diff --git a/app/code/Magento/QuoteGraphQl/Model/Resolver/SetShippingAddressesOnCart.php b/app/code/Magento/QuoteGraphQl/Model/Resolver/SetShippingAddressesOnCart.php
index ec50bd6ab6ea..0ad89aa5c9f7 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/QuoteGraphQl/Model/Resolver/SetShippingAddressesOnCart.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/QuoteGraphQl/Model/Resolver/SetShippingAddressesOnCart.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use Magento\Quote\Model\ShippingAddressManagementInterface;
 use Magento\QuoteGraphQl\Model\Cart\GetCartForUser;
 use Magento\QuoteGraphQl\Model\Cart\SetShippingAddressesOnCartInterface;
+use Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException;
 
 /**
  * Class SetShippingAddressesOnCart
@@ -79,7 +80,11 @@ public function resolve(Field $field, $context, ResolveInfo $info, array $value
 
         $cart = $this->getCartForUser->execute($maskedCartId, $context->getUserId());
 
-        $this->setShippingAddressesOnCart->execute($context, $cart, $shippingAddresses);
+        try {
+            $this->setShippingAddressesOnCart->execute($context, $cart, $shippingAddresses);
+        } catch (LocalizedException $e) {
+            throw new GraphQlInputException(__($e->getMessage()));
+        }
 
         return [
             'cart' => [
diff --git a/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/SetShippingAddressOnCartTest.php b/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/SetShippingAddressOnCartTest.php
index c3685c88ae48..527bbec5063e 100644
--- a/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/SetShippingAddressOnCartTest.php
+++ b/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/GraphQl/Quote/SetShippingAddressOnCartTest.php
@@ -448,6 +448,47 @@ public function testSetShippingAddressIfCustomerIsNotOwnerOfAddress()
         $this->graphQlQuery($query, [], '', $this->getHeaderMap('customer2@search.example.com'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/Checkout/_files/quote_with_virtual_product_and_address.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/Customer/_files/customer.php
+     * @magentoApiDataFixture Magento/Customer/_files/customer_two_addresses.php
+     * @expectedException \Exception
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage The Cart includes virtual product(s) only, so a shipping address is not used.
+     */
+    public function testSetShippingAddressByRegisteredCustomerWithVirtualCart()
+    {
+        $maskedQuoteId = $this->assignQuoteToCustomer('test_order_with_virtual_product');
+
+        $query = <<<QUERY
+mutation {
+  setShippingAddressesOnCart(
+    input: {
+      cart_id: "$maskedQuoteId"
+      shipping_addresses: [
+        {
+          customer_address_id: 1
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ) {
+    cart {
+      shipping_addresses {
+        firstname
+        lastname
+        company
+        street
+        city
+        postcode
+        telephone
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+QUERY;
+        $this->graphQlQuery($query, [], '', $this->getHeaderMap());
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Verify the all the whitelisted fields for a New Address Object
      *