diff --git a/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridTreeTableModel.test.ts b/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridTreeTableModel.test.ts
index 8c29861ed..0fc72a332 100644
--- a/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridTreeTableModel.test.ts
+++ b/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridTreeTableModel.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@ describe('IrisGridTreeTableModel virtual columns', () => {
       expect(model.columns).toEqual(expected);
     }
   );
+
+  test.each([
+    ['filter', 'Filter'],
+    ['sort', 'Sort'],
+    ['formatColor', 'Color'],
+    ['get', 'get'],
+    ['getFormat', 'getFormat'],
+    ['formatNumber', 'formatNumber'],
+    ['formatDate', 'formatDate'],
+  ])('virtual column method %s is not implemented', (method, displayName) => {
+    const groupedColumns = columns.slice(0, 2);
+    const table = irisGridTestUtils.makeTreeTable(columns, groupedColumns);
+    const model = new IrisGridTreeTableModel(dh, table);
+    expect(() => model.columns[0][method]()).toThrow(
+      new Error(`${displayName} not implemented for virtual column`)
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe('IrisGridTreeTableModel layoutHints', () => {
diff --git a/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridTreeTableModel.ts b/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridTreeTableModel.ts
index eb2c00b5e..432359196 100644
--- a/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridTreeTableModel.ts
+++ b/packages/iris-grid/src/IrisGridTreeTableModel.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const VirtualGroupColumn = Object.freeze({
     throw new Error('Filter not implemented for virtual column');
   },
   sort: () => {
-    throw new Error('Sort not implemented virtual column');
+    throw new Error('Sort not implemented for virtual column');
   },
   formatColor: () => {
     throw new Error('Color not implemented for virtual column');