diff --git a/api/api.lua b/api/api.lua
index d731b9a3..49508a90 100644
--- a/api/api.lua
+++ b/api/api.lua
@@ -1562,6 +1562,16 @@ end
 -- 'arg1'       [string]
 -- return object
 function pfUI.api.GetNoNameObject(frame, objtype, layer, arg1, arg2)
+  -- A nil/non-frame parent otherwise dies on frame:GetRegions()/:GetChildren()
+  -- below, and the traceback stops here — useless, since all callers share this
+  -- line. pfUI shadows Lua's `error` (dropping the level arg and not throwing),
+  -- so fold the caller frame in via debugstack to name the offending skin, then
+  -- bail so we don't fall through and crash on frame:GetRegions() anyway.
+  if type(frame) ~= "table" or not frame.GetRegions then
+    error("GetNoNameObject: invalid parent frame\n" .. debugstack(2, 3, 0))
+    return
+  end
+
   local arg1 = arg1 and gsub(arg1, "([%+%-%*%(%)%?%[%]%^])", "%%%1")
   local arg2 = arg2 and gsub(arg2, "([%+%-%*%(%)%?%[%]%^])", "%%%1")