diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 0e5958d8..f70654f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ Bug Fixes
 * Recognize ``MATERIALIZED`` as a keyword so it is parsed and formatted
   consistently in ``CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW`` statements (issue752).
 * Fix ``get_real_name`` for names with more than two dotted parts (issue332).
+* Fix ``TypeError`` in ``TokenList.token_matching`` (and other
+  ``_token_matching`` callers) when passed a ``None`` index; a ``None`` index
+  now yields "no match" instead of crashing (issue747).
 
 
 Release 0.5.5 (Dec 19, 2025)
diff --git a/sqlparse/sql.py b/sqlparse/sql.py
index ec44a6da..64ffab44 100644
--- a/sqlparse/sql.py
+++ b/sqlparse/sql.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def _groupable_tokens(self):
     def _token_matching(self, funcs, start=0, end=None, reverse=False):
         """next token that match functions"""
         if start is None:
-            return None
+            return None, None
 
         if not isinstance(funcs, (list, tuple)):
             funcs = (funcs,)
diff --git a/tests/test_regressions.py b/tests/test_regressions.py
index a4629378..88851f47 100644
--- a/tests/test_regressions.py
+++ b/tests/test_regressions.py
@@ -477,6 +477,18 @@ def test_materialized_view_issue752():
     assert formatted == 'CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW v AS SELECT 1'
 
 
+def test_token_matching_none_idx_issue747():
+    # token_matching (and other helpers) delegate to _token_matching, which
+    # used to return a bare None when given a None start index. Callers then
+    # tried to subscript that None and crashed with a TypeError. A None index
+    # should simply yield "no match".
+    p = sqlparse.parse('SELECT id FROM table')[0]
+    assert p.token_matching(
+        [lambda tk: isinstance(tk, sql.Token)], None) is None
+    assert p._token_matching(lambda tk: True, None) == (None, None)
+    assert p.token_not_matching([lambda tk: False], None) == (None, None)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def limit_recursion():
     curr_limit = sys.getrecursionlimit()