diff --git a/tests/unit/dc_models.py b/tests/unit/dc_models.py
index fe66deed..6261f182 100644
--- a/tests/unit/dc_models.py
+++ b/tests/unit/dc_models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
-from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
+from sqlalchemy import VARCHAR, ForeignKey
 from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import hybrid_property
 from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, Mapped, MappedAsDataclass, column_property, mapped_column, relationship
 
@@ -82,3 +82,27 @@ class UserWithGreetingDataclass(UUIDBase):
     @hybrid_property
     def greeting_hybrid_property(self) -> str:
         return f"Hello, {self.name}"
+
+
+class NullableTestModelDataclass(UUIDBase):
+    __tablename__ = "nullable_test_dataclass"
+
+    # Style 3: Type hint NOT optional, no explicit nullable (infers nullable=False, both agree)
+    non_optional_nullable_not_set: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255))
+
+    # Style 6: Type hint NOT optional + explicit nullable=False (both agree)
+    non_optional_nullable_false: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255), nullable=False)
+
+    # Style 1: Type hint optional + explicit nullable=True (both agree)
+    optional_nullable_true: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255), nullable=True, default=None)
+
+    # Style 2: Type hint NOT optional + explicit nullable=True (MISMATCH)
+    non_optional_nullable_true: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255), nullable=True, default="")
+
+    # Style 4: Type hint optional, no explicit nullable (infers nullable=True)
+    optional_nullable_not_set: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255), default=None)
+
+    # Style 5: Type hint optional + explicit nullable=False (MISMATCH opposite)
+    optional_nullable_false: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255), nullable=False, default="")
+
+    id: Mapped[UUID] = mapped_column(primary_key=True, default_factory=uuid4)
diff --git a/tests/unit/dto/test_dto.py b/tests/unit/dto/test_dto.py
index 455de40a..cf530bb6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/dto/test_dto.py
+++ b/tests/unit/dto/test_dto.py
@@ -15,11 +15,23 @@
     AdminDataclass,
     ColorDataclass,
     FruitDataclass,
+    NullableTestModelDataclass,
     SponsoredUserDataclass,
     TomatoDataclass,
     UserWithGreetingDataclass,
 )
-from tests.unit.models import Admin, Book, Color, Fruit, SponsoredUser, Tag, Tomato, UserWithGreeting
+from tests.unit.models import (
+    Admin,
+    Book,
+    Color,
+    Department,
+    Fruit,
+    NullableTestModel,
+    SponsoredUser,
+    Tag,
+    Tomato,
+    UserWithGreeting,
+)
 from tests.utils import DTOInspect, factory_iterator
 
 
@@ -266,3 +278,39 @@ def test_forward_refs_resolved(name: str, sqlalchemy_pydantic_factory: MappedPyd
             ],
         }
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("model", [NullableTestModel, NullableTestModelDataclass])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("factory", factory_iterator())
+def test_nullable_declaration_styles(
+    factory: AnyFactory, model: type[NullableTestModel | NullableTestModelDataclass]
+) -> None:
+    dto = factory.factory(model, read_all_config)
+
+    # Style 1: Mapped[str | None] + nullable=True (both agree)
+    # DB nullable=True -> Expected: str | None
+    assert DTOInspect(dto).field_type("optional_nullable_true") == str | None
+
+    # Style 2: Mapped[str] + nullable=True (MISMATCH - type hint says required, DB says nullable)
+    # DB nullable=True -> Expected: str | None
+    assert DTOInspect(dto).field_type("non_optional_nullable_true") is str
+    # IMO we should look to the sqlalchemy declaration and be str | None, like the commented assert below does
+    # assert DTOInspect(dto).field_type("non_optional_nullable_true") == str | None
+
+    # Style 3: Mapped[str] (infers nullable=False)
+    # DB nullable=False -> Expected: str
+    assert DTOInspect(dto).field_type("non_optional_nullable_not_set") is str
+
+    # Style 4: Mapped[str | None] (infers nullable=True)
+    # DB nullable=True -> Expected: str | None
+    assert DTOInspect(dto).field_type("optional_nullable_not_set") == str | None
+
+    # Style 5: Mapped[str | None] + nullable=False (MISMATCH - type hint says optional, DB says required)
+    # DB nullable=False -> Expected: str
+    assert DTOInspect(dto).field_type("optional_nullable_false") == str | None
+    # IMO we should look to the sqlalchemy declaration and be str, like the commented assert below does
+    # assert DTOInspect(dto).field_type("optional_nullable_false") is str
+
+    # Style 6: Mapped[str] + nullable=False (both agree)
+    # DB nullable=False -> Expected: str
+    assert DTOInspect(dto).field_type("non_optional_nullable_false") is str
diff --git a/tests/unit/mapping/__snapshots__/test_schemas/test_query_schemas[nullable_fields].gql b/tests/unit/mapping/__snapshots__/test_schemas/test_query_schemas[nullable_fields].gql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6f4b9c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/mapping/__snapshots__/test_schemas/test_query_schemas[nullable_fields].gql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+'''
+"""GraphQL type"""
+type NullableTestModelType {
+  optionalNullableTrue: String
+  nonOptionalNullableTrue: String!
+  nonOptionalNullableNotSet: String!
+  optionalNullableNotSet: String
+  optionalNullableFalse: String
+  nonOptionalNullableFalse: String!
+  id: UUID!
+}
+
+type Query {
+  nullableTest: NullableTestModelType!
+}
+
+scalar UUID
+'''
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/unit/mapping/test_schemas.py b/tests/unit/mapping/test_schemas.py
index ae1d08f6..43fb347b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/mapping/test_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/unit/mapping/test_schemas.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ def test_update_mutation_by_filter_type_not_list_fail() -> None:
         pytest.param("scope.schema_before.Query", id="scope_schema_before"),
         pytest.param("scope.schema_after.Query", id="scope_schema_after"),
         pytest.param("scope.schema_in_the_middle.Query", id="scope_schema_in_the_middle"),
+        pytest.param("nullable_fields.Query", id="nullable_fields"),
     ],
 )
 @pytest.mark.snapshot
diff --git a/tests/unit/models.py b/tests/unit/models.py
index c2832440..d4d8307d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/models.py
+++ b/tests/unit/models.py
@@ -197,6 +197,28 @@ class SQLDataTypes(UUIDBase):
     array_str_col: Mapped[list[str]] = mapped_column(postgresql.ARRAY(Text), default=list)
 
 
+class NullableTestModel(UUIDBase):
+    __tablename__ = "nullable_test"
+
+    # Style 1: Type hint optional + explicit nullable=True (both agree)
+    optional_nullable_true: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255), nullable=True)
+
+    # Style 2: Type hint NOT optional + explicit nullable=True (MISMATCH)
+    non_optional_nullable_true: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255), nullable=True)
+
+    # Style 3: Type hint NOT optional, no explicit nullable (infers nullable=False)
+    non_optional_nullable_not_set: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255))
+
+    # Style 4: Type hint optional, no explicit nullable (infers nullable=True)
+    optional_nullable_not_set: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255))
+
+    # Style 5: Type hint optional + explicit nullable=False (MISMATCH opposite)
+    optional_nullable_false: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255), nullable=False)
+
+    # Style 6: Type hint NOT optional + explicit nullable=False (both agree)
+    non_optional_nullable_false: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(VARCHAR(255), nullable=False)
+
+
 # Geo
 
 if GEO_INSTALLED:
diff --git a/tests/unit/schemas/nullable_fields.py b/tests/unit/schemas/nullable_fields.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a16df22c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/schemas/nullable_fields.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from strawchemy import Strawchemy
+
+import strawberry
+from tests.unit.models import NullableTestModel
+
+strawchemy = Strawchemy("postgresql")
+
+
+@strawchemy.type(NullableTestModel, include="all")
+class NullableTestModelType:
+    pass
+
+
+@strawberry.type
+class Query:
+    nullable_test: NullableTestModelType