diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e89710802..0cc3999fcb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachange
 * [`no-unknown-property`]: use a better regex to avoid a crash ([#3666][] @ljharb @SCH227)
 * [`prop-types`]: handle nested forwardRef + memo ([#3679][] @developer-bandi)
 * [`no-unknown-property`]: add `fetchPriority` ([#3697][] @SevereCloud)
+* [`forbid-elements`]: prevent a crash on `createElement()` ([#3632][] @ljharb)
 
 ### Changed
 * [Refactor] `propTypes`: extract type params to var ([#3634][] @HenryBrown0)
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachange
 [#3638]: https://github.com/jsx-eslint/eslint-plugin-react/pull/3638
 [#3634]: https://github.com/jsx-eslint/eslint-plugin-react/pull/3634
 [#3633]: https://github.com/jsx-eslint/eslint-plugin-react/issues/3633
+[#3632]: https://github.com/jsx-eslint/eslint-plugin-react/issues/3632
 [#3630]: https://github.com/jsx-eslint/eslint-plugin-react/pull/3630
 [#3626]: https://github.com/jsx-eslint/eslint-plugin-react/pull/3626
 [#3623]: https://github.com/jsx-eslint/eslint-plugin-react/pull/3623
diff --git a/lib/rules/forbid-elements.js b/lib/rules/forbid-elements.js
index 7da8f89f42..c7f978a164 100644
--- a/lib/rules/forbid-elements.js
+++ b/lib/rules/forbid-elements.js
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ module.exports = {
         }
 
         const argument = node.arguments[0];
+        if (!argument) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         const argType = argument.type;
 
         if (argType === 'Identifier' && /^[A-Z_]/.test(argument.name)) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/forbid-elements.js b/tests/lib/rules/forbid-elements.js
index 927f7bd97f..0a80c3f853 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/forbid-elements.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/forbid-elements.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ ruleTester.run('forbid-elements', rule, {
       code: 'React.createElement(1)',
       options: [{ forbid: ['button'] }],
     },
+    {
+      code: 'React.createElement()',
+    },
   ]),
 
   invalid: parsers.all([