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 c606bdf88b6..685402e27bd 100644
--- a/sentry-jul/src/main/java/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandler.java
+++ b/sentry-jul/src/main/java/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandler.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 import java.util.logging.ErrorManager;
 import java.util.logging.Filter;
 import java.util.logging.Handler;
@@ -150,10 +151,15 @@ 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);
@@ -290,13 +296,16 @@ SentryEvent createEvent(final @NotNull LogRecord record) {
     final Message sentryMessage = new Message();
     sentryMessage.setParams(toParams(record.getParameters()));
 
-    String message = record.getMessage();
-    if (record.getResourceBundle() != null
-        && record.getResourceBundle().containsKey(record.getMessage())) {
-      message = record.getResourceBundle().getString(record.getMessage());
+    final @Nullable String messageTemplate = record.getMessage();
+    final @Nullable ResourceBundle resourceBundle = record.getResourceBundle();
+    @Nullable String message = messageTemplate;
+    if (messageTemplate != null
+        && resourceBundle != null
+        && resourceBundle.containsKey(messageTemplate)) {
+      message = resourceBundle.getString(messageTemplate);
     }
     sentryMessage.setMessage(message);
-    if (record.getParameters() != null) {
+    if (message != null && record.getParameters() != null) {
       try {
         sentryMessage.setFormatted(formatMessage(message, record.getParameters()));
       } catch (RuntimeException e) {
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 2cd10a81cd4..028c6759727 100644
--- a/sentry-jul/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-jul/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/jul/SentryHandlerTest.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import io.sentry.transport.ITransport
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.time.ZoneId
+import java.util.ListResourceBundle
 import java.util.logging.Level
+import java.util.logging.LogRecord
 import java.util.logging.Logger
 import kotlin.test.AfterTest
 import kotlin.test.BeforeTest
@@ -485,6 +487,65 @@ 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 `captures null message as event and breadcrumb when resource bundle is set`() {
+    fixture =
+      Fixture(
+        minimumBreadcrumbLevel = Level.INFO,
+        minimumEventLevel = Level.SEVERE,
+        enableLogs = true,
+      )
+    val resourceBundle =
+      object : ListResourceBundle() {
+        override fun getContents(): Array<Array<Any>> =
+          arrayOf(arrayOf<Any>("message", "localized message"))
+      }
+
+    fixture.handler.publish(
+      LogRecord(Level.INFO, null).apply { this.resourceBundle = resourceBundle }
+    )
+    fixture.handler.publish(
+      LogRecord(Level.SEVERE, null).apply { this.resourceBundle = resourceBundle }
+    )
+    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)