diff --git a/js/core/core.draw.js b/js/core/core.draw.js
index 3300e1970..9b1eebde7 100644
--- a/js/core/core.draw.js
+++ b/js/core/core.draw.js
@@ -46,10 +46,13 @@ function _fnCreateTr ( oSettings, iRow, nTrIn, anTds )
 			cells.push( nTd );
 
 			// Need to create the HTML if new, or if a rendering function is defined
+			// and it's return value is non null
 			if ( (!nTrIn || oCol.mRender || oCol.mData !== i) &&
 				 (!$.isPlainObject(oCol.mData) || oCol.mData._ !== i+'.display')
 			) {
-				nTd.innerHTML = _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, i, 'display' );
+				var cellData = _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, i, 'display' );
+				if ( cellData !== null )
+					nTd.innerHTML = cellData;
 			}
 
 			/* Add user defined class */