diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/ds.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/ds.py
index 030d142c1c..e699654e49 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/ds.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/ds.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ destroy_ds = void_output(lgdal.OGR_DS_Destroy, [c_void_p], errcheck=False)
 release_ds = void_output(lgdal.OGRReleaseDataSource, [c_void_p])
 get_ds_name = const_string_output(lgdal.OGR_DS_GetName, [c_void_p])
 get_layer = voidptr_output(lgdal.OGR_DS_GetLayer, [c_void_p, c_int])
-get_layer_by_name = voidptr_output(lgdal.OGR_DS_GetLayerByName, [c_void_p, c_char_p])
+get_layer_by_name = voidptr_output(lgdal.OGR_DS_GetLayerByName, [c_void_p, c_char_p], errcheck=False)
 get_layer_count = int_output(lgdal.OGR_DS_GetLayerCount, [c_void_p])
 
 # Layer Routines
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/gdal_tests/test_ds.py b/tests/gis_tests/gdal_tests/test_ds.py
index b0ebcba840..0d936ee036 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/gdal_tests/test_ds.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/gdal_tests/test_ds.py
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ class DataSourceTest(unittest.TestCase):
             with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
                 ds[len(ds)]
 
+            with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
+                ds['invalid']
+
     def test02_invalid_shp(self):
         "Testing invalid SHP files for the Data Source."
         for source in bad_ds: