diff --git a/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework-extensions/nifi-provenance-repository-bundle/nifi-persistent-provenance-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/provenance/index/lucene/LuceneEventIndex.java b/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework-extensions/nifi-provenance-repository-bundle/nifi-persistent-provenance-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/provenance/index/lucene/LuceneEventIndex.java
index d137ee5fcd..63a5401ac0 100644
--- a/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework-extensions/nifi-provenance-repository-bundle/nifi-persistent-provenance-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/provenance/index/lucene/LuceneEventIndex.java
+++ b/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework-extensions/nifi-provenance-repository-bundle/nifi-persistent-provenance-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/provenance/index/lucene/LuceneEventIndex.java
@@ -758,6 +758,11 @@ public class LuceneEventIndex implements EventIndex {
     @Override
     public AsyncLineageSubmission retrieveLineageSubmission(final String lineageIdentifier, final NiFiUser user) {
         final AsyncLineageSubmission submission = lineageSubmissionMap.get(lineageIdentifier);
+
+        if (submission == null) {
+            throw new AccessDeniedException("Cannot retrieve Provenance Lineage Submission. It has already been deleted or submitted to another NiFi node in the cluster.");
+        }
+
         final String userId = submission.getSubmitterIdentity();
 
         if (user == null && userId == null) {