diff --git a/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module b/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
index 6d2559a90b848d564e8c7ee5ee3ea76819e4d31e..5628bf0d45db96213fe7715d64f4a9c59e4d16b9 100644
--- a/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
+++ b/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
@@ -91,10 +91,20 @@ function responsive_image_theme() {
  *   - url: An optional \Drupal\Core\Url object.
  */
 function template_preprocess_responsive_image_formatter(&$variables) {
-  $variables['responsive_image'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'responsive_image',
-    '#responsive_image_style_id' => $variables['responsive_image_style_id'],
-  );
+  // Provide fallback to standard image if valid responsive image style is not
+  // provided in the responsive image formatter.
+  $responsive_image_style = ResponsiveImageStyle::load($variables['responsive_image_style_id']);
+  if ($responsive_image_style) {
+    $variables['responsive_image'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'responsive_image',
+      '#responsive_image_style_id' => $variables['responsive_image_style_id'],
+    );
+  }
+  else {
+    $variables['responsive_image'] = array(
+      '#theme' => 'image',
+    );
+  }
   $item = $variables['item'];
   $attributes = array();
   // Do not output an empty 'title' attribute.
@@ -147,6 +157,13 @@ function template_preprocess_responsive_image(&$variables) {
 
   $image = \Drupal::service('image.factory')->get($variables['uri']);
   $responsive_image_style = ResponsiveImageStyle::load($variables['responsive_image_style_id']);
+  // If a responsive image style is not selected, log the error and stop
+  // execution.
+  if (!$responsive_image_style) {
+    $variables['img_element'] = [];
+    \Drupal::logger('responsive_image')->log(\Drupal\Core\Logger\RfcLogLevel::ERROR, 'Failed to load responsive image style: “@style“ while displaying responsive image.', ['@style' => $variables['responsive_image_style_id']]);
+    return;
+  }
   // Retrieve all breakpoints and multipliers and reverse order of breakpoints.
   // By default, breakpoints are ordered from smallest weight to largest:
   // the smallest weight is expected to have the smallest breakpoint width,
diff --git a/core/modules/responsive_image/src/Tests/ResponsiveImageFieldDisplayTest.php b/core/modules/responsive_image/src/Tests/ResponsiveImageFieldDisplayTest.php
index 410bd893c478d305d6ce11fbf2d8532d6295b9c4..06fd862346596b407791dca352f471ecf45bfd69 100644
--- a/core/modules/responsive_image/src/Tests/ResponsiveImageFieldDisplayTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/responsive_image/src/Tests/ResponsiveImageFieldDisplayTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Drupal\image\Entity\ImageStyle;
 use Drupal\node\Entity\Node;
 use Drupal\file\Entity\File;
+use Drupal\responsive_image\Plugin\Field\FieldFormatter\ResponsiveImageFormatter;
 use Drupal\user\RoleInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -190,6 +191,28 @@ protected function doTestResponsiveImageFieldFormatters($scheme, $empty_styles =
     );
     $default_output = str_replace("\n", NULL, $renderer->renderRoot($image));
     $this->assertRaw($default_output, 'Default formatter displaying correctly on full node view.');
+
+    // Test field not being configured. This should not cause a fatal error.
+    $display_options = array(
+      'type' => 'responsive_image_test',
+      'settings' => ResponsiveImageFormatter::defaultSettings(),
+    );
+    $display = $this->container->get('entity.manager')
+      ->getStorage('entity_view_display')
+      ->load('node.article.default');
+    if (!$display) {
+      $values = [
+        'targetEntityType' => 'node',
+        'bundle' => 'article',
+        'mode' => 'default',
+        'status' => TRUE,
+      ];
+      $display = $this->container->get('entity.manager')->getStorage('entity_view_display')->create($values);
+    }
+    $display->setComponent($field_name, $display_options)->save();
+
+    $this->drupalGet('node/' . $nid);
+
     // Test theme function for responsive image, but using the test formatter.
     $display_options = array(
       'type' => 'responsive_image_test',