diff --git a/inc/compatibility/elementor.php b/inc/compatibility/elementor.php
index 1b4f945956..45f0d4b352 100644
--- a/inc/compatibility/elementor.php
+++ b/inc/compatibility/elementor.php
@@ -140,11 +140,17 @@ public function enqueue() {
 	 * @return \WP_REST_Response|\WP_Error
 	 */
 	public function alter_global_colors_front_end( $response, $handler, \WP_REST_Request $request ) {
-		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
+		$route = $request->get_route();
+
+		// Elementor never knows Neve IDs, so not-found is expected on the colors route.
+		$is_color_not_found = is_wp_error( $response )
+			&& 'global_not_found' === $response->get_error_code()
+			&& 0 === strpos( $route, '/elementor/v1/globals/colors/' );
+
+		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) && ! $is_color_not_found ) {
 			return $response;
 		}
 
-		$route         = $request->get_route();
 		$rest_to_slugs = [
 			'nvprimaryaccent'   => 'nv-primary-accent',
 			'nvsecondaryaccent' => 'nv-secondary-accent',
diff --git a/tests/test-elementor-compatibility.php b/tests/test-elementor-compatibility.php
index 845d0246ba..6dc7d7b69a 100644
--- a/tests/test-elementor-compatibility.php
+++ b/tests/test-elementor-compatibility.php
@@ -20,24 +20,53 @@ class TestElementorCompatibility extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 */
 	const COLOR_ROUTE = self::GLOBALS_ROUTE . '/colors/nvprimaryaccent';
 
+	/**
+	 * Reset the static custom colors so they don't leak into other tests.
+	 */
+	public function tearDown(): void {
+		$this->set_custom_global_colors( null );
+
+		parent::tearDown();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the static custom global colors on the compatibility class.
+	 *
+	 * @param array<string, array{label: string, val: string}>|null $colors Custom global colors, or null for the unloaded default.
+	 */
+	private function set_custom_global_colors( ?array $colors ): void {
+		$custom_colors = new ReflectionProperty( \Neve\Compatibility\Elementor::class, 'custom_global_colors' );
+		$custom_colors->setAccessible( true );
+		$custom_colors->setValue( null, $colors );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Build a compatibility instance in a post-init state.
 	 *
 	 * Avoids ::init(), which needs ELEMENTOR_VERSION defined and would leak that
 	 * constant plus its hooks into the rest of the suite.
 	 *
+	 * @param array<string, array{label: string, val: string}> $custom_global_colors Custom global colors theme mod value.
+	 *
 	 * @return \Neve\Compatibility\Elementor
 	 */
-	private function get_elementor_compat() {
+	private function get_elementor_compat( array $custom_global_colors = [] ) {
 		$elementor = new \Neve\Compatibility\Elementor();
 
-		$custom_colors = new ReflectionProperty( $elementor, 'custom_global_colors' );
-		$custom_colors->setAccessible( true );
-		$custom_colors->setValue( $elementor, [] );
+		$this->set_custom_global_colors( $custom_global_colors );
 
 		return $elementor;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Elementor's error for a global ID missing from its kit.
+	 *
+	 * @return WP_Error
+	 */
+	private function get_global_not_found_error() {
+		return new WP_Error( 'global_not_found', 'The Global value you are trying to use is not available.', [ 'status' => 404 ] );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Errored responses should be passed through untouched.
 	 */
@@ -89,4 +118,69 @@ public function test_global_colors_front_end_overrides_color() {
 		$this->assertSame( 'nvprimaryaccent', $data['id'] );
 		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'value', $data );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Elementor's not-found error for a Neve color should resolve to the palette color.
+	 */
+	public function test_global_colors_front_end_resolves_neve_color_on_not_found() {
+		$elementor = $this->get_elementor_compat();
+		$request   = new WP_REST_Request( 'GET', self::COLOR_ROUTE );
+
+		$filtered = $elementor->alter_global_colors_front_end( $this->get_global_not_found_error(), [], $request );
+
+		$this->assertInstanceOf( WP_REST_Response::class, $filtered );
+
+		$palettes = neve_get_global_colors_default( true );
+		$expected = $palettes['palettes'][ $palettes['activePalette'] ]['colors']['nv-primary-accent'];
+		$data     = $filtered->get_data();
+
+		$this->assertSame( 'nvprimaryaccent', $data['id'] );
+		$this->assertSame( neve_sanitize_colors( $expected ), $data['value'] );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Elementor's not-found error for a custom Neve color should resolve to that color.
+	 */
+	public function test_global_colors_front_end_resolves_custom_color_on_not_found() {
+		$elementor = $this->get_elementor_compat(
+			[
+				'custom' => [
+					'label' => 'Custom',
+					'val'   => '#123456',
+				],
+			]
+		);
+		$request   = new WP_REST_Request( 'GET', self::GLOBALS_ROUTE . '/colors/custom' );
+
+		$filtered = $elementor->alter_global_colors_front_end( $this->get_global_not_found_error(), [], $request );
+
+		$this->assertInstanceOf( WP_REST_Response::class, $filtered );
+
+		$data = $filtered->get_data();
+
+		$this->assertSame( 'custom', $data['id'] );
+		$this->assertSame( '#123456', $data['value'] );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Elementor's not-found error for a non-Neve color should be passed through untouched.
+	 */
+	public function test_global_colors_front_end_passes_through_not_found_for_unknown_color() {
+		$elementor = $this->get_elementor_compat();
+		$request   = new WP_REST_Request( 'GET', self::GLOBALS_ROUTE . '/colors/primary' );
+		$error     = $this->get_global_not_found_error();
+
+		$this->assertSame( $error, $elementor->alter_global_colors_front_end( $error, [], $request ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Elementor's not-found error on a non-color route should be passed through for a Neve ID.
+	 */
+	public function test_global_colors_front_end_passes_through_not_found_on_typography_route() {
+		$elementor = $this->get_elementor_compat();
+		$request   = new WP_REST_Request( 'GET', self::GLOBALS_ROUTE . '/typography/nvprimaryaccent' );
+		$error     = $this->get_global_not_found_error();
+
+		$this->assertSame( $error, $elementor->alter_global_colors_front_end( $error, [], $request ) );
+	}
 }