diff --git a/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php b/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php
index 6b61b03c20..344b78d882 100644
--- a/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php
@@ -135,11 +135,13 @@ for ($columnNumber = 0; $columnNumber < $num_fields; $columnNumber++) {
         );
     }
     // Variable tell if current column is bound in a foreign key constraint or not.
-    $columnMeta['column_status'] = PMA_checkChildForeignReferences(
-        $_form_params['db'],
-        $_form_params['table'],
-        isset($columnMeta) ? $columnMeta['Field'] : null
-    );
+    if (isset($columnMeta['Field']) && isset($_form_params['table'])) {
+        $columnMeta['column_status'] = PMA_checkChildForeignReferences(
+            $_form_params['db'],
+            $_form_params['table'],
+            $columnMeta['Field']
+        );
+    }
 
     $content_cells[$columnNumber] = PMA_getHtmlForColumnAttributes(
         $columnNumber, isset($columnMeta) ? $columnMeta : null, strtoupper($type),