diff --git a/ambry-api/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/Router.java b/ambry-api/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/Router.java
index 3b3c105da5..20ae7c09b9 100644
--- a/ambry-api/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/Router.java
+++ b/ambry-api/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/Router.java
@@ -152,6 +152,21 @@ default CompletableFuture<GetBlobResult> getBlob(String blobId, GetBlobOptions o
     return future;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Variant that accepts a {@link RestRequest} so the router can resolve a named-blob path
+   * (e.g. {@code /named/{account}/{container}/{name}}) via {@code IdConverter} before the storage GET.
+   * Use the {@code String}-only overload when the caller already has a resolved blob ID.
+   * <p/>
+   * After {@code IdConverter} resolves named-blob metadata, implementations may translate a subsequent
+   * {@link RouterErrorCode#BlobDoesNotExist} from storage to {@link RouterErrorCode#AmbryUnavailable}
+   * (retryable 503) — once metadata says the blob exists, a missing storage response is treated as transient.
+   * @param restRequest used to invoke {@code IdConverter} for named-blob paths.
+   * @param blobId blob ID, or a named-blob path when {@code restRequest} is non-null.
+   * @param options request options.
+   * @param callback invoked on completion.
+   * @param quotaChargeCallback for quota accounting.
+   * @return future containing the {@link GetBlobResult} or an exception.
+   */
   default Future<GetBlobResult> getBlob(RestRequest restRequest, String blobId, GetBlobOptions options, Callback<GetBlobResult> callback,
       QuotaChargeCallback quotaChargeCallback) {
     return getBlob(blobId, options, callback, quotaChargeCallback);
diff --git a/ambry-router/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouter.java b/ambry-router/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouter.java
index 7fb3933c8b..0a98bec56f 100644
--- a/ambry-router/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouter.java
+++ b/ambry-router/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouter.java
@@ -322,9 +322,20 @@ public Future<GetBlobResult> getBlob(RestRequest restRequest, String blobIdStr,
     if (restRequest != null) {
       idConverter.convert(restRequest, blobIdStr).whenComplete((convertedId, exception) -> {
         if (exception != null) {
-          completeOperation(futureResult, callback, null, (Exception) exception);
+          // Skip decrement: only getBlobHelper increments, and we never reached it.
+          completeOperation(futureResult, callback, null, (Exception) exception, false);
         } else {
-          getBlobHelper(convertedId, options, callback, quotaChargeCallback, futureResult);
+          // Metadata says the blob exists. Translate storage BlobDoesNotExist to
+          // AmbryUnavailable so clients retry (503) instead of getting 404.
+          FutureResult<GetBlobResult> innerFuture = new FutureResult<>();
+          Callback<GetBlobResult> wrappedCallback = (result, e) -> {
+            Exception translated = translateNamedBlobMissingInStorage(convertedId, e);
+            futureResult.done(result, translated);
+            if (callback != null) {
+              callback.onCompletion(result, translated);
+            }
+          };
+          getBlobHelper(convertedId, options, wrappedCallback, quotaChargeCallback, innerFuture);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -332,6 +343,23 @@ public Future<GetBlobResult> getBlob(RestRequest restRequest, String blobIdStr,
     return futureResult;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Translate {@link RouterErrorCode#BlobDoesNotExist} to {@link RouterErrorCode#AmbryUnavailable}
+   * (retryable 503, not authoritative 404). Other exceptions pass through.
+   */
+  private Exception translateNamedBlobMissingInStorage(String resolvedBlobId, Exception e) {
+    if (e instanceof RouterException
+        && ((RouterException) e).getErrorCode() == RouterErrorCode.BlobDoesNotExist) {
+      routerMetrics.namedBlobMetadataExistsButStorageNotFoundCount.inc();
+      logger.warn("Named blob metadata exists but storage returned BlobNotFound for blob {}; "
+          + "translating to AmbryUnavailable (retryable 503)", resolvedBlobId);
+      return new RouterException(
+          "Named blob metadata exists but storage returned BlobNotFound for the resolved blob ID.",
+          RouterErrorCode.AmbryUnavailable);
+    }
+    return e;
+  }
+
   private void getBlobHelper(String blobIdStr, GetBlobOptions options, Callback<GetBlobResult> callback,
       QuotaChargeCallback quotaChargeCallback, FutureResult<GetBlobResult> futureResult) {
     if (blobIdStr == null || options == null) {
diff --git a/ambry-router/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouterMetrics.java b/ambry-router/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouterMetrics.java
index a7d1dec255..2627b64591 100644
--- a/ambry-router/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouterMetrics.java
+++ b/ambry-router/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouterMetrics.java
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public class NonBlockingRouterMetrics {
   public final Counter forceDeleteBlobErrorCount;
   public final Counter backgroundDeleterNotFoundCount;
   public final Counter backgroundDeleterExceptionCount;
+  public final Counter namedBlobMetadataExistsButStorageNotFoundCount;
   public final Counter operationAbortCount;
   public final Counter routerRequestErrorCount;
 
@@ -450,6 +451,8 @@ public NonBlockingRouterMetrics(ClusterMap clusterMap, RouterConfig routerConfig
     operationAbortCount = metricRegistry.counter(MetricRegistry.name(NonBlockingRouter.class, "OperationAbortCount"));
     routerRequestErrorCount =
         metricRegistry.counter(MetricRegistry.name(NonBlockingRouter.class, "RouterRequestErrorCount"));
+    namedBlobMetadataExistsButStorageNotFoundCount = metricRegistry.counter(
+        MetricRegistry.name(NonBlockingRouter.class, "NamedBlobMetadataExistsButStorageNotFoundCount"));
 
     // Counters for various errors.
     ambryUnavailableErrorCount =
diff --git a/ambry-router/src/test/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouterTest.java b/ambry-router/src/test/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouterTest.java
index a9a0e2930f..104674ef66 100644
--- a/ambry-router/src/test/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouterTest.java
+++ b/ambry-router/src/test/java/com/github/ambry/router/NonBlockingRouterTest.java
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 import com.github.ambry.rest.RequestPath;
 import com.github.ambry.rest.RestMethod;
 import com.github.ambry.rest.RestRequest;
+import com.github.ambry.rest.RestServiceErrorCode;
+import com.github.ambry.rest.RestServiceException;
 import com.github.ambry.rest.RestUtils;
 import com.github.ambry.server.ServerErrorCode;
 import com.github.ambry.store.StoreKey;
@@ -1237,6 +1239,124 @@ public void onBlobCreated(String blobId, BlobProperties blobProperties, Account
     }
   }
 
+  /** Storage NOT_FOUND after metadata resolves → AmbryUnavailable (retryable 503). */
+  @Test
+  public void testNamedBlobMissingInStorageTranslatedToAmbryUnavailable() throws Exception {
+    AtomicReference<String> storedBlobId = new AtomicReference<>();
+    // PUT a named blob; subsequent GETs will resolve to its blob ID via the mock.
+    MockServerLayout layout = setUpNamedBlobAndPut(storedBlobId);
+    try {
+      // All replicas reply BlobNotFound to trigger storage-side miss.
+      layout.getMockServers().forEach(s -> s.setServerErrorForAllRequests(ServerErrorCode.BlobNotFound));
+      assertNamedBlobGetTranslatedToAmbryUnavailable("a", "c", "b");
+    } finally {
+      if (router != null) { router.close(); assertClosed(); }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Regression: idConverter NotFound stays as NotFound (translation only fires after success). */
+  @Test
+  public void testNamedBlobMetadataNotFoundStillReturnsNotFound() throws Exception {
+    // Wire idConverter to fail with NotFound on the GET-path convert.
+    setUpRouterWithFailingIdConverter(
+        new RestServiceException("Named blob not found", RestServiceErrorCode.NotFound));
+    try {
+      setOperationParams(); // tearDown's assertClosed calls putBlob; populate params.
+      RestServiceException cause = (RestServiceException) expectGetFailure("a", "c", "b").getCause();
+      Assert.assertEquals(RestServiceErrorCode.NotFound, cause.getErrorCode());
+      Assert.assertEquals(0L, routerMetrics.namedBlobMetadataExistsButStorageNotFoundCount.getCount());
+    } finally {
+      if (router != null) { router.close(); assertClosed(); }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Translation also fires when getBlobHelper short-circuits via the notFoundCache. */
+  @Test
+  public void testNamedBlobMissingViaNotFoundCacheStillTranslatedToAmbryUnavailable() throws Exception {
+    AtomicReference<String> storedBlobId = new AtomicReference<>();
+    // PUT a named blob; subsequent GETs will resolve to its blob ID via the mock.
+    setUpNamedBlobAndPut(storedBlobId);
+    try {
+      // Pre-populate notFoundCache so getBlobHelper short-circuits.
+      router.getNotFoundCache().put(storedBlobId.get(), Boolean.TRUE);
+      assertNamedBlobGetTranslatedToAmbryUnavailable("a", "c", "b");
+    } finally {
+      if (router != null) { router.close(); assertClosed(); }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Wire a mock IdConverter, set up the router, PUT a named blob {@code /a/c/b}, and stub the
+   *  GET-path {@code convert(RestRequest, String)} to return the resolved blob ID. */
+  private MockServerLayout setUpNamedBlobAndPut(AtomicReference<String> storedBlobId) throws Exception {
+    CountDownLatch putLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+    // Wire a mock IdConverterFactory + IdConverter.
+    IdConverterFactory factory = mock(IdConverterFactory.class);
+    IdConverter mockIdConverter = mock(IdConverter.class);
+    when(factory.getIdConverter()).thenReturn(mockIdConverter);
+    // PUT-path stub: capture the resolved blob ID into storedBlobId and signal the latch.
+    when(mockIdConverter.convert(any(RestRequest.class), anyString(), any(), any())).thenAnswer(inv -> {
+      FutureResult<String> f = new FutureResult<>();
+      String id = inv.getArgument(1);
+      Callback<String> cb = inv.getArgument(3);
+      storedBlobId.set(id);
+      if (cb != null) {
+        cb.onCompletion(id, null);
+      }
+      f.done(id, null);
+      putLatch.countDown();
+      return f;
+    });
+    // Build the router with the mock factory.
+    MockServerLayout layout = new MockServerLayout(mockClusterMap);
+    setRouterWithIdConverterFactory(getNonBlockingRouterProperties(localDcName), layout,
+        new LoggingNotificationSystem(), factory);
+    // PUT a named blob /a/c/b, then wait for the convert mock to have run.
+    setOperationParams();
+    router.putBlob(createNamedBlobRestRequest(RestMethod.PUT, "a", "c", "b", false, false, false, false),
+        putBlobProperties, putUserMetadata, putChannel, new PutBlobOptionsBuilder().build(), null, null)
+        .get(AWAIT_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+    putLatch.await();
+    // GET-path stub: resolve the named blob path back to the captured blob ID.
+    when(mockIdConverter.convert(any(RestRequest.class), anyString()))
+        .thenAnswer(inv -> CompletableFuture.completedFuture(storedBlobId.get()));
+    return layout;
+  }
+
+  /** Set up the router with an IdConverter whose GET-path convert fails with {@code failure}. */
+  private void setUpRouterWithFailingIdConverter(Exception failure) throws Exception {
+    // Wire a mock IdConverterFactory + IdConverter.
+    IdConverterFactory factory = mock(IdConverterFactory.class);
+    IdConverter mockIdConverter = mock(IdConverter.class);
+    when(factory.getIdConverter()).thenReturn(mockIdConverter);
+    // GET-path stub: fail with the given exception.
+    CompletableFuture<String> failed = new CompletableFuture<>();
+    failed.completeExceptionally(failure);
+    when(mockIdConverter.convert(any(RestRequest.class), anyString())).thenReturn(failed);
+    // Build the router with the mock factory.
+    setRouterWithIdConverterFactory(getNonBlockingRouterProperties(localDcName),
+        new MockServerLayout(mockClusterMap), new LoggingNotificationSystem(), factory);
+  }
+
+  /** GET {@code /named/{account}/{container}/{blob}} expecting failure; returns the wrapping ExecutionException. */
+  private ExecutionException expectGetFailure(String account, String container, String blob) throws Exception {
+    RestRequest get = createNamedBlobRestRequest(RestMethod.GET, account, container, blob, false, false, false, true);
+    try {
+      router.getBlob(get, (String) get.getArgs().get(BLOB_ID), new GetBlobOptionsBuilder().build(), null, null)
+          .get(AWAIT_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+      throw new AssertionError("Expected failure");
+    } catch (ExecutionException ee) {
+      return ee;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Verify a named-blob GET surfaces as AmbryUnavailable and increments the translation metric. */
+  private void assertNamedBlobGetTranslatedToAmbryUnavailable(String account, String container, String blob)
+      throws Exception {
+    Assert.assertEquals(RouterErrorCode.AmbryUnavailable,
+        ((RouterException) expectGetFailure(account, container, blob).getCause()).getErrorCode());
+    Assert.assertEquals(1L, routerMetrics.namedBlobMetadataExistsButStorageNotFoundCount.getCount());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Test named blob stitch after we move id converter into router.
    */