diff --git a/plugins/add_to_collection/post_save_processor.py b/plugins/add_to_collection/post_save_processor.py
index 6de7db81..291f5ef3 100644
--- a/plugins/add_to_collection/post_save_processor.py
+++ b/plugins/add_to_collection/post_save_processor.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def post_save_processor(file: File) -> None:
         log.error(f"cannot find collection with id {collection_id}")
         return
     release_id = file.metadata["musicbrainz_albumid"]
-    if release_id not in collection.releases:
+    if release_id and release_id not in collection.releases:
         log.debug("Adding release %r to %r", release_id, collection.name)
         collection.add_releases(set([release_id]), callback=lambda: None)
 
diff --git a/test/test_add_to_collection.py b/test/test_add_to_collection.py
index d91056c5..13ad0407 100644
--- a/test/test_add_to_collection.py
+++ b/test/test_add_to_collection.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import os
 from itertools import chain
+from test.plugin_test_case import PluginTestCase
+from typing import Union
 from unittest.mock import ANY, patch
 
 from picard.collection import Collection, user_collections
 from picard.file import File
 from picard.file import _file_post_save_processors as post_save_processors
 from picard.ui.options import _pages as option_pages
-from test.plugin_test_case import PluginTestCase
 
 
 class TestAddToCollection(PluginTestCase):
@@ -25,10 +26,11 @@ def install_plugin(self) -> None:
             "Add to Collection", "add_to_collection"
         )
 
-    def create_file(self, file_name: str, album_id: str) -> File:
+    def create_file(self, file_name: str, album_id: Union[str, None] = None) -> File:
         file_path = os.path.join(self.tmp_directory, file_name)
         file = File(file_path)
-        file.metadata["musicbrainz_albumid"] = album_id
+        if album_id:
+            file.metadata["musicbrainz_albumid"] = album_id
         self.tagger.files[file_path] = file
         return file
 
@@ -119,3 +121,18 @@ def test_no_user_collection(self) -> None:
         with patch("picard.collection.Collection.add_releases") as add_releases:
             file.save()
             add_releases.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_no_release(self) -> None:
+        self.install_plugin()
+
+        self.set_config_values(
+            setting={
+                **self.SAVE_FILE_SETTINGS,
+                "add_to_collection_id": "test_collection_id",
+            }
+        )
+
+        file = self.create_file(file_name="test.mp3")
+        with patch("picard.collection.Collection.add_releases") as add_releases:
+            file.save()
+            add_releases.assert_not_called()