diff --git a/.changelog/17689.txt b/.changelog/17689.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb2d4d4aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/17689.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+api: Fixed a bug that caused a panic when calling the `Jobs().Plan()` function with a job missing an ID
+```
diff --git a/api/jobs.go b/api/jobs.go
index a0f0b922b..3b60f695b 100644
--- a/api/jobs.go
+++ b/api/jobs.go
@@ -447,6 +447,9 @@ func (j *Jobs) PlanOpts(job *Job, opts *PlanOptions, q *WriteOptions) (*JobPlanR
 	if job == nil {
 		return nil, nil, errors.New("must pass non-nil job")
 	}
+	if job.ID == nil {
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("job is missing ID")
+	}
 
 	// Setup the request
 	req := &JobPlanRequest{
diff --git a/api/jobs_test.go b/api/jobs_test.go
index 6dad59594..f17dee385 100644
--- a/api/jobs_test.go
+++ b/api/jobs_test.go
@@ -2059,6 +2059,12 @@ func TestJobs_Plan(t *testing.T) {
 	_, _, err = jobs.Plan(nil, true, nil)
 	must.Error(t, err)
 
+	// Check that passing a nil job ID fails
+	invalidJob := testJob()
+	invalidJob.ID = nil
+	_, _, err = jobs.Plan(invalidJob, true, nil)
+	must.Error(t, err)
+
 	// Make a plan request
 	planResp, wm, err := jobs.Plan(job, true, nil)
 	must.NoError(t, err)