diff --git a/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/database.py b/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/database.py
index 534d8260fe..51fd17e616 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/database.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/backend/sqlite/database.py
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ class SQLiteExtract(Function):
 def date_trunc(_type, date):
     if not _type:
         return date
+    if date is None:
+        return None
     for format_ in [
             '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f',
             '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
diff --git a/trytond/trytond/tests/test_backend.py b/trytond/trytond/tests/test_backend.py
index 3bb8376076..0af6951d5b 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/tests/test_backend.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/tests/test_backend.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import unittest
 from sql import Literal, Select, functions
 from sql.functions import CurrentTimestamp, DateTrunc, ToChar
 
+from trytond.model import fields
 from trytond.tests.test_tryton import activate_module, with_transaction
 from trytond.transaction import Transaction
 
@@ -171,3 +172,13 @@ class BackendTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     cursor.execute(*Select([DateTrunc(type_, date)]))
                     value, = cursor.fetchone()
                     self.assertEqual(str(value), str(result))
+
+    @with_transaction()
+    def test_function_date_trunc_null(self):
+        "test DateTrunc function with NULL"
+        cursor = Transaction().connection.cursor()
+        date = fields.Date("Test")
+
+        cursor.execute(*Select([DateTrunc('month', date.sql_cast(None))]))
+        value, = cursor.fetchone()
+        self.assertEqual(value, None)