diff --git a/dev/implementations/table_definitions.h b/dev/implementations/table_definitions.h
index c7f6177a..f68e21c9 100644
--- a/dev/implementations/table_definitions.h
+++ b/dev/implementations/table_definitions.h
@@ -25,10 +25,17 @@ namespace sqlite_orm {
                 if(auto d = column.default_value()) {
                     dft = std::move(*d);
                 }
+                using constraints_tuple = decltype(column.constraints);
+                constexpr bool hasExplicitNull =
+                    mpl::invoke_t<mpl::disjunction<check_if_has_type<null_t>>, constraints_tuple>::value;
+                constexpr bool hasExplicitNotNull =
+                    mpl::invoke_t<mpl::disjunction<check_if_has_type<not_null_t>>, constraints_tuple>::value;
                 res.emplace_back(-1,
                                  column.name,
                                  type_printer<field_type>().print(),
-                                 column.is_not_null(),
+                                 !hasExplicitNull && !hasExplicitNotNull
+                                     ? column.is_not_null()
+                                     : (hasExplicitNull ? !hasExplicitNull : hasExplicitNotNull),
                                  std::move(dft),
                                  column.template is<is_primary_key>(),
                                  column.template is<is_generated_always>());
diff --git a/include/sqlite_orm/sqlite_orm.h b/include/sqlite_orm/sqlite_orm.h
index ff679345..8e953841 100644
--- a/include/sqlite_orm/sqlite_orm.h
+++ b/include/sqlite_orm/sqlite_orm.h
@@ -23838,10 +23838,17 @@ namespace sqlite_orm {
                 if(auto d = column.default_value()) {
                     dft = std::move(*d);
                 }
+                using constraints_tuple = decltype(column.constraints);
+                constexpr bool hasExplicitNull =
+                    mpl::invoke_t<mpl::disjunction<check_if_has_type<null_t>>, constraints_tuple>::value;
+                constexpr bool hasExplicitNotNull =
+                    mpl::invoke_t<mpl::disjunction<check_if_has_type<not_null_t>>, constraints_tuple>::value;
                 res.emplace_back(-1,
                                  column.name,
                                  type_printer<field_type>().print(),
-                                 column.is_not_null(),
+                                 !hasExplicitNull && !hasExplicitNotNull
+                                     ? column.is_not_null()
+                                     : (hasExplicitNull ? !hasExplicitNull : hasExplicitNotNull),
                                  std::move(dft),
                                  column.template is<is_primary_key>(),
                                  column.template is<is_generated_always>());
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index d3ebf450..99ebafa3 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ add_executable(unit_tests
     unique_cases/issue86.cpp
     unique_cases/issue937.cpp
     unique_cases/issue663.cpp
+    unique_cases/issue1357.cpp
     get_all_custom_containers.cpp
     select_constraints_tests.cpp
     backup_tests.cpp
diff --git a/tests/unique_cases/issue1357.cpp b/tests/unique_cases/issue1357.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8934065b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unique_cases/issue1357.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include <sqlite_orm/sqlite_orm.h>
+#include <catch2/catch_all.hpp>
+
+#if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3006019
+using namespace sqlite_orm;
+
+#ifdef SQLITE_ORM_OPTIONAL_SUPPORTED
+
+TEST_CASE("issue1357") {
+    struct Employee {
+        int m_empno;
+        std::string m_ename;
+        std::string m_job;
+        std::optional<int> m_mgr;
+        std::string m_hiredate;
+        double m_salary;
+        std::optional<double> m_commission;
+        int m_depno;
+    };
+
+    struct Department {
+        int m_deptno;
+        std::string m_deptname;
+        std::string m_loc;
+    };
+
+    using namespace sqlite_orm;
+
+    auto storage = make_storage("",
+                                make_table("Emp",
+                                           make_column("empno", &Employee::m_empno, primary_key().autoincrement()),
+                                           make_column("ename", &Employee::m_ename),
+                                           make_column("job", &Employee::m_job),
+                                           make_column("mgr", &Employee::m_mgr),
+                                           make_column("hiredate", &Employee::m_hiredate),
+                                           make_column("salary", &Employee::m_salary),
+                                           make_column("comm", &Employee::m_commission),
+                                           make_column("depno", &Employee::m_depno),
+                                           foreign_key(&Employee::m_depno).references(&Department::m_deptno)),
+                                make_table("Dept",
+                                           make_column("deptno", &Department::m_deptno, primary_key().autoincrement()),
+                                           make_column("deptname", &Department::m_deptname),
+                                           make_column("loc", &Department::m_loc, null())));
+    storage.sync_schema(true);
+    storage.insert(Department{10, "Accounts", "New York"});
+    storage.insert(Employee{1, "Paul", "Salesman", 2, "2002-02-12", 20000.0, 0.0, 1});
+    storage.insert(Employee{2, "Allen", "Salesman", 2, "2002-02-12", 20000.0, 0.0, 1});
+    REQUIRE_NOTHROW(storage.sync_schema(true));
+}
+#endif
+#endif