diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
index 0d19214..54c110e 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
@@ -218,14 +218,31 @@
 					$v = str_replace('\\\n', '\n',	$v);
 					$v = str_replace('\\\r', '\r',	$v);
 					$v = str_replace('\\\t', '\t',	$v);
-				
-					// Escape the data if it's not an integer type
-					$val_str .= ($is_int[$i] == FALSE) ? $this->db->escape($v) : $v;
-					$val_str .= ', ';
+
+					// Is the value NULL?
+					if ($v == NULL)
+					{
+						$val_str .= 'NULL';
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						// Escape the data if it's not an integer
+						if ($is_int[$i] == FALSE)
+						{
+							$val_str .= $this->db->escape($v);
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							$val_str .= $v;
+						}					
+					}					
 					
+					// Append a comma
+					$val_str .= ', ';
 					$i++;
 				}
 				
+				// Remove the comma at the end of the string
 				$val_str = preg_replace( "/, $/" , "" , $val_str);
 								
 				// Build the INSERT string
diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index eb2e3ef..d9819d4 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     <li>Javascript Calendar plugin now uses the months and days from the calendar language file, instead of hard-coded values, internationalizing it.</li>
     <li>Removed &quot;rand()&quot; as a listed option from orderby in the <a href="./database/active_record.html">Active Record</a>, as it was MySQL only. </li>
     <li>Added titles to all user manual pages.</li>
+    <li>Added a check for NULL fields in the MySQL database backup utility.</li>
     <li>Documented the timezones() function in the <a href="./helpers/date_helper.html">Date Helper</a>.</li>
     <li>Documented unset_userdata in the <a href="./libraries/sessions.html">Session class</a>.</li>
     <li>Fixed a bug in <a href="./libraries/validation.html">Validation</a> where valid_ip() wasn't called properly</li>