diff --git a/news/35.bugfix b/news/35.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32a1fc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/35.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix `NamedFileWidget` bug when trying to create value from `None`. [vangheem]
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diff --git a/plone/formwidget/namedfile/widget.py b/plone/formwidget/namedfile/widget.py
index c97920d..0f974fd 100644
--- a/plone/formwidget/namedfile/widget.py
+++ b/plone/formwidget/namedfile/widget.py
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ def extract(self, default=NOVALUE):
             dm = getMultiAdapter((self.context, self.field,), IDataManager)
             # For sub-widgets to function use a query() not get()
             data = dm.query(default)
-            data = _make_namedfile(data, self.field, self.context)
+            if data is not None:
+                data = _make_namedfile(data, self.field, self.context)
             return data
 
         # empty unnamed FileUploads should not count as a value