diff --git a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs
index 563edd3a9f527..c6c765ebc26ea 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ 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");
+        let (transparent_phase, target) = match self.query.get_manual(world, view_entity) {
+            Ok(query) => query,
+            Err(_) => return Ok(()), // No window
+        };
 
         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..47c7221616c9f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ 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");
+        let (transparent_phase, target) = match self.query.get_manual(world, view_entity) {
+            Ok(query) => query,
+            Err(_) => return Ok(()), // No window
+        };
 
         if transparent_phase.items.is_empty() {
             return Ok(());