diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ce5b20857dc..c07548d592fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - [#9502](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/9502) - Add batch_size and concurrency envs for tt token type migration
+- [#9493](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/9493) - Fix API response for unknown blob hashes
 
 ### Chore
 
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/controllers/api/v2/blob_controller.ex b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/controllers/api/v2/blob_controller.ex
index 724b4b8e9bbf..f72a6424a7c3 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/controllers/api/v2/blob_controller.ex
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/controllers/api/v2/blob_controller.ex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.API.V2.BlobController do
   use BlockScoutWeb, :controller
 
   alias Explorer.Chain
-  alias Explorer.Chain.Beacon.Reader
+  alias Explorer.Chain.Beacon.{Blob, Reader}
 
   action_fallback(BlockScoutWeb.API.V2.FallbackController)
 
@@ -14,16 +14,18 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.API.V2.BlobController do
     with {:format, {:ok, blob_hash}} <- {:format, Chain.string_to_transaction_hash(blob_hash_string)} do
       transaction_hashes = Reader.blob_hash_to_transactions(blob_hash, api?: true)
 
-      case Reader.blob(blob_hash, true, api?: true) do
-        {:ok, blob} ->
-          conn
-          |> put_status(200)
-          |> render(:blob, %{blob: blob, transaction_hashes: transaction_hashes})
+      {status, blob} =
+        case Reader.blob(blob_hash, true, api?: true) do
+          {:ok, blob} -> {:ok, blob}
+          {:error, :not_found} -> {:pending, %Blob{hash: blob_hash}}
+        end
 
-        {:error, :not_found} ->
-          conn
-          |> put_status(200)
-          |> render(:blob, %{transaction_hashes: transaction_hashes})
+      if Enum.empty?(transaction_hashes) and status == :pending do
+        {:error, :not_found}
+      else
+        conn
+        |> put_status(200)
+        |> render(:blob, %{blob: blob, transaction_hashes: transaction_hashes})
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/api/v2/blob_view.ex b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/api/v2/blob_view.ex
index 680fa5f04604..fcb792ac095e 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/api/v2/blob_view.ex
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/api/v2/blob_view.ex
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.API.V2.BlobView do
     blob |> prepare_blob() |> Map.put("transaction_hashes", transaction_hashes)
   end
 
-  def render("blob.json", %{transaction_hashes: transaction_hashes}) do
-    %{"transaction_hashes" => transaction_hashes}
-  end
-
   def render("blobs.json", %{blobs: blobs}) do
     %{"items" => Enum.map(blobs, &prepare_blob(&1))}
   end