diff --git a/app/code/Magento/QuoteGraphQl/Model/Resolver/SelectedPaymentMethod.php b/app/code/Magento/QuoteGraphQl/Model/Resolver/SelectedPaymentMethod.php
index 8cda06eba3c91..44912d249cc24 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/QuoteGraphQl/Model/Resolver/SelectedPaymentMethod.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/QuoteGraphQl/Model/Resolver/SelectedPaymentMethod.php
@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@ public function resolve(Field $field, $context, ResolveInfo $info, array $value
             return [];
         }
 
+        try {
+            $methodTitle = $payment->getMethodInstance()->getTitle();
+        } catch (LocalizedException $e) {
+            $methodTitle = '';
+        }
+
         return [
-            'code' => $payment->getMethod(),
-            'title' => $payment->getMethodInstance()->getTitle(),
+            'code' => $payment->getMethod() ?? '',
+            'title' => $methodTitle,
             'purchase_order_number' => $payment->getPoNumber(),
         ];
     }
diff --git a/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/Customer/GetSelectedPaymentMethodTest.php b/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/Customer/GetSelectedPaymentMethodTest.php
index d876d74de661b..4432a233e96e7 100644
--- a/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/Customer/GetSelectedPaymentMethodTest.php
+++ b/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/Customer/GetSelectedPaymentMethodTest.php
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ public function testGetSelectedPaymentMethod()
         $this->assertEquals('checkmo', $response['cart']['selected_payment_method']['code']);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/Customer/_files/customer.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/GraphQl/Catalog/_files/simple_product.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/GraphQl/Quote/_files/enable_offline_payment_methods.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/GraphQl/Quote/_files/customer/create_empty_cart.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/GraphQl/Quote/_files/add_simple_product.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/GraphQl/Quote/_files/set_new_shipping_address.php
+     */
+    public function testGetSelectedPaymentMethodBeforeSet()
+    {
+        $maskedQuoteId = $this->getMaskedQuoteIdByReservedOrderId->execute('test_quote');
+
+        $query = $this->getQuery($maskedQuoteId);
+        $response = $this->graphQlQuery($query, [], '', $this->getHeaderMap());
+
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('cart', $response);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('selected_payment_method', $response['cart']);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('code', $response['cart']['selected_payment_method']);
+        $this->assertEquals('', $response['cart']['selected_payment_method']['code']);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/Customer/_files/customer.php
      * @expectedException \Exception
diff --git a/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/Guest/GetSelectedPaymentMethodTest.php b/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/Guest/GetSelectedPaymentMethodTest.php
index ef04da88ea67a..a918279bada65 100644
--- a/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/Guest/GetSelectedPaymentMethodTest.php
+++ b/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/Guest/GetSelectedPaymentMethodTest.php
@@ -49,6 +49,26 @@ public function testGetSelectedPaymentMethod()
         $this->assertEquals('checkmo', $response['cart']['selected_payment_method']['code']);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/GraphQl/Catalog/_files/simple_product.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/GraphQl/Quote/_files/guest/create_empty_cart.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/GraphQl/Quote/_files/enable_offline_payment_methods.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/GraphQl/Quote/_files/add_simple_product.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/GraphQl/Quote/_files/set_new_shipping_address.php
+     */
+    public function testGetSelectedPaymentMethodBeforeSet()
+    {
+        $maskedQuoteId = $this->getMaskedQuoteIdByReservedOrderId->execute('test_quote');
+
+        $query = $this->getQuery($maskedQuoteId);
+        $response = $this->graphQlQuery($query);
+
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('cart', $response);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('selected_payment_method', $response['cart']);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('code', $response['cart']['selected_payment_method']);
+        $this->assertEquals('', $response['cart']['selected_payment_method']['code']);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @expectedException \Exception
      */