diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/create-mapper/create-map-for-member.util.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/create-mapper/create-map-for-member.util.ts
index f23e61808..ce76f8d0c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/create-mapper/create-map-for-member.util.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/create-mapper/create-map-for-member.util.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function createMapForMember<
   // initialize MappingProperty
   const mappingProperty: MappingProperty = [
     [memberPath, sourcePath],
-    [mapMemberFn, preCond as PreConditionReturn],
+    [mapMemberFn, false, preCond as PreConditionReturn],
   ];
 
   // check existProp on mapping
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/initialize-utils/create-initial-mapping.util.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/initialize-utils/create-initial-mapping.util.ts
index 8ffc44ad4..c500b5255 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/initialize-utils/create-initial-mapping.util.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/initialize-utils/create-initial-mapping.util.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ interface CreateInitialMappingOptions {
     sourceObj: unknown,
     sourcePath: string
   ) => boolean;
+  isMetadataNullAtKey?: (key: string) => boolean;
   prePropertiesLoop?: (mapping: Mapping) => void;
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export function createInitialMapping(
   const {
     isMultipartSourcePathsInSource = defaultIsMultipartSourcePathsInSource,
     isDestinationPathOnSource = defaultIsDestinationPathOnSource,
+    isMetadataNullAtKey = () => false,
     prePropertiesLoop,
   } = createInitialMappingOptions ?? {};
   const { extends: bases = [], namingConventions: conventions } = options ?? {};
@@ -105,7 +107,13 @@ export function createInitialMapping(
 
       mapping[MappingClassId.properties].push([
         destinationPath,
-        [[destinationPath], [mapInitialize(...sourcePaths!)]],
+        [
+          [destinationPath],
+          [
+            mapInitialize(...sourcePaths!),
+            isMetadataNullAtKey(destinationPath),
+          ],
+        ],
         destinationNestedMetadataAtPath,
       ]);
       continue;
@@ -118,7 +126,10 @@ export function createInitialMapping(
 
     mapping[MappingClassId.properties].push([
       destinationPath,
-      [[destinationPath, sourcePath], [mapInitialize(sourcePath)]],
+      [
+        [destinationPath, sourcePath],
+        [mapInitialize(sourcePath), isMetadataNullAtKey(destinationPath)],
+      ],
       destinationNestedMetadataAtPath,
     ]);
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/map/map.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/map/map.ts
index eefa62159..1158b0056 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/map/map.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/map/map.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ function map<
         ,
         [
           transformationMapFn,
+          isMetadataNull = false,
           [
             transformationPreCondPredicate,
             preCondDefaultValue = undefined,
@@ -272,17 +273,17 @@ Original error: ${originalError}`;
     ) {
       const mapInitializedValue = (transformationMapFn[
         MapFnClassId.fn
-      ] as MapInitializeReturn[1])(sourceObj);
+      ] as MapInitializeReturn[MapFnClassId.fn])(sourceObj);
 
       // if null/undefined
-      if (mapInitializedValue == null) {
-        setMember(() => mapInitializedValue);
-        continue;
-      }
-
       // if isDate
-      if (mapInitializedValue instanceof Date) {
-        setMember(() => new Date(mapInitializedValue));
+      // if metadata is null, treat as-is
+      if (
+        mapInitializedValue == null ||
+        mapInitializedValue instanceof Date ||
+        isMetadataNull
+      ) {
+        setMember(() => mapInitializedValue);
         continue;
       }