diff --git a/qa/tasks/mgr/dashboard/test_rgw.py b/qa/tasks/mgr/dashboard/test_rgw.py
index 3f385f79a27..40a294a80db 100644
--- a/qa/tasks/mgr/dashboard/test_rgw.py
+++ b/qa/tasks/mgr/dashboard/test_rgw.py
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class RgwUserTest(RgwTestCase):
         self._delete('/api/rgw/user/teuth-test-user')
         self.assertStatus(204)
         self.get_rgw_user('teuth-test-user')
-        self.assertStatus(500)
+        self.assertStatus(404)
         resp = self.jsonBody()
         self.assertIn('detail', resp)
         self.assertIn('failed request with status code 404', resp['detail'])
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class RgwUserTest(RgwTestCase):
         self._delete('/api/rgw/user/test01$teuth-test-user')
         self.assertStatus(204)
         self.get_rgw_user('test01$teuth-test-user')
-        self.assertStatus(500)
+        self.assertStatus(404)
         resp = self.jsonBody()
         self.assertIn('detail', resp)
         self.assertIn('failed request with status code 404', resp['detail'])
diff --git a/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/controllers/rgw.py b/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/controllers/rgw.py
index a0ef6965771..c7f22103bd7 100755
--- a/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/controllers/rgw.py
+++ b/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/controllers/rgw.py
@@ -394,7 +394,11 @@ class RgwRESTController(RESTController):
                 result = json_str_to_object(result)
             return result
         except (DashboardException, RequestException) as e:
-            http_status_code = e.status if isinstance(e, DashboardException) else 500
+            response = getattr(e, 'response', None)
+            if isinstance(e, RequestException) and response is not None:
+                http_status_code = getattr(response, 'status_code', 500)
+            else:
+                http_status_code = getattr(e, 'status_code', getattr(e, 'status', None)) or 500
             raise DashboardException(e, http_status_code=http_status_code, component='rgw')
 
 
diff --git a/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/tests/test_rgw.py b/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/tests/test_rgw.py
index 609d5388fc4..a1e37e6110b 100644
--- a/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/tests/test_rgw.py
+++ b/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/tests/test_rgw.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import Mock, call, patch
 
 from .. import mgr
-from ..controllers.rgw import Rgw, RgwDaemon, RgwTopic, RgwUser
+from ..controllers.rgw import Rgw, RgwBucket, RgwDaemon, RgwTopic, RgwUser
 from ..rest_client import RequestException
 from ..services.rgw_client import RgwClient, RgwMultisite
 from ..tests import ControllerTestCase, RgwStub
@@ -600,3 +600,51 @@ class TestRgwTopicController(ControllerTestCase):
         result = controller.delete(key='RGW22222222222222222:HttpTest')
         mock_delete_topic.assert_called_with(key='RGW22222222222222222:HttpTest')
         self.assertEqual(result, None)
+
+
+class RgwBucketControllerTestCase(ControllerTestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_server(cls):
+        cls.setup_controllers([RgwBucket], '/test')
+
+    @patch('dashboard.services.rgw_client.RgwClient.admin_instance')
+    def test_get_bucket_not_found(self, mock_admin_instance):
+        mock_instance = Mock()
+        mock_admin_instance.return_value = mock_instance
+
+        mock_response = Mock()
+        mock_response.status_code = 404
+        mock_exception = RequestException('RGW REST API failed request')
+        mock_exception.response = mock_response
+        mock_instance.proxy.side_effect = mock_exception
+
+        self._get('/test/api/rgw/bucket/i-do-not-exist')
+        self.assertStatus(404)
+
+    @patch('dashboard.services.rgw_client.RgwClient.admin_instance')
+    def test_get_bucket_not_found_with_fallback_attribute(self, mock_admin_instance):
+
+        mock_instance = Mock()
+        mock_admin_instance.return_value = mock_instance
+
+        # mock that lacks a .response but has a direct .status_code attribute.
+        mock_exception = RequestException('RGW REST API failed request')
+        mock_exception.status_code = 404
+
+        mock_instance.proxy.side_effect = mock_exception
+
+        self._get('/test/api/rgw/bucket/i-do-not-exist')
+        self.assertStatus(404)
+
+    @patch('dashboard.services.rgw_client.RgwClient.admin_instance')
+    def test_get_bucket_server_error(self, mock_admin_instance):
+        mock_instance = Mock()
+        mock_admin_instance.return_value = mock_instance
+
+        mock_exception = RequestException('Internal Server Error')
+        mock_exception.status_code = 500
+
+        mock_instance.proxy.side_effect = mock_exception
+
+        self._get('/test/api/rgw/bucket/i-do-not-exist')
+        self.assertStatus(500)