diff --git a/core/record_query.go b/core/record_query.go
index 20139e37..f653621b 100644
--- a/core/record_query.go
+++ b/core/record_query.go
@@ -314,9 +314,19 @@ func (app *BaseApp) FindAllRecords(collectionModelOrIdentifier any, exprs ...dbx
 // FindFirstRecordByData returns the first found record matching
 // the provided key-value pair.
 func (app *BaseApp) FindFirstRecordByData(collectionModelOrIdentifier any, key string, value any) (*Record, error) {
+	collection, err := getCollectionByModelOrIdentifier(app, collectionModelOrIdentifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	field := collection.Fields.GetByName(key)
+	if field == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid or missing field " + key)
+	}
+
 	record := &Record{}
 
-	err := app.RecordQuery(collectionModelOrIdentifier).
+	err = app.RecordQuery(collection).
 		AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{inflector.Columnify(key): value}).
 		Limit(1).
 		One(record)
diff --git a/core/record_query_test.go b/core/record_query_test.go
index fe38b406..91c1ab17 100644
--- a/core/record_query_test.go
+++ b/core/record_query_test.go
@@ -525,6 +525,13 @@ func TestFindFirstRecordByData(t *testing.T) {
 			"",
 			true,
 		},
+		{
+			"demo2",
+			"invalid_or_missing",
+			"llvuca81nly1qls",
+			"",
+			true,
+		},
 		{
 			"demo2",
 			"id",