diff --git a/crypto/cms/cms_enc.c b/crypto/cms/cms_enc.c
index 1bca2f7c62..c9a5cfc69b 100644
--- a/crypto/cms/cms_enc.c
+++ b/crypto/cms/cms_enc.c
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ BIO *ossl_cms_EncryptedContent_init_bio(CMS_EncryptedContentInfo *ec,
 
     if (enc) {
         calg->algorithm = OBJ_nid2obj(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_type(ctx));
+        if (calg->algorithm == NULL) {
+            ERR_raise(ERR_LIB_CMS, CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_CONTENT_ENCRYPTION_ALGORITHM);
+            goto err;
+        }
         /* Generate a random IV if we need one */
         ivlen = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_iv_length(ctx);
         if (ivlen < 0) {
diff --git a/crypto/cms/cms_err.c b/crypto/cms/cms_err.c
index 293b65a1f4..40f79eefa9 100644
--- a/crypto/cms/cms_err.c
+++ b/crypto/cms/cms_err.c
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ static const ERR_STRING_DATA CMS_str_reasons[] = {
     {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_CMS, 0, CMS_R_UNKNOWN_ID), "unknown id"},
     {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_CMS, 0, CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_COMPRESSION_ALGORITHM),
     "unsupported compression algorithm"},
+    {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_CMS, 0, CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_CONTENT_ENCRYPTION_ALGORITHM),
+    "unsupported content encryption algorithm"},
     {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_CMS, 0, CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_CONTENT_TYPE),
     "unsupported content type"},
     {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_CMS, 0, CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_ENCRYPTION_TYPE),
diff --git a/crypto/err/openssl.txt b/crypto/err/openssl.txt
index aae928d99d..2caa9c8d4c 100644
--- a/crypto/err/openssl.txt
+++ b/crypto/err/openssl.txt
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ CMS_R_UNKNOWN_CIPHER:148:unknown cipher
 CMS_R_UNKNOWN_DIGEST_ALGORITHM:149:unknown digest algorithm
 CMS_R_UNKNOWN_ID:150:unknown id
 CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_COMPRESSION_ALGORITHM:151:unsupported compression algorithm
+CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_CONTENT_ENCRYPTION_ALGORITHM:194:\
+	unsupported content encryption algorithm
 CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_CONTENT_TYPE:152:unsupported content type
 CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_ENCRYPTION_TYPE:192:unsupported encryption type
 CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_KEK_ALGORITHM:153:unsupported kek algorithm
diff --git a/include/openssl/cmserr.h b/include/openssl/cmserr.h
index e8fe9d519d..9066cab6a7 100644
--- a/include/openssl/cmserr.h
+++ b/include/openssl/cmserr.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 #  define CMS_R_UNKNOWN_DIGEST_ALGORITHM                   149
 #  define CMS_R_UNKNOWN_ID                                 150
 #  define CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_COMPRESSION_ALGORITHM          151
+#  define CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_CONTENT_ENCRYPTION_ALGORITHM   194
 #  define CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_CONTENT_TYPE                   152
 #  define CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_ENCRYPTION_TYPE                192
 #  define CMS_R_UNSUPPORTED_KEK_ALGORITHM                  153