diff --git a/src/Metadata/ApiResource.php b/src/Metadata/ApiResource.php
index 1f8a1836fc6..42d3eda932a 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/ApiResource.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/ApiResource.php
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $provider = null,
         $processor = null,
         protected ?OptionsInterface $stateOptions = null,
+        protected ?bool $throwOnNotFound = null,
         protected array $extraProperties = [],
     ) {
         parent::__construct(
@@ -998,6 +999,7 @@ class: $class,
             provider: $provider,
             processor: $processor,
             stateOptions: $stateOptions,
+            throwOnNotFound: $throwOnNotFound,
             extraProperties: $extraProperties
         );
 
diff --git a/src/Metadata/Delete.php b/src/Metadata/Delete.php
index b381971746d..6bebddf5044 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Delete.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Delete.php
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $provider = null,
         $processor = null,
         OptionsInterface $stateOptions = null,
+        bool $throwOnNotFound = null,
         array $extraProperties = [],
     ) {
         parent::__construct(
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ class: $class,
             processor: $processor,
             extraProperties: $extraProperties,
             collectDenormalizationErrors: $collectDenormalizationErrors,
+            throwOnNotFound: $throwOnNotFound,
             stateOptions: $stateOptions,
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Metadata/Get.php b/src/Metadata/Get.php
index ad1e6d08408..9ac0d400d3b 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Get.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Get.php
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $provider = null,
         $processor = null,
         OptionsInterface $stateOptions = null,
+        bool $throwOnNotFound = null,
         array $extraProperties = [],
     ) {
         parent::__construct(
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ class: $class,
             provider: $provider,
             processor: $processor,
             stateOptions: $stateOptions,
+            throwOnNotFound: $throwOnNotFound,
             extraProperties: $extraProperties,
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Metadata/GetCollection.php b/src/Metadata/GetCollection.php
index b9b2073dabc..be5b55d45aa 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/GetCollection.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/GetCollection.php
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $processor = null,
         OptionsInterface $stateOptions = null,
         array $extraProperties = [],
+        bool $throwOnNotFound = null,
         private ?string $itemUriTemplate = null,
     ) {
         parent::__construct(
@@ -166,8 +167,9 @@ class: $class,
             name: $name,
             provider: $provider,
             processor: $processor,
-            extraProperties: $extraProperties,
+            throwOnNotFound: $throwOnNotFound,
             stateOptions: $stateOptions,
+            extraProperties: $extraProperties,
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Metadata/HttpOperation.php b/src/Metadata/HttpOperation.php
index ed77bb58604..e4d85c38031 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/HttpOperation.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/HttpOperation.php
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $provider = null,
         $processor = null,
         OptionsInterface $stateOptions = null,
+        bool $throwOnNotFound = null,
         array $extraProperties = [],
     ) {
         parent::__construct(
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ class: $class,
             provider: $provider,
             processor: $processor,
             stateOptions: $stateOptions,
+            throwOnNotFound: $throwOnNotFound,
             extraProperties: $extraProperties
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Metadata/Metadata.php b/src/Metadata/Metadata.php
index 0b409ac8c34..4c628eaec87 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Metadata.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Metadata.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public function __construct(
         protected $provider = null,
         protected $processor = null,
         protected ?OptionsInterface $stateOptions = null,
+        protected ?bool $throwOnNotFound = null,
         protected array $extraProperties = []
     ) {
     }
@@ -566,6 +567,19 @@ public function withStateOptions(?OptionsInterface $stateOptions): static
         return $self;
     }
 
+    public function getThrowOnNotFound(): ?bool
+    {
+        return $this->throwOnNotFound;
+    }
+
+    public function withThrowOnNotFound(bool $throwOnNotFound): bool
+    {
+        $self = clone $this;
+        $self->throwOnNotFound = $throwOnNotFound;
+
+        return $self;
+    }
+
     public function getExtraProperties(): ?array
     {
         return $this->extraProperties;
diff --git a/src/Metadata/Operation.php b/src/Metadata/Operation.php
index d1f56e98da1..590a0bc5b2f 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Operation.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Operation.php
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ public function __construct(
         protected $provider = null,
         protected $processor = null,
         protected ?OptionsInterface $stateOptions = null,
+        protected ?bool $throwOnNotFound = null,
         protected array $extraProperties = [],
     ) {
         parent::__construct(
@@ -839,6 +840,7 @@ class: $class,
             provider: $provider,
             processor: $processor,
             stateOptions: $stateOptions,
+            throwOnNotFound: $throwOnNotFound,
             extraProperties: $extraProperties,
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Metadata/Patch.php b/src/Metadata/Patch.php
index ba6e61f196a..2d33ef27aca 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Patch.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Patch.php
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public function __construct(
         string $name = null,
         $provider = null,
         $processor = null,
+        bool $throwOnNotFound = null,
         OptionsInterface $stateOptions = null,
         array $extraProperties = [],
     ) {
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ class: $class,
             provider: $provider,
             processor: $processor,
             stateOptions: $stateOptions,
+            throwOnNotFound: $throwOnNotFound,
             extraProperties: $extraProperties
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Metadata/Post.php b/src/Metadata/Post.php
index feba797ab9e..740987cd77d 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Post.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Post.php
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $provider = null,
         $processor = null,
         OptionsInterface $stateOptions = null,
+        bool $throwOnNotFound = null,
         array $extraProperties = [],
         private ?string $itemUriTemplate = null
     ) {
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ class: $class,
             provider: $provider,
             processor: $processor,
             stateOptions: $stateOptions,
+            throwOnNotFound: $throwOnNotFound,
             extraProperties: $extraProperties
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Metadata/Put.php b/src/Metadata/Put.php
index 3157ddf1fea..f55ab760e0c 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Put.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Put.php
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $provider = null,
         $processor = null,
         OptionsInterface $stateOptions = null,
+        bool $throwOnNotFound = null,
         array $extraProperties = [],
         private ?bool $allowCreate = null,
     ) {
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ class: $class,
             provider: $provider,
             processor: $processor,
             stateOptions: $stateOptions,
+            throwOnNotFound: $throwOnNotFound,
             extraProperties: $extraProperties
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/State/Provider/ReadProvider.php b/src/State/Provider/ReadProvider.php
index a8b6d6e21f2..3f3f2e63c14 100644
--- a/src/State/Provider/ReadProvider.php
+++ b/src/State/Provider/ReadProvider.php
@@ -77,13 +77,7 @@ public function provide(Operation $operation, array $uriVariables = [], array $c
             $data = null;
         }
 
-        if (
-            null === $data
-            && 'POST' !== $operation->getMethod()
-            && ('PUT' !== $operation->getMethod()
-                || ($operation instanceof Put && !($operation->getAllowCreate() ?? false))
-            )
-        ) {
+        if (null === $data && $operation->getThrowOnNotFound()) {
             throw new NotFoundHttpException('Not Found');
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Controller/MainController.php b/src/Symfony/Controller/MainController.php
index d9363848476..56505479b60 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Controller/MainController.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Controller/MainController.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Error;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\HttpOperation;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Put;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Resource\Factory\ResourceMetadataCollectionFactoryInterface;
 use ApiPlatform\State\ProcessorInterface;
 use ApiPlatform\State\ProviderInterface;
@@ -79,6 +80,15 @@ public function __invoke(Request $request): Response
             $operation = $operation->withDeserialize(\in_array($operation->getMethod(), ['POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH'], true));
         }
 
+        if (null === $operation->getThrowOnNotFound() && $operation instanceof HttpOperation) {
+            $operation->withThrowOnNotFound(
+                'POST' !== $operation->getMethod()
+                && ('PUT' !== $operation->getMethod()
+                    || ($operation instanceof Put && !($operation->getAllowCreate() ?? false))
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
         $body = $this->provider->provide($operation, $uriVariables, $context);
 
         // The provider can change the Operation, extract it again from the Request attributes