diff --git a/src/core/drive/prefetch_cache.js b/src/core/drive/prefetch_cache.js
index cb29aa238..bb9cec0ca 100644
--- a/src/core/drive/prefetch_cache.js
+++ b/src/core/drive/prefetch_cache.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class PrefetchCache extends LRUCache {
 
   putLater(url, request, ttl) {
     this.#prefetchTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      request.perform()
+      request.perform().catch(() => this.evict(toCacheKey(url)))
       this.put(url, request, ttl)
       this.#prefetchTimeout = null
     }, this.prefetchDelay)
diff --git a/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js b/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js
index a40ea16dc..9ae795d9d 100644
--- a/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js
+++ b/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js
@@ -205,6 +205,25 @@ test("doesn't include a turbo-frame header when the link is inside a turbo frame
   }})
 })
 
+test("it doesn't cause an unhandled rejection when a prefetch request fails", async ({ page }) => {
+  await goTo({ page, path: "/hover_to_prefetch.html" })
+
+  await page.evaluate(() => {
+    window.__unhandledRejections = []
+    window.addEventListener("unhandledrejection", (event) => {
+      window.__unhandledRejections.push(event.reason?.message ?? String(event.reason))
+    })
+  })
+
+  await page.route("**/prefetched.html", (route) => route.abort("failed"))
+
+  await page.hover("#anchor_for_prefetch")
+  await sleep(200)
+
+  const unhandledRejections = await page.evaluate(() => window.__unhandledRejections)
+  expect(unhandledRejections).toHaveLength(0)
+})
+
 test("it prefetches links with a delay", async ({ page }) => {
   await goTo({ page, path: "/hover_to_prefetch.html" })