diff --git a/src/providers/wfs/qgswfsprovider.cpp b/src/providers/wfs/qgswfsprovider.cpp
index 1e740134888..c72b06ebe3f 100644
--- a/src/providers/wfs/qgswfsprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wfs/qgswfsprovider.cpp
@@ -2637,7 +2637,15 @@ bool QgsWFSProvider::getCapabilities()
           QgsDebugMsgLevel( "dst:" + mShared->mSourceCrs.authid(), 4 );
 
           ct.setBallparkTransformsAreAppropriate( true );
-          mShared->mCapabilityExtent = ct.transformBoundingBox( r, Qgis::TransformDirection::Forward );
+          try
+          {
+            mShared->mCapabilityExtent = ct.transformBoundingBox( r, Qgis::TransformDirection::Forward );
+          }
+          catch ( QgsCsException &e )
+          {
+            QgsDebugError( QStringLiteral( "Error transforming layer extent: %1" ).arg( e.what() ) );
+            mShared->mCapabilityExtent = r;
+          }
         }
         else
         {