diff --git a/src/Taxonomies/TaxonomyRepository.php b/src/Taxonomies/TaxonomyRepository.php
index cc4372c4..2791d6af 100644
--- a/src/Taxonomies/TaxonomyRepository.php
+++ b/src/Taxonomies/TaxonomyRepository.php
@@ -40,11 +40,18 @@ public function all(): Collection
 
     public function findByHandle($handle): ?TaxonomyContract
     {
-        $taxonomyModel = Blink::once("eloquent-taxonomies-{$handle}", function () use ($handle) {
+        $blinkKey = "eloquent-taxonomies-{$handle}";
+        $taxonomyModel = Blink::once($blinkKey, function () use ($handle) {
             return app('statamic.eloquent.taxonomies.model')::whereHandle($handle)->first();
         });
 
-        return $taxonomyModel instanceof Model ? app(TaxonomyContract::class)->fromModel($taxonomyModel) : null;
+        if (! $taxonomyModel instanceof Model) {
+            Blink::forget($blinkKey);
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return app(TaxonomyContract::class)->fromModel($taxonomyModel);
     }
 
     public function findByUri(string $uri, ?string $site = null): ?Taxonomy
diff --git a/src/Taxonomies/TermQueryBuilder.php b/src/Taxonomies/TermQueryBuilder.php
index ee8368d4..126e866d 100644
--- a/src/Taxonomies/TermQueryBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Taxonomies/TermQueryBuilder.php
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ public function get($columns = ['*'])
     {
         $this->applyCollectionAndTaxonomyWheres();
 
+        // Ensure 'taxonomy' is always selected as it's required for Term::fromModel().
+        if (! in_array('*', $columns) && ! in_array('taxonomy', $columns)) {
+            $columns[] = 'taxonomy';
+        }
+
         $items = parent::get($columns);
 
         // If a single collection has been queried, we'll supply it to the terms so
@@ -212,6 +217,11 @@ public function paginate($perPage = null, $columns = [], $pageName = 'page', $pa
     {
         $this->applyCollectionAndTaxonomyWheres();
 
+        // Ensure 'taxonomy' is always selected as it's required for Term::fromModel().
+        if (! in_array('*', $columns) && ! in_array('taxonomy', $columns)) {
+            $columns[] = 'taxonomy';
+        }
+
         return parent::paginate($perPage, $columns, $pageName, $page);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Terms/TermTest.php b/tests/Terms/TermTest.php
index 36d99871..c1c9b9d6 100644
--- a/tests/Terms/TermTest.php
+++ b/tests/Terms/TermTest.php
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 use Statamic\Eloquent\Entries\Entry;
 use Statamic\Eloquent\Taxonomies\Taxonomy;
 use Statamic\Eloquent\Taxonomies\TermModel;
+use Statamic\Facades\Blink;
 use Statamic\Facades\Collection;
 use Statamic\Facades\Stache;
+use Statamic\Facades\Taxonomy as TaxonomyFacade;
 use Statamic\Facades\Term as TermFacade;
 use Statamic\Statamic;
 use Statamic\Testing\Concerns\PreventsSavingStacheItemsToDisk;
@@ -117,4 +119,41 @@ public function it_applies_taxonomy_wheres_using_pluck_count_and_get()
         $this->assertSame(1, $taxonomy->queryTerms()->count());
         $this->assertSame($term->slug(), $taxonomy->queryTerms()->get()->pluck('slug')->first());
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_does_not_cache_null_taxonomy_lookups()
+    {
+        $taxonomy = TaxonomyFacade::findByHandle('future');
+        $this->assertNull($taxonomy);
+
+        // Create taxonomy directly in DB, bypassing TaxonomyRepository::save().
+        $modelClass = app('statamic.eloquent.taxonomies.model');
+        $modelClass::create([
+            'handle' => 'future',
+            'title' => 'Future Taxonomy',
+            'sites' => ['en'],
+            'settings' => [],
+        ]);
+
+        $taxonomy = TaxonomyFacade::findByHandle('future');
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($taxonomy);
+        $this->assertEquals('future', $taxonomy->handle());
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_queries_terms_with_taxonomy_available()
+    {
+        Taxonomy::make('tags')->title('Tags')->save();
+        TermFacade::make('test-tag')->taxonomy('tags')->data(['title' => 'Test Tag'])->save();
+
+        Blink::flush();
+
+        $terms = TermFacade::query()->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $terms);
+        $this->assertEquals('test-tag', $terms->first()->slug());
+        $this->assertNotNull($terms->first()->taxonomy());
+        $this->assertEquals('tags', $terms->first()->taxonomy()->handle());
+    }
 }