diff --git a/model/flow/payload.go b/model/flow/payload.go
index d2c97dc5698..5e95ffd6c97 100644
--- a/model/flow/payload.go
+++ b/model/flow/payload.go
@@ -45,6 +45,26 @@ func NewPayload(untrusted UntrustedPayload) (*Payload, error) {
 	if untrusted.ProtocolStateID == ZeroID {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ProtocolStateID must not be zero")
 	}
+	for i, g := range untrusted.Guarantees {
+		if g == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("guarantee at index %d is nil", i)
+		}
+	}
+	for i, s := range untrusted.Seals {
+		if s == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("seal at index %d is nil", i)
+		}
+	}
+	for i, r := range untrusted.Receipts {
+		if r == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("receipt at index %d is nil", i)
+		}
+	}
+	for i, r := range untrusted.Results {
+		if r == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("result at index %d is nil", i)
+		}
+	}
 
 	return &Payload{
 		Guarantees:      untrusted.Guarantees,
diff --git a/model/flow/payload_test.go b/model/flow/payload_test.go
index c4a1f267648..c4ef10897c6 100644
--- a/model/flow/payload_test.go
+++ b/model/flow/payload_test.go
@@ -65,15 +65,6 @@ func TestPayloadEncodingMsgpack(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // TestNewPayload verifies the behavior of the NewPayload constructor.
-// It ensures proper handling of both valid and invalid untrusted input fields.
-//
-// Test Cases:
-//
-// 1. Valid input:
-//   - Verifies that a properly populated UntrustedPayload results in a valid Payload.
-//
-// 2. Valid input with zero ProtocolStateID:
-//   - Ensures that an error is returned when ProtocolStateID is flow.ZeroID.
 func TestNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("valid input", func(t *testing.T) {
 		payload := unittest.PayloadFixture(
@@ -85,7 +76,7 @@ func TestNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, res)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("valid input with zero ProtocolStateID", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("zero ProtocolStateID rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
 		payload := unittest.PayloadFixture()
 		payload.ProtocolStateID = flow.ZeroID
 
@@ -94,4 +85,52 @@ func TestNewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, res)
 		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "ProtocolStateID must not be zero")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("nil Guarantee element rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		untrusted := flow.UntrustedPayload(unittest.PayloadFixture(
+			unittest.WithProtocolStateID(unittest.IdentifierFixture()),
+		))
+		untrusted.Guarantees = []*flow.CollectionGuarantee{nil}
+
+		res, err := flow.NewPayload(untrusted)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Nil(t, res)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "guarantee at index 0 is nil")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nil Seal element rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		untrusted := flow.UntrustedPayload(unittest.PayloadFixture(
+			unittest.WithProtocolStateID(unittest.IdentifierFixture()),
+		))
+		untrusted.Seals = []*flow.Seal{nil}
+
+		res, err := flow.NewPayload(untrusted)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Nil(t, res)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "seal at index 0 is nil")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nil Receipt element rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		untrusted := flow.UntrustedPayload(unittest.PayloadFixture(
+			unittest.WithProtocolStateID(unittest.IdentifierFixture()),
+		))
+		untrusted.Receipts = flow.ExecutionReceiptStubList{nil}
+
+		res, err := flow.NewPayload(untrusted)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Nil(t, res)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "receipt at index 0 is nil")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nil Result element rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		untrusted := flow.UntrustedPayload(unittest.PayloadFixture(
+			unittest.WithProtocolStateID(unittest.IdentifierFixture()),
+		))
+		untrusted.Results = flow.ExecutionResultList{nil}
+
+		res, err := flow.NewPayload(untrusted)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Nil(t, res)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "result at index 0 is nil")
+	})
 }