diff --git a/modules/backend/lang/en/lang.php b/modules/backend/lang/en/lang.php
index a6f6fa2ee..7f09919f7 100644
--- a/modules/backend/lang/en/lang.php
+++ b/modules/backend/lang/en/lang.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ return [
     ],
     'field' => [
         'invalid_type' => 'Invalid field type used :type.',
+        'options_method_invalid_model' => "The attribute ':field' does not resolve to a valid model. Try specifying the options method for model class :model explicitly.",
         'options_method_not_exists' => "The model class :model must define a method :method() returning options for the ':field' form field."
     ],
     'widget' => [
diff --git a/modules/backend/traits/FormModelWidget.php b/modules/backend/traits/FormModelWidget.php
index 6b8840fe1..12a75c456 100644
--- a/modules/backend/traits/FormModelWidget.php
+++ b/modules/backend/traits/FormModelWidget.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use Lang;
 use ApplicationException;
+use Exception;
 
 /**
  * Form Model Widget Trait
@@ -24,7 +25,15 @@ trait FormModelWidget
      */
     public function resolveModelAttribute($attribute)
     {
-        return $this->formField->resolveModelAttribute($this->model, $attribute);
+        try {
+            return $this->formField->resolveModelAttribute($this->model, $attribute);
+        }
+        catch (Exception $ex) {
+            throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get('backend::lang.model.missing_relation', [
+                'class' => get_class($this->model),
+                'relation' => $attribute
+            ]));
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php b/modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php
index 488741cf7..2a19a3e17 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php
@@ -333,10 +333,11 @@ class Filter extends WidgetBase
             $methodName = $options;
 
             if (!$model->methodExists($methodName)) {
-                throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get(
-                    'backend::lang.filter.options_method_not_exists',
-                    ['model'=>get_class($model), 'method'=>$methodName, 'filter'=>$scope->scopeName]
-                ));
+                throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get('backend::lang.filter.options_method_not_exists', [
+                    'model'  => get_class($model),
+                    'method' => $methodName,
+                    'filter' => $scope->scopeName
+                ]));
             }
 
             $options = $model->$methodName();
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php b/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
index 0d0f95327..6f246139e 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Backend\Classes\FormWidgetBase;
 use October\Rain\Database\Model;
 use October\Rain\Html\Helper as HtmlHelper;
 use ApplicationException;
+use Exception;
 
 /**
  * Form Widget
@@ -1027,17 +1028,27 @@ class Form extends WidgetBase
          * Refer to the model method or any of its behaviors
          */
         if (!is_array($fieldOptions) && !$fieldOptions) {
-            list($model, $attribute) = $field->resolveModelAttribute($this->model, $field->fieldName);
+
+            try {
+                list($model, $attribute) = $field->resolveModelAttribute($this->model, $field->fieldName);
+            }
+            catch (Exception $ex) {
+                throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get('backend::lang.field.options_method_invalid_model', [
+                    'model' => get_class($this->model),
+                    'field' => $field->fieldName
+                ]));
+            }
 
             $methodName = 'get'.studly_case($attribute).'Options';
             if (
                 !$this->objectMethodExists($model, $methodName) &&
                 !$this->objectMethodExists($model, 'getDropdownOptions')
             ) {
-                throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get(
-                    'backend::lang.field.options_method_not_exists',
-                    ['model'=>get_class($model), 'method'=>$methodName, 'field'=>$field->fieldName]
-                ));
+                throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get('backend::lang.field.options_method_not_exists', [
+                    'model'  => get_class($model),
+                    'method' => $methodName,
+                    'field'  => $field->fieldName
+                ]));
             }
 
             if ($this->objectMethodExists($model, $methodName)) {
@@ -1052,10 +1063,11 @@ class Form extends WidgetBase
          */
         elseif (is_string($fieldOptions)) {
             if (!$this->objectMethodExists($this->model, $fieldOptions)) {
-                throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get(
-                    'backend::lang.field.options_method_not_exists',
-                    ['model'=>get_class($this->model), 'method'=>$fieldOptions, 'field'=>$field->fieldName]
-                ));
+                throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get('backend::lang.field.options_method_not_exists', [
+                    'model'  => get_class($this->model),
+                    'method' => $fieldOptions,
+                    'field'  => $field->fieldName
+                ]));
             }
 
             $fieldOptions = $this->model->$fieldOptions($field->value, $field->fieldName);