diff --git a/datafusion/functions/src/unicode/strpos.rs b/datafusion/functions/src/unicode/strpos.rs
index abc2780e002f..a0ad2e3f0b75 100644
--- a/datafusion/functions/src/unicode/strpos.rs
+++ b/datafusion/functions/src/unicode/strpos.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use arrow::array::{
     ArrayRef, ArrowPrimitiveType, AsArray, PrimitiveArray, StringArrayType,
 };
 use arrow::datatypes::{ArrowNativeType, DataType, Int32Type, Int64Type};
-use datafusion_common::{exec_err, Result};
+use datafusion_common::{exec_err, internal_err, Result};
 use datafusion_expr::{
     ColumnarValue, Documentation, ScalarUDFImpl, Signature, Volatility,
 };
@@ -79,8 +79,17 @@ impl ScalarUDFImpl for StrposFunc {
         &self.signature
     }
 
-    fn return_type(&self, arg_types: &[DataType]) -> Result<DataType> {
-        utf8_to_int_type(&arg_types[0], "strpos/instr/position")
+    fn return_type(&self, _arg_types: &[DataType]) -> Result<DataType> {
+        internal_err!("return_type_from_args should be used instead")
+    }
+
+    fn return_type_from_args(
+        &self,
+        args: datafusion_expr::ReturnTypeArgs,
+    ) -> Result<datafusion_expr::ReturnInfo> {
+        utf8_to_int_type(&args.arg_types[0], "strpos/instr/position").map(|data_type| {
+            datafusion_expr::ReturnInfo::new(data_type, args.nullables.iter().any(|x| *x))
+        })
     }
 
     fn invoke_with_args(
@@ -201,6 +210,7 @@ mod tests {
     use arrow::array::{Array, Int32Array, Int64Array};
     use arrow::datatypes::DataType::{Int32, Int64};
 
+    use arrow::datatypes::DataType;
     use datafusion_common::{Result, ScalarValue};
     use datafusion_expr::{ColumnarValue, ScalarUDFImpl};
 
@@ -288,4 +298,27 @@ mod tests {
         test_strpos!("", "" -> 1; Utf8View LargeUtf8 i32 Int32 Int32Array);
         test_strpos!("ДатаФусион数据融合📊🔥", "📊" -> 15; Utf8View LargeUtf8 i32 Int32 Int32Array);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nullable_return_type() {
+        fn get_nullable(string_array_nullable: bool, substring_nullable: bool) -> bool {
+            let strpos = StrposFunc::new();
+            let args = datafusion_expr::ReturnTypeArgs {
+                arg_types: &[DataType::Utf8, DataType::Utf8],
+                nullables: &[string_array_nullable, substring_nullable],
+                scalar_arguments: &[None::<&ScalarValue>, None::<&ScalarValue>],
+            };
+
+            let (_, nullable) = strpos.return_type_from_args(args).unwrap().into_parts();
+
+            nullable
+        }
+
+        assert!(!get_nullable(false, false));
+
+        // If any of the arguments is nullable, the result is nullable
+        assert!(get_nullable(true, false));
+        assert!(get_nullable(false, true));
+        assert!(get_nullable(true, true));
+    }
 }