diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 14b870f7927..669d7de5094 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .fleet/
 .idea/
+.vscode/
 .DS_Store
 tmp/
 vendor/
diff --git a/sdk/nullable/sentinel_nullable.go b/sdk/nullable/sentinel_nullable.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4c4cecf8c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/nullable/sentinel_nullable.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package nullable
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// holds sentinel values used to send nulls
+var nullSentinels map[reflect.Type]any = map[reflect.Type]any{}
+var nullablesLock sync.RWMutex
+
+// NullValue is used to send an explicit 'null' within a request.
+// This is typically used in JSON-MERGE-PATCH operations to delete a value.
+// Type arugment `T` MUST be a pointer type (pointer, map, or slice)
+// for interface type's null value, a pointer to implementor type is required
+func NullValue[T any]() T {
+	t := reflect.TypeFor[T]()
+
+	nullablesLock.RLock()
+	v, found := nullSentinels[t]
+	nullablesLock.RUnlock()
+
+	if found {
+		// return the sentinel object
+		if t.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
+			var zero T
+			return zero
+		}
+		return v.(T)
+	}
+
+	// promote to exclusive lock and check again (double-checked locking pattern)
+	nullablesLock.Lock()
+	defer nullablesLock.Unlock()
+
+	v, found = nullSentinels[t]
+	if !found {
+		var o reflect.Value
+		switch k := t.Kind(); k {
+		case reflect.Map:
+			o = reflect.MakeMap(t)
+		case reflect.Slice:
+			o = reflect.MakeSlice(t, 1, 1)
+		default:
+			// let it panic here if non-pointer type is passed
+			o = reflect.New(t.Elem())
+		}
+		v = o.Interface()
+		nullSentinels[t] = v
+	}
+	// return the sentinel object
+	return v.(T)
+}
+
+func IsNullValue[T any](v T) bool {
+	t := reflect.TypeOf(v)
+	nullablesLock.RLock()
+	defer nullablesLock.RUnlock()
+
+	// if found, it MUST be a pointer, so never panic here
+	if o, found := nullSentinels[t]; found {
+		o1 := reflect.ValueOf(o)
+		v1 := reflect.ValueOf(v)
+		return o1.Pointer() == v1.Pointer()
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func MarshalNullableStruct(obj interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+	v = reflect.Indirect(v)
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		return marshalStruct(v)
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(obj)
+}
+
+func marshalStruct(v reflect.Value) ([]byte, error) {
+	m := make(map[string]any)
+	t := v.Type()
+	for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := t.Field(i)
+		if field.PkgPath != "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		jsonName := field.Name
+		omitEmtpy := false
+		if tag := field.Tag.Get("json"); tag != "" {
+			opts := strings.Split(tag, ",")
+			jsonName = opts[0]
+			for _, opt := range opts[1:] {
+				if opt == "omitempty" {
+					omitEmtpy = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		rval := v.Field(i)
+		val := rval.Interface()
+
+		if val == nil || (omitEmtpy && rval.IsZero()) {
+			continue
+		} else if IsNullValue(val) {
+			m[jsonName] = nil
+		} else {
+			m[jsonName] = val
+		}
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(m)
+}
diff --git a/sdk/nullable/sentinel_nullable_test.go b/sdk/nullable/sentinel_nullable_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d628179f7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/nullable/sentinel_nullable_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+package nullable_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-azure-sdk/sdk/nullable"
+)
+
+type InnerStruct struct {
+	InnerName *string `json:"inner_name,omitempty"`
+	InnerID   string  `json:"inner_id"`
+	Number    int64   `json:"number,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (i InnerStruct) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return nullable.MarshalNullableStruct(i)
+}
+
+type TestStruct struct {
+	ID      string       `json:"id"`
+	OmitID  string       `json:"omit_id,omitempty"`
+	Name    *string      `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Age     *float64     `json:"age,omitempty"`
+	Address *string      `json:"address,omitempty"`
+	Inner   *InnerStruct `json:"inner,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON implements json.Marshaler.
+func (t TestStruct) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return nullable.MarshalNullableStruct(t)
+}
+
+var _ json.Marshaler = TestStruct{}
+
+func TestNullableValuePanic(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func() {
+		if e := recover(); e == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected panic, but got nil")
+		} else if !strings.Contains(e.(string), "Elem of invalid type") {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected panic of invalid type but got %v", e)
+		}
+	}()
+	nullable.NullValue[string]()
+}
+
+func TestMarshalNullableNil(t *testing.T) {
+	// nullable field address is nil, it should be omitted
+	name := "John Doe"
+	age := 30.0
+	obj := TestStruct{
+		Name: &name,
+		Age:  &age,
+	}
+
+	expected := map[string]interface{}{
+		"age":  age,
+		"id":   "",
+		"name": name,
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MarshalNullable returned an error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var result map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &result); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("json.Unmarshal returned an error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, but got %v", expected, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarshalNullable(t *testing.T) {
+	// nullable field address is set to null value, it should be included
+	name := "John Doe"
+	age := 30.0
+	obj := TestStruct{
+		Name: &name,
+		Age:  &age,
+	}
+	obj.Address = nullable.NullValue[*string]()
+
+	expected := map[string]interface{}{
+		"age":     age,
+		"address": nil,
+		"id":      "",
+		"name":    name,
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MarshalNullable returned an error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var result map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &result); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("json.Unmarshal returned an error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, but got %v", expected, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarshalNullableInnerStruct(t *testing.T) {
+	name := "John Doe"
+	age := 30.0
+	obj := TestStruct{
+		Name: &name,
+		Age:  &age,
+	}
+	obj.Address = nullable.NullValue[*string]()
+	obj.Inner = nullable.NullValue[*InnerStruct]()
+
+	expected := map[string]interface{}{
+		"address": nil,
+		"age":     age,
+		"id":      "",
+		"inner":   nil,
+		"name":    name,
+	}
+	expectedBytes, _ := json.Marshal(expected)
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MarshalNullable returned an error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(data, expectedBytes) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %s, but got %s", expectedBytes, data)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarshalNullableWithInnerNullale(t *testing.T) {
+	name := "John Doe"
+	age := 30.0
+	obj := TestStruct{
+		Name: &name,
+		Age:  &age,
+		Inner: &InnerStruct{
+			InnerID:   "",
+			InnerName: nullable.NullValue[*string](),
+		},
+	}
+	obj.Address = nullable.NullValue[*string]()
+
+	expected := map[string]interface{}{
+		"address": nil,
+		"age":     age,
+		"id":      "",
+		"inner": map[string]interface{}{
+			"inner_id":   "", // inner_id is not omitempty flagged
+			"inner_name": nil,
+		},
+		"name": name,
+	}
+	expectedBytes, _ := json.Marshal(expected)
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MarshalNullable returned an error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(data, expectedBytes) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %s, but got %s", expectedBytes, data)
+	}
+}
+
+type ITest interface {
+	Foo() string
+}
+
+type TestImpl struct{}
+
+func (t TestImpl) Foo() string {
+	return "foo"
+}
+
+type NullableInterface struct {
+	ITest ITest `json:"itest,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (n NullableInterface) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return nullable.MarshalNullableStruct(n)
+}
+
+func TestMarshalNullableWithInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	obj := NullableInterface{
+		ITest: nil,
+	}
+
+	expected := map[string]interface{}{}
+	expectedBytes, _ := json.Marshal(expected)
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MarshalNullable returned an error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(data, expectedBytes) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %s, but got %s", expectedBytes, data)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarshalNullableWithInterfaceNullValue(t *testing.T) {
+	// for interface, set the null value of it's implementation
+	obj := NullableInterface{
+		ITest: nullable.NullValue[*TestImpl](),
+	}
+
+	expected := map[string]interface{}{
+		"itest": nil,
+	}
+	expectedBytes, _ := json.Marshal(expected)
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MarshalNullable returned an error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(data, expectedBytes) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %s, but got %s", expectedBytes, data)
+	}
+}