diff --git a/d2compiler/compile.go b/d2compiler/compile.go
index fceec752d..2486567f9 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile.go
@@ -709,6 +709,11 @@ func compileStyleFieldInit(attrs *d2graph.Attributes, f *d2ir.Field) {
 }
 
 func (c *compiler) compileEdge(obj *d2graph.Object, e *d2ir.Edge) {
+	if e.Primary() != nil {
+		if _, ok := e.Primary().Value.(*d2ast.Null); ok {
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	edge, err := obj.Connect(d2graphIDA(e.ID.SrcPath), d2graphIDA(e.ID.DstPath), e.ID.SrcArrow, e.ID.DstArrow, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		c.errorf(e.References[0].AST(), err.Error())
diff --git a/d2compiler/compile_test.go b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
index 1101e479c..82fd3f19c 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile_test.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
@@ -2945,6 +2945,16 @@ a: null
 					assert.Equal(t, 0, len(g.Objects))
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				name: "edge",
+				run: func(t *testing.T) {
+					g := assertCompile(t, `
+a -> b
+(a -> b)[0]: null
+`, "")
+					assert.Equal(t, 0, len(g.Edges))
+				},
+			},
 		}
 
 		for _, tc := range tca {
diff --git a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.exp.json b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f83b57fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+{
+  "graph": {
+    "name": "",
+    "isFolderOnly": false,
+    "ast": {
+      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,0:0:0-3:0:26",
+      "nodes": [
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,1:0:1-1:6:7",
+            "edges": [
+              {
+                "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,1:0:1-1:6:7",
+                "src": {
+                  "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+                  "path": [
+                    {
+                      "unquoted_string": {
+                        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+                        "value": [
+                          {
+                            "string": "a",
+                            "raw_string": "a"
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                "src_arrow": "",
+                "dst": {
+                  "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,1:5:6-1:6:7",
+                  "path": [
+                    {
+                      "unquoted_string": {
+                        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,1:5:6-1:6:7",
+                        "value": [
+                          {
+                            "string": "b",
+                            "raw_string": "b"
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                "dst_arrow": ">"
+              }
+            ],
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {}
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:0:8-2:17:25",
+            "edges": [
+              {
+                "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:1:9-2:7:15",
+                "src": {
+                  "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:1:9-2:2:10",
+                  "path": [
+                    {
+                      "unquoted_string": {
+                        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:1:9-2:2:10",
+                        "value": [
+                          {
+                            "string": "a",
+                            "raw_string": "a"
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                "src_arrow": "",
+                "dst": {
+                  "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:6:14-2:7:15",
+                  "path": [
+                    {
+                      "unquoted_string": {
+                        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:6:14-2:7:15",
+                        "value": [
+                          {
+                            "string": "b",
+                            "raw_string": "b"
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                "dst_arrow": ">"
+              }
+            ],
+            "edge_index": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:8:16-2:11:19",
+              "int": 0,
+              "glob": false
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {
+              "null": {
+                "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:13:21-2:17:25"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "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/basic/edge.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,1:0:1-1:1:2",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "key_path_index": 0,
+            "map_key_edge_index": 0
+          },
+          {
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:1:9-2:2:10",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:1:9-2:2:10",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "key_path_index": 0,
+            "map_key_edge_index": 0
+          }
+        ],
+        "attributes": {
+          "label": {
+            "value": "a"
+          },
+          "labelDimensions": {
+            "width": 0,
+            "height": 0
+          },
+          "style": {},
+          "near_key": null,
+          "shape": {
+            "value": "rectangle"
+          },
+          "direction": {
+            "value": ""
+          },
+          "constraint": null
+        },
+        "zIndex": 0
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "b",
+        "id_val": "b",
+        "references": [
+          {
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,1:5:6-1:6:7",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,1:5:6-1:6:7",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "b",
+                        "raw_string": "b"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "key_path_index": 0,
+            "map_key_edge_index": 0
+          },
+          {
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:6:14-2:7:15",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile2/nulls/basic/edge.d2,2:6:14-2:7:15",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "b",
+                        "raw_string": "b"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "key_path_index": 0,
+            "map_key_edge_index": 0
+          }
+        ],
+        "attributes": {
+          "label": {
+            "value": "b"
+          },
+          "labelDimensions": {
+            "width": 0,
+            "height": 0
+          },
+          "style": {},
+          "near_key": null,
+          "shape": {
+            "value": "rectangle"
+          },
+          "direction": {
+            "value": ""
+          },
+          "constraint": null
+        },
+        "zIndex": 0
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "err": null
+}