diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseOutputtingCommand.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseOutputtingCommand.cs
index 0f21310107..cd0c8fc4f6 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseOutputtingCommand.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseOutputtingCommand.cs
@@ -761,6 +761,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format
         /// </summary>
         static private int GetConsoleWindowWidth(int columnNumber)
         {
+            if (InternalTestHooks.SetConsoleWidthToZero) 
+            {
+                return DefaultConsoleWidth;
+            }
+
             if (columnNumber == int.MaxValue)
             {
                 if (_noConsole)
@@ -769,7 +774,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format
                 }
                 try
                 {
-                    return Console.WindowWidth;
+                    // if Console width is set to 0, the default width is returned so that the output string is not null.
+                    // This can happen in environments where TERM is not set.
+                    return (Console.WindowWidth != 0) ? Console.WindowWidth : DefaultConsoleWidth;
                 }
                 catch
                 {
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Utils.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Utils.cs
index d37a66631b..f6c2684e43 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Utils.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Utils.cs
@@ -1387,6 +1387,7 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation.Internal
         // Simulate 'System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.IsHighResolution is false' to test Get-Uptime throw
         internal static bool StopwatchIsNotHighResolution;
         internal static bool DisableGACLoading;
+        internal static bool SetConsoleWidthToZero;
 
         // A location to test PSEdition compatibility functionality for Windows PowerShell modules with
         // since we can't manipulate the System32 directory in a test
diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Format-Table.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Format-Table.Tests.ps1
index 1ddf8694a0..5cd6ef9039 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Format-Table.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Format-Table.Tests.ps1
@@ -800,4 +800,18 @@ A Name                                  B
             $output = $obj | Format-Table -Wrap | Out-String
             $output.Replace("`r","").Replace(" ",".").Replace("`n","^") | Should -BeExactly $expectedTable.Replace("`r","").Replace(" ",".").Replace("`n","^")
         }
+
+        It "Should not return null when the Console width is equal to 0" {
+            [system.management.automation.internal.internaltesthooks]::SetTestHook('SetConsoleWidthToZero', $true)
+            try
+            {
+                # Fill the console window with the string, so that it reaches its max width.
+                # Check if the max width is equal to default value (120), to test test hook set.
+                $testObject = @{ test = '1' * 200}
+                Format-table -inputobject $testObject | Out-String -Stream | ForEach-Object{$_.length} | Sort-Object -Bottom 1 | Should -Be 120
+            }
+            finally {
+                [system.management.automation.internal.internaltesthooks]::SetTestHook('SetConsoleWidthToZero', $false)
+            }
+        }
     }