diff --git a/web/app/components/plugins/marketplace/creator-profile/__tests__/data.server.spec.ts b/web/app/components/plugins/marketplace/creator-profile/__tests__/data.server.spec.ts
index 66dd5702b91..64cade33cee 100644
--- a/web/app/components/plugins/marketplace/creator-profile/__tests__/data.server.spec.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/plugins/marketplace/creator-profile/__tests__/data.server.spec.ts
@@ -175,9 +175,39 @@ describe('loadCreatorProfile', () => {
     expect(loaded?.viewModel.creations.map(({ kind }) => kind)).toEqual(['template'])
   })
 
-  it('returns null when the primary creator does not exist', async () => {
+  it('loads a profile from published work when the creator record is missing', async () => {
     mocks.creatorDetail.mockResolvedValue({ data: {} })
 
+    const loaded = await loadCreatorProfile({
+      uniqueHandle: 'template-author',
+      locale: 'en-US',
+    })
+
+    expect(loaded?.viewModel.profile).toMatchObject({
+      kind: 'individual',
+      handle: 'template-author',
+      displayName: 'template-author',
+    })
+    expect(loaded?.viewModel.creations.map(({ kind }) => kind)).toEqual(['plugin', 'template'])
+  })
+
+  it('loads a profile from published work when the creator request fails', async () => {
+    mocks.creatorDetail.mockRejectedValue(new Error('creator not found or deleted'))
+
+    const loaded = await loadCreatorProfile({
+      uniqueHandle: 'template-author',
+      locale: 'en-US',
+    })
+
+    expect(loaded?.viewModel.profile.handle).toBe('template-author')
+    expect(loaded?.viewModel.creations).toHaveLength(2)
+  })
+
+  it('returns null when the creator record and published work are both missing', async () => {
+    mocks.creatorDetail.mockResolvedValue({ data: {} })
+    mocks.publisherPlugins.mockResolvedValue({ data: { plugins: [] } })
+    mocks.publisherTemplates.mockResolvedValue({ data: { templates: [] } })
+
     await expect(
       loadCreatorProfile({ uniqueHandle: 'missing-creator', locale: 'en-US' }),
     ).resolves.toBeNull()
diff --git a/web/app/components/plugins/marketplace/creator-profile/data.server.ts b/web/app/components/plugins/marketplace/creator-profile/data.server.ts
index d569f4dc3ba..7c368e2ac80 100644
--- a/web/app/components/plugins/marketplace/creator-profile/data.server.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/plugins/marketplace/creator-profile/data.server.ts
@@ -104,13 +104,22 @@ const loadCreatorProfileCached = cache(
       getPublisherTemplates(uniqueHandle, sortField, sortOrder),
     ])
 
-    const creator = creatorResult.status === 'fulfilled' ? creatorResult.value : undefined
-    if (!creator) return null
-
     const plugins: MarketplacePlugin[] =
       pluginsResult.status === 'fulfilled' ? pluginsResult.value : []
     const templates: MarketplaceTemplate[] =
       templatesResult.status === 'fulfilled' ? templatesResult.value : []
+    let creator = creatorResult.status === 'fulfilled' ? creatorResult.value : undefined
+    // Templates/plugins are keyed by publisher handle. A missing synced creator
+    // row must not 404 a publisher who already has public work.
+    if (!creator && (plugins.length > 0 || templates.length > 0)) {
+      creator = {
+        unique_handle: uniqueHandle,
+        display_name: uniqueHandle,
+        name: uniqueHandle,
+        social_links: [],
+      }
+    }
+    if (!creator) return null
     const kind = publisherType === 'organization' ? 'organization' : 'individual'
     const resource = kind === 'organization' ? 'organizations' : 'creators'
     const encodedHandle = encodeURIComponent(uniqueHandle)