diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Console.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Console.java
index a4699406867..29bd42d2166 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Console.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Console.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public Console print(@Nullable Object obj) {
      * @since 23
      */
     @PreviewFeature(feature = PreviewFeature.Feature.IMPLICIT_CLASSES)
-    public String readln(@Nullable String prompt) {
+    public @Nullable String readln(@Nullable String prompt) {
         throw newUnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public String readln(@Nullable String prompt) {
      * @since 24
      */
     @PreviewFeature(feature = PreviewFeature.Feature.IMPLICIT_CLASSES)
-    public String readln() {
+    public @Nullable String readln() {
         throw newUnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/IO.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/IO.java
index a49a51041fc..268d67bcda2 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/IO.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/IO.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 package java.io;
 
 import jdk.internal.javac.PreviewFeature;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.NullMarked;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * A collection of static convenience methods that provide access to
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@
  * @since 23
  */
 @PreviewFeature(feature = PreviewFeature.Feature.IMPLICIT_CLASSES)
+@NullMarked
 public final class IO {
 
     private IO() {
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ private IO() {
      * @throws IOError if {@code System.console()} returns {@code null},
      *                 or if an I/O error occurs
      */
-    public static void println(Object obj) {
+    public static void println(@Nullable Object obj) {
         con().println(obj);
     }
 
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ public static void println() {
      * @throws IOError if {@code System.console()} returns {@code null},
      *                 or if an I/O error occurs
      */
-    public static void print(Object obj) {
+    public static void print(@Nullable Object obj) {
         con().print(obj);
     }
 
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ public static void print(Object obj) {
      * @throws IOError if {@code System.console()} returns {@code null},
      *                 or if an I/O error occurs
      */
-    public static String readln(String prompt) {
+    public static @Nullable String readln(@Nullable String prompt) {
         return con().readln(prompt);
     }
 
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ public static String readln(String prompt) {
      *                 or if an I/O error occurs
      * @since 24
      */
-    public static String readln() {
+    public static @Nullable String readln() {
         return con().readln();
     }