diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index ca167e9a..deedb0ed 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
 
     // Get a model from the set by id.
     get: function(id) {
-      if (id == null) return null;
+      if (id == null) return void 0;
       return this._byId[id.id != null ? id.id : id];
     },
 
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@
     //
     // The options object can contain `trigger: true` if you wish to have the
     // route callback be fired (not usually desirable), or `replace: true`, if
-    // you which to modify the current URL without adding an entry to the history.
+    // you wish to modify the current URL without adding an entry to the history.
     navigate: function(fragment, options) {
       if (!historyStarted) return false;
       if (!options || options === true) options = {trigger: options};
diff --git a/test/collection.js b/test/collection.js
index b4c5ee92..0f081571 100644
--- a/test/collection.js
+++ b/test/collection.js
@@ -522,4 +522,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     raises(function() { col.add([{id: 1}, {id: 1}]); });
   });
 
+  test("#964 - collection.get return in consistent", function() {
+    var c = new Backbone.Collection();
+    ok(c.get(null) === undefined);
+    ok(c.get() === undefined);
+  });
+
 });