diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Sheet/test/v2/node/update.test.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Sheet/test/v2/node/update.test.ts
index 3694c35618..77d249f609 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Sheet/test/v2/node/update.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Sheet/test/v2/node/update.test.ts
@@ -204,9 +204,27 @@ describe('Google Sheet - Update', () => {
 			'USER_ENTERED',
 		);
 	});
+});
+
+describe('Google Sheet - Update 4.6', () => {
+	let mockExecuteFunctions: MockProxy<IExecuteFunctions>;
+	let mockGoogleSheet: MockProxy<GoogleSheet>;
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		mockExecuteFunctions = mock<IExecuteFunctions>();
+		mockGoogleSheet = mock<GoogleSheet>();
+
+		mockExecuteFunctions.getNode.mockReturnValueOnce(mock<INode>({ typeVersion: 4.6 }));
+
+		mockGoogleSheet.batchUpdate.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		jest.resetAllMocks();
+	});
 
 	describe('row_number input error', () => {
-		it.each([{ rowNumber: undefined }, { rowNumber: null }])(
+		it.each([{ rowNumber: undefined }])(
 			'displays a helpful error message when row_number is $rowNumber',
 			async ({ rowNumber }) => {
 				mockExecuteFunctions.getInputData.mockReturnValueOnce([
@@ -240,10 +258,64 @@ describe('Google Sheet - Update', () => {
 
 				mockGoogleSheet.getColumnValues.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
 
-				await expect(execute.call(mockExecuteFunctions, mockGoogleSheet, 'Sheet1')).rejects.toThrow(
-					'Column to match on (row_number) is not defined. Since the field is used to determine the row to update, it needs to have a value set.',
+				await expect(execute.call(mockExecuteFunctions, mockGoogleSheet, 'Sheet1')).rejects.toEqual(
+					expect.objectContaining({
+						message: 'row_number is null or undefined',
+						description:
+							"Since it's being used to determine the row to update, it cannot be null or undefined",
+					}),
 				);
 			},
 		);
 	});
+
+	describe('non-row_number undefined', () => {
+		it.each([{ nonRowNumber: undefined }])(
+			'displays a helpful error message when row_number is $rowNumber',
+			async ({ nonRowNumber }) => {
+				mockExecuteFunctions.getInputData.mockReturnValueOnce([
+					{
+						json: {
+							row_number: 2,
+							nonRowNumber: 'name',
+							text: 'txt',
+						},
+						pairedItem: {
+							item: 0,
+							input: undefined,
+						},
+					},
+				]);
+
+				mockExecuteFunctions.getNodeParameter.mockImplementation((parameterName: string) => {
+					const params: { [key: string]: string | object } = {
+						options: {},
+						'options.cellFormat': 'USER_ENTERED',
+						'columns.matchingColumns': ['nonRowNumber'],
+						'columns.value': {
+							nonRowNumber,
+						},
+						dataMode: 'defineBelow',
+					};
+					return params[parameterName];
+				});
+
+				mockGoogleSheet.getData.mockResolvedValueOnce([['macarena'], ['boomboom']]);
+
+				mockGoogleSheet.getColumnValues.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+
+				mockGoogleSheet.prepareDataForUpdateOrUpsert.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+					updateData: [],
+					appendData: [],
+				});
+
+				await execute.call(mockExecuteFunctions, mockGoogleSheet, 'Sheet1');
+
+				expect(mockExecuteFunctions.addExecutionHints).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+					message: 'Warning: The value of column to match is null or undefined',
+					location: 'outputPane',
+				});
+			},
+		);
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Sheet/v2/actions/sheet/update.operation.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Sheet/v2/actions/sheet/update.operation.ts
index 1a5b52c2ac..6b40ec152f 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Sheet/v2/actions/sheet/update.operation.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Sheet/v2/actions/sheet/update.operation.ts
@@ -369,13 +369,20 @@ export async function execute(
 				}
 				// Setting empty values to empty string so that they are not ignored by the API
 				Object.keys(mappingValues).forEach((key) => {
-					if (
-						key === 'row_number' &&
-						(mappingValues[key] === null || mappingValues[key] === undefined)
-					) {
-						throw new UserError(
-							'Column to match on (row_number) is not defined. Since the field is used to determine the row to update, it needs to have a value set.',
-						);
+					// null and undefined values are mapped to undefined
+					if (key === 'row_number' && mappingValues[key] === undefined && nodeVersion >= 4.6) {
+						throw new UserError('row_number is null or undefined', {
+							description:
+								"Since it's being used to determine the row to update, it cannot be null or undefined",
+						});
+					}
+
+					// null and undefined values are mapped to undefined
+					if (mappingValues[key] === undefined) {
+						this.addExecutionHints({
+							message: 'Warning: The value of column to match is null or undefined',
+							location: 'outputPane',
+						});
 					}
 
 					if (mappingValues[key] === undefined || mappingValues[key] === null) {