diff --git a/src/show.jl b/src/show.jl
index 4788d4c..a51910e 100644
--- a/src/show.jl
+++ b/src/show.jl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ abstract NULL
 
 Base.showcompact(io::IO, ::Type{NULL}) = show(io, NULL)
 Base.show(io::IO, ::Type{NULL}) = print(io, "#NULL")
-Base.alignment(::Type{NULL}) = (5,0)
+Base.alignment(io::IO, ::Type{NULL}) = (5,0)
 
 function Base.show(io::IO, X::NullableArray)
     print(io, typeof(X))
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function Base.show_delim_array(io::IO, X::NullableArray, op, delim, cl,
                 multiline = false
             else
                 x = X.isnull[i] ? NULL : X.values[i]
-                multiline = isa(x,AbstractArray) && ndims(x)>1 && length(x)>0
+                multiline = isa(x, AbstractArray) && ndims(x) > 1 && length(x) > 0
                 newline && multiline && println(io)
                 if !isbits(x) && is(x, X)
                     print(io, "#= circular reference =#")
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function Base.show_delim_array(io::IO, X::NullableArray, op, delim, cl,
 end
 
 function Base.alignment{T,N,U<:NullableArray}(
-    X::SubArray{T,N,U},
+    io::IO, X::SubArray{T,N,U},
     rows::AbstractVector, cols::AbstractVector,
     cols_if_complete::Integer, cols_otherwise::Integer, sep::Integer
 )
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ function Base.alignment{T,N,U<:NullableArray}(
     for j in cols
         l = r = 0
         for i in rows
-            if isassigned(X,i,j)
+            if isassigned(X, i, j)
                 if isnull(X, i, j)
-                    aij = alignment(NULL)
+                    aij = alignment(io, NULL)
                 else
-                    aij = alignment(values(X, i,j))
+                    aij = alignment(io, values(X, i, j))
                 end
             else
                 aij = undef_ref_alignment
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ function Base.alignment{T,N,U<:NullableArray}(
             r = max(r, aij[2])
         end
         push!(a, (l, r))
-        if length(a) > 1 && sum(map(sum,a)) + sep*length(a) >= cols_if_complete
+        if length(a) > 1 && sum(map(sum, a)) + sep*length(a) >= cols_if_complete
             pop!(a)
             break
         end
     end
-    if 1 < length(a) < size(X,2)
-        while sum(map(sum,a)) + sep*length(a) >= cols_otherwise
+    if 1 < length(a) < size(X, 2)
+        while sum(map(sum, a)) + sep*length(a) >= cols_otherwise
             pop!(a)
         end
     end
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function Base.alignment{T,N,U<:NullableArray}(
 end
 
 function Base.alignment(
-    X::Union{NullableArray, NullableMatrix},
+    io::IO, X::Union{NullableArray, NullableMatrix},
     rows::AbstractVector, cols::AbstractVector,
     cols_if_complete::Integer, cols_otherwise::Integer, sep::Integer
 )
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ function Base.alignment(
     for j in cols
         l = r = 0
         for i in rows
-            if isassigned(X,i,j)
+            if isassigned(X, i, j)
                 if isnull(X, i, j)
-                    aij = alignment(NULL)
+                    aij = alignment(io, NULL)
                 else
-                    aij = alignment(values(X, i,j))
+                    aij = alignment(io, values(X, i, j))
                 end
             else
                 aij = undef_ref_alignment
@@ -115,32 +115,51 @@ function Base.alignment(
             break
         end
     end
-    if 1 < length(a) < size(X,2)
-        while sum(map(sum,a)) + sep*length(a) >= cols_otherwise
+    if 1 < length(a) < size(X, 2)
+        while sum(map(sum, a)) + sep*length(a) >= cols_otherwise
             pop!(a)
         end
     end
     return a
 end
 
-function Base.print_matrix_row{T,N,P<:NullableArray}(io::IO,
-    X::SubArray{T,N,P}, A::Vector,
+function Base.print_matrix_row{T,N,P<:NullableArray}(
+    io::IO, X::SubArray{T,N,P}, A::Vector,
     i::Integer, cols::AbstractVector, sep::AbstractString
 )
-    for k = 1:length(A)
-        j = cols[k]
-        if isassigned(X,i,j)
-            x = isnull(X,i,j) ? NULL : values(X,i,j)
-            a = alignment(x)
-            sx = sprint(showcompact_lim, x)
-        else
-            a = undef_ref_alignment
-            sx = undef_ref_str
-        end
-        l = repeat(" ", A[k][1]-a[1])
-        r = repeat(" ", A[k][2]-a[2])
-        print(io, l, sx, r)
-        if k < length(A); print(io, sep); end
+    if VERSION < v"0.5.0-dev+1936" # compat issues from
+                                # https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/13825
+        for k = 1:length(A)
+            j = cols[k]
+            if isassigned(X, i, j)
+                x = isnull(X, i, j) ? NULL : values(X, i, j)
+                a = alignment(x)
+                sx = sprint(showcompact_lim, x)
+            else
+                a = undef_ref_alignment
+                sx = undef_ref_str
+            end
+            l = repeat(" ", A[k][1]-a[1])
+            r = repeat(" ", A[k][2]-a[2])
+            print(io, l, sx, r)
+            if k < length(A); print(io, sep); end
+        end
+    else
+        for k = 1:length(A)
+            j = cols[k]
+            if isassigned(X, i, j)
+                x = isnull(X, i, j) ? NULL : values(X, i, j)
+                a = alignment(io, x)
+                sx = sprint(showcompact_lim, x)
+            else
+                a = undef_ref_alignment
+                sx = undef_ref_str
+            end
+            l = repeat(" ", A[k][1]-a[1])
+            r = repeat(" ", A[k][2]-a[2])
+            print(io, l, sx, r)
+            if k < length(A); print(io, sep); end
+        end
     end
 end
 
@@ -148,19 +167,111 @@ function Base.print_matrix_row(io::IO,
     X::Union{NullableVector, NullableMatrix}, A::Vector,
     i::Integer, cols::AbstractVector, sep::AbstractString
 )
-    for k = 1:length(A)
-        j = cols[k]
-        if isassigned(X,i,j)
-            x = isnull(X,i,j) ? NULL : values(X,i,j)
-            a = alignment(x)
-            sx = sprint(showcompact_lim, x)
-        else
-            a = undef_ref_alignment
-            sx = undef_ref_str
-        end
-        l = repeat(" ", A[k][1]-a[1])
-        r = repeat(" ", A[k][2]-a[2])
-        print(io, l, sx, r)
-        if k < length(A); print(io, sep); end
+    if VERSION < v"0.5.0-dev+1936" # compat issues from
+                                # https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/13825
+        for k = 1:length(A)
+            j = cols[k]
+            if isassigned(X, i, j)
+                x = isnull(X, i, j) ? NULL : values(X, i, j)
+                a = alignment(x)
+                sx = sprint(showcompact_lim, x)
+            else
+                a = undef_ref_alignment
+                sx = undef_ref_str
+            end
+            l = repeat(" ", A[k][1]-a[1])
+            r = repeat(" ", A[k][2]-a[2])
+            print(io, l, sx, r)
+            if k < length(A); print(io, sep); end
+        end
+    else
+        for k = 1:length(A)
+            j = cols[k]
+            if isassigned(X, i, j)
+                x = isnull(X, i, j) ? NULL : values(X, i, j)
+                a = alignment(io, x)
+                sx = sprint(showcompact_lim, x)
+            else
+                a = undef_ref_alignment
+                sx = undef_ref_str
+            end
+            l = repeat(" ", A[k][1]-a[1])
+            r = repeat(" ", A[k][2]-a[2])
+            print(io, l, sx, r)
+            if k < length(A); print(io, sep); end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+# Methods for compatibility issues for VERSION < 0.5.0-dev+1936 stemming
+# from https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/13825
+
+Base.alignment(::Type{NULL}) = (5,0)
+function Base.alignment{T,N,U<:NullableArray}(
+    X::SubArray{T,N,U},
+    rows::AbstractVector, cols::AbstractVector,
+    cols_if_complete::Integer, cols_otherwise::Integer, sep::Integer
+)
+    a = []
+    for j in cols
+        l = r = 0
+        for i in rows
+            if isassigned(X, i, j)
+                if isnull(X, i, j)
+                    aij = alignment(NULL)
+                else
+                    aij = alignment(values(X, i, j))
+                end
+            else
+                aij = undef_ref_alignment
+            end
+            l = max(l, aij[1])
+            r = max(r, aij[2])
+        end
+        push!(a, (l, r))
+        if length(a) > 1 && sum(map(sum, a)) + sep*length(a) >= cols_if_complete
+            pop!(a)
+            break
+        end
+    end
+    if 1 < length(a) < size(X, 2)
+        while sum(map(sum, a)) + sep*length(a) >= cols_otherwise
+            pop!(a)
+        end
+    end
+    return a
+end
+function Base.alignment(
+    X::Union{NullableArray, NullableMatrix},
+    rows::AbstractVector, cols::AbstractVector,
+    cols_if_complete::Integer, cols_otherwise::Integer, sep::Integer
+)
+    a = []
+    for j in cols
+        l = r = 0
+        for i in rows
+            if isassigned(X, i, j)
+                if isnull(X, i, j)
+                    aij = alignment(NULL)
+                else
+                    aij = alignment(values(X, i, j))
+                end
+            else
+                aij = undef_ref_alignment
+            end
+            l = max(l, aij[1])
+            r = max(r, aij[2])
+        end
+        push!(a, (l, r))
+        if length(a) > 1 && sum(map(sum,a)) + sep*length(a) >= cols_if_complete
+            pop!(a)
+            break
+        end
     end
+    if 1 < length(a) < size(X, 2)
+        while sum(map(sum, a)) + sep*length(a) >= cols_otherwise
+            pop!(a)
+        end
+    end
+    return a
 end