diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dcfae4a4f..88a99f4f5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+
 REDIS_VERSION:=6.2.6
 SPRING_PROFILE?=ci
 SHELL=/bin/bash -euo pipefail
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/AbstractOperations.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/AbstractOperations.java
index 3a9f1f472..7bb7ed674 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/AbstractOperations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/AbstractOperations.java
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ abstract class AbstractOperations<K, V> {
 	 * @return converted or {@literal null}.
 	 * @since 1.8
 	 */
-	GeoResults<GeoLocation<V>> deserializeGeoResults(GeoResults<GeoLocation<byte[]>> source) {
+	@Nullable
+	GeoResults<GeoLocation<V>> deserializeGeoResults(@Nullable GeoResults<GeoLocation<byte[]>> source) {
 
 		if (source == null) {
 			return null;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/DefaultGeoOperationsIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/DefaultGeoOperationsIntegrationTests.java
index 922fc1433..6604ebe36 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/DefaultGeoOperationsIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/DefaultGeoOperationsIntegrationTests.java
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.assertj.core.data.Offset;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Circle;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResults;
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisGeoCommands.GeoLocation;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.test.condition.EnabledOnCommand;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.test.extension.parametrized.MethodSource;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.test.extension.parametrized.ParameterizedRedisTest;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * Integration test of {@link org.springframework.data.redis.core.DefaultGeoOperations}
@@ -220,6 +223,28 @@ public class DefaultGeoOperationsIntegrationTests<K, M> {
 		assertThat(result.get(2)).isNull();
 	}
 
+	@ParameterizedRedisTest // GH-2279
+	void geoRadius() {
+
+		K key = keyFactory.instance();
+
+		geoOperations.add(key, POINT_PALERMO, valueFactory.instance());
+		geoOperations.add(key, POINT_CATANIA, valueFactory.instance());
+
+		List<Object> result = redisTemplate.executePipelined(new SessionCallback<GeoResults>() {
+			@Nullable
+			@Override
+			public <K, V> GeoResults execute(RedisOperations<K, V> operations) throws DataAccessException {
+
+				return operations.opsForGeo().radius((K) key, new Circle(POINT_PALERMO, new Distance(1, KILOMETERS)));
+			}
+		});
+
+		GeoResults<GeoLocation<?>> results = (GeoResults<GeoLocation<?>>) result.get(0);
+		assertThat(results).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(results.getContent().get(0).getDistance().getValue()).isCloseTo(0, Offset.offset(0.005));
+	}
+
 	@ParameterizedRedisTest // DATAREDIS-438, DATAREDIS-614
 	void geoRadiusShouldReturnMembersCorrectly() {