diff --git a/module_utils/network_lsr/argument_validator.py b/module_utils/network_lsr/argument_validator.py
index b5a9253..49a4419 100644
--- a/module_utils/network_lsr/argument_validator.py
+++ b/module_utils/network_lsr/argument_validator.py
@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@ class ArgValidatorDict(ArgValidator):
     def _validate_impl(self, value, name):
         result = {}
         seen_keys = set()
+        if value is None:
+            # Users might want to use jinja2 templates to set properties. As such,
+            # it's convenient to accept None as an alias for an empty dictionary
+            # e.g. setting like `"match": None` will be allowed by the role
+            return {}
         try:
             items = list(value.items())
         except AttributeError:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_network_connections.py b/tests/unit/test_network_connections.py
index 74f4d37..e32e20c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_network_connections.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_network_connections.py
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ class TestValidator(unittest.TestCase):
             {"i": 5, "s": "s_default", "l": "6"}, v.validate({"i": "5", "l": "6"})
         )
         self.assertValidationError(v, {"k": 1})
+        self.assertEqual(v.validate(None), {})
 
     def test_validate_list(self):