diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/StringUtils.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/StringUtils.java
index a8348756..9382e5fc 100755
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/StringUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/StringUtils.java
@@ -460,4 +460,19 @@ public class StringUtils
       return (Pattern.matches("[a-f0-9]{8}(?:-[a-f0-9]{4}){4}[a-f0-9]{8}", s));
    }
 
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    **
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static String emptyToNull(String s)
+   {
+      if(!hasContent(s))
+      {
+         return (null);
+      }
+
+      return (s);
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/StringUtilsTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/StringUtilsTest.java
index b2cad605..d0aae185 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/StringUtilsTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/StringUtilsTest.java
@@ -318,4 +318,19 @@ class StringUtilsTest extends BaseTest
       assertEquals("Apples were eaten", StringUtils.pluralFormat(2, "Apple{,s} {was,were} eaten"));
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testEmptyToNull()
+   {
+      assertNull(StringUtils.emptyToNull(null));
+      assertNull(StringUtils.emptyToNull(""));
+      assertNull(StringUtils.emptyToNull(" "));
+      assertNull(StringUtils.emptyToNull("  "));
+      assertEquals("a", StringUtils.emptyToNull("a"));
+   }
+
 }