diff --git a/mssql_python/cursor.py b/mssql_python/cursor.py
index 52fcbfd2..65e04e8c 100644
--- a/mssql_python/cursor.py
+++ b/mssql_python/cursor.py
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def _map_sql_type(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-positional-arg
         if param is None:
             logger.debug("_map_sql_type: NULL parameter - index=%d", i)
             return (
-                ddbc_sql_const.SQL_VARCHAR.value,
+                ddbc_sql_const.SQL_UNKNOWN_TYPE.value,
                 ddbc_sql_const.SQL_C_DEFAULT.value,
                 1,
                 0,
@@ -2208,6 +2208,16 @@ def executemany(  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals,too-many-branches,too-many-s
                     min_val=min_val,
                     max_val=max_val,
                 )
+
+                # For executemany with all-NULL columns, SQL_UNKNOWN_TYPE doesn't work
+                # with array binding. Fall back to SQL_VARCHAR as a safe default.
+                if (
+                    sample_value is None
+                    and paraminfo.paramSQLType == ddbc_sql_const.SQL_UNKNOWN_TYPE.value
+                ):
+                    paraminfo.paramSQLType = ddbc_sql_const.SQL_VARCHAR.value
+                    paraminfo.columnSize = 1
+
                 # Special handling for binary data in auto-detected types
                 if paraminfo.paramSQLType in (
                     ddbc_sql_const.SQL_BINARY.value,
diff --git a/mssql_python/pybind/ddbc_bindings.cpp b/mssql_python/pybind/ddbc_bindings.cpp
index 0933d4fa..905b0c61 100644
--- a/mssql_python/pybind/ddbc_bindings.cpp
+++ b/mssql_python/pybind/ddbc_bindings.cpp
@@ -471,14 +471,21 @@ SQLRETURN BindParameters(SQLHANDLE hStmt, const py::list& params,
                         hStmt, static_cast<SQLUSMALLINT>(paramIndex + 1), &describedType,
                         &describedSize, &describedDigits, &nullable);
                     if (!SQL_SUCCEEDED(rc)) {
-                        LOG("BindParameters: SQLDescribeParam failed for "
-                            "param[%d] (NULL parameter) - SQLRETURN=%d",
-                            paramIndex, rc);
-                        return rc;
+                        // SQLDescribeParam can fail for generic SELECT statements where
+                        // no table column is referenced. Fall back to SQL_VARCHAR as a safe
+                        // default.
+                        LOG_WARNING("BindParameters: SQLDescribeParam failed for "
+                                    "param[%d] (NULL parameter) - SQLRETURN=%d, falling back to "
+                                    "SQL_VARCHAR",
+                                    paramIndex, rc);
+                        sqlType = SQL_VARCHAR;
+                        columnSize = 1;
+                        decimalDigits = 0;
+                    } else {
+                        sqlType = describedType;
+                        columnSize = describedSize;
+                        decimalDigits = describedDigits;
                     }
-                    sqlType = describedType;
-                    columnSize = describedSize;
-                    decimalDigits = describedDigits;
                 }
                 dataPtr = nullptr;
                 strLenOrIndPtr = AllocateParamBuffer<SQLLEN>(paramBuffers);
@@ -4048,7 +4055,8 @@ size_t calculateRowSize(py::list& columnNames, SQLUSMALLINT numCols) {
                 break;
             case SQL_SS_UDT:
                 rowSize += (static_cast<SQLLEN>(columnSize) == SQL_NO_TOTAL || columnSize == 0)
-                               ? SQL_MAX_LOB_SIZE : columnSize;
+                               ? SQL_MAX_LOB_SIZE
+                               : columnSize;
                 break;
             case SQL_BINARY:
             case SQL_VARBINARY:
@@ -4112,8 +4120,7 @@ SQLRETURN FetchMany_wrap(SqlHandlePtr StatementHandle, py::list& rows, int fetch
 
         if ((dataType == SQL_WVARCHAR || dataType == SQL_WLONGVARCHAR || dataType == SQL_VARCHAR ||
              dataType == SQL_LONGVARCHAR || dataType == SQL_VARBINARY ||
-             dataType == SQL_LONGVARBINARY || dataType == SQL_SS_XML ||
-             dataType == SQL_SS_UDT) &&
+             dataType == SQL_LONGVARBINARY || dataType == SQL_SS_XML || dataType == SQL_SS_UDT) &&
             (columnSize == 0 || columnSize == SQL_NO_TOTAL || columnSize > SQL_MAX_LOB_SIZE)) {
             lobColumns.push_back(i + 1);  // 1-based
         }
@@ -4252,8 +4259,7 @@ SQLRETURN FetchAll_wrap(SqlHandlePtr StatementHandle, py::list& rows,
 
         if ((dataType == SQL_WVARCHAR || dataType == SQL_WLONGVARCHAR || dataType == SQL_VARCHAR ||
              dataType == SQL_LONGVARCHAR || dataType == SQL_VARBINARY ||
-             dataType == SQL_LONGVARBINARY || dataType == SQL_SS_XML ||
-             dataType == SQL_SS_UDT) &&
+             dataType == SQL_LONGVARBINARY || dataType == SQL_SS_XML || dataType == SQL_SS_UDT) &&
             (columnSize == 0 || columnSize == SQL_NO_TOTAL || columnSize > SQL_MAX_LOB_SIZE)) {
             lobColumns.push_back(i + 1);  // 1-based
         }
diff --git a/tests/test_004_cursor.py b/tests/test_004_cursor.py
index 80995b6e..fa291c64 100644
--- a/tests/test_004_cursor.py
+++ b/tests/test_004_cursor.py
@@ -658,6 +658,23 @@ def test_varbinary_full_capacity(cursor, db_connection):
         db_connection.commit()
 
 
+def test_execute_none_into_varbinary_column(cursor, db_connection):
+    from mssql_python.constants import ConstantsDDBC
+
+    drop_table_if_exists(cursor, "#test_varbinary_null")
+    try:
+        cursor.execute("CREATE TABLE #test_varbinary_null (data VARBINARY(100))")
+        db_connection.commit()
+        cursor.setinputsizes([(ConstantsDDBC.SQL_VARBINARY.value, 100, 0)])
+        cursor.execute("INSERT INTO #test_varbinary_null (data) VALUES (?)", None)
+        db_connection.commit()
+        cursor.execute("SELECT data FROM #test_varbinary_null")
+        row = cursor.fetchone()
+        assert row[0] is None
+    finally:
+        drop_table_if_exists(cursor, "#test_varbinary_null")
+
+
 def test_varbinary_max(cursor, db_connection):
     """Test SQL_VARBINARY with MAX length"""
     try: