diff --git a/d2compiler/compile.go b/d2compiler/compile.go
index 3094e0819..f4630137c 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile.go
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ func (c *compiler) compileMap(obj *d2graph.Object, m *d2ir.Map) {
 }
 
 func (c *compiler) compileField(obj *d2graph.Object, f *d2ir.Field) {
+	println("\033[1;31m--- DEBUG:", "=======================", "\033[m")
 	keyword := strings.ToLower(f.Name)
 	_, isStyleReserved := d2graph.StyleKeywords[keyword]
 	if isStyleReserved {
@@ -303,7 +304,13 @@ func (c *compiler) compileField(obj *d2graph.Object, f *d2ir.Field) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if f.Primary() != nil {
+		if _, ok := f.Primary().Value.(*d2ast.Null); ok {
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	obj = obj.EnsureChild(d2graphIDA([]string{f.Name}))
+
 	if f.Primary() != nil {
 		c.compileLabel(&obj.Attributes, f)
 	}
@@ -340,9 +347,6 @@ func (c *compiler) compileField(obj *d2graph.Object, f *d2ir.Field) {
 func (c *compiler) compileLabel(attrs *d2graph.Attributes, f d2ir.Node) {
 	scalar := f.Primary().Value
 	switch scalar := scalar.(type) {
-	case *d2ast.Null:
-		// TODO: Delete instead.
-		attrs.Label.Value = scalar.ScalarString()
 	case *d2ast.BlockString:
 		if strings.TrimSpace(scalar.ScalarString()) == "" {
 			c.errorf(f.LastPrimaryKey(), "block string cannot be empty")
diff --git a/d2compiler/compile_test.go b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
index c6cea1b2f..1101e479c 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile_test.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
@@ -2743,6 +2743,7 @@ func TestCompile2(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("boards", testBoards)
 	t.Run("seqdiagrams", testSeqDiagrams)
+	t.Run("nulls", testNulls)
 }
 
 func testBoards(t *testing.T) {
@@ -2923,6 +2924,75 @@ Office chatter: {
 	})
 }
 
+func testNulls(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("basic", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		tca := []struct {
+			name string
+			skip bool
+			run  func(t *testing.T)
+		}{
+			{
+				name: "shape",
+				run: func(t *testing.T) {
+					g := assertCompile(t, `
+a
+a: null
+`, "")
+					assert.Equal(t, 0, len(g.Objects))
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, tc := range tca {
+			tc := tc
+			t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Parallel()
+				if tc.skip {
+					t.SkipNow()
+				}
+				tc.run(t)
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("reappear", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		tca := []struct {
+			name string
+			skip bool
+			run  func(t *testing.T)
+		}{
+			{
+				name: "shape",
+				run: func(t *testing.T) {
+					g := assertCompile(t, `
+a
+a: null
+a
+`, "")
+					assert.Equal(t, 1, len(g.Objects))
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, tc := range tca {
+			tc := tc
+			t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Parallel()
+				if tc.skip {
+					t.SkipNow()
+				}
+				tc.run(t)
+			})
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func assertCompile(t *testing.T, text string, expErr string) *d2graph.Graph {
 	d2Path := fmt.Sprintf("d2/testdata/d2compiler/%v.d2", t.Name())
 	g, err := d2compiler.Compile(d2Path, strings.NewReader(text), nil)
diff --git a/d2graph/d2graph.go b/d2graph/d2graph.go
index eb47de274..27773d75a 100644
--- a/d2graph/d2graph.go
+++ b/d2graph/d2graph.go
@@ -785,6 +785,39 @@ func (obj *Object) ensureChildEdge(ida []string) *Object {
 	return obj
 }
 
+// DeleteChild deletes a child from the graph.
+// If it has connections or children, those will also be deleted (recursively)
+// func (obj *Object) DeleteChild(ida []string) error {
+//   if len(ida) == 0 {
+//     return nil
+//   }
+//
+//   _, is := ReservedKeywordHolders[ida[0]]
+//   if len(ida) == 1 && !is {
+//     _, ok := ReservedKeywords[ida[0]]
+//     if ok {
+//       return obj
+//     }
+//   }
+//
+//   id := ida[0]
+//   ida = ida[1:]
+//
+//   if id == "_" {
+//     return obj.Parent.EnsureChild(ida)
+//   }
+//
+//   child, ok := obj.Children[strings.ToLower(id)]
+//   if !ok {
+//     child = obj.newObject(id)
+//   }
+//
+//   if len(ida) >= 1 {
+//     return child.EnsureChild(ida)
+//   }
+//   return child
+// }
+
 // EnsureChild grabs the child by ids or creates it if it does not exist including all
 // intermediate nodes.
 func (obj *Object) EnsureChild(ida []string) *Object {
diff --git a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.exp.json b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f2c2fd5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+{
+  "graph": {
+    "name": "",
+    "isFolderOnly": false,
+    "ast": {
+      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.d2,0:0:0-3:0:11",
+      "nodes": [
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {}
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.d2,2:0:3-2:7:10",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.d2,2:0:3-2:1:4",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.d2,2:0:3-2:1:4",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {
+              "null": {
+                "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/shape.d2,2:3:6-2:7:10"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "id": "",
+      "id_val": "",
+      "attributes": {
+        "label": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "labelDimensions": {
+          "width": 0,
+          "height": 0
+        },
+        "style": {},
+        "near_key": null,
+        "shape": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "direction": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "constraint": null
+      },
+      "zIndex": 0
+    },
+    "edges": null,
+    "objects": null
+  },
+  "err": null
+}
diff --git a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.exp.json b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7b872984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+{
+  "graph": {
+    "name": "",
+    "isFolderOnly": false,
+    "ast": {
+      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,0:0:0-3:0:11",
+      "nodes": [
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {}
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,2:0:3-2:7:10",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,2:0:3-2:1:4",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,2:0:3-2:1:4",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {
+              "null": {
+                "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,2:3:6-2:7:10"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "id": "",
+      "id_val": "",
+      "attributes": {
+        "label": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "labelDimensions": {
+          "width": 0,
+          "height": 0
+        },
+        "style": {},
+        "near_key": null,
+        "shape": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "direction": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "constraint": null
+      },
+      "zIndex": 0
+    },
+    "edges": null,
+    "objects": [
+      {
+        "id": "a",
+        "id_val": "a",
+        "references": [
+          {
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "key_path_index": 0,
+            "map_key_edge_index": -1
+          },
+          {
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,2:0:3-2:1:4",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/null/basic-shape.d2,2:0:3-2:1:4",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "key_path_index": 0,
+            "map_key_edge_index": -1
+          }
+        ],
+        "attributes": {
+          "label": {
+            "value": ""
+          },
+          "labelDimensions": {
+            "width": 0,
+            "height": 0
+          },
+          "style": {},
+          "near_key": null,
+          "shape": {
+            "value": "rectangle"
+          },
+          "direction": {
+            "value": ""
+          },
+          "constraint": null
+        },
+        "zIndex": 0
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "err": null
+}
diff --git a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.exp.json b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebeb96548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+{
+  "graph": {
+    "name": "",
+    "isFolderOnly": false,
+    "ast": {
+      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,0:0:0-4:0:13",
+      "nodes": [
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {}
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,2:0:3-2:7:10",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,2:0:3-2:1:4",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,2:0:3-2:1:4",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {
+              "null": {
+                "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,2:3:6-2:7:10"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,3:0:11-3:1:12",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,3:0:11-3:1:12",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/reappear/shape.d2,3:0:11-3:1:12",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {}
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "id": "",
+      "id_val": "",
+      "attributes": {
+        "label": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "labelDimensions": {
+          "width": 0,
+          "height": 0
+        },
+        "style": {},
+        "near_key": null,
+        "shape": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "direction": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "constraint": null
+      },
+      "zIndex": 0
+    },
+    "edges": null,
+    "objects": null
+  },
+  "err": null
+}