diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/AbstractContainerDeserializer.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/AbstractContainerDeserializer.java
index 76bc87d1c..212e71130 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/AbstractContainerDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/AbstractContainerDeserializer.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import javax.json.bind.serializer.DeserializationContext;
 import javax.json.bind.serializer.JsonbDeserializer;
 import javax.json.stream.JsonParser;
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.OptionalDouble;
@@ -157,6 +158,8 @@ protected Object convertNullToOptionalEmpty(Type propertyType, Object value) {
             return OptionalLong.empty();
         } else if (propertyType == OptionalDouble.class) {
             return OptionalDouble.empty();
+        } else if (((Class<?>) propertyType).isPrimitive()){
+            return Array.get(Array.newInstance((Class<?>) propertyType, 1), 0);
         } else {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/ObjectDeserializer.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/ObjectDeserializer.java
index 803ad2861..466a6ba51 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/ObjectDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/ObjectDeserializer.java
@@ -114,11 +114,7 @@ private T createInstance(Class<T> rawType, JsonbCreator creator) {
         final List<Object> paramValues = new ArrayList<>();
         for(CreatorModel param : creator.getParams()) {
             final ValueWrapper valueWrapper = values.get(param.getName());
-            //required by spec
-            if (valueWrapper == null){
-                throw new JsonbException(Messages.getMessage(MessageKeys.JSONB_CREATOR_MISSING_PROPERTY, param.getName()));
-            }
-            paramValues.add(valueWrapper.getValue());
+            paramValues.add(valueWrapper == null ? convertNullToOptionalEmpty(param.getType(), null) : valueWrapper.getValue());
         }
         instance = creator.call(paramValues.toArray(), rawType);
         return instance;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/JsonbCreatorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/JsonbCreatorTest.java
index 63e34823c..d30d79671 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/JsonbCreatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/JsonbCreatorTest.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
  */
 public class JsonbCreatorTest {
 
+    private static byte DEFAULT_BYTE;
+
     @Test
     public void testRootConstructor() {
         String json = "{\"str1\":\"abc\",\"str2\":\"def\",\"bigDec\":25}";
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ public void testRootConstructor() {
         CreatorConstructorPojo pojo = jsonb.fromJson(json, CreatorConstructorPojo.class);
         assertEquals("abc", pojo.str1);
         assertEquals("def", pojo.str2);
+        assertNull(pojo.missing);
         assertEquals(new BigDecimal("25"), pojo.bigDec);
     }
 
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ public void testRootFactoryMethod() {
         CreatorFactoryMethodPojo pojo = jsonb.fromJson(json, CreatorFactoryMethodPojo.class);
         assertEquals("abc", pojo.str1);
         assertEquals("def", pojo.str2);
+        assertNull(pojo.missing);
         assertEquals(new BigDecimal("25"), pojo.bigDec);
     }
 
@@ -62,10 +66,12 @@ public void testRootCreatorWithInnerCreator() {
         CreatorConstructorPojo pojo = jsonb.fromJson(json, CreatorConstructorPojo.class);
         assertEquals("abc", pojo.str1);
         assertEquals("def", pojo.str2);
+        assertNull(pojo.missing);
         assertEquals(new BigDecimal("25"), pojo.bigDec);
 
         assertEquals("inn1", pojo.innerFactoryCreator.str1);
         assertEquals("inn2", pojo.innerFactoryCreator.str2);
+        assertNull(pojo.innerFactoryCreator.missing);
         assertEquals(new BigDecimal("11"), pojo.innerFactoryCreator.bigDec);
     }
 
@@ -89,10 +95,13 @@ public void testMultipleCreatorsError() {
         }
     }
 
-    @Test(expected = JsonbException.class)
+    @Test
     public void testCreatorWithoutJsonbParameters1() {
         //arg2 is missing in json document
-        JsonbBuilder.create().fromJson("{\"arg0\":\"abc\", \"s2\":\"def\"}", CreatorWithoutJsonbProperty1.class);
+        final CreatorWithoutJsonbProperty1 result = JsonbBuilder.create().fromJson("{\"arg0\":\"abc\", \"s2\":\"def\"}", CreatorWithoutJsonbProperty1.class);
+        assertEquals("abc", result.getPar1());
+        assertEquals("def", result.getPar2());
+        assertEquals(DEFAULT_BYTE, result.getPar3());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorConstructorPojo.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorConstructorPojo.java
index 6d19c1996..d9e176e72 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorConstructorPojo.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorConstructorPojo.java
@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@ public class CreatorConstructorPojo {
 
     public String str2;
 
+    public String missing;
+
     public BigDecimal bigDec;
 
     public CreatorFactoryMethodPojo innerFactoryCreator;
 
     @JsonbCreator
-    public CreatorConstructorPojo(@JsonbProperty("str1") String str1, @JsonbProperty("str2") String str2) {
+    public CreatorConstructorPojo(@JsonbProperty("str1") String str1, @JsonbProperty("str2") String str2, @JsonbProperty("missing") String missing) {
         this.str1 = str1;
         this.str2 = str2;
+        this.missing = missing;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorFactoryMethodPojo.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorFactoryMethodPojo.java
index 114d175fd..f2bd7d598 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorFactoryMethodPojo.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorFactoryMethodPojo.java
@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@ public class CreatorFactoryMethodPojo {
 
     public final String str2;
 
+    public final String missing;
+
     public BigDecimal bigDec;
 
-    private CreatorFactoryMethodPojo(String str1, String str2) {
+    private CreatorFactoryMethodPojo(String str1, String str2, String missing) {
         this.str1 = str1;
         this.str2 = str2;
+        this.missing = missing;
     }
     @JsonbCreator
-    public static CreatorFactoryMethodPojo getInstance(@JsonbProperty("par1") String str1, @JsonbProperty("par2")String str2) {
-        return new CreatorFactoryMethodPojo(str1, str2);
+    public static CreatorFactoryMethodPojo getInstance(@JsonbProperty("par1") String str1, @JsonbProperty("par2")String str2, @JsonbProperty("missing") String missing) {
+        return new CreatorFactoryMethodPojo(str1, str2, missing);
     }
 }