diff --git a/compiler/vmgen.nim b/compiler/vmgen.nim
index a6d044e24d..6fca7f907d 100644
--- a/compiler/vmgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/vmgen.nim
@@ -321,9 +321,18 @@ proc genAndOr(c: PCtx; n: PNode; opc: TOpcode; dest: var TDest) =
   c.gen(n.sons[2], dest)
   c.patch(L1)
 
+proc nilLiteral(n: PNode): PNode =
+  if n.kind == nkNilLit and n.typ.sym != nil and
+       n.typ.sym.magic == mPNimrodNode:
+    let nilo = newNodeIT(nkNilLit, n.info, n.typ)
+    result = newNodeIT(nkMetaNode, n.info, n.typ)
+    result.add nilo
+  else:
+    result = n
+
 proc rawGenLiteral(c: PCtx; n: PNode): int =
   result = c.constants.len
-  c.constants.add n
+  c.constants.add n.nilLiteral
   internalAssert result < 0x7fff
 
 proc sameConstant*(a, b: PNode): bool =
@@ -1109,7 +1118,12 @@ proc getNullValue(typ: PType, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
     result = newNodeIT(nkFloatLit, info, t)
   of tyVar, tyPointer, tyPtr, tyCString, tySequence, tyString, tyExpr,
      tyStmt, tyTypeDesc, tyStatic, tyRef:
-    result = newNodeIT(nkNilLit, info, t)
+    if t.sym != nil and t.sym.magic == mPNimrodNode:
+      let nilo = newNodeIT(nkNilLit, info, t)
+      result = newNodeIT(nkMetaNode, info, t)
+      result.add nilo
+    else:
+      result = newNodeIT(nkNilLit, info, t)
   of tyProc:
     if t.callConv != ccClosure:
       result = newNodeIT(nkNilLit, info, t)