diff --git a/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/CSharpRenderer.ts b/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/CSharpRenderer.ts
index 0ebf674ee..0bea31f38 100644
--- a/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/CSharpRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/CSharpRenderer.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,11 @@ export class CSharpRenderer extends ConvenienceRenderer {
         }
 
         const csType = this.csType(t, follow, withIssues);
-        if (isValueType(t) || this._csOptions.version >= 8) {
+        if (
+            isValueType(t) ||
+            this._csOptions.version >= 8 ||
+            this._csOptions.nullableReferenceTypes
+        ) {
             return [csType, "?"];
         } else {
             return csType;
diff --git a/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/NewtonSoftCSharpRenderer.ts b/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/NewtonSoftCSharpRenderer.ts
index ce0cf35ee..1bff0ea18 100644
--- a/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/NewtonSoftCSharpRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/NewtonSoftCSharpRenderer.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,12 @@ export class NewtonsoftCSharpRenderer extends CSharpRenderer {
     }
 
     protected emitDefaultFollowingComments(): void {
-        if (!this._needHelpers || this._options.version < 8) return;
+        if (
+            !this._needHelpers ||
+            (this._options.version < 8 && !this._options.nullableReferenceTypes)
+        ) {
+            return;
+        }
 
         this.emitLine("#pragma warning restore CS8618");
         this.emitLine("#pragma warning restore CS8601");
@@ -247,7 +252,10 @@ export class NewtonsoftCSharpRenderer extends CSharpRenderer {
             );
         });
 
-        if (this._options.version >= 8) {
+        if (
+            this._options.version >= 8 ||
+            this._options.nullableReferenceTypes
+        ) {
             this.emitLine("#nullable enable");
             this.emitLine("#pragma warning disable CS8618");
             this.emitLine("#pragma warning disable CS8601");
@@ -305,7 +313,10 @@ export class NewtonsoftCSharpRenderer extends CSharpRenderer {
                 ? [", NullValueHandling = ", nullValueHandlingClass, ".Ignore"]
                 : [];
         let required: Sourcelike;
-        if (!this._options.checkRequired || (isOptional && isNullable)) {
+        if (
+            !this._options.checkRequired ||
+            (isOptional && (isNullable || this._options.nullableReferenceTypes))
+        ) {
             required = [nullValueHandling];
         } else if (isOptional && !isNullable) {
             required = [
@@ -374,6 +385,9 @@ export class NewtonsoftCSharpRenderer extends CSharpRenderer {
         }
 
         const csType = this.topLevelResultType(t);
+        const fromJsonType = this._options.nullableReferenceTypes
+            ? this.nullableCSType(t)
+            : csType;
         this.emitType(
             undefined,
             AccessModifier.Public,
@@ -383,7 +397,7 @@ export class NewtonsoftCSharpRenderer extends CSharpRenderer {
             () => {
                 // FIXME: Make FromJson a Named
                 this.emitExpressionMember(
-                    ["public static ", csType, " FromJson(string json)"],
+                    ["public static ", fromJsonType, " FromJson(string json)"],
                     [
                         "JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<",
                         csType,
diff --git a/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/language.ts b/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/language.ts
index 81bb0295f..997fbdca6 100644
--- a/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/language.ts
+++ b/packages/quicktype-core/src/language/CSharp/language.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ export const cSharpOptions = {
         "8",
         "secondary",
     ),
+    nullableReferenceTypes: new BooleanOption(
+        "nullable-reference-types",
+        "Use nullable reference types for optional properties (C# 8+)",
+        false,
+        "secondary",
+    ),
     virtual: new BooleanOption("virtual", "Generate virtual properties", false),
     useRecords: new BooleanOption(
         "use-records",
diff --git a/test/languages.ts b/test/languages.ts
index 5e721fad1..48b0dcda4 100644
--- a/test/languages.ts
+++ b/test/languages.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ export const CSharpLanguage: Language = {
         // language-version code paths covered.
         { "csharp-version": "5" },
         { "csharp-version": "6" },
+        { "csharp-version": "6", "nullable-reference-types": true },
         { density: "dense" },
         { "number-type": "decimal" },
         { "any-type": "dynamic" },
diff --git a/test/unit/csharp-nullable-reference-types.test.ts b/test/unit/csharp-nullable-reference-types.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59b6ca0ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/csharp-nullable-reference-types.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+    InputData,
+    JSONSchemaInput,
+    type RendererOptions,
+    quicktype,
+} from "../../packages/quicktype-core/src/index.js";
+
+async function renderCSharp(rendererOptions: RendererOptions): Promise<string> {
+    const schemaInput = new JSONSchemaInput(undefined);
+    await schemaInput.addSource({
+        name: "Request",
+        schema: JSON.stringify({
+            type: "object",
+            properties: {
+                profile: {
+                    type: "object",
+                    properties: { id: { type: "string" } },
+                },
+                displayName: { type: "string" },
+            },
+        }),
+    });
+
+    const inputData = new InputData();
+    inputData.addInput(schemaInput);
+    const result = await quicktype({
+        inputData,
+        lang: "csharp",
+        rendererOptions,
+    });
+    return result.lines.join("\n");
+}
+
+describe("C# nullable reference types", () => {
+    test("keeps the default Newtonsoft output unchanged", async () => {
+        const output = await renderCSharp({
+            framework: "NewtonSoft",
+            "csharp-version": "6",
+            "check-required": true,
+        });
+
+        expect(output).toContain(
+            '[JsonProperty("profile", Required = Required.DisallowNull, NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]',
+        );
+        expect(output).toContain("public Profile Profile { get; set; }");
+        expect(output).toContain("public static Request FromJson(string json)");
+        expect(output).not.toContain("#nullable enable");
+    });
+
+    test("opts into nullable optional properties for Newtonsoft", async () => {
+        const output = await renderCSharp({
+            framework: "NewtonSoft",
+            "csharp-version": "6",
+            "check-required": true,
+            "nullable-reference-types": true,
+        });
+
+        expect(output).toContain("#nullable enable");
+        expect(output).toContain(
+            '[JsonProperty("profile", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]',
+        );
+        expect(output).not.toContain("Required.DisallowNull");
+        expect(output).toContain("public Profile? Profile { get; set; }");
+        expect(output).toContain("public string? DisplayName { get; set; }");
+        expect(output).toContain(
+            "public static Request? FromJson(string json)",
+        );
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/renderer-options.test-d.ts b/test/unit/renderer-options.test-d.ts
index 33fd01036..717a7bd07 100644
--- a/test/unit/renderer-options.test-d.ts
+++ b/test/unit/renderer-options.test-d.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ describe("rendererOptions typing", () => {
                 namespace: "Acme",
                 framework: "SystemTextJson",
                 "csharp-version": "6",
+                "nullable-reference-types": true,
             },
         });
     });