diff --git a/core/src/idx/planner/rewriter.rs b/core/src/idx/planner/rewriter.rs
index 56ec19db..6d3ae807 100644
--- a/core/src/idx/planner/rewriter.rs
+++ b/core/src/idx/planner/rewriter.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ impl<'a> KnnConditionRewriter<'a> {
 			| Part::Last
 			| Part::First
 			| Part::Field(_)
-			| Part::Index(_) => Some(p.clone()),
+			| Part::Index(_)
+			| Part::Optional => Some(p.clone()),
 			Part::Where(v) => self.eval_value(v).map(Part::Where),
 			Part::Graph(_) => None,
 			Part::Value(v) => self.eval_value(v).map(Part::Value),
diff --git a/core/src/sql/part.rs b/core/src/sql/part.rs
index e46aa9ad..dafb4651 100644
--- a/core/src/sql/part.rs
+++ b/core/src/sql/part.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub enum Part {
 	Method(#[serde(with = "no_nul_bytes")] String, Vec<Value>),
 	#[revision(start = 2)]
 	Destructure(Vec<DestructurePart>),
+	Optional,
 }
 
 impl From<i32> for Part {
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Part {
 					f.write_str(" }")
 				}
 			}
+			Part::Optional => write!(f, "?"),
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/src/sql/value/get.rs b/core/src/sql/value/get.rs
index d445e293..bf34dace 100644
--- a/core/src/sql/value/get.rs
+++ b/core/src/sql/value/get.rs
@@ -106,29 +106,37 @@ impl Value {
 							stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await
 						}
 						Some(v) => stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
-						None => Ok(Value::None),
+						None => {
+							stk.run(|stk| Value::None.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await
+						}
 					},
 					Part::Graph(_) => match v.rid() {
 						Some(v) => {
 							let v = Value::Thing(v);
 							stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path)).await
 						}
-						None => Ok(Value::None),
+						None => {
+							stk.run(|stk| Value::None.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await
+						}
 					},
 					Part::Field(f) => match v.get(f.as_str()) {
 						Some(v) => stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
-						None => Ok(Value::None),
+						None => {
+							stk.run(|stk| Value::None.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await
+						}
 					},
 					Part::Index(i) => match v.get(&i.to_string()) {
 						Some(v) => stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
-						None => Ok(Value::None),
+						None => {
+							stk.run(|stk| Value::None.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await
+						}
 					},
 					Part::Value(x) => match stk.run(|stk| x.compute(stk, ctx, opt, doc)).await? {
 						Value::Strand(f) => match v.get(f.as_str()) {
 							Some(v) => stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
 							None => Ok(Value::None),
 						},
-						_ => Ok(Value::None),
+						_ => stk.run(|stk| Value::None.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
 					},
 					Part::All => stk.run(|stk| self.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
 					Part::Destructure(p) => {
@@ -189,15 +197,21 @@ impl Value {
 					}
 					Part::First => match v.first() {
 						Some(v) => stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
-						None => Ok(Value::None),
+						None => {
+							stk.run(|stk| Value::None.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await
+						}
 					},
 					Part::Last => match v.last() {
 						Some(v) => stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
-						None => Ok(Value::None),
+						None => {
+							stk.run(|stk| Value::None.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await
+						}
 					},
 					Part::Index(i) => match v.get(i.to_usize()) {
 						Some(v) => stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
-						None => Ok(Value::None),
+						None => {
+							stk.run(|stk| Value::None.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await
+						}
 					},
 					Part::Where(w) => {
 						let mut a = Vec::new();
@@ -219,7 +233,7 @@ impl Value {
 							Some(v) => stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
 							None => Ok(Value::None),
 						},
-						_ => Ok(Value::None),
+						_ => stk.run(|stk| Value::None.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next())).await,
 					},
 					Part::Method(name, args) => {
 						let v = stk
@@ -345,6 +359,15 @@ impl Value {
 				}
 				v => {
 					match p {
+						Part::Optional => match &self {
+							Value::None => Ok(Value::None),
+							_ => {
+								stk.run(|stk| {
+									Value::None.get(stk, ctx, opt, doc, path.next_method())
+								})
+								.await
+							}
+						},
 						Part::Flatten => {
 							stk.run(|stk| v.get(stk, ctx, opt, None, path.next())).await
 						}
diff --git a/core/src/syn/parser/idiom.rs b/core/src/syn/parser/idiom.rs
index 8f37cf0c..97682a09 100644
--- a/core/src/syn/parser/idiom.rs
+++ b/core/src/syn/parser/idiom.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ impl Parser<'_> {
 		let mut res = start;
 		loop {
 			match self.peek_kind() {
+				t!("?") => {
+					self.pop_peek();
+					res.push(Part::Optional);
+				}
 				t!("...") => {
 					self.pop_peek();
 					res.push(Part::Flatten);
diff --git a/lib/tests/idiom.rs b/lib/tests/idiom.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6583921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/idiom.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+mod helpers;
+mod parse;
+use helpers::Test;
+use surrealdb::err::Error;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn idiom_chain_part_optional() -> Result<(), Error> {
+	let sql = r#"
+		{}.prop.is_bool();
+		{}.prop?.is_bool();
+	"#;
+	Test::new(sql).await?.expect_val("false")?.expect_val("None")?;
+	Ok(())
+}