diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/storage/StorageSinkConnectorConfig.java b/core/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/storage/StorageSinkConnectorConfig.java
index 6991275db..9cbf126aa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/storage/StorageSinkConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/storage/StorageSinkConnectorConfig.java
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ public class StorageSinkConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig implements Compos
           + " Name awareness";
   public static final String ENHANCED_AVRO_SCHEMA_SUPPORT_DISPLAY = "Enhanced Avro Support";
 
+  public static final String IGNORE_DEFAULT_FOR_NULLABLES_CONFIG = "ignore.default.for.nullables";
+  public static final boolean IGNORE_DEFAULT_FOR_NULLABLES_DEFAULT = false;
+  public static final String IGNORE_DEFAULT_FOR_NULLABLES_DOC =
+      "Use a NULL value for a nullable (optional) column that has a default value configured for"
+      + " it";
+  public static final String IGNORE_DEFAULT_FOR_NULLABLES_DISPLAY = "Ignore Default For Nullables";
+
   public static final String CONNECT_META_DATA_CONFIG = "connect.meta.data";
   public static final boolean CONNECT_META_DATA_DEFAULT = true;
   public static final String CONNECT_META_DATA_DOC =
@@ -240,6 +247,18 @@ public static ConfigDef newConfigDef(
           ENHANCED_AVRO_SCHEMA_SUPPORT_DISPLAY
       );
 
+      configDef.define(
+          IGNORE_DEFAULT_FOR_NULLABLES_CONFIG,
+          Type.BOOLEAN,
+          IGNORE_DEFAULT_FOR_NULLABLES_DEFAULT,
+          Importance.LOW,
+          IGNORE_DEFAULT_FOR_NULLABLES_DOC,
+          group,
+          ++orderInGroup,
+          Width.SHORT,
+          IGNORE_DEFAULT_FOR_NULLABLES_DISPLAY
+      );
+
       configDef.define(
           CONNECT_META_DATA_CONFIG,
           Type.BOOLEAN,
@@ -431,6 +450,7 @@ public AvroDataConfig avroDataConfig() {
     props.put(ENHANCED_AVRO_SCHEMA_SUPPORT_CONFIG, get(ENHANCED_AVRO_SCHEMA_SUPPORT_CONFIG));
     props.put(CONNECT_META_DATA_CONFIG, get(CONNECT_META_DATA_CONFIG));
     props.put(ALLOW_OPTIONAL_MAP_KEYS, get(ALLOW_OPTIONAL_MAP_KEYS));
+    props.put(IGNORE_DEFAULT_FOR_NULLABLES_CONFIG, get(IGNORE_DEFAULT_FOR_NULLABLES_CONFIG));
     return new AvroDataConfig(props);
   }
 }