diff --git a/src/glview/VBORenderer.cc b/src/glview/VBORenderer.cc
index 7e29f3e1887..83ffa382c72 100644
--- a/src/glview/VBORenderer.cc
+++ b/src/glview/VBORenderer.cc
@@ -275,7 +275,12 @@ void VBORenderer::create_surface(const PolySet& ps, VertexArray& vertex_array,
   for (int i = 0, n = ps.indices.size(); i < n; i++) {
     const auto& poly = ps.indices[i];
     const auto color_index = has_colors && i < ps.color_indices.size() ? ps.color_indices[i] : -1;
-    const auto& color = !force_default_color && color_index >= 0 && color_index < ps.colors.size() ? ps.colors[color_index] : default_color;
+    const auto& color = 
+      !force_default_color && 
+      color_index >= 0 && 
+      color_index < ps.colors.size() && 
+      ps.colors[color_index].isValid() ? 
+      ps.colors[color_index] : default_color;
     if (poly.size() == 3) {
       Vector3d p0 = uniqueMultiply(vert_mult_map, ps.vertices[poly.at(0)], m);
       Vector3d p1 = uniqueMultiply(vert_mult_map, ps.vertices[poly.at(1)], m);
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 4041a09a1d1..4cd09a575ec 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ list(APPEND SCADFILES_WITH_COLOR
   ${EXAMPLES_DIR}/Basics/rotate_extrude.scad
   ${EXAMPLES_DIR}/Old/example017.scad
 
+  ${TEST_SCAD_DIR}/3D/issues/issue5216.scad
   ${TEST_SCAD_DIR}/3D/issues/issue5217.scad
 
   #${TEST_SCAD_DIR}/bugs/issue1000.scad
diff --git a/tests/data/scad/3D/issues/issue5216.scad b/tests/data/scad/3D/issues/issue5216.scad
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f3b062430f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/scad/3D/issues/issue5216.scad
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+color() cube();
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