diff --git a/discord/message.py b/discord/message.py
index 6bb75be045..773bd34cef 100644
--- a/discord/message.py
+++ b/discord/message.py
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@ async def edit(self, **fields: Any) -> Optional[Message]:
 
         content = fields.pop("content", MISSING)
         if content is not MISSING:
-            fields["content"] = str(content)
+            fields["content"] = str(content) if content is not None else None
 
         embed = fields.pop("embed", MISSING)
         embeds = fields.pop("embeds", MISSING)