diff --git a/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/Widgets/JSONForm/JSONForm_FieldProperties_spec.js b/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/Widgets/JSONForm/JSONForm_FieldProperties_spec.js
index d41755037d..a5db7575d1 100644
--- a/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/Widgets/JSONForm/JSONForm_FieldProperties_spec.js
+++ b/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/Widgets/JSONForm/JSONForm_FieldProperties_spec.js
@@ -277,7 +277,29 @@ describe("Text Field Property Control", () => {
     cy.togglebarDisable(`.t--property-control-disabled input`);
   });
 
-  it("30. Radio group Field Property Control - pre condition", () => {
+  it("30. Invalid options should not crash the widget", () => {
+    // clear Options
+    cy.testJsonTextClearMultiline("options");
+    // enter invalid options
+    cy.testJsontext("options", '{{[{ label: "asd", value: "zxc"}, null ]}}');
+
+    // wait for eval to update
+    cy.wait(2000);
+    // Check if the multiselect field exist
+    cy.get(`${fieldPrefix}-hobbies`).should("exist");
+
+    // clear Default Selected Values
+    cy.testJsonTextClearMultiline("defaultselectedvalues");
+    // enter default value
+    cy.testJsontext("defaultselectedvalues", '["zxc"]');
+
+    // wait for eval to update
+    cy.wait(2000);
+    // Check if the multiselect field exist
+    cy.get(`${fieldPrefix}-hobbies`).should("exist");
+  });
+
+  it("31. Radio group Field Property Control - pre condition", () => {
     const sourceData = {
       radio: "Y",
     };
@@ -288,7 +310,7 @@ describe("Text Field Property Control", () => {
     cy.selectDropdownValue(commonlocators.jsonFormFieldType, "Radio Group");
   });
 
-  it("31. has valid default value", () => {
+  it("32. has valid default value", () => {
     cy.get(".t--property-control-defaultselectedvalue").contains(
       "{{sourceData.radio}}",
     );
@@ -296,7 +318,7 @@ describe("Text Field Property Control", () => {
     cy.get(`${fieldPrefix}-radio input`).should("have.value", "Y");
   });
 
-  it("32. hides field when visible switched off", () => {
+  it("33. hides field when visible switched off", () => {
     cy.togglebarDisable(`.t--property-control-visible input`);
     cy.get(`${fieldPrefix}-radio`).should("not.exist");
     cy.wait(500);
diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/JSONFormWidget/fields/MultiSelectField.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/JSONFormWidget/fields/MultiSelectField.tsx
index 9f771e5406..ff9f0710f2 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/JSONFormWidget/fields/MultiSelectField.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/JSONFormWidget/fields/MultiSelectField.tsx
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ function MultiSelectField({
     onBlur: onBlurDynamicString,
     onFocus: onFocusDynamicString,
   } = schemaItem;
+  // When the options value is invalid after validation, the string value entered
+  // in the property pane is passed down as options here.
+  const options = Array.isArray(schemaItem.options) ? schemaItem.options : [];
   const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const { executeAction } = useContext(FormContext);
 
@@ -154,10 +157,7 @@ function MultiSelectField({
     }
   }, [schemaItem.defaultValue, passedDefaultValue]);
 
-  const componentValues = fieldValuesToComponentValues(
-    inputValue,
-    schemaItem.options,
-  );
+  const componentValues = fieldValuesToComponentValues(inputValue, options);
 
   const onFilterChange = useCallback(
     (value: string) => {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ function MultiSelectField({
           onChange={onOptionChange}
           onFilterChange={onFilterChange}
           onFocus={onFocusHandler}
-          options={schemaItem.options || []}
+          options={options}
           placeholder={schemaItem.placeholderText || ""}
           serverSideFiltering={schemaItem.serverSideFiltering}
           value={componentValues}