diff --git a/src/table.ts b/src/table.ts
index f264f5e0..86c21747 100644
--- a/src/table.ts
+++ b/src/table.ts
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ class Table extends ServiceObject {
       'BigQueryTimestamp',
       'Geography',
     ];
-    const constructorName = value.constructor.name;
+    const constructorName = value.constructor?.name;
     const isCustomType =
       customTypeConstructorNames.indexOf(constructorName) > -1;
 
diff --git a/test/table.ts b/test/table.ts
index b224bb08..3edc92e1 100644
--- a/test/table.ts
+++ b/test/table.ts
@@ -434,6 +434,14 @@ describe('BigQuery/Table', () => {
         '-99999999999999999999999999999.999999999'
       );
     });
+
+    it('should return properly encode objects with null prototype', () => {
+      const obj = Object.create(null);
+      obj['name'] = 'Test';
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(Table.encodeValue_(obj), {
+        name: 'Test',
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('formatMetadata_', () => {