diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.ts
index ecebab964..e434390d5 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,24 @@ function isNodeEntry(entry: { role?: string; roles?: string[] }) {
   return false;
 }
 
+function normalizeNodeInvokeResultParams(params: unknown): unknown {
+  if (!params || typeof params !== "object") return params;
+  const raw = params as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const normalized: Record<string, unknown> = { ...raw };
+  if (normalized.payloadJSON === null) {
+    delete normalized.payloadJSON;
+  } else if (normalized.payloadJSON !== undefined && typeof normalized.payloadJSON !== "string") {
+    if (normalized.payload === undefined) {
+      normalized.payload = normalized.payloadJSON;
+    }
+    delete normalized.payloadJSON;
+  }
+  if (normalized.error === null) {
+    delete normalized.error;
+  }
+  return normalized;
+}
+
 export const nodeHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
   "node.pair.request": async ({ params, respond, context }) => {
     if (!validateNodePairRequestParams(params)) {
@@ -417,7 +435,8 @@ export const nodeHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
     });
   },
   "node.invoke.result": async ({ params, respond, context, client }) => {
-    if (!validateNodeInvokeResultParams(params)) {
+    const normalizedParams = normalizeNodeInvokeResultParams(params);
+    if (!validateNodeInvokeResultParams(normalizedParams)) {
       respondInvalidParams({
         respond,
         method: "node.invoke.result",
@@ -425,7 +444,7 @@ export const nodeHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
       });
       return;
     }
-    const p = params as {
+    const p = normalizedParams as {
       id: string;
       nodeId: string;
       ok: boolean;
diff --git a/src/gateway/server.nodes.allowlist.test.ts b/src/gateway/server.nodes.allowlist.test.ts
index c2b04ab25..b0aae5ab7 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server.nodes.allowlist.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server.nodes.allowlist.test.ts
@@ -172,4 +172,55 @@ describe("gateway node command allowlist", () => {
     ws.close();
     await server.close();
   });
+
+  test("accepts node invoke result with null payloadJSON", async () => {
+    const { server, ws, port } = await startServerWithClient();
+    await connectOk(ws);
+
+    let resolveInvoke: ((payload: { id?: string; nodeId?: string }) => void) | null = null;
+    const invokeReqP = new Promise<{ id?: string; nodeId?: string }>((resolve) => {
+      resolveInvoke = resolve;
+    });
+    const nodeClient = await connectNodeClient({
+      port,
+      commands: ["canvas.snapshot"],
+      instanceId: "node-null-payloadjson",
+      displayName: "node-null-payloadjson",
+      onEvent: (evt) => {
+        if (evt.event === "node.invoke.request") {
+          const payload = evt.payload as { id?: string; nodeId?: string };
+          resolveInvoke?.(payload);
+        }
+      },
+    });
+
+    const listRes = await rpcReq<{ nodes?: Array<{ nodeId: string }> }>(ws, "node.list", {});
+    const nodeId = listRes.payload?.nodes?.[0]?.nodeId ?? "";
+    expect(nodeId).toBeTruthy();
+
+    const invokeResP = rpcReq(ws, "node.invoke", {
+      nodeId,
+      command: "canvas.snapshot",
+      params: { format: "png" },
+      idempotencyKey: "allowlist-null-payloadjson",
+    });
+
+    const payload = await invokeReqP;
+    const requestId = payload?.id ?? "";
+    const nodeIdFromReq = payload?.nodeId ?? "node-null-payloadjson";
+
+    await nodeClient.request("node.invoke.result", {
+      id: requestId,
+      nodeId: nodeIdFromReq,
+      ok: true,
+      payloadJSON: null,
+    });
+
+    const invokeRes = await invokeResP;
+    expect(invokeRes.ok).toBe(true);
+
+    nodeClient.stop();
+    ws.close();
+    await server.close();
+  });
 });