diff --git a/js/modules/k6/timers/timers.go b/js/modules/k6/timers/timers.go
index 6a257a17b61..0c1879b90ae 100644
--- a/js/modules/k6/timers/timers.go
+++ b/js/modules/k6/timers/timers.go
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 package timers
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mstoykov/k6-taskqueue-lib/taskqueue"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/sobek"
+	"go.k6.io/k6/js/common"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/js/modules"
 )
 
@@ -126,6 +128,15 @@ func (e *Timers) timerInitialization(
 		timeout = 0
 	}
 
+	name := setTimeoutName
+	if repeat {
+		name = setIntervalName
+	}
+
+	if callback == nil {
+		common.Throw(e.vu.Runtime(), fmt.Errorf("%s's callback isn't a callable function", name))
+	}
+
 	task := func() error {
 		// Specification 8.1: If id does not exist in global's map of active timers, then abort these steps.
 		if _, exist := e.timers[id]; !exist {
@@ -147,11 +158,6 @@ func (e *Timers) timerInitialization(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	name := setTimeoutName
-	if repeat {
-		name = setIntervalName
-	}
-
 	e.runAfterTimeout(&timer{
 		id:          id,
 		task:        task,
diff --git a/js/modules/k6/timers/timers_test.go b/js/modules/k6/timers/timers_test.go
index 4d53962ea57..446a8cb229e 100644
--- a/js/modules/k6/timers/timers_test.go
+++ b/js/modules/k6/timers/timers_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ func TestSetTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, []string{"outside setTimeout", "in setTimeout"}, log)
 }
 
+func TestSetUndefinedFunction(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	runtime := newRuntime(t)
+	_, err := runtime.RunOnEventLoop(`
+		let timers = require("k6/x/timers");
+		timers.setTimeout(undefined)
+	`)
+	require.Error(t, err, "setTimeout's callback isn't a callable function")
+}
+
 func TestSetInterval(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	runtime := newRuntime(t)