diff --git a/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.cpp b/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.cpp
index 341804f1ae..fefb87dcf5 100644
--- a/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.cpp
@@ -591,7 +591,8 @@ QModelIndex QSqlQueryModel::indexInQuery(const QModelIndex &item) const
 {
     Q_D(const QSqlQueryModel);
     if (item.column() < 0 || item.column() >= d->rec.count()
-        || !d->rec.isGenerated(item.column()))
+        || !d->rec.isGenerated(item.column())
+        || item.column() >= d->colOffsets.size())
         return QModelIndex();
     return createIndex(item.row(), item.column() - d->colOffsets[item.column()],
                        item.internalPointer());
diff --git a/src/sql/models/qsqltablemodel.cpp b/src/sql/models/qsqltablemodel.cpp
index 20d2be36e1..f7198978dd 100644
--- a/src/sql/models/qsqltablemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/models/qsqltablemodel.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ void QSqlTableModelPrivate::initRecordAndPrimaryIndex()
 {
     rec = db.record(tableName);
     primaryIndex = db.primaryIndex(tableName);
+    initColOffsets(rec.count());
 }
 
 void QSqlTableModelPrivate::clear()
@@ -332,7 +333,6 @@ void QSqlTableModel::setTable(const QString &tableName)
     clear();
     d->tableName = tableName;
     d->initRecordAndPrimaryIndex();
-    d->initColOffsets(d->rec.count());
 
     if (d->rec.count() == 0)
         d->error = QSqlError(QLatin1String("Unable to find table ") + d->tableName, QString(),
diff --git a/tests/auto/sql/models/qsqltablemodel/tst_qsqltablemodel.cpp b/tests/auto/sql/models/qsqltablemodel/tst_qsqltablemodel.cpp
index afe2c59144..2cea8b3546 100644
--- a/tests/auto/sql/models/qsqltablemodel/tst_qsqltablemodel.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/sql/models/qsqltablemodel/tst_qsqltablemodel.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ private slots:
 
     void insertBeforeDelete_data() { generic_data(); }
     void insertBeforeDelete();
+
+    void invalidFilterAndHeaderData_data() { generic_data(); }
+    void invalidFilterAndHeaderData(); //QTBUG-23879
 private:
     void generic_data(const QString& engine=QString());
     void generic_data_with_strategies(const QString& engine=QString());
@@ -1681,5 +1684,25 @@ void tst_QSqlTableModel::insertBeforeDelete()
     QCOMPARE(model.rowCount(), 5);
 }
 
+void tst_QSqlTableModel::invalidFilterAndHeaderData()
+{
+    QFETCH(QString, dbName);
+    QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::database(dbName);
+    CHECK_DATABASE(db);
+
+    QSqlTableModel model(0, db);
+    model.setTable(test);
+    model.setEditStrategy(QSqlTableModel::OnManualSubmit);
+    QVERIFY_SQL(model, select());
+    QVERIFY_SQL(model, setHeaderData(0, Qt::Horizontal, "id"));
+    QVERIFY_SQL(model, setHeaderData(1, Qt::Horizontal, "name"));
+    QVERIFY_SQL(model, setHeaderData(2, Qt::Horizontal, "title"));
+
+    model.setFilter("some nonsense");
+
+    QVariant v = model.headerData(0, Qt::Horizontal, Qt::SizeHintRole);
+    QVERIFY(!v.isValid());
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QSqlTableModel)
 #include "tst_qsqltablemodel.moc"