diff --git a/src/openai/lib/_parsing/_responses.py b/src/openai/lib/_parsing/_responses.py
index 232718cef6..bb60837ad5 100644
--- a/src/openai/lib/_parsing/_responses.py
+++ b/src/openai/lib/_parsing/_responses.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def parse_response(
                         type_=ParsedResponseOutputText[TextFormatT],
                         value={
                             **item.to_dict(),
-                            "parsed": parse_text(item.text, text_format=text_format),
+                            "parsed": None if item.text is None else parse_text(item.text, text_format=text_format),
                         },
                     )
                 )
diff --git a/src/openai/types/responses/response.py b/src/openai/types/responses/response.py
index 67102d2628..d34bdbec3e 100644
--- a/src/openai/types/responses/response.py
+++ b/src/openai/types/responses/response.py
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ def output_text(self) -> str:
             if output.type == "message":
                 for content in output.content:
                     if content.type == "output_text":
-                        texts.append(content.text)
+                        if content.text is not None:
+                            texts.append(content.text)
 
         return "".join(texts)
diff --git a/src/openai/types/responses/response_output_text.py b/src/openai/types/responses/response_output_text.py
index 2386fcb3c0..cc739e450c 100644
--- a/src/openai/types/responses/response_output_text.py
+++ b/src/openai/types/responses/response_output_text.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class ResponseOutputText(BaseModel):
     annotations: List[Annotation]
     """The annotations of the text output."""
 
-    text: str
+    text: Optional[str]
     """The text output from the model."""
 
     type: Literal["output_text"]
diff --git a/tests/lib/responses/test_responses.py b/tests/lib/responses/test_responses.py
index 8e5f16df95..1c863f80ec 100644
--- a/tests/lib/responses/test_responses.py
+++ b/tests/lib/responses/test_responses.py
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import Any
 from typing_extensions import TypeVar
 
 import pytest
 from respx import MockRouter
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 from inline_snapshot import snapshot
 
 from openai import OpenAI, AsyncOpenAI
 from openai._utils import assert_signatures_in_sync
+from openai.lib._parsing._responses import parse_response
+from openai.types.responses.response import Response
 
 from ...conftest import base_url
 from ..snapshots import make_snapshot_request
@@ -21,6 +25,56 @@
 # `OPENAI_LIVE=1 pytest --inline-snapshot=fix -p no:xdist -o addopts=""`
 
 
+def _response_with_output_text_items(items: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> Response:
+    return Response.model_validate(
+        {
+            "id": "resp_null_output_text",
+            "object": "response",
+            "created_at": 0,
+            "status": "completed",
+            "background": False,
+            "error": None,
+            "incomplete_details": None,
+            "instructions": None,
+            "max_output_tokens": None,
+            "max_tool_calls": None,
+            "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
+            "output": [
+                {
+                    "id": "msg_null_output_text",
+                    "type": "message",
+                    "status": "completed",
+                    "role": "assistant",
+                    "content": items,
+                }
+            ],
+            "parallel_tool_calls": True,
+            "previous_response_id": None,
+            "prompt_cache_key": None,
+            "reasoning": {"effort": None, "summary": None},
+            "safety_identifier": None,
+            "service_tier": "default",
+            "store": True,
+            "temperature": 1.0,
+            "text": {"format": {"type": "text"}, "verbosity": "medium"},
+            "tool_choice": "auto",
+            "tools": [],
+            "top_logprobs": 0,
+            "top_p": 1.0,
+            "truncation": "disabled",
+            "usage": {
+                "input_tokens": 1,
+                "input_tokens_details": {"cached_tokens": 0},
+                "output_tokens": 1,
+                "output_tokens_details": {"reasoning_tokens": 0},
+                "total_tokens": 2,
+            },
+            "user": None,
+            "metadata": {},
+        }
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.respx(base_url=base_url)
 def test_output_text(client: OpenAI, respx_mock: MockRouter) -> None:
     response = make_snapshot_request(
@@ -41,6 +95,39 @@ def test_output_text(client: OpenAI, respx_mock: MockRouter) -> None:
     )
 
 
+def test_output_text_skips_null_content_items() -> None:
+    response = _response_with_output_text_items(
+        [
+            {"type": "output_text", "annotations": [], "logprobs": [], "text": None},
+            {"type": "output_text", "annotations": [], "logprobs": [], "text": "hello"},
+        ]
+    )
+
+    assert response.output_text == "hello"
+
+
+def test_parse_response_skips_null_output_text_items() -> None:
+    class Message(BaseModel):
+        message: str
+
+    response = _response_with_output_text_items(
+        [
+            {"type": "output_text", "annotations": [], "logprobs": [], "text": None},
+            {"type": "output_text", "annotations": [], "logprobs": [], "text": '{"message":"hello"}'},
+        ]
+    )
+
+    parsed = parse_response(text_format=Message, input_tools=None, response=response)
+    message = parsed.output[0]
+    assert message.type == "message"
+    content = message.content
+
+    assert content[0].type == "output_text"
+    assert content[1].type == "output_text"
+    assert content[0].parsed is None
+    assert content[1].parsed == Message(message="hello")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("sync", [True, False], ids=["sync", "async"])
 def test_stream_method_definition_in_sync(sync: bool, client: OpenAI, async_client: AsyncOpenAI) -> None:
     checking_client: OpenAI | AsyncOpenAI = client if sync else async_client