diff --git a/src/core/core.interaction.js b/src/core/core.interaction.js
index c35f8d1ae08..8a716023651 100644
--- a/src/core/core.interaction.js
+++ b/src/core/core.interaction.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {_lookupByKey, _rlookupByKey} from '../helpers/helpers.collection.js';
 import {getRelativePosition} from '../helpers/helpers.dom.js';
 import {_angleBetween, getAngleFromPoint} from '../helpers/helpers.math.js';
-import {_isPointInArea} from '../helpers/index.js';
+import {_isPointInArea, isNullOrUndef} from '../helpers/index.js';
 
 /**
  * @typedef { import('./core.controller.js').default } Chart
@@ -22,10 +22,30 @@ import {_isPointInArea} from '../helpers/index.js';
 function binarySearch(metaset, axis, value, intersect) {
   const {controller, data, _sorted} = metaset;
   const iScale = controller._cachedMeta.iScale;
+  const spanGaps = metaset.dataset ? metaset.dataset.options ? metaset.dataset.options.spanGaps : null : null;
+
   if (iScale && axis === iScale.axis && axis !== 'r' && _sorted && data.length) {
     const lookupMethod = iScale._reversePixels ? _rlookupByKey : _lookupByKey;
     if (!intersect) {
-      return lookupMethod(data, axis, value);
+      const result = lookupMethod(data, axis, value);
+      if (spanGaps) {
+        const {vScale} = controller._cachedMeta;
+        const {_parsed} = metaset;
+
+        const distanceToDefinedLo = (_parsed
+          .slice(0, result.lo + 1)
+          .reverse()
+          .findIndex(
+            point => !isNullOrUndef(point[vScale.axis])));
+        result.lo -= Math.max(0, distanceToDefinedLo);
+
+        const distanceToDefinedHi = (_parsed
+          .slice(result.hi - 1)
+          .findIndex(
+            point => !isNullOrUndef(point[vScale.axis])));
+        result.hi += Math.max(0, distanceToDefinedHi);
+      }
+      return result;
     } else if (controller._sharedOptions) {
       // _sharedOptions indicates that each element has equal options -> equal proportions
       // So we can do a ranged binary search based on the range of first element and
diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.extras.ts b/src/helpers/helpers.extras.ts
index beabb6d96f3..798e10c1e86 100644
--- a/src/helpers/helpers.extras.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.extras.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type {ChartMeta, PointElement} from '../types/index.js';
 
 import {_limitValue} from './helpers.math.js';
 import {_lookupByKey} from './helpers.collection.js';
+import {isNullOrUndef} from './helpers.core.js';
 
 export function fontString(pixelSize: number, fontStyle: string, fontFamily: string) {
   return fontStyle + ' ' + pixelSize + 'px ' + fontFamily;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ export function _getStartAndCountOfVisiblePoints(meta: ChartMeta<'line' | 'scatt
           .slice(0, start + 1)
           .reverse()
           .findIndex(
-            point => point[vScale.axis] || point[vScale.axis] === 0));
+            point => !isNullOrUndef(point[vScale.axis])));
         start -= Math.max(0, distanceToDefinedLo);
       }
       start = _limitValue(start, 0, pointCount - 1);
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ export function _getStartAndCountOfVisiblePoints(meta: ChartMeta<'line' | 'scatt
         const distanceToDefinedHi = (_parsed
           .slice(end - 1)
           .findIndex(
-            point => point[vScale.axis] || point[vScale.axis] === 0));
+            point => !isNullOrUndef(point[vScale.axis])));
         end += Math.max(0, distanceToDefinedHi);
       }
       count = _limitValue(end, start, pointCount) - start;
diff --git a/test/specs/core.interaction.tests.js b/test/specs/core.interaction.tests.js
index bfd95ae352e..9d693f1488c 100644
--- a/test/specs/core.interaction.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/core.interaction.tests.js
@@ -912,4 +912,94 @@ describe('Core.Interaction', function() {
       expect(elements).toContain(firstElement);
     });
   });
+
+  const testCases = [
+    {
+      data: [12, 19, null, null, null, null, 5, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 0,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 0
+    },
+    {
+      data: [12, 19, null, null, null, null, 5, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 1,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 1},
+    {
+      data: [12, 19, null, null, null, null, 5, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 2,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 1
+    },
+    {
+      data: [12, 19, null, null, null, null, 5, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 3,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 1
+    },
+    {
+      data: [12, 19, null, null, null, null, 5, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 4,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 6
+    },
+    {
+      data: [12, 19, null, null, null, null, 5, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 5,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 6
+    },
+    {
+      data: [12, 19, null, null, null, null, 5, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 6,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 6
+    },
+    {
+      data: [12, 19, null, null, null, null, 5, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 7,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 7
+    },
+    {
+      data: [12, 0, null, null, null, null, 0, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 3,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 1
+    },
+    {
+      data: [12, 0, null, null, null, null, 0, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 4,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 6
+    },
+    {
+      data: [12, -1, null, null, null, null, -1, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 3,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 1
+    },
+    {
+      data: [12, -1, null, null, null, null, -1, 2],
+      clickPointIndex: 4,
+      expectedNearestPointIndex: 6
+    }
+  ];
+  testCases.forEach(({data, clickPointIndex, expectedNearestPointIndex}, i) => {
+    it(`should select nearest non-null element with index ${expectedNearestPointIndex} when clicking on element with index ${clickPointIndex} in test case ${i + 1} if spanGaps=true`, function() {
+      const chart = window.acquireChart({
+        type: 'line',
+        data: {
+          labels: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9],
+          datasets: [{
+            data: data,
+            spanGaps: true,
+          }]
+        }
+      });
+      chart.update();
+      const meta = chart.getDatasetMeta(0);
+      const point = meta.data[clickPointIndex];
+
+      const evt = {
+        type: 'click',
+        chart: chart,
+        native: true, // needed otherwise things its a DOM event
+        x: point.x,
+        y: point.y,
+      };
+
+      const elements = Chart.Interaction.modes.nearest(chart, evt, {axis: 'x', intersect: false}).map(item => item.element);
+      expect(elements).toEqual([meta.data[expectedNearestPointIndex]]);
+    });
+  });
 });