diff --git a/lib/connectors/memory.js b/lib/connectors/memory.js
index 99b05230..5ef4d43b 100644
--- a/lib/connectors/memory.js
+++ b/lib/connectors/memory.js
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ function applyFilter(filter) {
     if (example === undefined) {
       return undefined;
     }
+
     if (typeof example === 'object') {
       // ignore geo near filter
       if (example.near) {
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ function applyFilter(filter) {
         return false;
       }
 
-      if (example.neq) {
+      if ('neq' in example) {
         return compare(example.neq, value) !== 0;
       }
 
@@ -449,7 +450,8 @@ function applyFilter(filter) {
       }
     }
     // not strict equality
-    return (example !== null ? example.toString() : example) == (value != null ? value.toString() : value);
+    return (example !== null ? example.toString() : example)
+      == (value != null ? value.toString() : value);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/memory.test.js b/test/memory.test.js
index 4fb2c934..453ac9e8 100644
--- a/test/memory.test.js
+++ b/test/memory.test.js
@@ -223,6 +223,17 @@ describe('Memory connector', function () {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should support neq operator for null', function (done) {
+      User.find({where: {role: {neq: null}}}, function (err, users) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        users.length.should.be.equal(2);
+        for (var i = 0; i < users.length; i++) {
+          should.exist(users[i].role);
+        }
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
     function seed(done) {
       var beatles = [
         {