diff --git a/int.go b/int.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6d387d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/int.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package null
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+// Int is a nullable int.
+type Int struct {
+	sql.NullInt64
+}
+
+// IntFrom creates a new Int that will always be valid.
+func IntFrom(i int64) Int {
+	return NewInt(i, true)
+}
+
+// NewInt creates a new Int
+func NewInt(i int64, valid bool) Int {
+	return Int{
+		NullInt64: sql.NullInt64{
+			Int64: i,
+			Valid: valid,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON implements json.Unmarshaler.
+// It supports number and null input.
+// 0 will not be considered a null Int.
+// It also supports unmarshalling a sql.NullInt64.
+func (i *Int) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var err error
+	var v interface{}
+	json.Unmarshal(data, &v)
+	switch x := v.(type) {
+	case float64:
+		i.Int64 = int64(x)
+	case map[string]interface{}:
+		err = json.Unmarshal(data, &i.NullInt64)
+	case nil:
+		i.Valid = false
+		return nil
+	}
+	i.Valid = err == nil
+	return err
+}
+
+// UnmarshalText implements encoding.TextUnmarshaler.
+// It will unmarshal to a null Int if the input is a blank or not an integer.
+// It will return an error if the input is not an integer, blank, or "null".
+func (i *Int) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error {
+	str := string(text)
+	if str == "" || str == "null" {
+		i.Valid = false
+		return nil
+	}
+	var err error
+	i.Int64, err = strconv.ParseInt(string(text), 10, 64)
+	i.Valid = err == nil
+	return err
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON implements json.Marshaler.
+// It will encode null if this Int is null.
+func (i Int) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	if !i.Valid {
+		return []byte("null"), nil
+	}
+	return []byte(strconv.FormatInt(i.Int64, 10)), nil
+}
+
+// MarshalText implements encoding.TextMarshaler.
+// It will encode a blank string if this Int is null.
+func (i Int) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	if !i.Valid {
+		return []byte{}, nil
+	}
+	return []byte(strconv.FormatInt(i.Int64, 10)), nil
+}
+
+func (i Int) Pointer() *int64 {
+	if !i.Valid {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &i.Int64
+}
+
+// IsZero returns true for invalid Ints, for future omitempty support (Go 1.4?)
+func (i Int) IsZero() bool {
+	return !i.Valid
+}
diff --git a/int_test.go b/int_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb6f5f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/int_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+package null
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var (
+	intJSON     = []byte(`12345`)
+	nullIntJSON = []byte(`{"Int64":12345,"Valid":true}`)
+)
+
+func TestIntFrom(t *testing.T) {
+	i := IntFrom(12345)
+	assertInt(t, i, "IntFrom()")
+
+	zero := IntFrom(0)
+	if !zero.Valid {
+		t.Error("IntFrom(0)", "is invalid, but should be valid")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnmarshalInt(t *testing.T) {
+	var i Int
+	err := json.Unmarshal(intJSON, &i)
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertInt(t, i, "int json")
+
+	var ni Int
+	err = json.Unmarshal(nullIntJSON, &ni)
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertInt(t, ni, "sq.NullInt64 json")
+
+	var null Int
+	err = json.Unmarshal(nullJSON, &null)
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertNullInt(t, null, "null json")
+}
+
+func TestTextUnmarshalInt(t *testing.T) {
+	var i Int
+	err := i.UnmarshalText([]byte("12345"))
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertInt(t, i, "UnmarshalText() int")
+
+	var blank Int
+	err = blank.UnmarshalText([]byte(""))
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertNullInt(t, blank, "UnmarshalText() empty int")
+
+	var null Int
+	err = null.UnmarshalText([]byte("null"))
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertNullInt(t, null, `UnmarshalText() "null"`)
+}
+
+func TestMarshalInt(t *testing.T) {
+	i := IntFrom(12345)
+	data, err := json.Marshal(i)
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertJSONEquals(t, data, "12345", "non-empty json marshal")
+
+	// invalid values should be encoded as null
+	null := NewInt(0, false)
+	data, err = json.Marshal(null)
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertJSONEquals(t, data, "null", "null json marshal")
+}
+
+func TestMarshalIntText(t *testing.T) {
+	i := IntFrom(12345)
+	data, err := i.MarshalText()
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertJSONEquals(t, data, "12345", "non-empty text marshal")
+
+	// invalid values should be encoded as null
+	null := NewInt(0, false)
+	data, err = null.MarshalText()
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertJSONEquals(t, data, "", "null text marshal")
+}
+
+func TestIntPointer(t *testing.T) {
+	i := IntFrom(12345)
+	ptr := i.Pointer()
+	if *ptr != 12345 {
+		t.Errorf("bad %s int: %#v ≠ %s\n", "pointer", ptr, 12345)
+	}
+
+	null := NewInt(0, false)
+	ptr = null.Pointer()
+	if ptr != nil {
+		t.Errorf("bad %s int: %#v ≠ %s\n", "nil pointer", ptr, "nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIntIsZero(t *testing.T) {
+	i := IntFrom(12345)
+	if i.IsZero() {
+		t.Errorf("IsZero() should be false")
+	}
+
+	null := NewInt(0, false)
+	if !null.IsZero() {
+		t.Errorf("IsZero() should be true")
+	}
+
+	zero := NewInt(0, true)
+	if zero.IsZero() {
+		t.Errorf("IsZero() should be false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIntScan(t *testing.T) {
+	var i Int
+	err := i.Scan(12345)
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertInt(t, i, "scanned int")
+
+	var null Int
+	err = null.Scan(nil)
+	maybePanic(err)
+	assertNullInt(t, null, "scanned null")
+}
+
+func assertInt(t *testing.T, i Int, from string) {
+	if i.Int64 != 12345 {
+		t.Errorf("bad %s int: %d ≠ %d\n", from, i.Int64, 12345)
+	}
+	if !i.Valid {
+		t.Error(from, "is invalid, but should be valid")
+	}
+}
+
+func assertNullInt(t *testing.T, i Int, from string) {
+	if i.Valid {
+		t.Error(from, "is valid, but should be invalid")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/string.go b/string.go
index 5404ae8..6e54c52 100644
--- a/string.go
+++ b/string.go
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ func (s *String) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	var err error
 	var v interface{}
 	json.Unmarshal(data, &v)
-	switch v.(type) {
+	switch x := v.(type) {
 	case string:
-		err = json.Unmarshal(data, &s.String)
+		s.String = x
 	case map[string]interface{}:
 		err = json.Unmarshal(data, &s.NullString)
 	case nil:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *String) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error {
 
 // Pointer returns a pointer to this String's value, or a nil pointer if this String is null.
 func (s String) Pointer() *string {
-	if s.String == "" {
+	if !s.Valid {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return &s.String
diff --git a/string_test.go b/string_test.go
index a8556b6..abba506 100644
--- a/string_test.go
+++ b/string_test.go
@@ -18,44 +18,44 @@ type stringInStruct struct {
 
 func TestStringFrom(t *testing.T) {
 	str := StringFrom("test")
-	assert(t, str, "StringFrom() string")
+	assertStr(t, str, "StringFrom() string")
 
 	null := StringFrom("")
-	assertNull(t, null, "StringFrom() empty string")
+	assertNullStr(t, null, "StringFrom() empty string")
 }
 
 func TestUnmarshalString(t *testing.T) {
 	var str String
 	err := json.Unmarshal(stringJSON, &str)
 	maybePanic(err)
-	assert(t, str, "string json")
+	assertStr(t, str, "string json")
 
 	var ns String
 	err = json.Unmarshal(nullStringJSON, &ns)
 	maybePanic(err)
-	assert(t, ns, "null string object json")
+	assertStr(t, ns, "sql.NullString json")
 
 	var blank String
 	err = json.Unmarshal(blankStringJSON, &blank)
 	maybePanic(err)
-	assertNull(t, blank, "blank string json")
+	assertNullStr(t, blank, "blank string json")
 
 	var null String
 	err = json.Unmarshal(nullJSON, &null)
 	maybePanic(err)
-	assertNull(t, null, "null json")
+	assertNullStr(t, null, "null json")
 }
 
 func TestTextUnmarshalString(t *testing.T) {
 	var str String
 	err := str.UnmarshalText([]byte("test"))
 	maybePanic(err)
-	assert(t, str, "UnmarshalText() string")
+	assertStr(t, str, "UnmarshalText() string")
 
 	var null String
 	err = null.UnmarshalText([]byte(""))
 	maybePanic(err)
-	assertNull(t, null, "UnmarshalText() empty string")
+	assertNullStr(t, null, "UnmarshalText() empty string")
 }
 
 func TestMarshalString(t *testing.T) {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestMarshalString(t *testing.T) {
 // 	assertJSONEquals(t, data, `{}`, "null string in struct")
 // }
 
-func TestPointer(t *testing.T) {
+func TestStringPointer(t *testing.T) {
 	str := StringFrom("test")
 	ptr := str.Pointer()
 	if *ptr != "test" {
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ func TestPointer(t *testing.T) {
 	null := StringFrom("")
 	ptr = null.Pointer()
 	if ptr != nil {
-		t.Errorf("bad %s: %#v ≠ %s\n", "nil pointer", ptr, "nil")
+		t.Errorf("bad %s string: %#v ≠ %s\n", "nil pointer", ptr, "nil")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsZero(t *testing.T) {
+func TestStringIsZero(t *testing.T) {
 	str := StringFrom("test")
 	if str.IsZero() {
 		t.Errorf("IsZero() should be false")
@@ -110,16 +110,16 @@ func TestIsZero(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestScan(t *testing.T) {
+func TestStringScan(t *testing.T) {
 	var str String
 	err := str.Scan("test")
 	maybePanic(err)
-	assert(t, str, "scanned string")
+	assertStr(t, str, "scanned string")
 
 	var null String
 	err = null.Scan(nil)
 	maybePanic(err)
-	assertNull(t, null, "scanned null")
+	assertNullStr(t, null, "scanned null")
 }
 
 func maybePanic(err error) {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func maybePanic(err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func assert(t *testing.T, s String, from string) {
+func assertStr(t *testing.T, s String, from string) {
 	if s.String != "test" {
 		t.Errorf("bad %s string: %s ≠ %s\n", from, s.String, "test")
 	}
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func assert(t *testing.T, s String, from string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func assertNull(t *testing.T, s String, from string) {
+func assertNullStr(t *testing.T, s String, from string) {
 	if s.Valid {
 		t.Error(from, "is valid, but should be invalid")
 	}