diff --git a/src/plugins/core/range.ts b/src/plugins/core/range.ts
index aa204ec6a9..0fa3be8894 100644
--- a/src/plugins/core/range.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/core/range.ts
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export class RangeAdapter implements CommandHandler<CoreCommand> {
    * @param sheetXC the string description of a range, in the form SheetName!XC:XC
    */
   getRangeFromSheetXC(defaultSheetId: UID, sheetXC: string): RangeImpl {
-    if (!rangeReference.test(sheetXC)) {
+    if (!rangeReference.test(sheetXC) || !this.getters.tryGetSheet(defaultSheetId)) {
       return new RangeImpl(
         {
           sheetId: "",
diff --git a/tests/range_plugin.test.ts b/tests/range_plugin.test.ts
index e2656872d2..5e06fec73a 100644
--- a/tests/range_plugin.test.ts
+++ b/tests/range_plugin.test.ts
@@ -574,6 +574,28 @@ describe("range plugin", () => {
     deleteSheet(m, "s1");
     expect(m.getters.getRangeString(range)).toBe(CellErrorType.InvalidReference);
   });
+
+  test("getRangeFromSheetXC on invalid sheet", () => {
+    let getRange = () => m.getters.getRangeFromSheetXC("NotASheet", "A1");
+    expect(getRange).not.toThrow();
+    expect(getRange().invalidXc).toBe("A1");
+
+    getRange = () => m.getters.getRangeFromSheetXC("NotASheet", "A:A");
+    expect(getRange).not.toThrow();
+    expect(getRange().invalidXc).toBe("A:A");
+
+    getRange = () => m.getters.getRangeFromSheetXC("NotASheet", "Sheet1!A1");
+    expect(getRange).not.toThrow();
+    expect(getRange().invalidXc).toBe("Sheet1!A1");
+
+    getRange = () => m.getters.getRangeFromSheetXC("", "Sheet1!A:A");
+    expect(getRange).not.toThrow();
+    expect(getRange().invalidXc).toBe("Sheet1!A:A");
+
+    getRange = () => m.getters.getRangeFromSheetXC("", "A1:A2");
+    expect(getRange).not.toThrow();
+    expect(getRange().invalidXc).toBe("A1:A2");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("Helpers", () => {