diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/SharesUpdatedListener.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/SharesUpdatedListener.php
index a6ea34d295f9b..9d90d3f3388bd 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/SharesUpdatedListener.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/SharesUpdatedListener.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace OCA\Files_Sharing\Listener;
 
+use OC\User\NoUserException;
 use OCA\Files_Sharing\AppInfo\Application;
 use OCA\Files_Sharing\Config\ConfigLexicon;
 use OCA\Files_Sharing\Event\UserShareAccessUpdatedEvent;
@@ -136,7 +137,14 @@ public function handle(Event $event): void {
 	private function markOrRun(IUser $user, callable $callback): void {
 		$start = floatval($this->clock->now()->format('U.u'));
 		if ($this->cutOffMarkTime === -1.0 || $this->updatedTime < $this->cutOffMarkTime) {
-			$callback();
+			try {
+				$callback();
+			} catch (NoUserException $e) {
+				// A share recipient may reference a user id that no backend can resolve anymore
+				// (e.g. with LazyUser::getUID()) - like remnant / incorrectly removed user.
+				// Skip this recipient instead of aborting the share operation.
+				$this->logger->debug('Skipping share mount update for unresolvable user ' . $user->getUID(), ['exception' => $e]);
+			}
 		} else {
 			$this->markUserForRefresh($user);
 		}
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/tests/SharesUpdatedListenerTest.php b/apps/files_sharing/tests/SharesUpdatedListenerTest.php
index 3598f6cfb5b09..f803b04d443af 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/tests/SharesUpdatedListenerTest.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/tests/SharesUpdatedListenerTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace OCA\Files_Sharing\Tests;
 
+use OC\User\NoUserException;
 use OCA\Files_Sharing\Config\ConfigLexicon;
 use OCA\Files_Sharing\Event\UserShareAccessUpdatedEvent;
 use OCA\Files_Sharing\Listener\SharesUpdatedListener;
@@ -115,6 +116,33 @@ public function testShareAddedFilterOwner() {
 		$this->sharesUpdatedListener->handle($event);
 	}
 
+	public function testShareAddedSkipsUnresolvableUser(): void {
+		$share = $this->createMock(IShare::class);
+		$user1 = $this->createUser('user1', '');
+		$user2 = $this->createUser('user2', '');
+
+		$this->manager->method('getUsersForShare')
+			->willReturn([$user1, $user2]);
+
+		$event = new ShareCreatedEvent($share);
+
+		// user1 is an orphaned recipient that no backend can resolve
+		$this->shareRecipientUpdater
+			->expects($this->exactly(2))
+			->method('updateForAddedShare')
+			->willReturnCallback(function (IUser $user) use ($user1): void {
+				if ($user === $user1) {
+					throw new NoUserException('Backends provided no user object');
+				}
+			});
+
+		// the failure is logged, not thrown
+		$this->logger->expects($this->once())->method('debug');
+
+		// must not throw: user2 is still processed
+		$this->sharesUpdatedListener->handle($event);
+	}
+
 	public function testShareAccessUpdated() {
 		$user1 = $this->createUser('user1', '');
 		$user2 = $this->createUser('user2', '');