diff --git a/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStore.java b/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStore.java
index cc62b7f..c50262e 100644
--- a/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStore.java
+++ b/oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStore.java
@@ -1387,6 +1387,9 @@ public final class DocumentNodeStore
                 String p = PathUtils.getAncestorPath(path, depth - i);
                 PathRev key = new PathRev(p, beforeState.getLastRevision());
                 beforeState = nodeCache.getIfPresent(key);
+                if (beforeState == missing) {
+                    beforeState = null;
+                }
             }
             DocumentNodeState.Children children = null;
             if (beforeState != null) {
diff --git a/oak-core/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStoreTest.java b/oak-core/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStoreTest.java
index 75f269e..80a0a3b 100644
--- a/oak-core/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStoreTest.java
+++ b/oak-core/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStoreTest.java
@@ -3058,6 +3058,20 @@ public class DocumentNodeStoreTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void missingLastRevInApplyChanges() throws CommitFailedException {
+        DocumentNodeStore ns = builderProvider.newBuilder().getNodeStore();
+        DocumentNodeState root = ns.getRoot();
+
+        RevisionVector before = root.getLastRevision();
+        Revision rev = Revision.newRevision(1);
+        RevisionVector after = new RevisionVector(Revision.newRevision(1));
+
+        ns.getNode("/foo", before);
+
+        ns.applyChanges(before, after, rev, "/foo", false, Collections.emptyList(), Collections.emptyList(), Collections.emptyList());
+    }
+
     private static class WriteCountingStore extends MemoryDocumentStore {
         private final ThreadLocal<Boolean> createMulti = new ThreadLocal<>();
         int count;