diff --git a/src/diff.js b/src/diff.js
index 67b7f48..edd8038 100644
--- a/src/diff.js
+++ b/src/diff.js
@@ -195,13 +195,20 @@ export function compare(input, expect) {
 	if (Array.isArray(expect)) return arrays(input, expect);
 	if (expect instanceof RegExp) return chars(''+input, ''+expect);
 
+	let isA = input && typeof input == 'object';
+	let isB = expect && typeof expect == 'object';
+
+	if (isA && isB) input = sort(input, expect);
+	if (isB) expect = stringify(expect);
+	if (isA) input = stringify(input);
+
 	if (expect && typeof expect == 'object') {
 		input = stringify(sort(input, expect));
 		expect = stringify(expect);
 	}
 
-	let isA = typeof input == 'string';
-	let isB = typeof expect == 'string';
+	isA = typeof input == 'string';
+	isB = typeof expect == 'string';
 
 	if (isA && /\r?\n/.test(input)) return lines(input, ''+expect);
 	if (isB && /\r?\n/.test(expect)) return lines(''+input, expect);
diff --git a/test/diff.js b/test/diff.js
index cfad843..7dd8c22 100644
--- a/test/diff.js
+++ b/test/diff.js
@@ -923,6 +923,50 @@ compare('should handle multi-line string against non-type mismatch', () => {
 	);
 });
 
+compare('should handle `null` vs object', () => {
+	assert.snapshot(
+		strip($.compare(null, { foo: 123 })),
+		'Actual:\n' +
+		'--null\n' +
+		'Expected:\n' +
+		'++{\n' +
+		'++··"foo":·123\n' +
+		'++}\n'
+	);
+
+	assert.snapshot(
+		strip($.compare({ foo: 123 }, null)),
+		'Actual:\n' +
+		'--{\n' +
+		'--··"foo":·123\n' +
+		'--}\n' +
+		'Expected:\n' +
+		'++null\n'
+	);
+});
+
+compare('should handle `undefined` vs object', () => {
+	assert.snapshot(
+		strip($.compare(undefined, { foo: 123 })),
+		'Actual:\n' +
+		'--undefined\n' +
+		'Expected:\n' +
+		'++{\n' +
+		'++··"foo":·123\n' +
+		'++}\n'
+	);
+
+	assert.snapshot(
+		strip($.compare({ foo: 123 }, undefined)),
+		'Actual:\n' +
+		'--{\n' +
+		'--··"foo":·123\n' +
+		'--}\n' +
+		'Expected:\n' +
+		'++undefined\n'
+	);
+});
+
 compare.run();
 
 // ---