diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 4e24e115..a9d1d414 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
   each archive name with a null character (like `find -print0`).  If one or
   more -v arguments are specified, multiple null characters are used to
   separate fields; see the man page for details.
+- tarsnap now accepts --null-output with -x and -t, which causes them to
+  separate each filename with a null character.  If there are multiple fields
+  on a line, null characters are used instead of spaces; see the man page for
+  details.
 - tarsnap now accepts --null-input as a synonym for --null.  For compatibility
   reasons, --null is still supported, and will not be deprecated.
 - tarsnap now accepts --hashes, which causes --list-archives to print hashes
diff --git a/misc/zsh_completion/_tarsnap b/misc/zsh_completion/_tarsnap
index 435c874a..3bd2d06e 100644
--- a/misc/zsh_completion/_tarsnap
+++ b/misc/zsh_completion/_tarsnap
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ _shtab_tarsnap_t_options=(
   "--include[process only certain files or directories]:pattern:"
   "--iso-dates[print dates as yyyy-mm-dd hh\:mm\:ss]"
   "--newer[only add files and dirs newer than ARG]:date:"
+  "--null-output[output split by NULs instead of newlines]"
   "-O[write files to stdout (-x) or stderr (-t)]"
   "-P[preserve pathnames]"
   "-q[stop after the first selected entry]"
@@ -782,6 +783,7 @@ _shtab_tarsnap_x_options=(
   "--keep-newer-files[do not overwrite newer existing files]"
   "-m[do not extract modification time]"
   "--newer[only add files and dirs newer than ARG]:date:"
+  "--null-output[output split by NULs instead of newlines]"
   "--numeric-owner[ignore symbolic ownership when restoring]"
   "-O[write files to stdout (-x) or stderr (-t)]"
   "-o[use the current uid and gid\; requires -p]"
diff --git a/tar/bsdtar.c b/tar/bsdtar.c
index ec5d92bc..55d61770 100644
--- a/tar/bsdtar.c
+++ b/tar/bsdtar.c
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		only_mode(bsdtar, "--null-input", "cxt");
 	if (bsdtar->option_null_output) {
 		if (bsdtar->mode != OPTION_LIST_ARCHIVES)
-			only_mode(bsdtar, "--null-output", "");
+			only_mode(bsdtar, "--null-output", "xt");
 	}
 
 	/* We should only have remaining args in -c, -t, and -x modes. */
diff --git a/tar/bsdtar.h b/tar/bsdtar.h
index b8f8feee..b3b1ae8d 100644
--- a/tar/bsdtar.h
+++ b/tar/bsdtar.h
@@ -332,5 +332,6 @@ int	apply_substitution(struct bsdtar *, const char *, char **, int);
 void	cleanup_substitution(struct bsdtar *);
 #endif
 
+void	print_sep(struct bsdtar *, FILE *, char, int);
 void	list_item_verbose(struct bsdtar *, FILE *,
 		    struct archive_entry *);
diff --git a/tar/read.c b/tar/read.c
index d24de312..1c90e064 100644
--- a/tar/read.c
+++ b/tar/read.c
@@ -282,23 +282,23 @@ read_archive(struct bsdtar *bsdtar, char mode)
 			fflush(out);
 			r = archive_read_data_skip(a);
 			if (r == ARCHIVE_WARN) {
-				fprintf(out, "\n");
+				print_sep(bsdtar, out, '\n', 1);
 				bsdtar_warnc(bsdtar, 0, "%s",
 				    archive_error_string(a));
 			}
 			if (r == ARCHIVE_RETRY) {
-				fprintf(out, "\n");
+				print_sep(bsdtar, out, '\n', 1);
 				bsdtar_warnc(bsdtar, 0, "%s",
 				    archive_error_string(a));
 			}
 			if (r == ARCHIVE_FATAL) {
-				fprintf(out, "\n");
+				print_sep(bsdtar, out, '\n', 1);
 				bsdtar_warnc(bsdtar, 0, "%s",
 				    archive_error_string(a));
 				bsdtar->return_value = 1;
 				break;
 			}
-			fprintf(out, "\n");
+			print_sep(bsdtar, out, '\n', 1);
 		} else {
 			/* Note: some rewrite failures prevent extraction. */
 			if (edit_pathname(bsdtar, entry))
@@ -363,11 +363,11 @@ read_archive(struct bsdtar *bsdtar, char mode)
 				safe_fprintf(stderr, ": %s",
 				    archive_error_string(a));
 				if (!bsdtar->verbose)
-					fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+					print_sep(bsdtar, stderr, '\n', 1);
 				bsdtar->return_value = 1;
 			}
 			if (bsdtar->verbose)
-				fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+				print_sep(bsdtar, stderr, '\n', 1);
 			if (r == ARCHIVE_FATAL)
 				break;
 		}
@@ -386,9 +386,11 @@ read_archive(struct bsdtar *bsdtar, char mode)
 	if (r <= ARCHIVE_WARN)
 		bsdtar->return_value = 1;
 
-	if (bsdtar->verbose > 2)
-		fprintf(stdout, "Archive Format: %s,  Compression: %s\n",
+	if (bsdtar->verbose > 2) {
+		fprintf(stdout, "Archive Format: %s,  Compression: %s",
 		    archive_format_name(a), archive_compression_name(a));
+		print_sep(bsdtar, stdout, '\n', 1);
+	}
 
 	/* Always print a final message for --progress-bytes. */
 	if ((mode == 'x') && (bsdtar->option_progress_bytes != 0))
diff --git a/tar/tarsnap.1-man.in b/tar/tarsnap.1-man.in
index b07b952c..17ca6bdc 100644
--- a/tar/tarsnap.1-man.in
+++ b/tar/tarsnap.1-man.in
@@ -110,19 +110,6 @@ flag is specified two or more times, the command
 line with which
 \fB\%tarsnap\fP
 was invoked to create each archive is also printed.
-.PP
-If the
-\fB\--null-output\fP
-argument is also specified, each archive name will be separated by a single
-null character.
-If the
-\fB\-v\fP
-flag is also specified, then the creation time will be separated by two null
-characters.
-If the
-\fB\-v\fP
-flag is specified two times, then the arguments in the command line will be
-separated by three null characters.
 .TP
 \fB\--print-stats\fP
 Print global statistics concerning the archives stored, and optionally
@@ -752,8 +739,14 @@ option to
 \fBfind\fP(1).
 .TP
 \fB\--null-output\fP
-(list-archives mode only)
-Archive names in output are separated by null characters, not by newlines.
+(x, t, and list-archives modes only)
+Archive names and filenames in output are separated by null characters, not by
+newlines.
+.PP
+If there are multiple fields on a line, they will be separated by two null
+characters.
+If a command line is printed within one of those fields, each argument will be
+separated by three null characters.
 .TP
 \fB\--numeric-owner\fP
 (x mode only)
diff --git a/tar/tarsnap.1-mdoc.in b/tar/tarsnap.1-mdoc.in
index 0ce3f58b..ce927e95 100644
--- a/tar/tarsnap.1-mdoc.in
+++ b/tar/tarsnap.1-mdoc.in
@@ -121,19 +121,6 @@ flag is specified two or more times, the command
 line with which
 .Nm
 was invoked to create each archive is also printed.
-.Pp
-If the
-.Fl -null-output
-argument is also specified, each archive name will be separated by a single
-null character.
-If the
-.Fl v
-flag is also specified, then the creation time will be separated by two null
-characters.
-If the
-.Fl v
-flag is specified two times, then the arguments in the command line will be
-separated by three null characters.
 .It Fl -print-stats
 Print global statistics concerning the archives stored, and optionally
 information about individual archive(s).
@@ -680,8 +667,14 @@ This is often used to read filenames output by the
 option to
 .Xr find 1 .
 .It Fl -null-output
-(list-archives mode only)
-Archive names in output are separated by null characters, not by newlines.
+(x, t, and list-archives modes only)
+Archive names and filenames in output are separated by null characters, not by
+newlines.
+.Pp
+If there are multiple fields on a line, they will be separated by two null
+characters.
+If a command line is printed within one of those fields, each argument will be
+separated by three null characters.
 .It Fl -numeric-owner
 (x mode only)
 Ignore symbolic user and group names when restoring archives to disk,
diff --git a/tar/util.c b/tar/util.c
index ffb59714..59c25edf 100644
--- a/tar/util.c
+++ b/tar/util.c
@@ -686,6 +686,22 @@ pathcmp(const char *a, const char *b)
 	return (*(const unsigned char *)a - *(const unsigned char *)b);
 }
 
+/* Print ${sep} if appropriate; otherwise, print ${num} NULs. */
+void
+print_sep(struct bsdtar *bsdtar, FILE * out, char sep, int num)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (bsdtar->option_null_output) {
+		/* Print the specified number of NULs. */
+		for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+			fprintf(out, "%c", '\0');
+	} else {
+		/* Print the normal separator. */
+		fprintf(out, "%c", sep);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Display information about the current file.
  *
@@ -720,20 +736,25 @@ list_item_verbose(struct bsdtar *bsdtar, FILE *out, struct archive_entry *entry)
 	}
 	if (!now)
 		time(&now);
-	fprintf(out, "%s %d ",
-	    archive_entry_strmode(entry),
-	    (int)(st->st_nlink));
+	fprintf(out, "%s", archive_entry_strmode(entry));
+	print_sep(bsdtar, out, ' ', 2);
+	fprintf(out, "%d", (int)(st->st_nlink));
+	print_sep(bsdtar, out, ' ', 2);
 
 	/* Use uname if it's present, else uid. */
 	p = archive_entry_uname(entry);
 	if ((p == NULL) || (*p == '\0')) {
-		sprintf(tmp, "%lu ", (unsigned long)st->st_uid);
+		sprintf(tmp, "%lu", (unsigned long)st->st_uid);
 		p = tmp;
 	}
 	w = strlen(p);
 	if (w > bsdtar->u_width)
 		bsdtar->u_width = w;
-	fprintf(out, "%-*s ", (int)bsdtar->u_width, p);
+	if (bsdtar->option_null_output)
+		fprintf(out, "%s", p);
+	else
+		fprintf(out, "%-*s", (int)bsdtar->u_width, p);
+	print_sep(bsdtar, out, ' ', 2);
 
 	/* Use gname if it's present, else gid. */
 	p = archive_entry_gname(entry);
@@ -766,7 +787,10 @@ list_item_verbose(struct bsdtar *bsdtar, FILE *out, struct archive_entry *entry)
 	}
 	if (w + strlen(tmp) >= bsdtar->gs_width)
 		bsdtar->gs_width = w+strlen(tmp)+1;
-	fprintf(out, "%*s", (int)(bsdtar->gs_width - w), tmp);
+	if (bsdtar->option_null_output)
+		fprintf(out, "%s", tmp);
+	else
+		fprintf(out, "%*s", (int)(bsdtar->gs_width - w), tmp);
 
 	/* Format the time. */
 	tim = (time_t)st->st_mtime;
@@ -788,13 +812,22 @@ list_item_verbose(struct bsdtar *bsdtar, FILE *out, struct archive_entry *entry)
 #endif
 	}
 	strftime(tmp, sizeof(tmp), fmt, localtime(&tim));
-	fprintf(out, " %s ", tmp);
+	print_sep(bsdtar, out, ' ', 2);
+	fprintf(out, "%s", tmp);
+	print_sep(bsdtar, out, ' ', 2);
 	safe_fprintf(out, "%s", archive_entry_pathname(entry));
 
 	/* Extra information for links. */
-	if (archive_entry_hardlink(entry)) /* Hard link */
-		safe_fprintf(out, " link to %s",
-		    archive_entry_hardlink(entry));
-	else if (S_ISLNK(st->st_mode)) /* Symbolic link */
-		safe_fprintf(out, " -> %s", archive_entry_symlink(entry));
+	if (archive_entry_hardlink(entry)) { /* Hard link */
+		print_sep(bsdtar, out, ' ', 2);
+		fprintf(out, "link to");
+		print_sep(bsdtar, out, ' ', 2);
+		safe_fprintf(out, "%s", archive_entry_hardlink(entry));
+	} else if (S_ISLNK(st->st_mode)) { /* Symbolic link */
+		print_sep(bsdtar, out, ' ', 2);
+		fprintf(out, "->");
+		print_sep(bsdtar, out, ' ', 2);
+		safe_fprintf(out, "%s", archive_entry_symlink(entry));
+		print_sep(bsdtar, out, ' ', 2);
+	}
 }