diff --git a/common/changes/@visactor/vtable/fix-issue-5217-null-container_2026-07-13-13-10.json b/common/changes/@visactor/vtable/fix-issue-5217-null-container_2026-07-13-13-10.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18175a2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@visactor/vtable/fix-issue-5217-null-container_2026-07-13-13-10.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "comment": "fix: handle null table container",
+      "type": "none",
+      "packageName": "@visactor/vtable"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@visactor/vtable",
+  "email": "biukam.w@gmail.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/vtable/__tests__/options/listTable-null-container.test.ts b/packages/vtable/__tests__/options/listTable-null-container.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c65163c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vtable/__tests__/options/listTable-null-container.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// @ts-nocheck
+import { ListTable } from '../../src';
+
+global.__VERSION__ = 'none';
+
+describe('ListTable null container', () => {
+  test('throws a clear error when the container argument is null', () => {
+    expect(() => new ListTable(null, { columns: [] })).toThrow("vtable's container is undefined");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/vtable/src/core/BaseTable.ts b/packages/vtable/src/core/BaseTable.ts
index be40871fb..cc34e4ce4 100644
--- a/packages/vtable/src/core/BaseTable.ts
+++ b/packages/vtable/src/core/BaseTable.ts
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export abstract class BaseTable extends EventTarget implements BaseTableAPI {
     if (Env.mode === 'node') {
       options = container as BaseTableConstructorOptions;
       container = null;
-    } else if (!(container instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+    } else if (container && !(container instanceof HTMLElement)) {
       options = container as BaseTableConstructorOptions;
       if ((container as BaseTableConstructorOptions).container) {
         container = (container as BaseTableConstructorOptions).container;