diff --git a/arrow/factory.py b/arrow/factory.py
index 0913bfe1..ca74d19b 100644
--- a/arrow/factory.py
+++ b/arrow/factory.py
@@ -195,8 +195,10 @@ def get(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Arrow:
         if len(kwargs) > 1:
             arg_count = 3
 
-        # tzinfo kwarg is not provided
-        if len(kwargs) == 1 and tz is None:
+        # the single remaining kwarg is for the constructor, not tzinfo
+        # (checking "tzinfo" not in kwargs so an explicit tzinfo=None is
+        # treated like an omitted tzinfo instead of a constructor argument)
+        if len(kwargs) == 1 and "tzinfo" not in kwargs:
             arg_count = 3
 
         # () -> now, @ tzinfo or utc
diff --git a/tests/test_factory.py b/tests/test_factory.py
index 056cee41..26e3bc7f 100644
--- a/tests/test_factory.py
+++ b/tests/test_factory.py
@@ -315,6 +315,15 @@ def test_two_args_other(self):
         with pytest.raises(TypeError):
             self.factory.get(object(), object())
 
+    # regression test for issue #1259
+    def test_explicit_tzinfo_none(self):
+        # passing tzinfo=None should behave the same as omitting it, rather
+        # than routing the call to the Arrow constructor
+        expected = datetime(2013, 1, 1, tzinfo=tz.tzutc())
+
+        assert self.factory.get("2013-01-01", "YYYY-MM-DD", tzinfo=None) == expected
+        assert self.factory.get("2013-01-01", tzinfo=None) == expected
+
     def test_three_args_with_tzinfo(self):
         timefmt = "YYYYMMDD"
         d = "20150514"