diff --git a/cfgmgr/buffermgrdyn.cpp b/cfgmgr/buffermgrdyn.cpp
index 5017ad9d1b..5b2d5a0d17 100644
--- a/cfgmgr/buffermgrdyn.cpp
+++ b/cfgmgr/buffermgrdyn.cpp
@@ -3110,8 +3110,7 @@ task_process_status BufferMgrDynamic::handleSingleBufferQueueEntry(const string
 
     if (op == SET_COMMAND)
     {
-        auto &portQueue = m_portQueueLookup[port][queues];
-
+        bool successful = false;
         SWSS_LOG_INFO("Inserting entry BUFFER_QUEUE_TABLE:%s to APPL_DB", key.c_str());
 
         for (auto i : kfvFieldsValues(tuple))
@@ -3122,8 +3121,10 @@ task_process_status BufferMgrDynamic::handleSingleBufferQueueEntry(const string
                 auto rc = checkBufferProfileDirection(fvValue(i), BUFFER_EGRESS);
                 if (rc != task_process_status::task_success)
                     return rc;
-                portQueue.running_profile_name = fvValue(i);
+
+                m_portQueueLookup[port][queues].running_profile_name = fvValue(i);
                 SWSS_LOG_NOTICE("Queue %s has been configured on the system, referencing profile %s", key.c_str(), fvValue(i).c_str());
+                successful = true;
             }
             else
             {
@@ -3134,8 +3135,15 @@ task_process_status BufferMgrDynamic::handleSingleBufferQueueEntry(const string
             SWSS_LOG_INFO("Inserting field %s value %s", fvField(i).c_str(), fvValue(i).c_str());
         }
 
+        if (!successful)
+        {
+            SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Invalid BUFFER_QUEUE configuration on %s: no profile configured", key.c_str());
+            return task_process_status::task_failed;
+        }
+
         // TODO: check overlap. Currently, assume there is no overlap
 
+        auto &portQueue = m_portQueueLookup[port][queues];
         if (PORT_ADMIN_DOWN == portInfo.state)
         {
             handleSetSingleBufferObjectOnAdminDownPort(BUFFER_QUEUE, port, key, portQueue.running_profile_name);
diff --git a/orchagent/orch.cpp b/orchagent/orch.cpp
index f04a438a5d..8a4049583a 100644
--- a/orchagent/orch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/orch.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ ref_resolve_status Orch::resolveFieldRefValue(
             {
                 return ref_resolve_status::not_resolved;
             }
-            else if (ref_type_name.empty() && object_name.empty())
+            else if (object_name.empty())
             {
                 return ref_resolve_status::empty;
             }
diff --git a/tests/mock_tests/buffermgrdyn_ut.cpp b/tests/mock_tests/buffermgrdyn_ut.cpp
index 9dd17a5da8..bf9946ff9b 100644
--- a/tests/mock_tests/buffermgrdyn_ut.cpp
+++ b/tests/mock_tests/buffermgrdyn_ut.cpp
@@ -667,6 +667,13 @@ namespace buffermgrdyn_test
         CheckProfileList("Ethernet0", true, "ingress_lossless_profile", false);
         CheckProfileList("Ethernet0", false, "egress_lossless_profile,egress_lossy_profile", false);
 
+        // Initialize a port with all profiles undefined
+        InitPort("Ethernet8");
+        InitBufferPg("Ethernet8|0", "ingress_not_defined_profile");
+        InitBufferQueue("Ethernet8|0", "egress_not_defined_profile");
+        InitBufferProfileList("Ethernet8", "egress_not_defined_profile", bufferEgrProfileListTable);
+        InitBufferProfileList("Ethernet8", "ingress_not_defined_profile", bufferIngProfileListTable);
+
         // All default buffer profiles should be generated and pushed into BUFFER_PROFILE_TABLE
         static_cast<Orch *>(m_dynamicBuffer)->doTask();
 
@@ -686,6 +693,36 @@ namespace buffermgrdyn_test
         CheckProfileList("Ethernet0", true, "ingress_lossless_profile", true);
         CheckProfileList("Ethernet0", false, "egress_lossless_profile,egress_lossy_profile", true);
 
+        // Check no items applied on port Ethernet8
+        ASSERT_EQ(appBufferPgTable.get("Ethernet8:0", fieldValues), false);
+        CheckQueue("Ethernet8", "Ethernet8:0", "", false);
+        CheckProfileList("Ethernet8", true, "", false);
+        CheckProfileList("Ethernet8", false, "", false);
+
+        // Configure the missing buffer profiles
+        bufferProfileTable.set("ingress_not_defined_profile",
+                               {
+                                   {"pool", "ingress_lossless_pool"},
+                                   {"dynamic_th", "0"},
+                                   {"size", "0"}
+                               });
+        bufferProfileTable.set("egress_not_defined_profile",
+                               {
+                                   {"pool", "egress_lossless_pool"},
+                                   {"dynamic_th", "0"},
+                                   {"size", "0"}
+                               });
+        m_dynamicBuffer->addExistingData(&bufferProfileTable);
+        // For buffer profile
+        static_cast<Orch *>(m_dynamicBuffer)->doTask();
+        // For all other items
+        static_cast<Orch *>(m_dynamicBuffer)->doTask();
+        ASSERT_EQ(appBufferPgTable.get("Ethernet8:0", fieldValues), true);
+        ASSERT_EQ(fvValue(fieldValues[0]), "ingress_not_defined_profile");
+        CheckQueue("Ethernet8", "Ethernet8:0", "egress_not_defined_profile", true);
+        CheckProfileList("Ethernet8", true, "ingress_not_defined_profile", true);
+        CheckProfileList("Ethernet8", false, "egress_not_defined_profile", true);
+
         InitPort("Ethernet4");
         InitPort("Ethernet6");
         InitBufferQueue("Ethernet6|0-2", "egress_lossy_profile");
diff --git a/tests/mock_tests/qosorch_ut.cpp b/tests/mock_tests/qosorch_ut.cpp
index 13454cee56..e26b60c549 100644
--- a/tests/mock_tests/qosorch_ut.cpp
+++ b/tests/mock_tests/qosorch_ut.cpp
@@ -1337,4 +1337,35 @@ namespace qosorch_test
 
         testing_wred_thresholds = false;
     }
+
+    /*
+     * Make sure empty fields won't cause orchagent crash
+     */
+    TEST_F(QosOrchTest, QosOrchTestEmptyField)
+    {
+        // Create a new dscp to tc map
+        std::deque<KeyOpFieldsValuesTuple> entries;
+        entries.push_back({"Ethernet0", "SET",
+                            {
+                                {"dscp_to_tc_map", ""}
+                            }});
+        auto consumer = dynamic_cast<Consumer *>(gQosOrch->getExecutor(CFG_PORT_QOS_MAP_TABLE_NAME));
+        consumer->addToSync(entries);
+        entries.clear();
+
+        entries.push_back({"Ethernet0|3", "SET",
+                           {
+                               {"scheduler", ""}
+                           }});
+        entries.push_back({"Ethernet0|4", "SET",
+                           {
+                               {"wred_profile", ""}
+                           }});
+        consumer = dynamic_cast<Consumer *>(gQosOrch->getExecutor(CFG_QUEUE_TABLE_NAME));
+        consumer->addToSync(entries);
+        entries.clear();
+
+        // Drain DSCP_TO_TC_MAP and PORT_QOS_MAP table
+        static_cast<Orch *>(gQosOrch)->doTask();
+    }
 }