diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_amqp_management.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_amqp_management.erl
index e4555e806033..5bf016188504 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_amqp_management.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_amqp_management.erl
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ handle_http_req(<<"DELETE">>,
                                 [rabbit_misc:rs(QName)])
                   end
           end)
-    catch exit:#amqp_error{explanation = Explanation} ->
+    catch exit:#amqp_error{name = not_found, explanation = Explanation} ->
+              throw(<<"404">>, Explanation, []);
+          exit:#amqp_error{explanation = Explanation} ->
               throw(<<"400">>, Explanation, [])
     end;
 
diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_amqp_client/test/management_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_amqp_client/test/management_SUITE.erl
index 2487e0631187..bb38205647c6 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_amqp_client/test/management_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_amqp_client/test/management_SUITE.erl
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ groups() ->
        unbind_bad_binding_path_segment,
        exclusive_queue,
        purge_stream,
+       purge_non_existing_queue_should_return_not_found,
        pipeline,
        multiple_link_pairs,
        link_attach_order,
@@ -778,6 +779,18 @@ purge_stream(Config) ->
     {ok, #{}} = rabbitmq_amqp_client:delete_queue(LinkPair, QName),
     ok = cleanup(Init).
 
+purge_non_existing_queue_should_return_not_found(Config) ->
+    Init = {_, LinkPair} = init(Config),
+    QName = atom_to_binary(?FUNCTION_NAME),
+
+    {error, Resp} = rabbitmq_amqp_client:purge_queue(LinkPair, QName),
+    ?assertMatch(#{subject := <<"404">>}, amqp10_msg:properties(Resp)),
+    #'v1_0.amqp_value'{content = {utf8, Reason}} = amqp10_msg:body(Resp),
+    ?assertEqual(<<"no queue '", QName/binary, "' in vhost '/'">>,
+                 Reason),
+
+    ok = cleanup(Init).
+
 queue_topology(Config) ->
     NodeNames = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:get_node_configs(Config, nodename),
     Nodes = [N0, N1, N2] = lists:map(fun erlang:atom_to_binary/1, NodeNames),