diff --git a/JSONArray.java b/JSONArray.java
index f338a2d..4ddd1cd 100644
--- a/JSONArray.java
+++ b/JSONArray.java
@@ -963,6 +963,23 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
     public Object query(String jsonPointer) {
         return new JSONPointer(jsonPointer).queryFrom(this);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Queries and returns a value from this object using {@code jsonPointer}, or
+     * returns null if the query fails due to a missing key.
+     * 
+     * @param jsonPointer the string representation of the JSON pointer
+     * @return the queried value or {@code null}
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code jsonPointer} has invalid syntax
+     */
+    public Object optQuery(String jsonPointer) {
+        JSONPointer pointer = new JSONPointer(jsonPointer);
+        try {
+            return pointer.queryFrom(this);
+        } catch (JSONPointerException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Remove an index and close the hole.
diff --git a/JSONObject.java b/JSONObject.java
index ab113f3..e3f2270 100644
--- a/JSONObject.java
+++ b/JSONObject.java
@@ -1341,6 +1341,23 @@ public class JSONObject {
     public Object query(String jsonPointer) {
         return new JSONPointer(jsonPointer).queryFrom(this);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Queries and returns a value from this object using {@code jsonPointer}, or
+     * returns null if the query fails due to a missing key.
+     * 
+     * @param jsonPointer the string representation of the JSON pointer
+     * @return the queried value or {@code null}
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code jsonPointer} has invalid syntax
+     */
+    public Object optQuery(String jsonPointer) {
+        JSONPointer pointer = new JSONPointer(jsonPointer);
+        try {
+            return pointer.queryFrom(this);
+        } catch (JSONPointerException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Produce a string in double quotes with backslash sequences in all the