diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0043d05..d4d35c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## v0.4.1 (2023-10-25)
+* Coerce null scalar values if type required
+
 ## v0.4.0 (2023-10-18)
 * Refactored main interface methods
 * Refactored package file structure
diff --git a/src/Processor/BoolNative.php b/src/Processor/BoolNative.php
index 8bdc77a..1333212 100644
--- a/src/Processor/BoolNative.php
+++ b/src/Processor/BoolNative.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function getOutputTypes(): array
     public function coerce(mixed $value): ?bool
     {
         if ($value === null) {
-            return null;
+            return $this->isRequired() ? false : null;
         }
 
         if (is_bool($value)) {
diff --git a/src/Processor/FloatNative.php b/src/Processor/FloatNative.php
index c8b285f..3a28f35 100644
--- a/src/Processor/FloatNative.php
+++ b/src/Processor/FloatNative.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public function getOutputTypes(): array
     public function coerce(mixed $value): ?float
     {
         if ($value === null) {
-            return null;
+            return $this->isRequired() ? 0 : null;
         }
 
         return Coercion::toFloat($value);
diff --git a/src/Processor/IntNative.php b/src/Processor/IntNative.php
index 41b868b..1d3da5a 100644
--- a/src/Processor/IntNative.php
+++ b/src/Processor/IntNative.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public function getOutputTypes(): array
     public function coerce(mixed $value): ?int
     {
         if ($value === null) {
-            return null;
+            return $this->isRequired() ? 0 : null;
         }
 
         return Coercion::toInt($value);
diff --git a/src/ProcessorTrait.php b/src/ProcessorTrait.php
index 3aebb8b..9a79a20 100644
--- a/src/ProcessorTrait.php
+++ b/src/ProcessorTrait.php
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ protected function checkConstraintTypes(
     }
 
 
+    protected function isRequired(): bool
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->constraints['required'])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return (bool)$this->constraints['required']->getParameter();
+    }
+
+
     public function getDefaultConstraints(): array
     {
         return [];