diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e3de458427..5ca43c47944 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Bug #20489: Replace deprecated `strftime` with `date` in `YiiRequirementChecker` (max-s-lab)
 - Bug #20494: Fix `PHPdoc`, add `PHPStan/Psalm` annotations for `authMethods` property in `CompositeAuth` class (terabytesoftw)
 - Bug #20485: Fix error `Cannot unset string offsets` in `yii\di\Instance:ensure(['__class' => ...], 'some\class\name')` (max-s-lab)
+- Enh #20047: Throw exception when fixture not found rather than ignoring (borgou)
 
 2.0.53 June 27, 2025
 --------------------
@@ -128,7 +129,6 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Enh #20171: Support JSON columns for MariaDB 10.4 or higher (@terabytesoftw)
 - New #20137: Added `yii\caching\CallbackDependency` to allow using a callback to determine if a cache dependency is still valid (laxity7)
 
-
 2.0.49.2 October 12, 2023
 -------------------------
 
diff --git a/framework/console/controllers/FixtureController.php b/framework/console/controllers/FixtureController.php
index caba5d271cd..d7bd236296d 100644
--- a/framework/console/controllers/FixtureController.php
+++ b/framework/console/controllers/FixtureController.php
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ private function getFixturesConfig($fixtures)
                 $config[] = $fullClassName;
             } elseif (class_exists($fullClassName . 'Fixture')) {
                 $config[] = $fullClassName . 'Fixture';
+            } else {
+                throw new Exception('Neither fixture "' . $fullClassName . '" nor "' . $fullClassName . 'Fixture" was found.');
             }
         }