diff --git a/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py b/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
index 4338f74d6..c9cf9e037 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import requests
 from django import forms
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.cache import cache
+from django.db.models import Model
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 from django.urls import NoReverseMatch, resolve, reverse
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
@@ -42,6 +43,27 @@ def get_object_type_choices():
     ]
 
 
+def object_list_widget_supports_model(model: Model) -> bool:
+    """Test whether a model is supported by the ObjectListWidget
+
+    In theory there could be more than one reason why a model isn't supported by the
+    ObjectListWidget, although we've only identified one so far--there's no resolve-able 'list' URL
+    for the model. Add more tests if more conditions arise.
+    """
+    def can_resolve_model_list_view(model: Model) -> bool:
+        try:
+            reverse(get_viewname(model, action='list'))
+            return True
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+    tests = [
+        can_resolve_model_list_view,
+    ]
+
+    return all(test(model) for test in tests)
+
+
 def get_bookmarks_object_type_choices():
     return [
         (object_type_identifier(ot), object_type_name(ot))
@@ -234,6 +256,17 @@ class ObjectListWidget(DashboardWidget):
                     raise forms.ValidationError(_("Invalid format. URL parameters must be passed as a dictionary."))
             return data
 
+        def clean_model(self):
+            if model_info := self.cleaned_data['model']:
+                app_label, model_name = model_info.split('.')
+                model = ObjectType.objects.get_by_natural_key(app_label, model_name).model_class()
+                if not object_list_widget_supports_model(model):
+                    raise forms.ValidationError(
+                        _(f"Invalid model selection: {self['model'].data} is not supported.")
+                    )
+
+            return model_info
+
     def render(self, request):
         app_label, model_name = self.config['model'].split('.')
         model = ObjectType.objects.get_by_natural_key(app_label, model_name).model_class()
@@ -257,7 +290,7 @@ class ObjectListWidget(DashboardWidget):
             parameters['per_page'] = page_size
         parameters['embedded'] = True
 
-        if parameters:
+        if parameters and htmx_url is not None:
             try:
                 htmx_url = f'{htmx_url}?{urlencode(parameters, doseq=True)}'
             except ValueError:
diff --git a/netbox/extras/tests/test_dashboard.py b/netbox/extras/tests/test_dashboard.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19ce5a43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/extras/tests/test_dashboard.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from django.test import tag, TestCase
+
+from extras.dashboard.widgets import ObjectListWidget
+
+
+class ObjectListWidgetTests(TestCase):
+    def test_widget_config_form_validates_model(self):
+        model_info = 'extras.notification'
+        form = ObjectListWidget.ConfigForm({'model': model_info})
+        self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
+
+    @tag('regression')
+    def test_widget_fails_gracefully(self):
+        """
+        Example:
+        '2829fd9b-5dee-4c9a-81f2-5bd84c350a27': {
+            'class': 'extras.ObjectListWidget',
+            'color': 'indigo',
+            'title': 'Object List',
+            'config': {
+                'model': 'extras.notification',
+                'page_size': None,
+                'url_params': None
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        config = {
+            # 'class': 'extras.ObjectListWidget',  # normally popped off, left for clarity
+            'color': 'yellow',
+            'title': 'this should fail',
+            'config': {
+                'model': 'extras.notification',
+                'page_size': None,
+                'url_params': None,
+            },
+        }
+
+        class Request:
+            class User:
+                def has_perm(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                    return True
+
+            user = User()
+
+        mock_request = Request()
+        widget = ObjectListWidget(id='2829fd9b-5dee-4c9a-81f2-5bd84c350a27', **config)
+        rendered = widget.render(mock_request)
+        self.assertTrue('Unable to load content. Invalid view name:' in rendered)