Index: subversion/libsvn_ra_serf/serf.c
===================================================================
--- subversion/libsvn_ra_serf/serf.c	(revision 31082)
+++ subversion/libsvn_ra_serf/serf.c	(working copy)
@@ -977,9 +977,21 @@ svn_ra_serf__stat(svn_ra_session_t *ra_session,
   const char *path;
   svn_revnum_t fetched_rev;
   svn_dirent_t *entry;
+  svn_error_t *err;
 
-  SVN_ERR(fetch_path_props(&prop_ctx, &props, &path, &fetched_rev,
-                           session, rel_path, revision, all_props, pool));
+  err = fetch_path_props(&prop_ctx, &props, &path, &fetched_rev,
+                         session, rel_path, revision, all_props, pool);
+  if (err)
+    {
+      if (err->apr_err == SVN_ERR_RA_DAV_PATH_NOT_FOUND)
+        {
+          svn_error_clear(err);
+          *dirent = NULL;
+          return SVN_NO_ERROR;
+        }
+      else
+        return err;
+    }
 
   entry = apr_pcalloc(pool, sizeof(*entry));
 
Index: subversion/libsvn_ra_serf/property.c
===================================================================
--- subversion/libsvn_ra_serf/property.c	(revision 31082)
+++ subversion/libsvn_ra_serf/property.c	(working copy)
@@ -612,6 +612,13 @@ svn_ra_serf__wait_for_props(svn_ra_serf__propfind_
       svn_error_clear(err);
       SVN_ERR(prop_ctx->parser_ctx->error);
     }
+  if (prop_ctx->parser_ctx->status_code == 404)
+    {
+      return svn_error_create(SVN_ERR_RA_DAV_PATH_NOT_FOUND, NULL,
+                              apr_psprintf(pool, _("'%s' path not found"),
+                                           prop_ctx->path));
+    }
+
   return err;
 }