diff --git a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs
index 563edd3a9f527..6fc8537a158bf 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ impl Node for MainPass2dNode {
         world: &World,
     ) -> Result<(), NodeRunError> {
         let view_entity = graph.get_input_entity(Self::IN_VIEW)?;
-        let (transparent_phase, target) = self
-            .query
-            .get_manual(world, view_entity)
-            .expect("view entity should exist");
+        // If there is no view entity, do not try to process the render phase for the view
+        let (transparent_phase, target) = match self.query.get_manual(world, view_entity) {
+            Ok(it) => it,
+            _ => return Ok(()),
+        };
 
         if transparent_phase.items.is_empty() {
             return Ok(());
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
index ccaa880e14a7e..90d80296027e8 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
@@ -66,15 +66,16 @@ impl Node for UiPassNode {
         world: &World,
     ) -> Result<(), NodeRunError> {
         let view_entity = graph.get_input_entity(Self::IN_VIEW)?;
-        let (transparent_phase, target) = self
-            .query
-            .get_manual(world, view_entity)
-            .expect("view entity should exist");
+
+        // If there is no view entity, do not try to process the render phase for the view
+        let (transparent_phase, target) = match self.query.get_manual(world, view_entity) {
+            Ok(it) => it,
+            _ => return Ok(()),
+        };
 
         if transparent_phase.items.is_empty() {
             return Ok(());
         }
-
         let pass_descriptor = RenderPassDescriptor {
             label: Some("ui_pass"),
             color_attachments: &[RenderPassColorAttachment {