diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/argcargvtest.i b/Examples/test-suite/argcargvtest.i
index f73326f50..a00dee177 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/argcargvtest.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/argcargvtest.i
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int mainc(size_t argc, const char **argv)
 
 const char* mainv(size_t argc, const char **argv, int idx) 
 {
-  return argv[idx];
+  return argv[idx] ? argv[idx] : "<<NULL>>";
 }   
 
 void initializeApp(size_t argc, const char **argv, bool setPGid = true, bool isMakeline = false)
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/csharp/argcargvtest_runme.cs b/Examples/test-suite/csharp/argcargvtest_runme.cs
index 236c64f5d..83bc878bf 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/csharp/argcargvtest_runme.cs
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/csharp/argcargvtest_runme.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public class argcargvtest_runme {
         throw new Exception("bad main typemap");
     if (!argcargvtest.mainv(targs, 1).Equals("hola"))
         throw new Exception("bad main typemap");
+    if (!argcargvtest.mainv(targs, 2).Equals("<<NULL>>"))
+      throw new Exception("bad main typemap");
 
 // For dynamically typed languages we test this throws an exception or similar
 // at runtime, but for C# this doesn't even compile (but we can't easily
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ public class argcargvtest_runme {
     string[] empty_args = {};
     if (argcargvtest.mainc(empty_args) != 0)
       throw new Exception("bad main typemap");
+    if (!argcargvtest.mainv(empty_args, 0).Equals("<<NULL>>"))
+      throw new Exception("bad main typemap");
 
     // Check that empty strings are handled.
     string[] empty_string = {"hello", "", "world"};
@@ -36,5 +40,7 @@ public class argcargvtest_runme {
       throw new Exception("bad main typemap");
     if (argcargvtest.mainv(empty_string, 2) != "world")
       throw new Exception("bad main typemap");
+    if (argcargvtest.mainv(empty_string, 3) != "<<NULL>>")
+      throw new Exception("bad main typemap");
   }
 }
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/d/argcargvtest_runme.2.d b/Examples/test-suite/d/argcargvtest_runme.2.d
index 17aa4413a..466f19ed5 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/d/argcargvtest_runme.2.d
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/d/argcargvtest_runme.2.d
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ void main() {
   auto targs = ["hi", "hola"];
   enforce(mainv(targs, 0) == "hi", "calling mainv failed");
   enforce(mainv(targs, 1) == "hola", "calling mainv failed");
+  enforce(mainv(targs, 2) == "<<NULL>>", "calling mainv failed");
 
 // For dynamically typed languages we test this throws an exception or similar
 // at runtime, but for D language this doesn't even compile (but we can't easily
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ void main() {
   // Check that an empty array works.
   string[] empty_args;
   enforce(mainc(empty_args) == 0, "calling mainc failed");
+  enforce(mainv(empty_args, 0) == "<<NULL>>", "calling mainv failed");
   // In D, an empty array created like empty_args is identical to null.
   enforce(mainc(null) == 0, "calling mainc failed");
   // However an empty array created like this has a non-null .array so test
@@ -38,4 +40,5 @@ void main() {
   enforce(mainv(empty_string, 0) == "hello", "calling mainv failed");
   enforce(mainv(empty_string, 1) == "", "calling mainv failed");
   enforce(mainv(empty_string, 2) == "world", "calling mainv failed");
+  enforce(mainv(empty_string, 3) == "<<NULL>>", "calling mainv failed");
 }
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/go/argcargvtest_runme.go b/Examples/test-suite/go/argcargvtest_runme.go
index 2beec5a2e..1bb1feb77 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/go/argcargvtest_runme.go
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/go/argcargvtest_runme.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ func main() {
 	if rs := wrap.Mainv(targs, 1); rs != "hola" {
 		panic(rs)
 	}
+	if rs := wrap.Mainv(targs, 2); rs != "<<NULL>>" {
+		panic(rs)
+	}
 
 // For dynamically typed languages we test this throws an exception or similar
 // at runtime, but for Go this doesn't even compile (but we can't easily
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ func main() {
 	if ri := wrap.Mainc(empty_args); ri != 0 {
 		panic(ri)
 	}
+	if rs := wrap.Mainv(empty_args, 0); rs != "<<NULL>>" {
+		panic(rs)
+	}
 
 	// Check that empty strings are handled.
 	empty_string := []string{"hello", "", "world"};
@@ -43,4 +49,7 @@ func main() {
 	if rs := wrap.Mainv(empty_string, 2); rs != "world" {
 		panic(rs)
 	}
+	if rs := wrap.Mainv(empty_string, 3); rs != "<<NULL>>" {
+		panic(rs)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/argcargvtest_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/argcargvtest_runme.java
index d5f4eb1e4..376b368ab 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/java/argcargvtest_runme.java
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/argcargvtest_runme.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public class argcargvtest_runme {
         throw new RuntimeException("bad main typemap");
     if (!test.mainv(targs, 1).equals("hola"))
         throw new RuntimeException("bad main typemap");
+    if (!test.mainv(targs, 2).equals("<<NULL>>"))
+        throw new RuntimeException("bad main typemap");
 
 // For dynamically typed languages we test this throws an exception or similar
 // at runtime, but for Java this doesn't even compile (but we can't easily
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ public class argcargvtest_runme {
     String[] empty_args = {};
     if (test.mainc(empty_args) != 0)
       throw new RuntimeException("bad main typemap");
+    if (!test.mainv(empty_args, 0).equals("<<NULL>>"))
+        throw new RuntimeException("bad main typemap");
 
     // Check that empty strings are handled.
     String[] empty_string = {"hello", "", "world"};
@@ -46,5 +50,7 @@ public class argcargvtest_runme {
       throw new RuntimeException("bad main typemap");
     if (!test.mainv(empty_string, 2).equals("world"))
       throw new RuntimeException("bad main typemap");
+    if (!test.mainv(empty_string, 3).equals("<<NULL>>"))
+      throw new RuntimeException("bad main typemap");
   }
 }
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/javascript/argcargvtest_runme.js b/Examples/test-suite/javascript/argcargvtest_runme.js
index b6fd00fc3..855354224 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/javascript/argcargvtest_runme.js
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/javascript/argcargvtest_runme.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ if (test.mainv(targs, 0) != "hi")
    throw "calling mainv failed";
 if (test.mainv(targs, 1) != "hola")
    throw "calling mainv failed";
+if (test.mainv(targs, 2) != "<<NULL>>")
+   throw "calling mainv failed";
 
 caughtException = false;
 try {
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ test.initializeApp(largs);
 const empty_args = [];
 if (test.mainc(empty_args) != 0)
   throw "bad main typemap";
+if (test.mainv(empty_args, 0) != "<<NULL>>")
+   throw "calling mainv failed";
 
 // Check that empty strings are handled.
 const empty_string = ["hello", "", "world"];
@@ -37,3 +41,5 @@ if (test.mainv(empty_string, 1) != "")
   throw "bad main typemap";
 if (test.mainv(empty_string, 2) != "world")
   throw "bad main typemap";
+if (test.mainv(empty_string, 3) != "<<NULL>>")
+  throw "bad main typemap";
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/lua/argcargvtest_runme.lua b/Examples/test-suite/lua/argcargvtest_runme.lua
index 3b164478e..eea522272 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/lua/argcargvtest_runme.lua
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/lua/argcargvtest_runme.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ assert(v.mainc(largs) == 3, "bad main typemap")
 targs = {"hi", "hola"}
 assert(v.mainv(targs, 0) == "hi", "bad main typemap")
 assert(v.mainv(targs, 1) == "hola", "bad main typemap")
+assert(v.mainv(targs, 2) == "<<NULL>>", "bad main typemap")
 
 errorVal = 0
 function try()
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ v.initializeApp(largs)
 -- Check that an empty array works.
 empty_args = {}
 assert(v.mainc(empty_args) == 0, "bad main typemap")
+assert(v.mainv(empty_args, 0) == "<<NULL>>", "bad main typemap")
 
 -- Check that empty strings are handled.
 empty_string = {"hello", "", "world"}
@@ -33,3 +35,4 @@ assert(v.mainc(empty_string) == 3, "bad main typemap")
 assert(v.mainv(empty_string, 0) == "hello", "bad main typemap")
 assert(v.mainv(empty_string, 1) == "", "bad main typemap")
 assert(v.mainv(empty_string, 2) == "world", "bad main typemap")
+assert(v.mainv(empty_string, 3) == "<<NULL>>", "bad main typemap")
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/mzscheme/argcargvtest_runme.scm b/Examples/test-suite/mzscheme/argcargvtest_runme.scm
index 5d06c3bfb..f1c43a703 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/mzscheme/argcargvtest_runme.scm
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/mzscheme/argcargvtest_runme.scm
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     (error "calling mainv failed"))
 (when (not (string=? (mainv targs 1) "hola"))
     (error "calling mainv failed"))
+(when (not (string=? (mainv targs 2) "<<NULL>>"))
+    (error "calling mainv failed"))
 
 (with-handlers ([exn:fail? (lambda (exn)
                  (when (not (string=? (exn-message exn)
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@
 (define empty_args #())
 (when (not (= (mainc empty_args) 0))
     (error "calling mainc failed"))
+(when (not (string=? (mainv empty_args 0) "<<NULL>>"))
+    (error "calling mainv failed"))
 
 ; Check that empty strings are handled.
 (define empty_string #("hello" "" "world"))
@@ -34,5 +38,7 @@
     (error "calling mainv 1 failed"))
 (when (not (string=? (mainv empty_string 2) "world"))
     (error "calling mainv 2 failed"))
+(when (not (string=? (mainv empty_string 3) "<<NULL>>"))
+    (error "calling mainv 3 failed"))
 
 (exit 0)
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/octave/argcargvtest_runme.m b/Examples/test-suite/octave/argcargvtest_runme.m
index 907cb9e32..23687594f 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/octave/argcargvtest_runme.m
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/octave/argcargvtest_runme.m
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ endif
 if (mainv(targs,1) != 'hola')
   error("bad main typemap");
 endif
+if (mainv(targs,2) != '<<NULL>>')
+  error("bad main typemap");
+endif
 
 try
   error_flag = 0;
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ empty_args={};
 if (mainc(empty_args) != 0)
   error("bad main typemap");
 endif
+if (mainv(empty_args,0) != '<<NULL>>')
+  error("bad main typemap");
+endif
 
 # Check that empty strings are handled.
 empty_string={"hello", blanks(0), "world"};
@@ -52,3 +58,6 @@ endif
 if (mainv(empty_string, 2) != "world")
   error("bad main typemap");
 endif
+if (mainv(empty_string, 3) != "<<NULL>>")
+  error("bad main typemap");
+endif
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/perl5/argcargvtest_runme.pl b/Examples/test-suite/perl5/argcargvtest_runme.pl
index 5afd7ab57..ccc570f08 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/perl5/argcargvtest_runme.pl
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/perl5/argcargvtest_runme.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 14;
+use Test::More tests => 17;
 BEGIN { use_ok('argcargvtest') }
 require_ok('argcargvtest');
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ is(argcargvtest::mainc($largs), 3, "test main typemap 1");
 my $targs = ["hi", "hola"];
 is(argcargvtest::mainv($targs, 0), "hi", "test main typemap 2a");
 is(argcargvtest::mainv($targs, 1), "hola", "test main typemap 2b");
+is(argcargvtest::mainv($targs, 2), "<<NULL>>", "test main typemap 2c");
 
 my $errorVal = 0;
 my $ret = eval qq(argcargvtest::mainv("hello", 1); \$errorVal = 1;);
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ is(argcargvtest::initializeApp($largs), undef, "test main typemap 5");
 # Check that an empty array works.
 my @empty_args = ();
 is(argcargvtest::mainc(\@empty_args), 0, "test main typemap 6");
+is(argcargvtest::mainv(\@empty_args, 0), "<<NULL>>", "test main typemap 6a");
 
 # Check that empty strings are handled.
 my @empty_string = ("hello", "", "world");
@@ -28,5 +30,6 @@ is(argcargvtest::mainc(\@empty_string), 3, "test main typemap 7");
 is(argcargvtest::mainv(\@empty_string, 0), "hello", "test main typemap 8a");
 is(argcargvtest::mainv(\@empty_string, 1), "", "test main typemap 8b");
 is(argcargvtest::mainv(\@empty_string, 2), "world", "test main typemap 8c");
+is(argcargvtest::mainv(\@empty_string, 3), "<<NULL>>", "test main typemap 8d");
 
 ok(1, "done");
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/php/argcargvtest_runme.php b/Examples/test-suite/php/argcargvtest_runme.php
index 62525b4d0..dac427098 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/php/argcargvtest_runme.php
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/php/argcargvtest_runme.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ check::equal(mainc($largs), 3, 'Test main typemap 1');
 $targs = array('hi', 'hola');
 check::equal(mainv($targs, 0), 'hi', 'Test main typemap 2a');
 check::equal(mainv($targs, 1), 'hola', 'Test main typemap 2b');
+check::equal(mainv($targs, 2), '<<NULL>>', 'Test main typemap 2c');
 
 $error = 0;
 try {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ initializeApp($largs);
 # Check that an empty array works.
 $empty_args = [];
 check::equal(mainc($empty_args), 0, "test main typemap 4");
+check::equal(mainv($empty_args, 0), '<<NULL>>', 'Test main typemap 4a');
 
 # Check that empty strings are handled.
 $empty_string = ["hello", "", "world"];
@@ -37,5 +39,6 @@ check::equal(mainc($empty_string), 3, "test main typemap 5");
 check::equal(mainv($empty_string, 0), "hello", "test main typemap 6a");
 check::equal(mainv($empty_string, 1), "", "test main typemap 6b");
 check::equal(mainv($empty_string, 2), "world", "test main typemap 6c");
+check::equal(mainv($empty_string, 3), "<<NULL>>", "test main typemap 6d");
 
 check::done();
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/argcargvtest_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/argcargvtest_runme.py
index 9609ebf02..52d428b2d 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/argcargvtest_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/argcargvtest_runme.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ if mainv(targs, 0) != "hi":
     raise RuntimeError("bad main typemap")
 if mainv(targs, 1) != "hola":
     raise RuntimeError("bad main typemap")
+if mainv(targs, 2) != "<<NULL>>":
+    raise RuntimeError("bad main typemap")
 
 try:
     error = 0
@@ -30,9 +32,13 @@ initializeApp(largs)
 empty_args = []
 if mainc(empty_args) != 0:
     raise RuntimeError("bad main typemap")
+if mainv(empty_args, 0) != "<<NULL>>":
+    raise RuntimeError("bad main typemap")
 empty_tuple = ()
 if mainc(empty_tuple) != 0:
     raise RuntimeError("bad main typemap")
+if mainv(empty_tuple, 0) != "<<NULL>>":
+    raise RuntimeError("bad main typemap")
 
 # Check that empty strings are handled.
 empty_string = ["hello", "", "world"]
@@ -44,3 +50,5 @@ if mainv(empty_string, 1) != "":
     raise RuntimeError("bad main typemap")
 if mainv(empty_string, 2) != "world":
     raise RuntimeError("bad main typemap")
+if mainv(empty_string, 3) != "<<NULL>>":
+    raise RuntimeError("bad main typemap")
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/r/argcargvtest_runme.R b/Examples/test-suite/r/argcargvtest_runme.R
index 7f4986df2..bbb474763 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/r/argcargvtest_runme.R
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/r/argcargvtest_runme.R
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ unittest(3, mainc(largs))
 targs = c("hi", "hola")
 unittest("hi", mainv(targs, 0))
 unittest("hola", mainv(targs, 1))
+unittest("<<NULL>>", mainv(targs, 2))
 
 # R convert the string to a string vector with a single string.
 # So instead of exception we simply get null
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ initializeApp(largs, TRUE)
 # Check that an empty array works.
 empty_args = c()
 unittest(0, mainc(empty_args))
+unittest("<<NULL>>", mainv(empty_args, 0))
 
 # check dispatcher with empty array.
 initializeApp(empty_args)
@@ -44,3 +46,4 @@ unittest(3, mainc(empty_string))
 unittest("hello", mainv(empty_string, 0))
 unittest("", mainv(empty_string, 1))
 unittest("world", mainv(empty_string, 2))
+unittest("<<NULL>>", mainv(empty_string, 3))
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/argcargvtest_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/argcargvtest_runme.rb
index 672c877c9..da6536593 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/argcargvtest_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/argcargvtest_runme.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ end
 if mainv($targs, 1) != "hola"
     raise RuntimeError, "bad main typemap"
 end
+if mainv($targs, 2) != "<<NULL>>"
+    raise RuntimeError, "bad main typemap"
+end
 
 $error = 0
 $ret = 0
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ $empty_args = []
 if mainc($empty_args) != 0
     raise RuntimeError, "bad main typemap"
 end
+if mainv($empty_args, 0) != "<<NULL>>"
+    raise RuntimeError, "bad main typemap"
+end
 
 # Check that empty strings are handled.
 $empty_string = ["hello", "", "world"]
@@ -54,3 +60,6 @@ end
 if mainv($empty_string, 2) != "world"
     raise RuntimeError, "bad main typemap"
 end
+if mainv($empty_string, 3) != "<<NULL>>"
+    raise RuntimeError, "bad main typemap"
+end
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/schemerunme/argcargvtest.scm b/Examples/test-suite/schemerunme/argcargvtest.scm
index 7b4e90e9a..bf7d90b5b 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/schemerunme/argcargvtest.scm
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/schemerunme/argcargvtest.scm
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     (error "calling mainv failed"))
 (when (not (string=? (mainv targs 1) "hola"))
     (error "calling mainv failed"))
+(when (not (string=? (mainv targs 2) "<<NULL>>"))
+    (error "calling mainv failed"))
 
 (expect-throw 'swig-contract-assertion-failed
     (mainv "hello"  1))
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@
 (define empty_args #())
 (when (not (= (mainc empty_args) 0))
     (error "calling mainc failed"))
+(when (not (string=? (mainv empty_args 0) "<<NULL>>"))
+    (error "calling mainv failed"))
 
 ; Check that empty strings are handled.
 (define empty_string #("hello" "" "world"))
@@ -28,5 +32,7 @@
     (error "calling mainv 1 failed"))
 (when (not (string=? (mainv empty_string 2) "world"))
     (error "calling mainv 2 failed"))
+(when (not (string=? (mainv empty_string 3) "<<NULL>>"))
+    (error "calling mainv 3 failed"))
 
 (exit 0)
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/scilab/argcargvtest_runme.sci b/Examples/test-suite/scilab/argcargvtest_runme.sci
index 55c7ded29..b72f84935 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/scilab/argcargvtest_runme.sci
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/scilab/argcargvtest_runme.sci
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ checkequal(mainc(largs), 3, "calling mainc");
 targs = ["hi" "hola"]
 checkequal(mainv(targs, 0), "hi", "calling mainv");
 checkequal(mainv(targs, 1), "hola", "calling mainv");
+checkequal(mainv(targs, 2), "<<NULL>>", "calling mainv");
 
 checkequal(mainv("hi", 0), "hi", "calling mainv with a single string");
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ initializeApp(largs);
 // Check that an empty array works.
 empty_args = [];
 checkequal(mainc(empty_args), 0, "calling mainc");
+checkequal(mainv(empty_args, 0), "<<NULL>>", "calling mainv");
 
 // Check that empty strings are handled.
 empty_string = ["hello", "", "world"];
@@ -27,5 +29,6 @@ checkequal(mainc(empty_string), 3, "calling mainc");
 checkequal(mainv(empty_string, 0), "hello", "calling mainv");
 checkequal(mainv(empty_string, 1), "", "calling mainv");
 checkequal(mainv(empty_string, 2), "world", "calling mainv");
+checkequal(mainv(empty_string, 3), "<<NULL>>", "calling mainv");
 
 exec("swigtest.quit", -1);
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/tcl/argcargvtest_runme.tcl b/Examples/test-suite/tcl/argcargvtest_runme.tcl
index f77097eb7..bb7656c5a 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/tcl/argcargvtest_runme.tcl
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/tcl/argcargvtest_runme.tcl
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ if {[mainv $targs 1] != "hola"} {
      puts stderr "bad main typemap"
      exit 1
 }
+if {[mainv $targs 2] != "<<NULL>>"} {
+     puts stderr "bad main typemap"
+     exit 1
+}
 
 set targs " hi hola "
 if {[mainv $targs 0] != "hi"} {
@@ -41,6 +45,10 @@ if {[mainc $empty_args] != 0} {
     puts stderr "bad main typemap"
     exit 1
 }
+if {[mainv $empty_args 0] != "<<NULL>>"} {
+     puts stderr "bad main typemap"
+     exit 1
+}
 
 # Check that empty strings are handled.
 set empty_string {"hello" "" "world"}
@@ -60,3 +68,7 @@ if {[mainv $empty_string 2] != "world"} {
     puts stderr "bad main typemap"
     exit 1
 }
+if {[mainv $empty_string 3] != "<<NULL>>"} {
+    puts stderr "bad main typemap"
+    exit 1
+}
diff --git a/Lib/csharp/argcargv.i b/Lib/csharp/argcargv.i
index 1dd5ee5a5..2dae1f6dc 100644
--- a/Lib/csharp/argcargv.i
+++ b/Lib/csharp/argcargv.i
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ SWIGEXPORT void* SWIGSTDCALL SWIG_csharp_string_array_to_c(int len, void *array)
   size_t alen, slen;
   char *p, **ptr;
   SWIG_csharp_string_array *ret;
-  /* Special care is needed here to handle an empty array. */
-  alen = sizeof(SWIG_csharp_string_array) + sizeof(char *) * (len - (len > 0));
+  /* We don't need to add one to len for the terminating NULL here because
+   * SWIG_csharp_string_array includes one element already.
+   */
+  alen = sizeof(SWIG_csharp_string_array) + sizeof(char *) * len;
   ret = (SWIG_csharp_string_array *)malloc(alen);
   if (ret == SWIG_NULLPTR) {
     SWIG_CSharpSetPendingException(SWIG_CSharpOutOfMemoryException, "fail to duplicate array.");
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ SWIGEXPORT void* SWIGSTDCALL SWIG_csharp_string_array_to_c(int len, void *array)
     memcpy(p, ptr[i], slen);
     ret->array[i] = p;
   }
+  ret->array[i] = SWIG_NULLPTR;
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/Lib/r/argcargv.i b/Lib/r/argcargv.i
index 7ca3618bf..9224d3a30 100644
--- a/Lib/r/argcargv.i
+++ b/Lib/r/argcargv.i
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     /* Empty array */
     $1 = 0;
     $2 = ($2_ltype) malloc(sizeof($*2_ltype));
+    $2[0] = SWIG_NULLPTR;
   } else if (!Rf_isVectorAtomic($input) || TYPEOF($input) != STRSXP) {
     SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_RuntimeError, "Wrong array type.");
   } else {