diff --git a/docs/object/get.mdx b/docs/object/get.mdx
index 9a089994e..45bdecd60 100644
--- a/docs/object/get.mdx
+++ b/docs/object/get.mdx
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ since: 12.1.0
 
 Given any value and a select function to get the desired attribute, returns the desired value or a default value if the desired value couldn't be found.
 
+> **Note:** Since v12.1.0, `get` will return the `defaultValue` if the resolved value is `undefined` **or** `null`.  
+> Falsy values like `0`, `''`, or `false` are preserved and will not be replaced by the default.
+
 ```ts
 import * as _ from 'radashi'
 
@@ -26,4 +29,12 @@ const fish = {
 _.get(fish, 'sizes[0].range[1]') // 18
 _.get(fish, 'sizes.0.range.1') // 18
 _.get(fish, 'foo', 'default') // 'default'
-```
+
+// null and undefined both trigger default:
+_.get({ name: null }, 'name', 'Unknown') // 'Unknown'
+_.get({}, 'name', 'Unknown')             // 'Unknown'
+
+// falsy but non-nullish values remain unchanged:
+_.get({ age: 0 }, 'age', 99)              // 0
+_.get({ text: '' }, 'text', 'N/A')        // ''
+_.get({ active: false }, 'active', true)  // false
diff --git a/src/object/get.ts b/src/object/get.ts
index e0140f4fe..d06862087 100644
--- a/src/object/get.ts
+++ b/src/object/get.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ export function get<TDefault = unknown>(
   const segments = path.split(/[\.\[\]]/g)
   let current: any = value
   for (const key of segments) {
-    if (current === null) {
-      return defaultValue as TDefault
-    }
-    if (current === undefined) {
+    if (current == null) {
       return defaultValue as TDefault
     }
     const unquotedKey = key.replace(/['"]/g, '')
@@ -35,7 +32,7 @@ export function get<TDefault = unknown>(
     }
     current = current[unquotedKey]
   }
-  if (current === undefined) {
+  if (current == null) {
     return defaultValue as TDefault
   }
   return current
diff --git a/tests/object/get.test.ts b/tests/object/get.test.ts
index eb9ff6ccd..484700c5f 100644
--- a/tests/object/get.test.ts
+++ b/tests/object/get.test.ts
@@ -42,4 +42,21 @@ describe('get', () => {
     expect(_.get(jay, 'friends[0][name]')).toBe('carl')
     expect(_.get(jay, 'friends[0].friends[0].friends[0].age', 22)).toBe(22)
   })
+
+  test('returns default when final resolved value is null', () => {
+    const obj = { a: { b: null } }
+    expect(_.get(obj, 'a.b', 123)).toBe(123)
+  })
+
+  test('does not replace falsy non-nullish values with default', () => {
+    const obj = { a: 0, b: '', c: false }
+    expect(_.get(obj, 'a', 123)).toBe(0)
+    expect(_.get(obj, 'b', 'abc')).toBe('')
+    expect(_.get(obj, 'c', true)).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  test('null nested property returns default', () => {
+    const obj = { x: { y: null } }
+    expect(_.get(obj, 'x.y', 'DEF')).toBe('DEF')
+  })
 })