diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java
index 59c4fdaf21..2236868a6f 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java
@@ -127,6 +127,15 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Does this node represent a null-safe index operation?
+	 * @since 6.2
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public final boolean isNullSafe() {
+		return this.nullSafe;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public TypedValue getValueInternal(ExpressionState state) throws EvaluationException {
 		return getValueRef(state).getValue();
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ParsingTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ParsingTests.java
index 4eebccab49..2a0ce84bbc 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ParsingTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ParsingTests.java
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ class ParsingTests {
 			parseCheck("property1?.property2?.methodOne()");
 			parseCheck("property1?.methodOne('enigma')?.methodTwo(42)");
 			parseCheck("property1?.methodOne()?.property2?.methodTwo()");
-			parseCheck("property1[0]?.property2['key']?.methodTwo()");
-			parseCheck("property1[0][1]?.property2['key'][42]?.methodTwo()");
+			parseCheck("property1?.[0]?.property2?.['key']?.methodTwo()");
+			parseCheck("property1?.[0]?.[1]?.property2?.['key']?.[42]?.methodTwo()");
 		}
 
 		@Test