {
         ObjectNode node = using(JACKSON_JSON_NODE_CONFIGURATION).parse(JSON_DOCUMENT).read("$");