diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/_plotly_utils/utils.py b/packages/python/plotly/_plotly_utils/utils.py
index 9254b7f23d2..2da71dda0d1 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/_plotly_utils/utils.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/_plotly_utils/utils.py
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ def encode_as_pandas(obj):
 
         if obj is pandas.NaT:
             return None
+        if obj is pandas.NA:
+            return None
         else:
             raise NotEncodable