diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/imagebam.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/imagebam.py
index 66fbdd6c..3272820e 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/imagebam.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/imagebam.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright 2014-2025 Mike Fährmann
+# Copyright 2014-2026 Mike Fährmann
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 """Extractors for https://www.imagebam.com/"""
 
 from .common import Extractor, Message
-from .. import text
+from .. import text, exception
 
 
 class ImagebamExtractor(Extractor):
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class ImagebamExtractor(Extractor):
     def _parse_image_page(self, path):
         page = self.request(self.root + path).text
         url, pos = text.extract(page, '<img src="https://images', '"')
+        if not url:
+            raise exception.NotFoundError("image")
         filename = text.unescape(text.extract(page, 'alt="', '"', pos)[0])
 
         return text.nameext_from_name(filename, {
diff --git a/test/results/imagebam.py b/test/results/imagebam.py
index 75675ea8..fcee2832 100644
--- a/test/results/imagebam.py
+++ b/test/results/imagebam.py
@@ -87,4 +87,11 @@ __tests__ = (
     "url"      : "https://images3.imagebam.com/d2/7a/d9/b728aa119132443.jpg",
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"      : "https://www.imagebam.com/image/40a481151474621",
+    "#comment"  : "deleted image (#8890)",
+    "#class"    : imagebam.ImagebamImageExtractor,
+    "#exception": exception.NotFoundError,
+},
+
 )