diff --git a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/shell/command/runner/app/AppShell.java b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/shell/command/runner/app/AppShell.java
index 8eb3b899..ad082392 100644
--- a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/shell/command/runner/app/AppShell.java
+++ b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/shell/command/runner/app/AppShell.java
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ public final class AppShell {
                                    final AppShellClient appShellClient,
                                    @NonNull final ShellEnvironmentClient shellEnvironmentClient,
                                    final boolean isSynchronous) {
+        if (executionCommand.executable == null || executionCommand.executable.isEmpty()) {
+            executionCommand.setStateFailed(Errno.ERRNO_FAILED.getCode(),
+                currentPackageContext.getString(R.string.error_executable_unset, executionCommand.getCommandIdAndLabelLogString()));
+            AppShell.processAppShellResult(null, executionCommand);
+            return null;
+        }
+
         if (executionCommand.workingDirectory == null || executionCommand.workingDirectory.isEmpty())
             executionCommand.workingDirectory = shellEnvironmentClient.getDefaultWorkingDirectoryPath();
         if (executionCommand.workingDirectory.isEmpty())
diff --git a/termux-shared/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/termux-shared/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a0111fc3..c9f1622b 100644
--- a/termux-shared/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/termux-shared/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 
     <!-- Shell -->
     <string name="error_sending_sigkill_to_process">Sending SIGKILL to process on user request or because android is killing the execution service</string>
+    <string name="error_executable_unset">Executable not set \"%1$s\" for shell command</string>
     <string name="error_execution_cancelled">Execution has been cancelled since execution service is being killed</string>
     <string name="error_failed_to_execute_termux_session_command">Failed to execute \"%1$s\" termux session command</string>
     <string name="error_failed_to_execute_app_shell_command">Failed to execute \"%1$s\" app shell command</string>