diff --git a/question/classes/bank/edit_menu_column.php b/question/classes/bank/edit_menu_column.php
index 9cbec704a0dff..072abe1f2b641 100644
--- a/question/classes/bank/edit_menu_column.php
+++ b/question/classes/bank/edit_menu_column.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ protected function display_content($question, $rowclasses) {
             }
         }
 
-        $qtypeactions = \question_bank::get_qtype($question->qtype)
+        $qtypeactions = \question_bank::get_qtype($question->qtype, false)
                 ->get_extra_question_bank_actions($question);
         foreach ($qtypeactions as $action) {
             $menu->add($action);
diff --git a/question/tests/bank_view_test.php b/question/tests/bank_view_test.php
index 0f4ea44c78179..e2c77fabc2a8d 100644
--- a/question/tests/bank_view_test.php
+++ b/question/tests/bank_view_test.php
@@ -70,4 +70,35 @@ public function test_viewing_question_bank_should_not_load_individual_questions(
         // Verify the question has not been loaded into the cache.
         $this->assertFalse($cache->has($questiondata->id));
     }
+
+    public function test_unknown_qtype_does_not_break_view() {
+        global $DB;
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+        $generator = $this->getDataGenerator();
+        /** @var core_question_generator $questiongenerator */
+        $questiongenerator = $generator->get_plugin_generator('core_question');
+
+        // Create a course.
+        $course = $generator->create_course();
+        $context = context_course::instance($course->id);
+
+        // Create a question in the default category.
+        $contexts = new question_edit_contexts($context);
+        $cat = question_make_default_categories($contexts->all());
+        $questiondata = $questiongenerator->create_question('numerical', null,
+                ['name' => 'Example question', 'category' => $cat->id]);
+        $DB->set_field('question', 'qtype', 'unknownqtype', ['id' => $questiondata->id]);
+
+        // Generate the view.
+        $view = new core_question\bank\view($contexts, new moodle_url('/'), $course);
+        ob_start();
+        $view->display('editq', 0, 20, $cat->id . ',' . $context->id, false, false, false);
+        $html = ob_get_clean();
+
+        // Mainly we are verifying that there was no fatal error.
+
+        // Verify the output includes the expected question.
+        $this->assertContains('Example question', $html);
+    }
 }