diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/Main.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/Main.hpp
index dec5706b6..b4887ec52 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/Main.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/Main.hpp
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ private:
                      summaryConfig_, nullptr, python, std::move(parseContext),
                      init_from_restart_file, outputCout_, outputInterval);
 
+            verifyValidCellGeometry(EclGenericVanguard::comm(), *this->eclipseState_);
+
             setupTime_ = externalSetupTimer.elapsed();
             outputFiles_ = (outputMode != FileOutputMode::OUTPUT_NONE);
         }
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.cpp
index e48e5685a..85fc1c83a 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Parser/ErrorGuard.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Parser/Parser.hpp>
 
+#include <opm/input/eclipse/Units/UnitSystem.hpp>
+
 #include <opm/simulators/flow/KeywordValidation.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/flow/ValidationFunctions.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/utils/ParallelEclipseState.hpp>
@@ -332,6 +334,44 @@ namespace {
         }
     }
 #endif
+
+    bool gridHasValidCellGeometry(const Opm::EclipseGrid& inputGrid,
+                                  const Opm::UnitSystem&  usys)
+    {
+        const auto numActive = inputGrid.getNumActive();
+
+        for (auto activeCell = 0*numActive; activeCell < numActive; ++activeCell) {
+            if (inputGrid.isValidCellGeomtry(inputGrid.getGlobalIndex(activeCell), usys)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool gridHasValidCellGeometry(Opm::Parallel::Communication comm,
+                                  const Opm::EclipseState&     eclipseState)
+    {
+        bool hasValidCells = false;
+
+        if (comm.rank() == 0) {
+            hasValidCells =
+                gridHasValidCellGeometry(eclipseState.getInputGrid(),
+                                         eclipseState.getDeckUnitSystem());
+        }
+
+#if HAVE_MPI
+        const auto status = comm.broadcast(&hasValidCells, 1, 0);
+
+        if (status != MPI_SUCCESS) {
+            throw std::invalid_argument {
+                "Unable to establish cell geomtry validity across MPI ranks"
+            };
+        }
+#endif  // HAVE_MPI
+
+        return hasValidCells;
+    }
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -518,3 +558,16 @@ void Opm::readDeck(Opm::Parallel::Communication    comm,
         std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 }
+
+void Opm::verifyValidCellGeometry(Parallel::Communication comm,
+                                  const EclipseState&     eclipseState)
+{
+    if (gridHasValidCellGeometry(comm, eclipseState)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    throw std::invalid_argument {
+        R"(No active cell in input grid has valid/finite cell geometry
+Please check geometry keywords, especially if grid is imported through GDFILE)"
+    };
+}
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.hpp
index 850843b5e..b5ed3d49b 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.hpp
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ void readDeck(Parallel::Communication         comm,
               bool                            initFromRestart,
               bool                            checkDeck,
               const std::optional<int>&       outputInterval);
+
+void verifyValidCellGeometry(Parallel::Communication comm,
+                             const EclipseState&     eclipseState);
 } // end namespace Opm
 
 #endif // OPM_READDECK_HEADER_INCLUDED