diff --git a/src/validation/number.ts b/src/validation/number.ts
index a05a2a2c..cad3f812 100644
--- a/src/validation/number.ts
+++ b/src/validation/number.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { ValidationError, ValidationErrorPath } from '../errors'
 import type { NonBooleanJsfSchema, SchemaValue } from '../types'
-import { getSchemaType } from './schema'
+import { schemaTypeIncludes } from './schema'
 
 interface DecimalParts {
   digits: bigint
@@ -81,13 +81,12 @@ export function validateNumber(
   path: ValidationErrorPath = [],
 ): ValidationError[] {
   const errors: ValidationError[] = []
-  const schemaType = getSchemaType(schema)
 
   if (typeof value !== 'number') {
     return []
   }
 
-  if (schemaType !== undefined && !['number', 'integer'].includes(schemaType as string)) {
+  if (!schemaTypeIncludes(schema, 'number', 'integer')) {
     return []
   }
 
diff --git a/src/validation/schema.ts b/src/validation/schema.ts
index acfdfc53..38f97e22 100644
--- a/src/validation/schema.ts
+++ b/src/validation/schema.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,21 @@ export function getSchemaType(schema: JsfSchema): JsfSchemaType | JsfSchemaType[
   return undefined
 }
 
+/**
+ * Whether the schema's type (a single type or a list of types) includes any of the given types.
+ * A schema without a type places no restriction, so it matches every type.
+ */
+export function schemaTypeIncludes(schema: JsfSchema, ...types: JsfSchemaType[]): boolean {
+  const schemaType = getSchemaType(schema)
+
+  if (schemaType === undefined) {
+    return true
+  }
+
+  const schemaTypes = Array.isArray(schemaType) ? schemaType : [schemaType]
+  return types.some(type => schemaTypes.includes(type))
+}
+
 /**
  * Validate the type of a value against a schema
  * @param value - The value to validate
diff --git a/src/validation/string.ts b/src/validation/string.ts
index 9cb67482..1b752d9a 100644
--- a/src/validation/string.ts
+++ b/src/validation/string.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { ValidationError, ValidationErrorPath } from '../errors'
 import type { NonBooleanJsfSchema, SchemaValue } from '../types'
 import { validateFormat } from './format'
-import { getSchemaType } from './schema'
+import { schemaTypeIncludes } from './schema'
 
 /**
  * Validate a string against a schema
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ export function validateString(
   path: ValidationErrorPath = [],
 ): ValidationError[] {
   const errors: ValidationError[] = []
-  const schemaType = getSchemaType(schema)
 
   if (typeof value !== 'string') {
     return []
   }
 
-  if (schemaType !== undefined && schemaType !== 'string') {
+  if (!schemaTypeIncludes(schema, 'string')) {
     return []
   }
 
diff --git a/test/validation/number.test.ts b/test/validation/number.test.ts
index eedadaec..f10d53ed 100644
--- a/test/validation/number.test.ts
+++ b/test/validation/number.test.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,44 @@ describe('number validation', () => {
     ])
   })
 
+  it('validates numeric keywords when the type also allows null', () => {
+    const nullableNumber = { type: ['number', 'null'], minimum: 1, maximum: 39, multipleOf: 2 }
+
+    expect(validateSchema(null, nullableNumber)).toEqual([])
+    expect(validateSchema(20, nullableNumber)).toEqual([])
+    expect(validateSchema(40, nullableNumber)).toEqual([
+      errorLike({
+        path: [],
+        validation: 'maximum',
+      }),
+    ])
+    expect(validateSchema(0, nullableNumber)).toEqual([
+      errorLike({
+        path: [],
+        validation: 'minimum',
+      }),
+    ])
+    expect(validateSchema(21, nullableNumber)).toEqual([
+      errorLike({
+        path: [],
+        validation: 'multipleOf',
+      }),
+    ])
+
+    expect(validateSchema(40, { type: ['integer', 'null'], maximum: 39 })).toEqual([
+      errorLike({
+        path: [],
+        validation: 'maximum',
+      }),
+    ])
+    expect(validateSchema(40, { type: ['null', 'number'], exclusiveMaximum: 40 })).toEqual([
+      errorLike({
+        path: [],
+        validation: 'exclusiveMaximum',
+      }),
+    ])
+  })
+
   it('validates the number against the exclusiveMinimum and exclusiveMaximum properties', () => {
     expect(validateSchema(11, { type: 'number', exclusiveMinimum: 10 })).toEqual([])
     expect(validateSchema(10, { type: 'number', exclusiveMinimum: 10 })).toEqual([
diff --git a/test/validation/string.test.ts b/test/validation/string.test.ts
index b5317f92..eae13423 100644
--- a/test/validation/string.test.ts
+++ b/test/validation/string.test.ts
@@ -113,4 +113,28 @@ describe('string validation', () => {
     // Error message now includes a random example, so we can't do an exact match
     expect(response.formErrors?.name).toMatch(/^Must have a valid format. E.g./)
   })
+
+  it('validates string keywords when the type also allows null', () => {
+    const { handleValidation } = createHeadlessForm({
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        short: { type: ['string', 'null'], maxLength: 3 },
+        long: { type: ['string', 'null'], minLength: 3 },
+        code: { type: ['null', 'string'], pattern: '^[a-z]+$' },
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(handleValidation({ short: null, long: null, code: null })).not.toHaveProperty('formErrors')
+    expect(handleValidation({ short: 'abc', long: 'abc', code: 'abc' })).not.toHaveProperty(
+      'formErrors',
+    )
+
+    expect(handleValidation({ short: 'abcd', long: 'ab', code: '123' })).toMatchObject({
+      formErrors: {
+        short: 'Please insert up to 3 characters',
+        long: 'Please insert at least 3 characters',
+        code: expect.stringMatching(/^Must have a valid format. E.g./),
+      },
+    })
+  })
 })