diff --git a/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/src/TableView.tsx b/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/src/TableView.tsx
index b5e66fd84a2..f9b7772a5aa 100644
--- a/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/src/TableView.tsx
+++ b/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/src/TableView.tsx
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ import {
   ButtonContext,
   CellRenderProps,
   Collection,
+  CollectionRendererContext,
   ColumnRenderProps,
   ColumnResizer,
   ContextValue,
   DEFAULT_SLOT,
+  DefaultCollectionRenderer,
   Form,
   Key,
   OverlayTriggerStateContext,
@@ -439,7 +441,9 @@ export const TableBody = /*#__PURE__*/ (forwardRef as forwardRefType)(function T
   if (renderEmptyState != null && !isLoading) {
     emptyRender = (props: TableBodyRenderProps) => (
       <div className={centeredWrapper}>
-        {renderEmptyState(props)}
+        <CollectionRendererContext.Provider value={DefaultCollectionRenderer}>
+          {renderEmptyState(props)}
+        </CollectionRendererContext.Provider>
       </div>
     );
   } else if (loadingState === 'loading') {
diff --git a/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/stories/TableView.stories.tsx b/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/stories/TableView.stories.tsx
index e32ff026983..688bd635bbd 100644
--- a/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/stories/TableView.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/stories/TableView.stories.tsx
@@ -27,21 +27,24 @@ import {
   PickerItem,
   Row,
   StatusLight,
+  Tab,
   TableBody,
   TableHeader,
   TableView,
   TableViewProps,
+  TabList,
+  Tabs,
   Text,
   TextField
 } from '../src';
 import {categorizeArgTypes, getActionArgs} from './utils';
+import {CollectionRendererContext, DefaultCollectionRenderer, SortDescriptor} from 'react-aria-components';
 import Edit from '../s2wf-icons/S2_Icon_Edit_20_N.svg';
 import Filter from '../s2wf-icons/S2_Icon_Filter_20_N.svg';
 import FolderOpen from '../spectrum-illustrations/linear/FolderOpen';
 import {Key} from '@react-types/shared';
 import type {Meta, StoryObj} from '@storybook/react';
 import React, {ReactElement, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
-import {SortDescriptor} from 'react-aria-components';
 import {style} from '../style/spectrum-theme' with {type: 'macro'};
 import {useAsyncList, useListData} from '@react-stately/data';
 import {useEffectEvent} from '@react-aria/utils';
@@ -1714,3 +1717,57 @@ export const EditableTableWithAsyncSaving: StoryObj<EditableTableProps> = {
     );
   }
 };
+
+export const TableViewCollectionError: StoryObj<typeof DynamicTable> = {
+  render: function DynamicColumnsExample() {
+    const columns: Array<{
+      key: string,
+      label: string,
+      align?: 'start' | 'center' | 'end'
+    }> = [
+      {key: 'name', label: 'Name'},
+      {key: 'count', label: 'Count', align: 'end'}
+    ];
+
+    const tabs = [
+      {id: 'general', label: 'General'},
+      {id: 'advanced', label: 'Advanced'},
+      {id: 'about', label: 'About'}
+    ];
+    const renderEmptyState = () => (
+      <CollectionRendererContext.Provider value={DefaultCollectionRenderer}>
+        {/* <Button>Sanity Check</Button> */}
+        <Tabs aria-label="Settings sections">
+          <TabList>
+            {tabs.map((tab) => (
+              <Tab key={tab.id} id={tab.id}>
+                {tab.label}
+              </Tab>
+            ))}
+          </TabList>
+        </Tabs>
+      </CollectionRendererContext.Provider>
+    );
+
+    return (
+      <Content>
+        <TableView aria-label="Demo table" selectionMode="none" styles={style({height: 320, minHeight: 240, minWidth: 320})}>
+          <TableHeader>
+            {columns.map((column) => (
+              <Column key={column.key} align={column.align}>
+                {column.label}
+              </Column>
+            ))}
+          </TableHeader>
+          <TableBody items={[]} renderEmptyState={renderEmptyState} />
+        </TableView>
+      </Content>
+    );
+  },
+  args: Example.args,
+  parameters: {
+    docs: {
+      disable: true
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/test/TableView.test.tsx b/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/test/TableView.test.tsx
index d00e9980c0a..9b37f5c1d32 100644
--- a/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/test/TableView.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/@react-spectrum/s2/test/TableView.test.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {DisabledBehavior} from '@react-types/shared';
 import Filter from '../s2wf-icons/S2_Icon_Filter_20_N.svg';
 import {pointerMap, User} from '@react-aria/test-utils';
 import React, {useState} from 'react';
+import {Tab, TabList, Tabs} from 'react-aria-components';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 
 // @ts-ignore
@@ -148,4 +149,42 @@ describe('TableView', () => {
     await user.tab();
     expect(document.activeElement).toBe(cells[3]);
   });
+
+  it('should render empty state + nested collection without crashing', async () => {
+    const tabs = [
+      {id: 'general', label: 'General'},
+      {id: 'advanced', label: 'Advanced'}
+    ];
+    const renderEmptyState = () => (
+      <Tabs aria-label="Settings">
+        <TabList>
+          {tabs.map((tab) => (
+            <Tab key={tab.id} id={tab.id}>
+              {tab.label}
+            </Tab>
+          ))}
+        </TabList>
+      </Tabs>
+    );
+
+    let renderResult: ReturnType<typeof render>;
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderResult = render(
+        <TableView aria-label="Debug table" selectionMode="none">
+          <TableHeader columns={columns}>
+            {(column) => (
+              <Column>
+                {column.name}
+              </Column>
+            )}
+          </TableHeader>
+          <TableBody items={[]} renderEmptyState={renderEmptyState} />
+        </TableView>
+      );
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+    let {getAllByRole} = renderResult!;
+
+    expect(getAllByRole('tab')).toHaveLength(tabs.length);
+  });
 });