diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index cedff32fe0..2355eeb655 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Brian Harring <ferringb@gmail.com>
     Brant Harris
     Ronny Haryanto <http://ronny.haryan.to/>
+    Axel Haustant <noirbizarre@gmail.com>
     Hawkeye
     Kent Hauser <kent@khauser.net>
     Joe Heck <http://www.rhonabwy.com/wp/>
diff --git a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
index a2d925ac3f..3808170f9e 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
@@ -519,4 +519,4 @@ def _sqlite_format_dtdelta(dt, conn, days, secs, usecs):
     return str(dt)
 
 def _sqlite_regexp(re_pattern, re_string):
-    return bool(re.search(re_pattern, re_string))
+    return bool(re.search(re_pattern, str(re_string))) if re_string is not None else False
diff --git a/tests/lookup/models.py b/tests/lookup/models.py
index f388ddf403..af236cf56f 100644
--- a/tests/lookup/models.py
+++ b/tests/lookup/models.py
@@ -57,3 +57,12 @@ class Player(models.Model):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
+
+
+@python_2_unicode_compatible
+class RegexTestModel(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True)
+    integer = models.IntegerField(null=True)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.name
diff --git a/tests/lookup/tests.py b/tests/lookup/tests.py
index de7105f92d..5affac6b00 100644
--- a/tests/lookup/tests.py
+++ b/tests/lookup/tests.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from operator import attrgetter
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
 from django.test import TestCase, skipUnlessDBFeature
 
-from .models import Author, Article, Tag, Game, Season, Player
+from .models import Author, Article, Tag, Game, Season, Player, RegexTestModel
 
 
 class LookupTests(TestCase):
@@ -610,6 +610,21 @@ class LookupTests(TestCase):
         self.assertQuerysetEqual(Article.objects.filter(headline__regex=r'b(.).*b\1'),
             ['<Article: barfoobaz>', '<Article: bazbaRFOO>', '<Article: foobarbaz>'])
 
+    def test_regex_null(self):
+        """
+        Ensure that a regex lookup does not fail on null/None values
+        """
+        RegexTestModel.objects.create(name=None)
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(RegexTestModel.objects.filter(name__regex=r'^$'), [])
+
+    def test_regex_non_string(self):
+        """
+        Ensure that a regex lookup does not fail on non-string fields
+        """
+        RegexTestModel.objects.create(name='test', integer=5)
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(RegexTestModel.objects.filter(integer__regex=r'^5$'),
+            ['<RegexTestModel: test>'])
+
     def test_nonfield_lookups(self):
         """
         Ensure that a lookup query containing non-fields raises the proper