diff --git a/src/__tests__/helpers.js b/src/__tests__/helpers.js
index 21f1568f..39bbe107 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/helpers.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/helpers.js
@@ -25,9 +25,22 @@ describe('window retrieval throws when given something other than a node', () =>
       `It looks like you passed an Array instead of a DOM node. Did you do something like \`fireEvent.click(screen.getAllBy...\` when you meant to use a \`getBy\` query \`fireEvent.click(screen.getBy...\`?`,
     )
   })
+  test('window is not available for node', () => {
+    const elem = document.createElement('div')
+    Object.defineProperty(elem.ownerDocument, 'defaultView', {
+      get: function get() {
+        return null
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(() => getWindowFromNode(elem)).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+      `It looks like the window object is not available for the provided node.`,
+    )
+  })
+
   test('unknown as node', () => {
     expect(() => getWindowFromNode({})).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
-      `Unable to find the "window" object for the given node. Please file an issue with the code that's causing you to see this error: https://github.com/testing-library/dom-testing-library/issues/new`,
+      `The given node is not an Element, the node type is: object.`,
     )
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/helpers.js b/src/helpers.js
index c70218cc..ed356592 100644
--- a/src/helpers.js
+++ b/src/helpers.js
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ function getWindowFromNode(node) {
   } else if (node.window) {
     // node is window
     return node.window
+  } else if (node.ownerDocument && node.ownerDocument.defaultView === null) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `It looks like the window object is not available for the provided node.`,
+    )
   } else if (node.then instanceof Function) {
     throw new Error(
       `It looks like you passed a Promise object instead of a DOM node. Did you do something like \`fireEvent.click(screen.findBy...\` when you meant to use a \`getBy\` query \`fireEvent.click(screen.getBy...\`, or await the findBy query \`fireEvent.click(await screen.findBy...\`?`,
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ function getWindowFromNode(node) {
   } else {
     // The user passed something unusual to a calling function
     throw new Error(
-      `Unable to find the "window" object for the given node. Please file an issue with the code that's causing you to see this error: https://github.com/testing-library/dom-testing-library/issues/new`,
+      `The given node is not an Element, the node type is: ${typeof node}.`,
     )
   }
 }