diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
index 1017d188dd53a..949a8ac59d141 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
@@ -667,3 +667,15 @@ func TestNoCrashes(t *testing.T) {
 		ParsePatch(db.DefaultContext, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(testcase.gitdiff), "")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParentCommitNotExits(t *testing.T) {
+	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(git.DefaultContext, "./testdata/parent-commit-not-exits")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer gitRepo.Close()
+
+	diff, err := GetDiff(git.DefaultContext, gitRepo, &DiffOptions{
+		AfterCommitID: "d01637fe74c3727d9d1e5f691f343988d3e5342f",
+	})
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "object does not exist [id: af35b81c4c8bd963b77b51b207ae4dc90e1904af, rel_path: ]")
+	assert.Nil(t, diff)
+}