diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition/executer/AbstractRenderingEngine.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition/executer/AbstractRenderingEngine.java
index 2f0e30c3d8..0ced53aa60 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition/executer/AbstractRenderingEngine.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition/executer/AbstractRenderingEngine.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * #%L
  * Alfresco Repository
  * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2025 Alfresco Software Limited
  * %%
  * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
  * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
@@ -994,7 +994,29 @@ public abstract class AbstractRenderingEngine extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase
         {
             String msg = "A rendition of name: " + renditionQName + " should have been created for source node: "
                     + sourceNode;
-            throw new RenditionServiceException(msg);
+            if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
+            {
+                logger.debug(msg);
+            }
+            // Check if the node has the applied renditioned aspect, and if it does,
+            // remove the existing rendition node and assign the newly created rendition node.
+            if (nodeService.hasAspect(sourceNode, RenditionModel.ASPECT_RENDITIONED))
+            {
+                List<ChildAssociationRef> renditions = nodeService.getChildAssocs(sourceNode, RenditionModel.ASSOC_RENDITION, renditionQName);
+                if (!renditions.isEmpty())
+                {
+                    ChildAssociationRef existingRendition = renditions.get(0);
+                    nodeService.removeChild(sourceNode, existingRendition.getChildRef());
+                    renditionAssoc = renditionNode;
+
+                    if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
+                    {
+                        logger.debug("Removing the existing rendition node that doesn't have contentData and "
+                                + "assigning the newly created rendition node: " + renditionAssoc);
+
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
         // Return the link between the source and the new, final rendition
         return renditionAssoc;
diff --git a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition2/RenditionService2IntegrationTest.java b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition2/RenditionService2IntegrationTest.java
index 8807d6724e..b2fd768e7a 100644
--- a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition2/RenditionService2IntegrationTest.java
+++ b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition2/RenditionService2IntegrationTest.java
@@ -717,4 +717,63 @@ public class RenditionService2IntegrationTest extends AbstractRenditionIntegrati
             renditionService2.setEnabled(true);
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRecreationOfRendition2()
+    {
+        renditionService2.setEnabled(true);
+        try
+        {
+            NodeRef sourceNodeRef = createSource(ADMIN, "quick.docx");
+            assertNotNull("Node not generated", sourceNodeRef);
+
+            // Get content hash code for the source node.
+            int sourceNodeContentHashCode = getSourceContentHashCode(sourceNodeRef);
+
+            // Trigger the pdf rendition.
+            render(ADMIN, sourceNodeRef, PDF);
+            NodeRef pdfRenditionNodeRef = waitForRendition(ADMIN, sourceNodeRef, PDF, true);
+            assertNotNull("pdf rendition was not generated", pdfRenditionNodeRef);
+            assertNotNull("pdf rendition was not generated",
+                    nodeService.getProperty(pdfRenditionNodeRef, PROP_CONTENT));
+
+            // Check the pdf rendition content hash code is valid
+            int pdfRenditionContentHashCode = getRenditionContentHashCode(pdfRenditionNodeRef);
+            assertEquals("pdf rendition content hash code is different from source node content hash code",
+                    sourceNodeContentHashCode, pdfRenditionContentHashCode);
+
+            // Calling 'clearRenditionContentData' method directly so that rendition content will be cleaned.
+            AuthenticationUtil.runAs(
+                    (AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork<Void>) () -> transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper()
+                            .doInTransaction(() -> {
+                                renditionService2.clearRenditionContentData(sourceNodeRef, PDF);
+                                return null;
+                            }),
+                    ADMIN);
+
+            assertNull("Rendition has content", nodeService.getProperty(pdfRenditionNodeRef, PROP_CONTENT));
+
+            pdfRenditionContentHashCode = getRenditionContentHashCode(pdfRenditionNodeRef);
+            assertFalse("Rendition has content hash code",
+                    isValidRenditionContentHashCode(pdfRenditionContentHashCode));
+
+            renditionService2.setEnabled(false);
+
+            final QName pdfRendDefQName = QName.createQName(NamespaceService.CONTENT_MODEL_1_0_URI, "pdf");
+            transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper()
+                    .doInTransaction(() -> AuthenticationUtil.runAs(
+                            () -> renditionService.render(sourceNodeRef, pdfRendDefQName), ADMIN));
+
+            renditionService2.setEnabled(true);
+
+            NodeRef pdfRecreatedRenditionNodeRef = waitForRendition(ADMIN, sourceNodeRef, PDF, true);
+            assertNotEquals(" Rendition before deletion and after previewing are identical",
+                    pdfRenditionNodeRef.getId(), pdfRecreatedRenditionNodeRef.getId());
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            renditionService2.setEnabled(true);
+        }
+
+    }
 }