diff --git a/lib/bdev/null/bdev_null.c b/lib/bdev/null/bdev_null.c
index f5366a992..5aecfba84 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/null/bdev_null.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/null/bdev_null.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ bdev_null_submit_request(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_i
 		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_SUCCESS);
 		break;
 	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_WRITE:
+	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_WRITE_ZEROES:
 	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_RESET:
 		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_SUCCESS);
 		break;
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ bdev_null_io_type_supported(void *ctx, enum spdk_bdev_io_type io_type)
 	switch (io_type) {
 	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_READ:
 	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_WRITE:
+	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_WRITE_ZEROES:
 	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_RESET:
 		return true;
 	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_FLUSH: