diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/higherOrderFunctions.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/higherOrderFunctions.scala
index 9f2e84a23006..2bb6b20b944d 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/higherOrderFunctions.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/higherOrderFunctions.scala
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ object LambdaFunction {
  */
 trait HigherOrderFunction extends Expression with ExpectsInputTypes {
 
+  override def nullable: Boolean = arguments.exists(_.nullable)
+
   override def children: Seq[Expression] = arguments ++ functions
 
   /**
@@ -217,8 +219,6 @@ case class ArrayTransform(
     function: Expression)
   extends ArrayBasedSimpleHigherOrderFunction with CodegenFallback {
 
-  override def nullable: Boolean = argument.nullable
-
   override def dataType: ArrayType = ArrayType(function.dataType, function.nullable)
 
   override def bind(f: (Expression, Seq[(DataType, Boolean)]) => LambdaFunction): ArrayTransform = {
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ case class MapFilter(
     copy(function = f(function, (keyType, false) :: (valueType, valueContainsNull) :: Nil))
   }
 
-  override def nullable: Boolean = argument.nullable
-
   override def nullSafeEval(inputRow: InternalRow, argumentValue: Any): Any = {
     val m = argumentValue.asInstanceOf[MapData]
     val f = functionForEval
@@ -328,8 +326,6 @@ case class ArrayFilter(
     function: Expression)
   extends ArrayBasedSimpleHigherOrderFunction with CodegenFallback {
 
-  override def nullable: Boolean = argument.nullable
-
   override def dataType: DataType = argument.dataType
 
   override def functionType: AbstractDataType = BooleanType
@@ -375,8 +371,6 @@ case class ArrayExists(
     function: Expression)
   extends ArrayBasedSimpleHigherOrderFunction with CodegenFallback {
 
-  override def nullable: Boolean = argument.nullable
-
   override def dataType: DataType = BooleanType
 
   override def functionType: AbstractDataType = BooleanType
@@ -516,8 +510,6 @@ case class TransformKeys(
     function: Expression)
   extends MapBasedSimpleHigherOrderFunction with CodegenFallback {
 
-  override def nullable: Boolean = argument.nullable
-
   @transient lazy val MapType(keyType, valueType, valueContainsNull) = argument.dataType
 
   override def dataType: DataType = MapType(function.dataType, valueType, valueContainsNull)
@@ -568,8 +560,6 @@ case class TransformValues(
     function: Expression)
   extends MapBasedSimpleHigherOrderFunction with CodegenFallback {
 
-  override def nullable: Boolean = argument.nullable
-
   @transient lazy val MapType(keyType, valueType, valueContainsNull) = argument.dataType
 
   override def dataType: DataType = MapType(keyType, function.dataType, function.nullable)
@@ -638,8 +628,6 @@ case class MapZipWith(left: Expression, right: Expression, function: Expression)
 
   override def functionTypes: Seq[AbstractDataType] = AnyDataType :: Nil
 
-  override def nullable: Boolean = left.nullable || right.nullable
-
   override def dataType: DataType = MapType(keyType, function.dataType, function.nullable)
 
   override def bind(f: (Expression, Seq[(DataType, Boolean)]) => LambdaFunction): MapZipWith = {
@@ -810,8 +798,6 @@ case class ZipWith(left: Expression, right: Expression, function: Expression)
 
   override def functionTypes: Seq[AbstractDataType] = AnyDataType :: Nil
 
-  override def nullable: Boolean = left.nullable || right.nullable
-
   override def dataType: ArrayType = ArrayType(function.dataType, function.nullable)
 
   override def bind(f: (Expression, Seq[(DataType, Boolean)]) => LambdaFunction): ZipWith = {