diff --git a/changelog/14622.txt b/changelog/14622.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..289756a53902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/14622.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+replication (enterprise): fix panic due to missing entity during invalidation of local aliases.
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vault/identity_store.go b/vault/identity_store.go
index 4332af32eb93..bd0d11116e3f 100644
--- a/vault/identity_store.go
+++ b/vault/identity_store.go
@@ -773,6 +773,10 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) Invalidate(ctx context.Context, key string) {
 				i.logger.Error("failed to fetch entity during local alias invalidation", "entity_id", alias.CanonicalID, "error", err)
 				return
 			}
+			if entity == nil {
+				i.logger.Error("failed to fetch entity during local alias invalidation, missing entity", "entity_id", alias.CanonicalID, "error", err)
+				continue
+			}
 
 			// Delete local aliases from the entity.
 			err = i.deleteAliasesInEntityInTxn(txn, entity, []*identity.Alias{alias})