diff --git a/typo3/sysext/recordlist/Classes/Controller/AbstractLinkBrowserController.php b/typo3/sysext/recordlist/Classes/Controller/AbstractLinkBrowserController.php
index 694447f55b610dbf15b67becac867aa6e9d29831..d96b6eed36535ccc0292e006c23a4222705f40ab 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/recordlist/Classes/Controller/AbstractLinkBrowserController.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/recordlist/Classes/Controller/AbstractLinkBrowserController.php
@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ abstract class AbstractLinkBrowserController
         $lang = $this->getLanguageService();
         foreach ($linkHandlers as $identifier => $configuration) {
             $identifier = rtrim($identifier, '.');
+
+            if (empty($configuration['handler'])) {
+                throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('Missing handler for link handler "%1$s", check page TSconfig TCEMAIN.linkHandler.%1$s.handler', $identifier), 1494579849);
+            }
+
             /** @var LinkHandlerInterface $handler */
             $handler = GeneralUtility::makeInstance($configuration['handler']);
             $handler->initialize(