diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/into/string.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/into/string.rs
index 0b1ca9ae..d0c33afc 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/into/string.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/into/string.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ pub fn action(
                 let byte_string = InlineShape::format_bytes(*a_filesize, None);
                 byte_string.1
             }
+            Primitive::Nothing => "nothing".to_string(),
             _ => {
                 return Err(ShellError::unimplemented(
                     "str from for non-numeric primitives",
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/str_/from.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/str_/from.rs
index b3f3fb61..e23ef2e9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/str_/from.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/str_/from.rs
@@ -132,10 +132,12 @@ pub fn action(
                 let byte_string = InlineShape::format_bytes(*a_filesize, None);
                 byte_string.1
             }
+            Primitive::Nothing => "nothing".to_string(),
             _ => {
-                return Err(ShellError::unimplemented(
-                    "str from for non-numeric primitives",
-                ))
+                return Err(ShellError::unimplemented(&format!(
+                    "str from for non-numeric primitives {:?}",
+                    prim
+                )))
             }
         })
         .into_value(tag)),