diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/query/BlockchainQueries.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/query/BlockchainQueries.java
index a673e1df7b1..118de400bff 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/query/BlockchainQueries.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/query/BlockchainQueries.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Wei;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.ApiConfiguration;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.ImmutableApiConfiguration;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.exception.InvalidJsonRpcParameters;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.response.RpcErrorType;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.query.cache.TransactionLogBloomCacher;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.Blockchain;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.TransactionLocation;
@@ -905,14 +907,17 @@ private List<LogWithMetadata> matchingLogsCached(
   public List<LogWithMetadata> matchingLogs(
       final Hash blockHash, final LogsQuery query, final Supplier<Boolean> isQueryAlive) {
     try {
-      final Optional<BlockHeader> blockHeader = getBlockHeader(blockHash, isQueryAlive);
-      if (blockHeader.isEmpty()) {
-        return Collections.emptyList();
-      }
+      final BlockHeader blockHeader =
+          getBlockHeader(blockHash, isQueryAlive)
+              .orElseThrow(
+                  () ->
+                      new InvalidJsonRpcParameters(
+                          "Unknown block hash", RpcErrorType.BLOCK_NOT_FOUND));
+
       // receipts and transactions should exist if the header exists, so throwing is ok.
       final List<TransactionReceipt> receipts = getReceipts(blockHash, isQueryAlive);
       final List<Transaction> transactions = getTransactions(blockHash, isQueryAlive);
-      final long number = blockHeader.get().getNumber();
+      final long number = blockHeader.getNumber();
       final boolean removed = getRemoved(blockHash, isQueryAlive);
 
       final AtomicInteger logIndexOffset = new AtomicInteger();
@@ -939,6 +944,8 @@ public List<LogWithMetadata> matchingLogs(
           .flatMap(Collection::stream)
           .filter(query::matches)
           .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    } catch (final InvalidJsonRpcParameters e) {
+      throw e;
     } catch (final Exception e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/query/BlockchainQueriesTest.java b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/query/BlockchainQueriesTest.java
index e9235f38d4b..9a7a5088f64 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/query/BlockchainQueriesTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/query/BlockchainQueriesTest.java
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.InMemoryKeyValueStorageProvider.createInMemoryBlockchain;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.InMemoryKeyValueStorageProvider.createInMemoryWorldStateArchive;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
 
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Hash;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Wei;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.exception.InvalidJsonRpcParameters;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.response.RpcErrorType;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.MutableBlockchain;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.Block;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockDataGenerator;
@@ -402,12 +405,19 @@ public void logsShouldBeFlaggedAsRemovedWhenBlockIsNotInCanonicalChain() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void matchingLogsShouldReturnAnEmptyListWhenGivenAnInvalidBlockHash() {
+  public void matchingLogsShouldThrowWhenGivenAnInvalidBlockHash() {
     final BlockchainWithData data = setupBlockchain(3);
     final BlockchainQueries queries = data.blockchainQueries;
-    List<LogWithMetadata> logs =
-        queries.matchingLogs(Hash.ZERO, new LogsQuery.Builder().build(), () -> true);
-    assertThat(logs).isEmpty();
+
+    try {
+      queries.matchingLogs(Hash.ZERO, new LogsQuery.Builder().build(), () -> true);
+    } catch (final InvalidJsonRpcParameters e) {
+      assertThat(e.getMessage()).isEqualTo("Unknown block hash");
+      assertThat(e.getRpcErrorType()).isEqualTo(RpcErrorType.BLOCK_NOT_FOUND);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    fail("Expected InvalidJsonRpcParameters exception");
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/resources/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/eth/eth_getLogs_blockhash_missingBlockHash.json b/ethereum/api/src/test/resources/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/eth/eth_getLogs_blockhash_missingBlockHash.json
index e283d5a0038..57b61143803 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/test/resources/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/eth/eth_getLogs_blockhash_missingBlockHash.json
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/resources/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/eth/eth_getLogs_blockhash_missingBlockHash.json
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
     }]
   },
   "response": {
-    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-    "id": 406,
-    "result" : [ ]
+    "jsonrpc" : "2.0",
+    "id" : 406,
+    "error" : {
+      "code": -32000,
+      "message": "Block not found"
+    }
   },
   "statusCode": 200
 }
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