diff --git a/lib/workos/base_client.rb b/lib/workos/base_client.rb
index f688a3c2..7fcc6522 100644
--- a/lib/workos/base_client.rb
+++ b/lib/workos/base_client.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def get_request(path:, auth: false, params: {}, request_options: nil)
     def post_request(path:, auth: false, body: {}, params: {}, request_options: nil)
       req = build_request(Net::HTTP::Post, append_query(path, params),
         auth: auth, request_options: request_options)
-      req.body = body.nil? ? "" : body.compact.to_json
+      req.body = body.nil? ? "" : body.to_json
       req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
       inject_idempotency_key(req, request_options)
       req
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def post_request(path:, auth: false, body: {}, params: {}, request_options: nil)
     def put_request(path:, auth: false, body: {}, params: {}, request_options: nil)
       req = build_request(Net::HTTP::Put, append_query(path, params),
         auth: auth, request_options: request_options)
-      req.body = body.nil? ? "" : body.compact.to_json
+      req.body = body.nil? ? "" : body.to_json
       req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
       inject_idempotency_key(req, request_options)
       req
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def put_request(path:, auth: false, body: {}, params: {}, request_options: nil)
     def patch_request(path:, auth: false, body: {}, params: {}, request_options: nil)
       req = build_request(Net::HTTP::Patch, append_query(path, params),
         auth: auth, request_options: request_options)
-      req.body = body.nil? ? "" : body.compact.to_json
+      req.body = body.nil? ? "" : body.to_json
       req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
       inject_idempotency_key(req, request_options)
       req
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def delete_request(path:, auth: false, body: nil, params: {}, request_options: n
       req = build_request(Net::HTTP::Delete, append_query(path, params),
         auth: auth, request_options: request_options)
       if body
-        req.body = body.compact.to_json
+        req.body = body.to_json
         req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
       end
       req
diff --git a/test/workos/test_base_client.rb b/test/workos/test_base_client.rb
index 73837d34..5f17e4fb 100644
--- a/test/workos/test_base_client.rb
+++ b/test/workos/test_base_client.rb
@@ -119,6 +119,33 @@ def test_post_request_reads_idempotency_key_from_request_options
     assert_equal "idem_123", request["Idempotency-Key"]
   end
 
+  # The body is serialized verbatim (no `.compact`), so an explicit `nil` is
+  # sent as JSON `null` — this is what lets generated methods clear a nullable
+  # field. Omission is handled upstream in the generated method, not here.
+  def test_put_request_serializes_explicit_nil_as_json_null
+    request = @client.put_request(path: "/widgets/w_1", auth: true, body: {"external_id" => nil})
+
+    assert_equal({"external_id" => nil}, JSON.parse(request.body))
+  end
+
+  def test_post_request_serializes_explicit_nil_as_json_null
+    request = @client.post_request(path: "/widgets", auth: true, body: {"external_id" => nil})
+
+    assert_equal({"external_id" => nil}, JSON.parse(request.body))
+  end
+
+  def test_patch_request_serializes_explicit_nil_as_json_null
+    request = @client.patch_request(path: "/widgets/w_1", auth: true, body: {"external_id" => nil})
+
+    assert_equal({"external_id" => nil}, JSON.parse(request.body))
+  end
+
+  def test_delete_request_serializes_explicit_nil_as_json_null
+    request = @client.delete_request(path: "/widgets/w_1", auth: true, body: {"external_id" => nil})
+
+    assert_equal({"external_id" => nil}, JSON.parse(request.body))
+  end
+
   def test_retry_path_generates_idempotency_key_for_mutating_requests
     stub_request(:post, "https://api.workos.com/widgets")
       .to_return({status: 500, body: '{"message":"retry"}'}, {status: 200, body: "{}"})