diff --git a/goldens/public-api/router/router.d.ts b/goldens/public-api/router/router.d.ts
index 58fda6ec47..f2342df428 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/router/router.d.ts
+++ b/goldens/public-api/router/router.d.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export declare class RouterLink {
     };
     queryParamsHandling: QueryParamsHandling;
     replaceUrl: boolean;
-    set routerLink(commands: any[] | string);
+    set routerLink(commands: any[] | string | null | undefined);
     skipLocationChange: boolean;
     state?: {
         [k: string]: any;
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ export declare class RouterLinkWithHref implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     };
     queryParamsHandling: QueryParamsHandling;
     replaceUrl: boolean;
-    set routerLink(commands: any[] | string);
+    set routerLink(commands: any[] | string | null | undefined);
     skipLocationChange: boolean;
     state?: {
         [k: string]: any;
diff --git a/packages/router/src/directives/router_link.ts b/packages/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
index a6462ce08e..e3c5a072a7 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class RouterLink {
   }
 
   @Input()
-  set routerLink(commands: any[]|string) {
+  set routerLink(commands: any[]|string|null|undefined) {
     if (commands != null) {
       this.commands = Array.isArray(commands) ? commands : [commands];
     } else {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export class RouterLinkWithHref implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   @Input()
-  set routerLink(commands: any[]|string) {
+  set routerLink(commands: any[]|string|null|undefined) {
     if (commands != null) {
       this.commands = Array.isArray(commands) ? commands : [commands];
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/router/test/integration.spec.ts b/packages/router/test/integration.spec.ts
index b6882f5c6d..f6d8bad78c 100644
--- a/packages/router/test/integration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/router/test/integration.spec.ts
@@ -1821,11 +1821,15 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
          expect(native.getAttribute('href')).toEqual('/home');
        }));
 
-    it('should not throw when commands is null', fakeAsync(() => {
+    it('should not throw when commands is null or undefined', fakeAsync(() => {
          @Component({
            selector: 'someCmp',
-           template:
-               `<router-outlet></router-outlet><a [routerLink]="null">Link</a><button [routerLink]="null">Button</button>`
+           template: `<router-outlet></router-outlet>
+               <a [routerLink]="null">Link</a>
+               <button [routerLink]="null">Button</button>
+               <a [routerLink]="undefined">Link</a>
+               <button [routerLink]="undefined">Button</button>
+               `
          })
          class CmpWithLink {
          }
@@ -1835,10 +1839,12 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
 
          let fixture: ComponentFixture<CmpWithLink> = createRoot(router, CmpWithLink);
          router.resetConfig([{path: 'home', component: SimpleCmp}]);
-         const anchor = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('a');
-         const button = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
-         expect(() => anchor.click()).not.toThrow();
-         expect(() => button.click()).not.toThrow();
+         const anchors = fixture.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('a');
+         const buttons = fixture.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('button');
+         expect(() => anchors[0].click()).not.toThrow();
+         expect(() => anchors[1].click()).not.toThrow();
+         expect(() => buttons[0].click()).not.toThrow();
+         expect(() => buttons[1].click()).not.toThrow();
        }));
 
     it('should update hrefs when query params or fragment change', fakeAsync(() => {