diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/exception/DSpaceApiExceptionControllerAdvice.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/exception/DSpaceApiExceptionControllerAdvice.java
index 8640f64a7f8d..6f305a6ce86f 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/exception/DSpaceApiExceptionControllerAdvice.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/exception/DSpaceApiExceptionControllerAdvice.java
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@
 public class DSpaceApiExceptionControllerAdvice extends ResponseEntityExceptionHandler {
     private static final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger();
 
+    /**
+     * Dedicated logger for 404 NOT_FOUND responses. Configured at OFF level by default
+     * so that expected 404s don't flood production logs.
+     * Set to WARN in log4j2.xml to see 404 responses in logs.
+     */
+    private static final Logger notFoundLog =
+            LogManager.getLogger("org.dspace.app.rest.exception.DSpaceApiExceptionControllerAdvice.NotFound");
+
     /**
      * Default collection of HTTP error codes to log as ERROR with full stack trace.
      */
@@ -290,7 +298,6 @@ private void sendErrorResponse(final HttpServletRequest request,
             // Log the full error and status code
             log.error("{} (status:{})", message, statusCode, ex);
         } else if (HttpStatus.valueOf(statusCode).is4xxClientError()) {
-            // Log the error as a single-line WARN
             String location;
             String exceptionMessage;
             if (null == ex) {
@@ -301,12 +308,26 @@ private void sendErrorResponse(final HttpServletRequest request,
                 StackTraceElement[] trace = ex.getStackTrace();
                 location = trace.length <= 0 ? "unknown" : trace[0].toString();
             }
-            log.warn("{} (status:{} exception: {} at: {})", message, statusCode,
-                    exceptionMessage, location);
+            logClientError(statusCode, message, exceptionMessage, location);
         }
 
         //Exception properties will be set by org.springframework.boot.web.support.ErrorPageFilter
         response.sendError(statusCode, message);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Log a 4xx client error. 404 NOT_FOUND is sent to a dedicated logger ({@link #notFoundLog})
+     * at WARN level, but the logger is set to OFF by default in log4j2.xml (suppressed).
+     * Set logger to WARN in log4j2.xml to see 404 responses in logs.
+     */
+    private void logClientError(int statusCode, String message, String exceptionMessage, String location) {
+        if (statusCode == HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND) {
+            notFoundLog.warn("{} (status:{} exception: {} at: {})", message, statusCode,
+                    exceptionMessage, location);
+        } else {
+            log.warn("{} (status:{} exception: {} at: {})", message, statusCode,
+                    exceptionMessage, location);
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/dspace/config/log4j2.xml b/dspace/config/log4j2.xml
index ea262904fd97..4faf0b68b305 100644
--- a/dspace/config/log4j2.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/log4j2.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@
             <AppenderRef ref='A2'/>
         </Logger>
 
+        <!-- NotFound logger for 404 responses - set to WARN to enable 404 logging -->
+        <Logger name='org.dspace.app.rest.exception.DSpaceApiExceptionControllerAdvice.NotFound'
+                level='OFF'
+                additivity='false'>
+            <AppenderRef ref='A1'/>
+        </Logger>
+
         <!-- The file downloads -->
         <Logger name="org.dspace.app.statistics.clarin.ClarinMatomoBitstreamTracker"
                 level="INFO"