diff --git a/neutron/plugins/nicira/NeutronPlugin.py b/neutron/plugins/nicira/NeutronPlugin.py
index d82952b8d48..70b880ec31b 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/nicira/NeutronPlugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/nicira/NeutronPlugin.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class NvpPluginV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
             try:
                 def_network_gw = self._get_network_gateway(ctx,
                                                            def_l2_gw_uuid)
-            except sa_exc.NoResultFound:
+            except networkgw_db.GatewayNotFound:
                 # Create in DB only - don't go on NVP
                 def_gw_data = {'id': def_l2_gw_uuid,
                                'name': 'default L2 gateway service',
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/nicira/dbexts/nicira_networkgw_db.py b/neutron/plugins/nicira/dbexts/nicira_networkgw_db.py
index 6829df1629d..fb9abb60a10 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/nicira/dbexts/nicira_networkgw_db.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/nicira/dbexts/nicira_networkgw_db.py
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class GatewayInUse(exceptions.InUse):
                 "with one or more neutron networks.")
 
 
+class GatewayNotFound(exceptions.NotFound):
+    message = _("Network Gateway %(gateway_id)s could not be found")
+
+
 class NetworkGatewayPortInUse(exceptions.InUse):
     message = _("Port '%(port_id)s' is owned by '%(device_owner)s' and "
                 "therefore cannot be deleted directly via the port API.")
@@ -130,7 +134,11 @@ class NetworkGatewayMixin(nvp_networkgw.NetworkGatewayPluginBase):
     resource = nvp_networkgw.RESOURCE_NAME.replace('-', '_')
 
     def _get_network_gateway(self, context, gw_id):
-        return self._get_by_id(context, NetworkGateway, gw_id)
+        try:
+            gw = self._get_by_id(context, NetworkGateway, gw_id)
+        except sa_orm_exc.NoResultFound:
+            raise GatewayNotFound(gateway_id=gw_id)
+        return gw
 
     def _make_gw_connection_dict(self, gw_conn):
         return {'port_id': gw_conn['port_id'],
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/nicira/test_nicira_plugin.py b/neutron/tests/unit/nicira/test_nicira_plugin.py
index 203b70e668a..a239235becb 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/nicira/test_nicira_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/nicira/test_nicira_plugin.py
@@ -1421,6 +1421,12 @@ class TestNiciraNetworkGateway(test_l2_gw.NetworkGatewayDbTestCase,
         # The default gateway must still be there
         self._test_delete_network_gateway(1)
 
+    def test_show_network_gateway_nvp_error_returns_404(self):
+        invalid_id = 'b5afd4a9-eb71-4af7-a082-8fc625a35b61'
+        req = self.new_show_request(nvp_networkgw.COLLECTION_NAME, invalid_id)
+        res = req.get_response(self.ext_api)
+        self.assertEqual(webob.exc.HTTPNotFound.code, res.status_int)
+
 
 class TestNiciraMultiProviderNetworks(NiciraPluginV2TestCase):