diff --git a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImpl.java b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImpl.java
index e30b0ffd2156..7483051b760e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImpl.java
+++ b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImpl.java
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ public com.google.api.services.bigquery.model.Dataset call() {
               getOptions().getRetrySettings(),
               EXCEPTION_HANDLER,
               getOptions().getClock());
+      if (getOptions().getThrowNotFound() && answer == null) {
+        throw new BigQueryException(404, "Dataset not found");
+      }
       return answer == null ? null : Dataset.fromPb(this, answer);
     } catch (RetryHelper.RetryHelperException e) {
       throw BigQueryException.translateAndThrow(e);
@@ -482,6 +485,9 @@ public com.google.api.services.bigquery.model.Table call() {
               getOptions().getRetrySettings(),
               EXCEPTION_HANDLER,
               getOptions().getClock());
+      if (getOptions().getThrowNotFound() && answer == null) {
+        throw new BigQueryException(404, "Table not found");
+      }
       return answer == null ? null : Table.fromPb(this, answer);
     } catch (RetryHelper.RetryHelperException e) {
       throw BigQueryException.translateAndThrow(e);
@@ -696,6 +702,9 @@ public com.google.api.services.bigquery.model.Job call() {
               getOptions().getRetrySettings(),
               EXCEPTION_HANDLER,
               getOptions().getClock());
+      if (getOptions().getThrowNotFound() && answer == null) {
+        throw new BigQueryException(404, "Job not found");
+      }
       return answer == null ? null : Job.fromPb(this, answer);
     } catch (RetryHelper.RetryHelperException e) {
       throw BigQueryException.translateAndThrow(e);
diff --git a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryOptions.java b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryOptions.java
index 080bb57521f3..9119ed14315f 100644
--- a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryOptions.java
+++ b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryOptions.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class BigQueryOptions extends ServiceOptions<BigQuery, BigQueryOptions> {
   private static final String BIGQUERY_SCOPE = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery";
   private static final Set<String> SCOPES = ImmutableSet.of(BIGQUERY_SCOPE);
   private static final long serialVersionUID = -2437598817433266049L;
+  private boolean setThrowNotFound;
 
   public static class DefaultBigQueryFactory implements BigQueryFactory {
 
@@ -112,6 +113,14 @@ protected BigQueryRpc getBigQueryRpcV2() {
     return (BigQueryRpc) getRpc();
   }
 
+  public void setThrowNotFound(boolean setThrowNotFound) {
+    this.setThrowNotFound = setThrowNotFound;
+  }
+
+  public boolean getThrowNotFound() {
+    return setThrowNotFound;
+  }
+
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   @Override
   public Builder toBuilder() {
diff --git a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImplTest.java b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImplTest.java
index 9b67445acd13..0a1b4bc88354 100644
--- a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImplTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImplTest.java
@@ -355,6 +355,17 @@ public void testGetDataset() {
         new Dataset(bigquery, new DatasetInfo.BuilderImpl(DATASET_INFO_WITH_PROJECT)), dataset);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testGetDatasetNotFound() {
+    EasyMock.expect(bigqueryRpcMock.getDataset(PROJECT, "dataset-not-found", EMPTY_RPC_OPTIONS))
+        .andThrow(new BigQueryException(404, "Dataset not found"));
+    EasyMock.replay(bigqueryRpcMock);
+    options.setThrowNotFound(true);
+    bigquery = options.getService();
+    thrown.expect(BigQueryException.class);
+    bigquery.getDataset("dataset-not-found");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testGetDatasetFromDatasetId() {
     EasyMock.expect(bigqueryRpcMock.getDataset(PROJECT, DATASET, EMPTY_RPC_OPTIONS))
@@ -592,6 +603,18 @@ public void testGetTable() {
     assertEquals(new Table(bigquery, new TableInfo.BuilderImpl(TABLE_INFO_WITH_PROJECT)), table);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testGetTableNotFound() {
+    EasyMock.expect(
+            bigqueryRpcMock.getTable(PROJECT, DATASET, "table-not-found", EMPTY_RPC_OPTIONS))
+        .andThrow(new BigQueryException(404, "Table not found"));
+    EasyMock.replay(bigqueryRpcMock);
+    options.setThrowNotFound(true);
+    bigquery = options.getService();
+    thrown.expect(BigQueryException.class);
+    bigquery.getTable(DATASET, "table-not-found");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testGetTableFromTableId() {
     EasyMock.expect(bigqueryRpcMock.getTable(PROJECT, DATASET, TABLE, EMPTY_RPC_OPTIONS))
@@ -1179,6 +1202,17 @@ public void testGetJob() {
     assertEquals(new Job(bigquery, new JobInfo.BuilderImpl(COMPLETE_COPY_JOB)), job);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testGetJobNotFound() {
+    EasyMock.expect(bigqueryRpcMock.getJob(PROJECT, "job-not-found", null, EMPTY_RPC_OPTIONS))
+        .andThrow(new BigQueryException(404, "Job not found"));
+    EasyMock.replay(bigqueryRpcMock);
+    options.setThrowNotFound(true);
+    bigquery = options.getService();
+    thrown.expect(BigQueryException.class);
+    bigquery.getJob("job-not-found");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testGetJobFromJobId() {
     EasyMock.expect(bigqueryRpcMock.getJob(PROJECT, JOB, null, EMPTY_RPC_OPTIONS))