diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjects.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjects.js
index 0274e0b67..aeb41e1b4 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjects.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjects.js
@@ -118,7 +118,16 @@ Zotero.DataObjects.prototype.get = function (ids) {
 		let id = ids[i];
 		// Check if already loaded
 		if (!this._objectCache[id]) {
-			throw new Zotero.Exception.UnloadedDataException(this._ZDO_Object + " " + id + " not yet loaded");
+			// If unloaded id is registered, throw an error
+			if (this._objectKeys[id]) {
+				throw new Zotero.Exception.UnloadedDataException(
+					this._ZDO_Object + " " + id + " not yet loaded"
+				);
+			}
+			// Otherwise ignore (which means returning false for a single id)
+			else {
+				continue;
+			}
 		}
 		toReturn.push(this._objectCache[id]);
 	}
diff --git a/test/tests/dataObjectsTest.js b/test/tests/dataObjectsTest.js
index 9bc3285c3..448d51cb8 100644
--- a/test/tests/dataObjectsTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/dataObjectsTest.js
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 describe("Zotero.DataObjects", function () {
 	var types = ['collection', 'item', 'search'];
 	
+	describe("#get()", function () {
+		it("should return false for nonexistent objects", function* () {
+			assert.isFalse(Zotero.Items.get(3464363));
+		});
+	});
+	
 	describe("#getLibraryAndKeyFromID()", function () {
 		it("should return a libraryID and key within a transaction", function* () {
 			for (let type of types) {