diff --git a/lib/grape/validations/validators/length_validator.rb b/lib/grape/validations/validators/length_validator.rb
index bcd0c95592..78ea580988 100644
--- a/lib/grape/validations/validators/length_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/validations/validators/length_validator.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ def initialize(attrs, options, required, scope, **opts)
         def validate_param!(attr_name, params)
           param = params[attr_name]
 
+          return if param.nil?
+
           raise ArgumentError, "parameter #{param} does not support #length" unless param.respond_to?(:length)
 
           return unless (!@min.nil? && param.length < @min) || (!@max.nil? && param.length > @max)
diff --git a/spec/grape/validations/validators/length_spec.rb b/spec/grape/validations/validators/length_spec.rb
index 8fa9f84876..e9c08376d9 100644
--- a/spec/grape/validations/validators/length_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/grape/validations/validators/length_spec.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
       post 'zero_max' do
       end
 
+      params do
+        optional :list, type: [Integer], length: { min: 2 }
+      end
+      post '/no_param' do
+      end
+
       params do
         requires :list, type: [Integer], length: { min: 2, message: 'not match' }
       end
@@ -187,6 +193,16 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe '/no_param' do
+    context 'no raises errors' do
+      it do
+        expect do
+          post '/no_param', list: nil
+        end.not_to raise_error
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '/type_is_not_array' do
     context 'raises an error' do
       it do