diff --git a/server/models/Document.test.ts b/server/models/Document.test.ts
index 70edb539b..b6842acce 100644
--- a/server/models/Document.test.ts
+++ b/server/models/Document.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { EmptyResultError } from "sequelize";
 import slugify from "@shared/utils/slugify";
 import Document from "@server/models/Document";
 import {
@@ -176,6 +177,34 @@ describe("#findByPk", () => {
     const response = await Document.findByPk(id);
     expect(response?.id).toBe(document.id);
   });
+
+  it("should test with rejectOnEmpty flag", async () => {
+    const user = await buildUser();
+    const document = await buildDocument({
+      teamId: user.teamId,
+      createdById: user.id,
+    });
+    await expect(
+      Document.findByPk(document.id, {
+        userId: user.id,
+        rejectOnEmpty: true,
+      })
+    ).resolves.not.toBeNull();
+
+    await expect(
+      Document.findByPk(document.urlId, {
+        userId: user.id,
+        rejectOnEmpty: true,
+      })
+    ).resolves.not.toBeNull();
+
+    await expect(
+      Document.findByPk("0e8280ea-7b4c-40e5-98ba-ec8a2f00f5e8", {
+        userId: user.id,
+        rejectOnEmpty: true,
+      })
+    ).rejects.toThrow(EmptyResultError);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("tasks", () => {
diff --git a/server/models/Document.ts b/server/models/Document.ts
index 3c79f2817..8cbaaeff1 100644
--- a/server/models/Document.ts
+++ b/server/models/Document.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   FindOptions,
   ScopeOptions,
   WhereOptions,
+  EmptyResultError,
 } from "sequelize";
 import {
   ForeignKey,
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export const DOCUMENT_VERSION = 2;
 type AdditionalFindOptions = {
   userId?: string;
   includeState?: boolean;
+  rejectOnEmpty?: boolean | Error;
 };
 
 @DefaultScope(() => ({
@@ -513,22 +515,36 @@ class Document extends ParanoidModel {
     ]);
 
     if (isUUID(id)) {
-      return scope.findOne({
+      const document = await scope.findOne({
         where: {
           id,
         },
         ...rest,
+        rejectOnEmpty: false,
       });
+
+      if (!document && rest.rejectOnEmpty) {
+        throw new EmptyResultError(`Document doesn't exist with id: ${id}`);
+      }
+
+      return document;
     }
 
     const match = id.match(SLUG_URL_REGEX);
     if (match) {
-      return scope.findOne({
+      const document = await scope.findOne({
         where: {
           urlId: match[1],
         },
         ...rest,
+        rejectOnEmpty: false,
       });
+
+      if (!document && rest.rejectOnEmpty) {
+        throw new EmptyResultError(`Document doesn't exist with id: ${id}`);
+      }
+
+      return document;
     }
 
     return null;