diff --git a/cmd2/utils.py b/cmd2/utils.py
index 88b688c62..a8814e5e1 100644
--- a/cmd2/utils.py
+++ b/cmd2/utils.py
@@ -1617,11 +1617,15 @@ def get_types(func_or_method: Callable[..., Any]) -> tuple[dict[str, Any], Any]:
     :return: tuple with first element being dictionary mapping param names to type hints
             and second element being the return type hint or None if there is no return value type hint
     :raises ValueError: if the `func_or_method` argument is not a valid object to pass to `inspect.get_annotations`
+                      or if its annotations cannot be resolved
     """
     try:
         type_hints = inspect.get_annotations(func_or_method, eval_str=True)  # Get dictionary of type hints
     except TypeError as exc:
         raise ValueError("Argument passed to get_types should be a function or method") from exc
+    except (NameError, SyntaxError) as exc:
+        name = getattr(func_or_method, "__name__", func_or_method)
+        raise ValueError(f"Unable to resolve type hints for {name}: {exc}") from exc
     ret_ann = type_hints.pop("return", None)  # Pop off the return annotation if it exists
     if inspect.ismethod(func_or_method):
         type_hints.pop("self", None)  # Pop off `self` hint for methods
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index aaedc708c..cfd411095 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1864,6 +1864,14 @@ def foo(x: int) -> str:
     assert param_value is int
 
 
+def test_get_types_unresolvable_forward_reference() -> None:
+    def foo(x: "NotDefinedAnywhere") -> None:  # noqa: F821
+        print(x)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unable to resolve type hints"):
+        cu.get_types(foo)
+
+
 def test_get_types_method() -> None:
     class Foo:
         def bar(self, x: bool) -> None: