diff --git a/copier.go b/copier.go
index 0cc6465..5b07ac1 100644
--- a/copier.go
+++ b/copier.go
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ func copier(toValue interface{}, fromValue interface{}, opt Option) (err error)
 	}
 
 	if from.Kind() == reflect.Slice && to.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+		// Return directly if both slices are nil
+		if from.IsNil() && to.IsNil() {
+			return
+		}
 		if to.IsNil() {
 			slice := reflect.MakeSlice(reflect.SliceOf(to.Type().Elem()), from.Len(), from.Cap())
 			to.Set(slice)
diff --git a/copier_test.go b/copier_test.go
index 4769eba..1441df5 100644
--- a/copier_test.go
+++ b/copier_test.go
@@ -112,6 +112,18 @@ func checkEmployee2(employee Employee, user *User, t *testing.T, testCase string
 	checkEmployee(employee, *user, t, testCase)
 }
 
+func TestCopySliceOfDifferentTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	var ss []string
+	var is []int
+	if err := copier.Copy(&ss, is); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	var anotherSs []string
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(ss, anotherSs) {
+		t.Errorf("Copy nil slice to nil slice should get nil slice")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCopyStruct(t *testing.T) {
 	var fakeAge int32 = 12
 	user := User{Name: "Jinzhu", Nickname: "jinzhu", Age: 18, FakeAge: &fakeAge, Role: "Admin", Notes: []string{"hello world", "welcome"}, flags: []byte{'x'}}