diff --git a/pw_allocator/BUILD.bazel b/pw_allocator/BUILD.bazel
index 6de649822d..12512c3ab2 100644
--- a/pw_allocator/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pw_allocator/BUILD.bazel
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ pw_cc_library(
     ],
 )
 
+pw_cc_library(
+    name = "null_allocator",
+    hdrs = [
+        "public/pw_allocator/null_allocator.h",
+    ],
+    includes = ["public"],
+    deps = [
+        ":allocator",
+    ],
+)
+
 pw_cc_library(
     name = "allocator_testing",
     srcs = [
@@ -196,6 +207,17 @@ pw_cc_test(
     ],
 )
 
+pw_cc_test(
+    name = "null_allocator_test",
+    srcs = [
+        "null_allocator_test.cc",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        ":null_allocator",
+        "//pw_unit_test",
+    ],
+)
+
 pw_cc_test(
     name = "split_free_list_allocator_test",
     srcs = [
diff --git a/pw_allocator/BUILD.gn b/pw_allocator/BUILD.gn
index 23106562d8..47f63d7e92 100644
--- a/pw_allocator/BUILD.gn
+++ b/pw_allocator/BUILD.gn
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ pw_source_set("freelist_heap") {
   sources = [ "freelist_heap.cc" ]
 }
 
+pw_source_set("null_allocator") {
+  public_configs = [ ":default_config" ]
+  public = [ "public/pw_allocator/null_allocator.h" ]
+  public_deps = [ ":allocator" ]
+}
+
 pw_source_set("split_free_list_allocator") {
   public_configs = [ ":default_config" ]
   public = [ "public/pw_allocator/split_free_list_allocator.h" ]
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ pw_test_group("tests") {
     ":fallback_allocator_test",
     ":freelist_test",
     ":freelist_heap_test",
+    ":null_allocator_test",
     ":split_free_list_allocator_test",
   ]
 }
@@ -182,6 +189,11 @@ pw_test("freelist_heap_test") {
   sources = [ "freelist_heap_test.cc" ]
 }
 
+pw_test("null_allocator_test") {
+  deps = [ ":null_allocator" ]
+  sources = [ "null_allocator_test.cc" ]
+}
+
 pw_test("split_free_list_allocator_test") {
   deps = [
     ":split_free_list_allocator",
diff --git a/pw_allocator/CMakeLists.txt b/pw_allocator/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a45c50309..4462f48e96 100644
--- a/pw_allocator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pw_allocator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ pw_add_library(pw_allocator.split_free_list_allocator STATIC
     pw_bytes
 )
 
+pw_add_library(pw_allocator.null_allocator INTERFACE
+  HEADERS
+    public/pw_allocator/null_allocator.h
+  PUBLIC_INCLUDES
+    public
+  PUBLIC_DEPS
+    pw_allocator.allocator
+)
+
 pw_add_library(pw_allocator.allocator_testing STATIC
   HEADERS
     pw_allocator_private/allocator_testing.h
@@ -166,6 +175,17 @@ pw_add_test(pw_allocator.freelist_heap_test
     pw_allocator
 )
 
+pw_add_test(pw_allocator.null_allocator_test
+  SOURCES
+    null_allocator_test.cc
+  PRIVATE_DEPS
+    pw_allocator.null_allocator
+    pw_unit_test
+  GROUPS
+    modules
+    pw_allocator
+)
+
 pw_add_test(pw_allocator.split_free_list_allocator_test
   SOURCES
     split_free_list_allocator_test.cc
diff --git a/pw_allocator/docs.rst b/pw_allocator/docs.rst
index 27c29383c7..27f2a578de 100644
--- a/pw_allocator/docs.rst
+++ b/pw_allocator/docs.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Provided implementations of the ``Allocator`` interface include:
 
 - ``FallbackAllocator``: Dispatches first to a primary allocator, and, if that
   fails, to a secondary alloator.
+- ``NullAllocator``: Always fails. This may be useful if allocations should be
+  disallowed under specific circumstances.
 - ``SplitFreeListAllocator``: Tracks free blocks using a free list, and splits
   large and small allocations between the front and back, respectively, of its
   memory region in order to reduce fragmentation.
diff --git a/pw_allocator/null_allocator_test.cc b/pw_allocator/null_allocator_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a257e26588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pw_allocator/null_allocator_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Pigweed Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+// use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+// the License at
+//
+//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+// WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+// License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+// the License.
+
+#include "pw_allocator/null_allocator.h"
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+namespace pw::allocator {
+
+TEST(NullAllocatorTest, Allocate) {
+  NullAllocator allocator;
+  // Allocate should fail, regardless of size and alignment.
+  for (size_t size = 1; size < 0x100; size <<= 1) {
+    for (size_t alignment = 1; alignment < 0x100; alignment <<= 1) {
+      EXPECT_EQ(allocator.AllocateUnchecked(size, alignment), nullptr);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST(NullAllocatorTest, Resize) {
+  NullAllocator allocator;
+  // It is not possible to get a valid pointer from Allocate.
+  constexpr Layout layout = Layout::Of<uint8_t>();
+  EXPECT_FALSE(allocator.Resize(this, layout, 1));
+}
+
+}  // namespace pw::allocator
diff --git a/pw_allocator/public/pw_allocator/null_allocator.h b/pw_allocator/public/pw_allocator/null_allocator.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55a7f62f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pw_allocator/public/pw_allocator/null_allocator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Pigweed Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+// use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+// the License at
+//
+//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+// WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+// License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+// the License.
+#pragma once
+
+#include "pw_allocator/allocator.h"
+
+namespace pw::allocator {
+
+/// A memory allocator that always fails to allocate memory.
+///
+/// A null allocator may be useful as part of a larger framework if allocation
+/// should be disallowed under certain circumstances. For example, a function
+/// that returns different allocators based on an input parameter may return a
+/// null allocator when given an invalid or unsupported parameter value.
+class NullAllocator : public Allocator {
+ public:
+  constexpr NullAllocator() = default;
+
+ private:
+  /// @copydoc Allocator::Allocate
+  void* DoAllocate(size_t, size_t) override { return nullptr; }
+
+  /// @copydoc Allocator::Deallocate
+  void DoDeallocate(void*, size_t, size_t) override {}
+
+  /// @copydoc Allocator::Resize
+  bool DoResize(void*, size_t, size_t, size_t) override { return false; }
+};
+
+}  // namespace pw::allocator