diff --git a/components/table/__tests__/Table.test.js b/components/table/__tests__/Table.test.js
index fe98a2045e..7a8c08a3d9 100644
--- a/components/table/__tests__/Table.test.js
+++ b/components/table/__tests__/Table.test.js
@@ -142,4 +142,18 @@ describe('Table', () => {
     wrapper.find('th').simulate('click');
     expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('should not crash when column children is empty', () => {
+    mount(
+      <Table
+        columns={[
+          {
+            dataIndex: 'name',
+            children: undefined,
+          },
+        ]}
+        dataSource={[]}
+      />,
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/components/table/hooks/useFilter/index.tsx b/components/table/hooks/useFilter/index.tsx
index f20341d86f..874b8fac8b 100644
--- a/components/table/hooks/useFilter/index.tsx
+++ b/components/table/hooks/useFilter/index.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function collectFilterStates<RecordType>(
 ): FilterState<RecordType>[] {
   let filterStates: FilterState<RecordType>[] = [];
 
-  columns.forEach((column, index) => {
+  (columns || []).forEach((column, index) => {
     const columnPos = getColumnPos(index, pos);
 
     if ('children' in column) {
diff --git a/components/table/hooks/useSorter.tsx b/components/table/hooks/useSorter.tsx
index 4db160c331..689e96a173 100644
--- a/components/table/hooks/useSorter.tsx
+++ b/components/table/hooks/useSorter.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function collectSortStates<RecordType>(
 ): SortState<RecordType>[] {
   let sortStates: SortState<RecordType>[] = [];
 
-  columns.forEach((column, index) => {
+  (columns || []).forEach((column, index) => {
     const columnPos = getColumnPos(index, pos);
 
     if ('children' in column) {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function injectSorter<RecordType>(
   defaultSortDirections: SortOrder[],
   pos?: string,
 ): ColumnsType<RecordType> {
-  return columns.map((column, index) => {
+  return (columns || []).map((column, index) => {
     const columnPos = getColumnPos(index, pos);
     let newColumn: ColumnsType<RecordType>[number] = column;
 
diff --git a/components/table/interface.tsx b/components/table/interface.tsx
index 9206fa5c39..c2bb7bdfb5 100644
--- a/components/table/interface.tsx
+++ b/components/table/interface.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ export interface ColumnType<RecordType> extends RcColumnType<RecordType> {
   title?: ColumnTitle<RecordType>;
 
   // Sorter
-  // TODO: Doc this update
   sorter?:
     | boolean
     | CompareFn<RecordType>