diff --git a/src/js/easymde.js b/src/js/easymde.js
index 8d44e1f..4ad8077 100644
--- a/src/js/easymde.js
+++ b/src/js/easymde.js
@@ -1124,7 +1124,11 @@ function togglePreview(editor) {
             toolbar_div.className += ' disabled-for-preview';
         }
     }
-    preview.innerHTML = editor.options.previewRender(editor.value(), preview);
+
+    var preview_result = editor.options.previewRender(editor.value(), preview);
+    if (preview_result !== null) {
+        preview.innerHTML = preview_result;
+    }
 
 }
 
@@ -2849,7 +2853,11 @@ EasyMDE.prototype.value = function (val) {
         if (this.isPreviewActive()) {
             var wrapper = cm.getWrapperElement();
             var preview = wrapper.lastChild;
-            preview.innerHTML = this.options.previewRender(val, preview);
+            var preview_result = this.options.previewRender(val, preview);
+            if (preview_result !== null) {
+                preview.innerHTML = preview_result;
+            }
+
         }
         return this;
     }
diff --git a/types/easymde.d.ts b/types/easymde.d.ts
index b153634..d751c2b 100644
--- a/types/easymde.d.ts
+++ b/types/easymde.d.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ declare namespace EasyMDE {
         previewClass?: string | ReadonlyArray<string>;
         previewImagesInEditor?: boolean;
         imagesPreviewHandler?: (src: string) => string,
-        previewRender?: (markdownPlaintext: string, previewElement: HTMLElement) => string;
+        previewRender?: (markdownPlaintext: string, previewElement: HTMLElement) => string | null;
         promptURLs?: boolean;
         renderingConfig?: RenderingOptions;
         shortcuts?: Shortcuts;