diff --git a/src/AbstractPluginManager.php b/src/AbstractPluginManager.php
index cd5d5c91..f82c1b35 100644
--- a/src/AbstractPluginManager.php
+++ b/src/AbstractPluginManager.php
@@ -164,6 +164,16 @@ protected function createFromInvokable($canonicalName, $requestedName)
     {
         $invokable = $this->invokableClasses[$canonicalName];
 
+        if (!class_exists($invokable)) {
+            throw new Exception\ServiceNotFoundException(sprintf(
+                '%s: failed retrieving "%s%s" via invokable class "%s"; class does not exist',
+                get_class($this) . '::' . __FUNCTION__,
+                $canonicalName,
+                ($requestedName ? '(alias: ' . $requestedName . ')' : ''),
+                $invokable
+            ));
+        }
+
         if (null === $this->creationOptions
             || (is_array($this->creationOptions) && empty($this->creationOptions))
         ) {
diff --git a/test/AbstractPluginManagerTest.php b/test/AbstractPluginManagerTest.php
index d34a15e9..d3203eac 100644
--- a/test/AbstractPluginManagerTest.php
+++ b/test/AbstractPluginManagerTest.php
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ public function testSetMultipleCreationOptions()
         $this->assertEquals(array('key2' => 'value2'), $value['foo']->getCreationOptions());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group issue-4208
+     */
+    public function testGetFaultyRegisteredInvokableThrowsException()
+    {
+        $this->setExpectedException('Zend\ServiceManager\Exception\ServiceNotFoundException');
+
+        $pluginManager = new FooPluginManager();
+        $pluginManager->setInvokableClass('helloWorld', 'IDoNotExist');
+        $pluginManager->get('helloWorld');
+    }
+
     public function testAbstractFactoryWithMutableCreationOptions()
     {
         $creationOptions = array('key1' => 'value1');