diff --git a/slack_bolt/adapter/aws_lambda/handler.py b/slack_bolt/adapter/aws_lambda/handler.py
index 4d155e58f..270d48831 100644
--- a/slack_bolt/adapter/aws_lambda/handler.py
+++ b/slack_bolt/adapter/aws_lambda/handler.py
@@ -71,22 +71,22 @@ def handle(self, event, context):
 
 
 def to_bolt_request(event) -> BoltRequest:
-    body = event.get("body", "")
-    if event["isBase64Encoded"]:
+    body = event.get("body") or ""
+    if event.get("isBase64Encoded") is True and body:
         body = base64.b64decode(body).decode("utf-8")
-    cookies: Sequence[str] = event.get("cookies", [])
-    if cookies is None or len(cookies) == 0:
+    cookies: Sequence[str] = event.get("cookies") or []
+    if len(cookies) == 0:
         # In the case of format v1
-        multiValueHeaders = event.get("multiValueHeaders", {})
-        cookies = multiValueHeaders.get("cookie", [])
+        multiValueHeaders = event.get("multiValueHeaders") or {}
+        cookies = multiValueHeaders.get("cookie") or []
         if len(cookies) == 0:
             # Try using uppercase
-            cookies = multiValueHeaders.get("Cookie", [])
-    headers = event.get("headers", {})
+            cookies = multiValueHeaders.get("Cookie") or []
+    headers = dict(event.get("headers") or {})
     headers["cookie"] = cookies
     return BoltRequest(
         body=body,
-        query=event.get("queryStringParameters", {}),
+        query=event.get("queryStringParameters") or {},
         headers=headers,
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/adapter_tests/aws/test_aws_lambda.py b/tests/adapter_tests/aws/test_aws_lambda.py
index c2e888fb7..3827af9b8 100644
--- a/tests/adapter_tests/aws/test_aws_lambda.py
+++ b/tests/adapter_tests/aws/test_aws_lambda.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import base64
 import json
 from time import time
 from urllib.parse import quote
@@ -70,6 +71,55 @@ def test_not_found(self):
         response = not_found()
         assert response["statusCode"] == 404
 
+    def test_null_fields_in_api_gateway_event(self):
+        app = App(client=self.web_client, signing_secret=self.signing_secret)
+        event = {
+            "httpMethod": "POST",
+            "requestContext": {"httpMethod": "POST"},
+            "headers": None,
+            "multiValueHeaders": None,
+            "queryStringParameters": None,
+            "body": "{}",
+            "isBase64Encoded": False,
+        }
+        response = SlackRequestHandler(app).handle(event, self.context)
+        assert response["statusCode"] == 401
+        assert event["headers"] is None
+
+    def test_missing_is_base64_encoded_and_null_body(self):
+        app = App(client=self.web_client, signing_secret=self.signing_secret)
+        event = {"requestContext": {"http": {"method": "POST"}}, "headers": {}, "body": "{}"}
+        assert SlackRequestHandler(app).handle(event, self.context)["statusCode"] == 401
+        event = {"requestContext": {"http": {"method": "POST"}}, "headers": {}, "body": None, "isBase64Encoded": True}
+        assert SlackRequestHandler(app).handle(event, self.context)["statusCode"] == 401
+
+    def test_base64_encoded_body(self):
+        app = App(client=self.web_client, signing_secret=self.signing_secret)
+
+        def event_handler():
+            pass
+
+        app.event("app_mention")(event_handler)
+        input = {
+            "token": "verification_token",
+            "team_id": "T111",
+            "api_app_id": "A111",
+            "event": {"type": "app_mention", "text": "<@W111> Hi", "user": "W222", "team": "T111", "channel": "C111"},
+            "type": "event_callback",
+            "event_id": "Ev111",
+            "event_time": 1595926230,
+        }
+        timestamp, body = str(int(time())), json.dumps(input)
+        event = {
+            "body": base64.b64encode(body.encode("utf-8")).decode("ascii"),
+            "queryStringParameters": None,
+            "headers": self.build_headers(timestamp, body),
+            "requestContext": {"http": {"method": "POST"}},
+            "isBase64Encoded": True,
+        }
+        response = SlackRequestHandler(app).handle(event, self.context)
+        assert response["statusCode"] == 200
+
     def test_first_value(self):
         assert _first_value({"foo": [1, 2, 3]}, "foo") == 1
         assert _first_value({"foo": []}, "foo") is None