diff --git a/api4/team.go b/api4/team.go
index cdc6bf09af..6f7a1e2e66 100644
--- a/api4/team.go
+++ b/api4/team.go
@@ -1283,6 +1283,11 @@ func inviteGuestsToChannels(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	}
 
 	guestsInvite := model.GuestsInviteFromJson(r.Body)
+	if guestsInvite == nil {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.inviteGuestsToChannels", "api.team.invite_guests_to_channels.invalid_body.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
 	for i, email := range guestsInvite.Emails {
 		guestsInvite.Emails[i] = strings.ToLower(email)
 	}
diff --git a/api4/team_test.go b/api4/team_test.go
index fada333a53..d67e571f8d 100644
--- a/api4/team_test.go
+++ b/api4/team_test.go
@@ -2924,6 +2924,13 @@ func TestInviteGuestsToTeam(t *testing.T) {
 	CheckNoError(t, resp)
 	require.True(t, okMsg, "should return true")
 
+	t.Run("invalid data in request body", func(t *testing.T) {
+		res, err := th.SystemAdminClient.DoApiPost(th.SystemAdminClient.GetTeamRoute(th.BasicTeam.Id)+"/invite-guests/email", "bad data")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "api.team.invite_guests_to_channels.invalid_body.app_error", err.Id)
+		require.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, res.StatusCode)
+	})
+
 	nameFormat := *th.App.Config().TeamSettings.TeammateNameDisplay
 	expectedSubject := i18n.T("api.templates.invite_guest_subject",
 		map[string]interface{}{"SenderName": th.SystemAdminUser.GetDisplayName(nameFormat),
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 6b173ab7f8..b17b2008bd 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -2518,6 +2518,10 @@
     "id": "api.team.invite_guests.channel_in_invalid_team.app_error",
     "translation": "The channels of the invite must be part of the team of the invite."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "api.team.invite_guests_to_channels.invalid_body.app_error",
+    "translation": "Invalid or missing request body."
+  },
   {
     "id": "api.team.invite_members.disabled.app_error",
     "translation": "Email invitations are disabled."