diff --git a/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/authorization/MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProvider.java b/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/authorization/MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProvider.java
index 6009da001bfd3..4a25caf63b35c 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/authorization/MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProvider.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/authorization/MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProvider.java
@@ -220,7 +220,11 @@ public CompletableFuture<Boolean> authorize(String role, AuthenticationDataSourc
                         return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(false);
                     }
                     List<CompletableFuture<Boolean>> futures = new ArrayList<>(roles.size());
-                    roles.forEach(r -> futures.add(authorizeFunc.apply(r)));
+                    if (roles.size() == 1) {
+                        roles.forEach(r -> futures.add(authorizeFunc.apply(r)));
+                    } else {
+                        roles.forEach(r -> futures.add(authorizeFunc.apply(r).exceptionally(ex -> false)));
+                    }
                     return FutureUtil.waitForAny(futures, ret -> (boolean) ret).thenApply(v -> v.isPresent());
                 });
     }
diff --git a/pulsar-broker-common/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/authorization/MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProviderTest.java b/pulsar-broker-common/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/authorization/MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProviderTest.java
index fd3e24c676b28..690f8c75e8588 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker-common/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/authorization/MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProviderTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker-common/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/authorization/MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProviderTest.java
@@ -21,14 +21,17 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.testng.Assert.expectThrows;
 import io.jsonwebtoken.Jwts;
 import io.jsonwebtoken.SignatureAlgorithm;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
 import lombok.Cleanup;
+import org.apache.pulsar.broker.PulsarServerException;
 import org.apache.pulsar.broker.ServiceConfiguration;
 import org.apache.pulsar.broker.authentication.AuthenticationDataSource;
 import org.apache.pulsar.broker.authentication.AuthenticationDataSubscription;
@@ -304,4 +307,108 @@ public String getHttpHeader(String name) {
         assertTrue(provider.authorize("admin1", null, authorizeFunc).get());
         assertFalse(provider.authorize("admin2", null, authorizeFunc).get());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test subscription prefix mismatch exception handling.
+     * <p>
+     * Scenario 1: One role authorization succeeds, another role throws subscription prefix mismatch exception
+     * -> Returns true (exception is swallowed)
+     * Scenario 2: All roles throw subscription prefix mismatch exception -> Returns false
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testMultiRolesAuthzWithSubscriptionPrefixMismatchException() throws Exception {
+        SecretKey secretKey = AuthTokenUtils.createSecretKey(SignatureAlgorithm.HS256);
+        String userA = "user-a";
+        String userB = "user-b";
+        String token = Jwts.builder()
+                .claim(MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProvider.DEFAULT_ROLE_CLAIM, new String[]{userA, userB})
+                .signWith(secretKey).compact();
+
+        MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProvider provider = new MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProvider();
+        ServiceConfiguration conf = new ServiceConfiguration();
+        provider.initialize(conf, mock(PulsarResources.class));
+
+        AuthenticationDataSource ads = new AuthenticationDataSource() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean hasDataFromHttp() {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public String getHttpHeader(String name) {
+                if (name.equals("Authorization")) {
+                    return "Bearer " + token;
+                } else {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Wrong HTTP header");
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        // userA throws subscription prefix mismatch exception, userB returns true -> result should be true
+        assertTrue(provider.authorize("test", ads, role -> {
+            if (role.equals(userA)) {
+                CompletableFuture<Boolean> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
+                future.completeExceptionally(new PulsarServerException(
+                        "The subscription name needs to be prefixed by the authentication role"));
+                return future;
+            }
+            return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(true);
+        }).get());
+
+        // All roles throw subscription prefix mismatch exception -> result should be false
+        assertFalse(provider.authorize("test", ads, role -> {
+            CompletableFuture<Boolean> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
+            future.completeExceptionally(new PulsarServerException(
+                    "The subscription name needs to be prefixed by the authentication role"));
+            return future;
+        }).get());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test single role with subscription prefix mismatch exception.
+     * <p>
+     * Single role throws subscription prefix mismatch exception -> Should throw the original exception
+     * (Single role keeps original behavior, does not swallow exception)
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testSingleRoleAuthzWithSubscriptionPrefixMismatchException() throws Exception {
+        SecretKey secretKey = AuthTokenUtils.createSecretKey(SignatureAlgorithm.HS256);
+        String userA = "user-a";
+        String token = Jwts.builder()
+                .claim(MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProvider.DEFAULT_ROLE_CLAIM, userA)
+                .signWith(secretKey).compact();
+
+        MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProvider provider = new MultiRolesTokenAuthorizationProvider();
+        ServiceConfiguration conf = new ServiceConfiguration();
+        provider.initialize(conf, mock(PulsarResources.class));
+
+        AuthenticationDataSource ads = new AuthenticationDataSource() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean hasDataFromHttp() {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public String getHttpHeader(String name) {
+                if (name.equals("Authorization")) {
+                    return "Bearer " + token;
+                } else {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Wrong HTTP header");
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Single role throws subscription prefix mismatch exception -> should propagate exception
+        ExecutionException ex = expectThrows(ExecutionException.class, () -> {
+            provider.authorize("test", ads, role -> {
+                CompletableFuture<Boolean> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
+                future.completeExceptionally(new PulsarServerException(
+                        "The subscription name needs to be prefixed by the authentication role"));
+                return future;
+            }).get();
+        });
+        assertTrue(ex.getCause() instanceof PulsarServerException);
+        assertTrue(ex.getCause().getMessage().contains(
+                "The subscription name needs to be prefixed by the authentication role"));
+    }
 }