diff --git a/core/types.rs b/core/types.rs
index 9e7869b76..1556ee100 100644
--- a/core/types.rs
+++ b/core/types.rs
@@ -732,6 +732,10 @@ impl ImmutableRecord {
         &self.values[idx]
     }
 
+    pub fn get_value_opt(&self, idx: usize) -> Option<&RefValue> {
+        self.values.get(idx)
+    }
+
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.values.len()
     }
diff --git a/core/vdbe/execute.rs b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
index 3c511a0db..58153319c 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/execute.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
@@ -1278,7 +1278,10 @@ pub fn op_column(
                     if cursor.get_null_flag() {
                         RefValue::Null
                     } else {
-                        record.get_value(*column).clone()
+                        match record.get_value_opt(*column) {
+                            Some(val) => val.clone(),
+                            None => RefValue::Null,
+                        }
                     }
                 } else {
                     RefValue::Null
@@ -1305,10 +1308,14 @@ pub fn op_column(
             let record = {
                 let mut cursor = state.get_cursor(*cursor_id);
                 let cursor = cursor.as_sorter_mut();
-                cursor.record().map(|r| r.clone())
+                cursor.record().cloned()
             };
             if let Some(record) = record {
-                state.registers[*dest] = Register::OwnedValue(record.get_value(*column).to_owned());
+                state.registers[*dest] =
+                    Register::OwnedValue(match record.get_value_opt(*column) {
+                        Some(val) => val.to_owned(),
+                        None => OwnedValue::Null,
+                    });
             } else {
                 state.registers[*dest] = Register::OwnedValue(OwnedValue::Null);
             }