diff --git a/registry/registry.go b/registry/registry.go
index 07aeae1..eadcaf8 100755
--- a/registry/registry.go
+++ b/registry/registry.go
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ func (r *Registry[T]) New() (*T, Handle) {
 
 func (r *Registry[T]) Get(id Handle) *T {
 
+	if id.IsZero() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	index := id.Index()
 	assert.T(index < uint64(len(r.Handles)), "Failed to get entity because of invalid entity handle. Handle index is %d while registry only has %d slots. Handle: %+v", index, r.ItemCount, id)
 
diff --git a/registry/registry_handle.go b/registry/registry_handle.go
index a67cb79..ad094de 100755
--- a/registry/registry_handle.go
+++ b/registry/registry_handle.go
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ const (
 // Byte 1: Generation; Byte 2: Flags; Bytes 3-8: Index
 type Handle uint64
 
+// IsZero reports whether the handle is in its default 'zero' state.
+// A zero handle is an invalid handle that does NOT point to any entity
+func (h Handle) IsZero() bool {
+	return h == 0
+}
+
 func (h Handle) HasFlag(ef HandleFlag) bool {
 	return h.Flags()&ef > 0
 }