diff --git a/src/key_value/aio/stores/filetree/store.py b/src/key_value/aio/stores/filetree/store.py
index 29c26db1..84c864a4 100644
--- a/src/key_value/aio/stores/filetree/store.py
+++ b/src/key_value/aio/stores/filetree/store.py
@@ -270,7 +270,12 @@ async def get_entry(self, *, key: str) -> ManagedEntry | None:
         if not await key_path.exists():
             return None
 
-        data_dict: dict[str, Any] = await read_file(file=key_path)
+        try:
+            data_dict: dict[str, Any] = await read_file(file=key_path)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            # Another actor removed the entry between the exists() check and the read.
+            # Report a miss, the same as delete_entry does when the file is already gone.
+            return None
 
         return self.serialization_adapter.load_dict(data=data_dict)
 
diff --git a/tests/stores/filetree/test_filetree.py b/tests/stores/filetree/test_filetree.py
index 2b2b77e1..766aaa68 100644
--- a/tests/stores/filetree/test_filetree.py
+++ b/tests/stores/filetree/test_filetree.py
@@ -60,6 +60,26 @@ async def unlink_after_external_removal(path: AsyncPath) -> None:
         assert await store.delete(collection="test", key="race_key") is False
         assert await store.get(collection="test", key="race_key") is None
 
+    async def test_get_returns_none_when_file_disappears_after_exists_check(
+        self,
+        store: FileTreeStore,
+        monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    ):
+        """get should report a miss when another actor removes the file mid-read."""
+        await store.put(collection="test", key="race_key", value={"data": "value"})
+
+        original_exists = AsyncPath.exists
+
+        async def exists_then_external_removal(path: AsyncPath) -> bool:
+            result = await original_exists(path)
+            if Path(path).name == "race_key.json":
+                Path(path).unlink()
+            return result
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(AsyncPath, "exists", exists_then_external_removal)
+
+        assert await store.get(collection="test", key="race_key") is None
+
 
 class TestFileTreeStorePathTraversal:
     """Test suite for FileTreeStore path traversal security."""