diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/JavaTypeInference.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/JavaTypeInference.scala
index 7683ee7074e7..90ec699877de 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/JavaTypeInference.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/JavaTypeInference.scala
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ object JavaTypeInference {
             inputObject,
             ObjectType(keyType.getRawType),
             serializerFor(_, keyType),
+            keyNullable = true,
             ObjectType(valueType.getRawType),
             serializerFor(_, valueType),
             valueNullable = true
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/ScalaReflection.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/ScalaReflection.scala
index d580cf4d3391..f3c1e4150017 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/ScalaReflection.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/ScalaReflection.scala
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ object ScalaReflection extends ScalaReflection {
           inputObject,
           dataTypeFor(keyType),
           serializerFor(_, keyType, keyPath, seenTypeSet),
+          keyNullable = !keyType.typeSymbol.asClass.isPrimitive,
           dataTypeFor(valueType),
           serializerFor(_, valueType, valuePath, seenTypeSet),
           valueNullable = !valueType.typeSymbol.asClass.isPrimitive)
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/objects/objects.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/objects/objects.scala
index 4b651836ff4d..d6d06aecc077 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/objects/objects.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/objects/objects.scala
@@ -841,18 +841,21 @@ object ExternalMapToCatalyst {
       inputMap: Expression,
       keyType: DataType,
       keyConverter: Expression => Expression,
+      keyNullable: Boolean,
       valueType: DataType,
       valueConverter: Expression => Expression,
       valueNullable: Boolean): ExternalMapToCatalyst = {
     val id = curId.getAndIncrement()
     val keyName = "ExternalMapToCatalyst_key" + id
+    val keyIsNull = "ExternalMapToCatalyst_key_isNull" + id
     val valueName = "ExternalMapToCatalyst_value" + id
     val valueIsNull = "ExternalMapToCatalyst_value_isNull" + id
 
     ExternalMapToCatalyst(
       keyName,
+      keyIsNull,
       keyType,
-      keyConverter(LambdaVariable(keyName, "false", keyType, false)),
+      keyConverter(LambdaVariable(keyName, keyIsNull, keyType, keyNullable)),
       valueName,
       valueIsNull,
       valueType,
@@ -868,6 +871,8 @@ object ExternalMapToCatalyst {
  *
  * @param key the name of the map key variable that used when iterate the map, and used as input for
  *            the `keyConverter`
+ * @param keyIsNull the nullability of the map key variable that used when iterate the map, and
+ *                  used as input for the `keyConverter`
  * @param keyType the data type of the map key variable that used when iterate the map, and used as
  *                input for the `keyConverter`
  * @param keyConverter A function that take the `key` as input, and converts it to catalyst format.
@@ -883,6 +888,7 @@ object ExternalMapToCatalyst {
  */
 case class ExternalMapToCatalyst private(
     key: String,
+    keyIsNull: String,
     keyType: DataType,
     keyConverter: Expression,
     value: String,
@@ -913,6 +919,7 @@ case class ExternalMapToCatalyst private(
 
     val keyElementJavaType = ctx.javaType(keyType)
     val valueElementJavaType = ctx.javaType(valueType)
+    ctx.addMutableState("boolean", keyIsNull, "")
     ctx.addMutableState(keyElementJavaType, key, "")
     ctx.addMutableState("boolean", valueIsNull, "")
     ctx.addMutableState(valueElementJavaType, value, "")
@@ -950,6 +957,12 @@ case class ExternalMapToCatalyst private(
         defineEntries -> defineKeyValue
     }
 
+    val keyNullCheck = if (ctx.isPrimitiveType(keyType)) {
+      s"$keyIsNull = false;"
+    } else {
+      s"$keyIsNull = $key == null;"
+    }
+
     val valueNullCheck = if (ctx.isPrimitiveType(valueType)) {
       s"$valueIsNull = false;"
     } else {
@@ -972,6 +985,7 @@ case class ExternalMapToCatalyst private(
           $defineEntries
           while($entries.hasNext()) {
             $defineKeyValue
+            $keyNullCheck
             $valueNullCheck
 
             ${genKeyConverter.code}
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/encoders/ExpressionEncoderSuite.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/encoders/ExpressionEncoderSuite.scala
index 080f11b76938..bb1955a1ae24 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/encoders/ExpressionEncoderSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/encoders/ExpressionEncoderSuite.scala
@@ -355,12 +355,18 @@ class ExpressionEncoderSuite extends PlanTest with AnalysisTest {
     checkNullable[String](true)
   }
 
-  test("null check for map key") {
+  test("null check for map key: String") {
     val encoder = ExpressionEncoder[Map[String, Int]]()
     val e = intercept[RuntimeException](encoder.toRow(Map(("a", 1), (null, 2))))
     assert(e.getMessage.contains("Cannot use null as map key"))
   }
 
+  test("null check for map key: Integer") {
+    val encoder = ExpressionEncoder[Map[Integer, String]]()
+    val e = intercept[RuntimeException](encoder.toRow(Map((1, "a"), (null, "b"))))
+    assert(e.getMessage.contains("Cannot use null as map key"))
+  }
+
   private def encodeDecodeTest[T : ExpressionEncoder](
       input: T,
       testName: String): Unit = {