diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 210eab39b..0f816f295 100755
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -269,10 +269,18 @@ class Backtesting:
                 candle_type=CandleType.from_string(self.exchange._ft_has["mark_ohlcv_price"])
             )
             # Combine data to avoid combining the data per trade.
+            unavailable_pairs = []
             for pair in self.pairlists.whitelist:
+                if pair not in self.exchange._leverage_tiers:
+                    unavailable_pairs.append(pair)
+                    continue
                 self.futures_data[pair] = funding_rates_dict[pair].merge(
                     mark_rates_dict[pair], on='date', how="inner", suffixes=["_fund", "_mark"])
 
+            if unavailable_pairs:
+                raise OperationalException(
+                        f"Pairs {', '.join(unavailable_pairs)} got no leverage tiers available. "
+                        "It is therefore impossible to backtest with this pair at the moment.")
         else:
             self.futures_data = {}
 
diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py b/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
index d7ee4a042..a51e1b654 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
@@ -1341,6 +1341,39 @@ def test_backtest_start_multi_strat_nomock(default_conf, mocker, caplog, testdat
     assert 'STRATEGY SUMMARY' in captured.out
 
 
+@pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore:deprecated")
+def test_backtest_start_futures_noliq(default_conf_usdt, mocker,
+                                      caplog, testdatadir, capsys):
+    # Tests detail-data loading
+    default_conf_usdt.update({
+        "trading_mode": "futures",
+        "margin_mode": "isolated",
+        "use_exit_signal": True,
+        "exit_profit_only": False,
+        "exit_profit_offset": 0.0,
+        "ignore_roi_if_entry_signal": False,
+        "strategy": CURRENT_TEST_STRATEGY,
+    })
+    patch_exchange(mocker)
+
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.plugins.pairlistmanager.PairListManager.whitelist',
+                 PropertyMock(return_value=['HULUMULU/USDT', 'XRP/USDT']))
+    # mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.backtesting.Backtesting.backtest', backtestmock)
+
+    patched_configuration_load_config_file(mocker, default_conf_usdt)
+
+    args = [
+        'backtesting',
+        '--config', 'config.json',
+        '--datadir', str(testdatadir),
+        '--strategy-path', str(Path(__file__).parents[1] / 'strategy/strats'),
+        '--timeframe', '1h',
+    ]
+    args = get_args(args)
+    with pytest.raises(OperationalException, match=r"Pairs .* got no leverage tiers available\."):
+        start_backtesting(args)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore:deprecated")
 def test_backtest_start_nomock_futures(default_conf_usdt, mocker,
                                        caplog, testdatadir, capsys):