diff --git a/.changeset/dry-kids-hear.md b/.changeset/dry-kids-hear.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c830c7a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dry-kids-hear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+---
+
+fix(medusa): Throw upon draft order creation if a variant does not have any prices
diff --git a/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/draft-order/draft-order.js b/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/draft-order/draft-order.js
index 18cf678659..fe12d897fe 100644
--- a/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/draft-order/draft-order.js
+++ b/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/draft-order/draft-order.js
@@ -80,6 +80,41 @@ describe("/admin/draft-orders", () => {
       expect(response.status).toEqual(200)
     })
 
+    it("creates a draft order cart containing variant without prices should fail", async () => {
+      const api = useApi()
+
+      const payload = {
+        email: "oli@test.dk",
+        shipping_address: "oli-shipping",
+        items: [
+          {
+            variant_id: "test-variant-without-prices",
+            quantity: 2,
+            metadata: {},
+          },
+        ],
+        region_id: "test-region",
+        customer_id: "oli-test",
+        shipping_methods: [
+          {
+            option_id: "test-option",
+          },
+        ],
+      }
+
+      const response = await api
+        .post("/admin/draft-orders", payload, adminReqConfig)
+        .catch((err) => {
+          return err.response
+        })
+
+      expect(response.status).toEqual(400)
+      expect(response.data.type).toEqual("invalid_data")
+      expect(response.data.message).toEqual(
+        `Cannot generate line item for variant "test variant without prices" without a price`
+      )
+    })
+
     it("creates a draft order with a custom shipping option price", async () => {
       const api = useApi()
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/api/helpers/draft-order-seeder.js b/integration-tests/api/helpers/draft-order-seeder.js
index c1749dcffc..91b289fa9f 100644
--- a/integration-tests/api/helpers/draft-order-seeder.js
+++ b/integration-tests/api/helpers/draft-order-seeder.js
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ module.exports = async (dataSource, data = {}) => {
     `insert into product_sales_channel values ('test-product-2', '${salesChannel.id}');`
   )
 
+  await manager.insert(ProductVariant, {
+    id: "test-variant-without-prices",
+    title: "test variant without prices",
+    product_id: "test-product",
+    inventory_quantity: 1,
+    options: [
+      {
+        option_id: "test-option",
+        value: "no prices",
+      },
+    ],
+  })
+
   await manager.insert(ProductVariant, {
     id: "test-variant",
     title: "test variant",
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/__tests__/create-discount.js b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/__tests__/create-discount.js
index 9d0cbb7964..cea0999562 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/__tests__/create-discount.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/discounts/__tests__/create-discount.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const validRegionId = IdMap.getId("region-france")
 describe("POST /admin/discounts", () => {
   const adminSession = {
     jwt: {
-      userId: IdMap.getId("admin_user")
-    }
+      userId: IdMap.getId("admin_user"),
+    },
   }
 
   describe("successful creation", () => {
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/services/draft-order.ts b/packages/medusa/src/services/draft-order.ts
index 186fffff4a..1232ba4816 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/services/draft-order.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/services/draft-order.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isDefined, MedusaError } from "medusa-core-utils"
+import { MedusaError } from "medusa-core-utils"
 import {
   EntityManager,
   FindOptionsWhere,
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import EventBusService from "./event-bus"
 import LineItemService from "./line-item"
 import ProductVariantService from "./product-variant"
 import ShippingOptionService from "./shipping-option"
+import { isDefined } from "@medusajs/utils"
 
 type InjectedDependencies = {
   manager: EntityManager
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/services/line-item.ts b/packages/medusa/src/services/line-item.ts
index bc7443b014..53d9d30489 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/services/line-item.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/services/line-item.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,15 @@ class LineItemService extends TransactionBaseService {
       unit_price = context.variantPricing?.calculated_price ?? undefined
     }
 
+    if (unit_price == null) {
+      throw new MedusaError(
+        MedusaError.Types.INVALID_DATA,
+        `Cannot generate line item for variant "${
+          variant.title ?? variant.product.title ?? variant.id
+        }" without a price`
+      )
+    }
+
     const rawLineItem: Partial<LineItem> = {
       unit_price: unit_price,
       title: variant.product.title,