diff --git a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/EntityReference/Views/EntityReferenceRelationshipTest.php b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/EntityReference/Views/EntityReferenceRelationshipTest.php
index b14ab55199dba68aa0c00605e976cfa9a8ff82f7..b93a4a9c1d9971dd8cdb3a209aaef9884bdea99e 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/EntityReference/Views/EntityReferenceRelationshipTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/EntityReference/Views/EntityReferenceRelationshipTest.php
@@ -331,6 +331,15 @@ public function testGroupByWithEmptyRelationships() {
     // Fourth result has no reference from EntityTestMul hence the output for
     // should be empty.
     $this->assertEqual('', $view->getStyle()->getField(3, 'name_2'));
+
+    $fields = $view->field;
+    // Check getValue for reference with a value. The first 3 rows reference
+    // EntityTestMul, so have value 'name1'.
+    $this->assertEquals('name1', $fields['name_2']->getValue($view->result[0]));
+    $this->assertEquals('name1', $fields['name_2']->getValue($view->result[1]));
+    $this->assertEquals('name1', $fields['name_2']->getValue($view->result[2]));
+    // Ensure getValue works on empty references.
+    $this->assertNull($fields['name_2']->getValue($view->result[3]));
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/EntityField.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/EntityField.php
index faf8da14b11f65e859c64b3ceccb45908f56919e..f26c188d3ba69abeb9c57dcf5bb28e922de6baad 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/EntityField.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/EntityField.php
@@ -1052,6 +1052,12 @@ protected function getTableMapping() {
    */
   public function getValue(ResultRow $values, $field = NULL) {
     $entity = $this->getEntity($values);
+
+    // Ensure the object is not NULL before attempting to translate it.
+    if ($entity === NULL) {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
     // Retrieve the translated object.
     $translated_entity = $this->getEntityFieldRenderer()->getEntityTranslation($entity, $values);