diff --git a/api/queries_projects_v2.go b/api/queries_projects_v2.go
index 68681f2e869..47ee87c8357 100644
--- a/api/queries_projects_v2.go
+++ b/api/queries_projects_v2.go
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ func ProjectsV2ItemsForIssue(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, issue *Issue
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, projectItemNode := range query.Repository.Issue.ProjectItems.Nodes {
+			if projectItemNode == nil {
+				continue
+			}
 			items.Nodes = append(items.Nodes, &ProjectV2Item{
 				ID: projectItemNode.ID,
 				Project: ProjectV2ItemProject{
@@ -175,6 +178,9 @@ func ProjectsV2ItemsForPullRequest(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, pr *Pu
 		}
 
 		for _, projectItemNode := range query.Repository.PullRequest.ProjectItems.Nodes {
+			if projectItemNode == nil {
+				continue
+			}
 			items.Nodes = append(items.Nodes, &ProjectV2Item{
 				ID: projectItemNode.ID,
 				Project: ProjectV2ItemProject{
diff --git a/api/queries_projects_v2_test.go b/api/queries_projects_v2_test.go
index fae49c9268b..3d29a19c144 100644
--- a/api/queries_projects_v2_test.go
+++ b/api/queries_projects_v2_test.go
@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ func TestProjectsV2ItemsForIssue(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectError: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "skips null project items for issue",
+			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry) {
+				reg.Register(
+					httpmock.GraphQL(`query IssueProjectItems\b`),
+					httpmock.GraphQLQuery(`{"data":{"repository":{"issue":{"projectItems":{"totalCount":1,"nodes":[null]}}}}}`,
+						func(query string, inputs map[string]interface{}) {}),
+				)
+			},
+			expectItems: ProjectItems{},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -186,6 +197,17 @@ func TestProjectsV2ItemsForPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectError: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "skips null project items for pull request",
+			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry) {
+				reg.Register(
+					httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestProjectItems\b`),
+					httpmock.GraphQLQuery(`{"data":{"repository":{"pullRequest":{"projectItems":{"totalCount":1,"nodes":[null]}}}}}`,
+						func(query string, inputs map[string]interface{}) {}),
+				)
+			},
+			expectItems: ProjectItems{},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "retrieves project items that have status columns",
 			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry) {