diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ExceptionHookImpl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ExceptionHookImpl.java
index 8393451..5a3f077 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ExceptionHookImpl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/ExceptionHookImpl.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.common.Nullable;
 import com.google.gerrit.git.LockFailureException;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.MissingObjectException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.RefUpdate;
 
 /**
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@
     if (isLockFailure(throwable)) {
       return Optional.of(RefUpdate.Result.LOCK_FAILURE.name());
     }
+    if (isMissingObjectException(throwable)) {
+      return Optional.of("missing_object");
+    }
     return Optional.empty();
   }
 
@@ -65,6 +69,10 @@
     return isMatching(throwable, t -> t instanceof LockFailureException);
   }
 
+  private static boolean isMissingObjectException(Throwable throwable) {
+    return isMatching(throwable, t -> t instanceof MissingObjectException);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check whether the given exception or any of its causes matches the given predicate.
    *