diff --git a/sentry-jul/src/main/java/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandler.java b/sentry-jul/src/main/java/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandler.java
index c606bdf88b..bb1cce0444 100644
--- a/sentry-jul/src/main/java/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandler.java
+++ b/sentry-jul/src/main/java/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandler.java
@@ -150,10 +150,15 @@ protected void captureLog(@NotNull LogRecord loggingEvent) {
     final @Nullable Object[] arguments = loggingEvent.getParameters();
     final @NotNull SentryAttributes attributes = SentryAttributes.of();
 
-    @NotNull String message = loggingEvent.getMessage();
+    final @Nullable String messageTemplate = loggingEvent.getMessage();
+    if (messageTemplate == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    @NotNull String message = messageTemplate;
     if (loggingEvent.getResourceBundle() != null
-        && loggingEvent.getResourceBundle().containsKey(loggingEvent.getMessage())) {
-      message = loggingEvent.getResourceBundle().getString(loggingEvent.getMessage());
+        && loggingEvent.getResourceBundle().containsKey(messageTemplate)) {
+      message = loggingEvent.getResourceBundle().getString(messageTemplate);
     }
 
     final @NotNull String formattedMessage = maybeFormatted(arguments, message);
diff --git a/sentry-jul/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandlerTest.kt b/sentry-jul/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandlerTest.kt
index 2cd10a81cd..29dbaeb368 100644
--- a/sentry-jul/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-jul/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandlerTest.kt
@@ -485,6 +485,31 @@ class SentryHandlerTest {
     verify(fixture.transport, never()).send(checkLogs {})
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun `captures null message as event and breadcrumb when logs are enabled`() {
+    fixture =
+      Fixture(
+        minimumBreadcrumbLevel = Level.INFO,
+        minimumEventLevel = Level.SEVERE,
+        enableLogs = true,
+      )
+
+    fixture.logger.info(null as String?)
+    fixture.logger.severe(null as String?)
+    Sentry.flush(10)
+
+    verify(fixture.transport)
+      .send(
+        checkEvent { event ->
+          assertNull(event.message?.message)
+          assertEquals(1, event.breadcrumbs?.size)
+          assertNull(event.breadcrumbs?.single()?.message)
+        },
+        anyOrNull(),
+      )
+    verify(fixture.transport, never()).send(checkLogs {})
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun `converts finest log level to Sentry log level`() {
     fixture = Fixture(minimumLevel = Level.FINEST)