diff --git a/src/transformers/utils/chat_template_utils.py b/src/transformers/utils/chat_template_utils.py
index be047f9f5cf..a6dff34ebc5 100644
--- a/src/transformers/utils/chat_template_utils.py
+++ b/src/transformers/utils/chat_template_utils.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import types
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from datetime import datetime
 from functools import lru_cache
+from types import NoneType
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union, get_args, get_origin, get_type_hints
 
 from packaging import version
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ def _get_json_schema_type(param_type: str) -> Dict[str, str]:
         float: {"type": "number"},
         str: {"type": "string"},
         bool: {"type": "boolean"},
+        NoneType: {"type": "null"},
         Any: {},
     }
     if is_vision_available():
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_chat_template_utils.py b/tests/utils/test_chat_template_utils.py
index 1816ddd9512..730f64859d7 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_chat_template_utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_chat_template_utils.py
@@ -419,6 +419,31 @@ class JsonSchemaGeneratorTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(schema["function"], expected_schema)
 
+    def test_return_none(self):
+        def fn(x: int) -> None:
+            """
+            Test function
+
+            Args:
+                x: The first input
+            """
+            pass
+
+        schema = get_json_schema(fn)
+        expected_schema = {
+            "name": "fn",
+            "description": "Test function",
+            "parameters": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "x": {"type": "integer", "description": "The first input"},
+                },
+                "required": ["x"],
+            },
+            "return": {"type": "null"},
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(schema["function"], expected_schema)
+
     def test_everything_all_at_once(self):
         def fn(
             x: str, y: Optional[List[Union[str, int]]], z: Tuple[Union[str, int], str] = (42, "hello")