diff --git a/packages/discord.js/src/errors/Messages.js b/packages/discord.js/src/errors/Messages.js
index 0660d3ccc..0d50cbed0 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/src/errors/Messages.js
+++ b/packages/discord.js/src/errors/Messages.js
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ const Messages = {
   CHANNEL_NOT_CACHED: 'Could not find the channel where this message came from in the cache!',
   STAGE_CHANNEL_RESOLVE: 'Could not resolve channel to a stage channel.',
   GUILD_SCHEDULED_EVENT_RESOLVE: 'Could not resolve the guild scheduled event.',
+  FETCH_OWNER_ID: "Couldn't resolve the guild ownerId to fetch the member.",
 
   INVALID_TYPE: (name, expected, an = false) => `Supplied ${name} is not a${an ? 'n' : ''} ${expected}.`,
   INVALID_ELEMENT: (type, name, elem) => `Supplied ${type} ${name} includes an invalid element: ${elem}`,
diff --git a/packages/discord.js/src/structures/Guild.js b/packages/discord.js/src/structures/Guild.js
index 4474d4d71..42d7d0391 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/src/structures/Guild.js
+++ b/packages/discord.js/src/structures/Guild.js
@@ -451,8 +451,12 @@ class Guild extends AnonymousGuild {
    * @param {BaseFetchOptions} [options] The options for fetching the member
    * @returns {Promise<GuildMember>}
    */
-  fetchOwner(options) {
-    return this.members.fetch({ ...options, user: this.ownerId });
+  async fetchOwner(options) {
+    if (!this.ownerId) {
+      throw new Error('FETCH_OWNER_ID');
+    }
+    const member = await this.members.fetch({ ...options, user: this.ownerId });
+    return member;
   }
 
   /**