diff --git a/Lib/importlib/metadata/__init__.py b/Lib/importlib/metadata/__init__.py
index 8ce62dd864fc27..2bcff0ec715a72 100644
--- a/Lib/importlib/metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/importlib/metadata/__init__.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def from_name(cls, name: str) -> Distribution:
         try:
             return next(iter(cls.discover(name=name)))
         except StopIteration:
-            raise PackageNotFoundError(name)
+            raise PackageNotFoundError(name) from None
 
     @classmethod
     def discover(
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-10-15-17-23-51.gh-issue-140141.j2mUDB.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-10-15-17-23-51.gh-issue-140141.j2mUDB.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2edadbc3e3887c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-10-15-17-23-51.gh-issue-140141.j2mUDB.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+The :py:class:`importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError` traceback raised when
+``importlib.metadata.Distribution.from_name`` cannot discover a
+distribution no longer includes a transient :exc:`StopIteration` exception trace.
+
+Contributed by Bartosz Sławecki in :gh:`140142`.