diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/ObjectDeserializer.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/ObjectDeserializer.java
index f1a603ef0..469cb5a2f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/ObjectDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/ObjectDeserializer.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
@@ -115,11 +116,16 @@ private T createInstance(Class<T> rawType, JsonbCreator creator) {
         final List<Object> paramValues = new ArrayList<>();
         for(CreatorModel param : creator.getParams()) {
             final ValueWrapper valueWrapper = values.get(param.getName());
-            //required by spec
-            if (valueWrapper == null){
-                throw new JsonbException(Messages.getMessage(MessageKeys.JSONB_CREATOR_MISSING_PROPERTY, param.getName()));
+            if ( valueWrapper == null ) {
+                if (ReflectionUtils.getRawType(param.getType()).isAssignableFrom( Optional.class )) {
+                    paramValues.add( Optional.empty() );
+                } else {
+                    //required by spec
+                    throw new JsonbException( Messages.getMessage( MessageKeys.JSONB_CREATOR_MISSING_PROPERTY, param.getName() ) );
+                }
+            } else {
+                paramValues.add( valueWrapper.getValue() );
             }
-            paramValues.add(valueWrapper.getValue());
         }
         instance = creator.call(paramValues.toArray(), rawType);
         return instance;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/JsonbCreatorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/JsonbCreatorTest.java
index 63e34823c..0641dc659 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/JsonbCreatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/JsonbCreatorTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ public void testRootConstructor() {
         assertEquals(new BigDecimal("25"), pojo.bigDec);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRootConstructorOptional() {
+        String json = "{\"str1\":\"abc\",\"bigDec\":25}";
+        final Jsonb jsonb = JsonbBuilder.create();
+        CreatorConstructorPojoOptional pojo = jsonb.fromJson(json, CreatorConstructorPojoOptional.class);
+        assertEquals("abc", pojo.str1);
+        assertEquals(false, pojo.str2.isPresent());
+        assertEquals(new BigDecimal("25"), pojo.bigDec);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testRootFactoryMethod() {
         String json = "{\"par1\":\"abc\",\"par2\":\"def\",\"bigDec\":25}";
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorConstructorPojoOptional.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorConstructorPojoOptional.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ae6e4118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/yasson/customization/model/CreatorConstructorPojoOptional.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package org.eclipse.yasson.customization.model;
+
+import javax.json.bind.annotation.JsonbCreator;
+import javax.json.bind.annotation.JsonbProperty;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * @author misl
+ */
+public class CreatorConstructorPojoOptional {
+
+    public String str1;
+
+    public Optional<String> str2;
+
+    public BigDecimal bigDec;
+
+    public CreatorFactoryMethodPojo innerFactoryCreator;
+
+    @JsonbCreator
+    public CreatorConstructorPojoOptional( @JsonbProperty("str1") String str1, @JsonbProperty("str2") Optional<String> str2) {
+        this.str1 = str1;
+        this.str2 = str2;
+    }
+
+}