diff --git a/src/wasm-interpreter.h b/src/wasm-interpreter.h
index 56fccaebebe..6b4333746ed 100644
--- a/src/wasm-interpreter.h
+++ b/src/wasm-interpreter.h
@@ -5156,6 +5156,9 @@ class ModuleRunnerBase : public ExpressionRunner<SubType> {
         } else {
           // resume_throw_ref
           contData->exception = arguments[0];
+          if (contData->exception.isNull()) {
+            trap("null ref");
+          }
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/test/lit/exec/resume_throw_ref.wast b/test/lit/exec/resume_throw_ref.wast
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43518f3b2e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lit/exec/resume_throw_ref.wast
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+;; NOTE: Assertions have been generated by update_lit_checks.py --all-items --output=fuzz-exec and should not be edited.
+
+;; RUN: wasm-opt %s -all --fuzz-exec-before -q -o /dev/null 2>&1 | filecheck %s
+
+(module
+ (type $empty (func))
+ (type $cont (cont $empty))
+
+ (func $empty
+ )
+
+ ;; CHECK:      [fuzz-exec] export test
+ ;; CHECK-NEXT: [trap null ref]
+ (func $test (export "test")
+  ;; The exnref here is null, which we trap on.
+  (resume_throw_ref $cont
+   (ref.null noexn)
+   (cont.new $cont
+    (ref.func $empty)
+   )
+  )
+ )
+)
+