diff --git a/tree/ntuple/inc/ROOT/RFieldBase.hxx b/tree/ntuple/inc/ROOT/RFieldBase.hxx
index 6f92760e4b618..2f1621b4ed3de 100644
--- a/tree/ntuple/inc/ROOT/RFieldBase.hxx
+++ b/tree/ntuple/inc/ROOT/RFieldBase.hxx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
+#include <cstring>
 
 namespace ROOT {
 
@@ -727,9 +728,31 @@ public:
       return std::static_pointer_cast<T>(fObjPtr);
    }
 
+   /**
+    * Get object reference, already casted to template type
+    * \note If a the passed template type does not match the field base type name, an exception is thrown
+    */
    template <typename T>
    const T &GetRef() const
    {
+      const auto templName = typeid(T).name();
+      auto typeName = fField ? fField->GetTypeName() : "";
+      // if (typeName.substr(0, 25) == "ROOT::RNTupleCardinality<")
+      //    typeName = ROOT::Internal::GetCanonicalTypePrefix(ROOT::Internal::TokenizeTypeList(typeName.substr(25, typeName.length() - 26)).at(0));
+      if ((std::strncmp(templName, "c", 1) == 0 && typeName != "char" && typeName != "std::int8_t") ||
+          (std::strncmp(templName, "h", 1) == 0 && typeName != "unsigned char" && typeName != "std::uint8_t" && typeName != "std::byte") ||
+          (std::strncmp(templName, "s", 1) == 0 && typeName != "short" && typeName != "std::int16_t") ||
+          (std::strncmp(templName, "t", 1) == 0 && typeName != "unsigned short" && typeName != "std::uint16_t") ||
+          (std::strncmp(templName, "i", 1) == 0 && typeName != "int" && typeName != "std::int32_t") ||
+          (std::strncmp(templName, "j", 1) == 0 && typeName != "unsigned int" && typeName != "std::uint32_t" && typeName != "ROOT::RNTupleCardinality<std::uint32_t>") ||
+          (std::strncmp(templName, "l", 1) == 0 && typeName != "long" && typeName != "std::int64_t") ||
+          (std::strncmp(templName, "m", 1) == 0 && typeName != "unsigned long" && typeName != "std::uint64_t" && typeName != "ROOT::RNTupleCardinality<std::uint64_t>") ||
+          (std::strncmp(templName, "f", 1) == 0 && typeName != "float") ||
+          (std::strncmp(templName, "d", 1) == 0 && typeName != "double") ||
+          (std::strncmp(templName, "e", 1) == 0 && typeName != "long double")) {
+         throw RException(
+            R__FAIL("Mismatch between type name `" + typeName + "` and template type `" + templName + "`."));
+      }
       return *static_cast<T *>(fObjPtr.get());
    }
 
diff --git a/tree/ntuple/test/ntuple_view.cxx b/tree/ntuple/test/ntuple_view.cxx
index 0af0c959555c5..88b4204ffed6f 100644
--- a/tree/ntuple/test/ntuple_view.cxx
+++ b/tree/ntuple/test/ntuple_view.cxx
@@ -217,6 +217,57 @@ TEST(RNTuple, VoidView)
    EXPECT_STREQ("pt", viewPt.GetField().GetFieldName().c_str());
 }
 
+TEST(RNTuple, VoidViewThrow)
+{
+   FileRaii fileGuard("test_ntuple_voidview_throw.root");
+
+   auto model = RNTupleModel::Create();
+   *model->MakeField<char>("c") = 42;
+   *model->MakeField<unsigned char>("h") = 42;
+   *model->MakeField<short>("s") = 42;
+   *model->MakeField<unsigned short>("t") = 42;
+   *model->MakeField<int>("i") = 42;
+   *model->MakeField<unsigned int>("j") = 42;
+   *model->MakeField<long>("l") = 42;
+   *model->MakeField<unsigned long>("m") = 42;
+   *model->MakeField<float>("f") = 42.f;
+   *model->MakeField<double>("d") = 42.;
+   {
+      auto writer = RNTupleWriter::Recreate(std::move(model), "ntpl", fileGuard.GetPath());
+      writer->Fill();
+   }
+
+   auto reader = RNTupleReader::Open("ntpl", fileGuard.GetPath());
+   EXPECT_EQ(1u, reader->GetNEntries());
+   auto vc = reader->GetView<void>("c");
+   auto vh = reader->GetView<void>("h");
+   auto vs = reader->GetView<void>("s");
+   auto vt = reader->GetView<void>("t");
+   auto vi = reader->GetView<void>("i");
+   auto vj = reader->GetView<void>("j");
+   auto vl = reader->GetView<void>("l");
+   auto vm = reader->GetView<void>("m");
+   auto vf = reader->GetView<void>("f");
+   auto vd = reader->GetView<void>("d");
+   EXPECT_THROW(vc.GetValue().GetRef<short>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vh.GetValue().GetRef<unsigned short>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vs.GetValue().GetRef<int>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vt.GetValue().GetRef<unsigned int>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vi.GetValue().GetRef<long>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vj.GetValue().GetRef<unsigned long>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vl.GetValue().GetRef<short>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vm.GetValue().GetRef<unsigned short>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vf.GetValue().GetRef<double>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vf.GetValue().GetRef<Double_t>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vd.GetValue().GetRef<float>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vd.GetValue().GetRef<Float_t>(), ROOT::RException);
+   EXPECT_THROW(vd.GetValue().GetRef<long double>(), ROOT::RException);
+   vf(0);
+   EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(vf.GetValue().GetRef<Float_t>(), 42.f);
+   vd(0);
+   EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(vd.GetValue().GetRef<Double_t>(), 42.);
+}
+
 TEST(RNTuple, MissingViewNames)
 {
    FileRaii fileGuard("test_ntuple_missing_view_names.root");