diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/changelogs/upcoming/9368.md b/packages/eslint-plugin/changelogs/upcoming/9368.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa3dd7dee6a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/changelogs/upcoming/9368.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Fixed `no-css-color` ESLint rule crash when analyzing functions that return `undefined` or non-object values
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no_css_color.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no_css_color.ts
index 6be2f515381c..e47343734d6d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no_css_color.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no_css_color.ts
@@ -478,10 +478,20 @@ export const NoCssColor = ESLintUtils.RuleCreator.withoutDocs({
                 return;
               }
 
+              const returnArgument = (
+                functionReturnStatementNode as TSESTree.ReturnStatement
+              ).argument;
+
+              if (
+                !returnArgument ||
+                returnArgument.type !== 'ObjectExpression'
+              ) {
+                return;
+              }
+
               declarationPropertiesNode = (
-                (functionReturnStatementNode as TSESTree.ReturnStatement)
-                  .argument as TSESTree.ObjectExpression
-              )?.properties.filter(
+                returnArgument as TSESTree.ObjectExpression
+              ).properties.filter(
                 (property): property is TSESTree.Property =>
                   property.type === 'Property'
               );
diff --git a/packages/eui/.eslintrc.js b/packages/eui/.eslintrc.js
index 130d9b577358..3f761f7b57fe 100644
--- a/packages/eui/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/packages/eui/.eslintrc.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended',
     'plugin:deprecation/recommended',
     'plugin:storybook/recommended',
+    'plugin:@elastic/eui/recommended',
     // Prettier options need to come last, in order to override other style rules
     'plugin:prettier/recommended',
   ],
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ module.exports = {
     'react',
     'react-hooks',
     '@emotion',
-    'deprecation'
+    'deprecation',
+    '@elastic/eui'
   ],
   rules: {
     'deprecation/deprecation': 'warn',
diff --git a/packages/eui/package.json b/packages/eui/package.json
index 3427548d4562..45023bc3f61a 100644
--- a/packages/eui/package.json
+++ b/packages/eui/package.json
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     "@cypress/webpack-dev-server": "^1.7.0",
     "@elastic/charts": "^64.1.0",
     "@elastic/datemath": "^5.0.3",
+    "@elastic/eslint-plugin-eui": "workspace:*",
     "@elastic/eui-theme-borealis": "workspace:*",
     "@emotion/babel-preset-css-prop": "^11.11.0",
     "@emotion/cache": "^11.11.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a26852ea9890..099a53e81e5f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7062,7 +7062,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@elastic/eslint-plugin-eui@workspace:packages/eslint-plugin":
+"@elastic/eslint-plugin-eui@workspace:*, @elastic/eslint-plugin-eui@workspace:packages/eslint-plugin":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@elastic/eslint-plugin-eui@workspace:packages/eslint-plugin"
   dependencies:
@@ -7345,6 +7345,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@cypress/webpack-dev-server": "npm:^1.7.0"
     "@elastic/charts": "npm:^64.1.0"
     "@elastic/datemath": "npm:^5.0.3"
+    "@elastic/eslint-plugin-eui": "workspace:*"
     "@elastic/eui-theme-borealis": "workspace:*"
     "@elastic/eui-theme-common": "workspace:*"
     "@elastic/prismjs-esql": "npm:^1.1.2"