diff --git a/src/paperless/parsers/remote.py b/src/paperless/parsers/remote.py
index 41989d834..963a7e9f0 100644
--- a/src/paperless/parsers/remote.py
+++ b/src/paperless/parsers/remote.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from typing import Self
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
+from documents.parsers import ParseError
 from paperless.version import __full_version_str__
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -366,8 +367,7 @@ class RemoteDocumentParser:
         """Send ``file`` to Azure AI Document Intelligence and return text.
 
         Downloads the searchable PDF output from Azure and stores it at
-        ``self._archive_path``.  Returns the extracted text content, or
-        ``None`` on failure (the error is logged).
+        ``self._archive_path``.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -379,7 +379,14 @@ class RemoteDocumentParser:
         Returns
         -------
         str | None
-            Extracted text, or None if the Azure call failed.
+            Extracted text.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ParseError
+            If the Azure call fails for any reason. The error is logged
+            and re-raised so consumption fails loudly instead of silently
+            producing a document with no content.
         """
         if TYPE_CHECKING:
             # Callers must have already validated config via engine_is_valid():
@@ -426,8 +433,7 @@ class RemoteDocumentParser:
 
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception("Azure AI Vision parsing failed: %s", e)
+            raise ParseError(f"Azure AI Vision parsing failed: {e}") from e
 
         finally:
             client.close()
-
-        return None
diff --git a/src/paperless/tests/parsers/test_remote_parser.py b/src/paperless/tests/parsers/test_remote_parser.py
index 99d3342be..931ab3ec5 100644
--- a/src/paperless/tests/parsers/test_remote_parser.py
+++ b/src/paperless/tests/parsers/test_remote_parser.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from unittest.mock import Mock
 
 import pytest
 
+from documents.parsers import ParseError
 from paperless.parsers import ParserContext
 from paperless.parsers import ParserProtocol
 from paperless.parsers.remote import RemoteDocumentParser
@@ -342,15 +343,14 @@ class TestRemoteParserParse:
 
 
 class TestRemoteParserParseError:
-    def test_parse_returns_empty_on_azure_error(
+    def test_parse_raises_parse_error_on_azure_error(
         self,
         remote_parser: RemoteDocumentParser,
         simple_digital_pdf_file: Path,
         failing_azure_client: Mock,
     ) -> None:
-        remote_parser.parse(simple_digital_pdf_file, "application/pdf")
-
-        assert remote_parser.get_text() == ""
+        with pytest.raises(ParseError, match="Azure AI Vision parsing failed"):
+            remote_parser.parse(simple_digital_pdf_file, "application/pdf")
 
     def test_parse_closes_client_on_error(
         self,
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ class TestRemoteParserParseError:
         simple_digital_pdf_file: Path,
         failing_azure_client: Mock,
     ) -> None:
-        remote_parser.parse(simple_digital_pdf_file, "application/pdf")
+        with pytest.raises(ParseError):
+            remote_parser.parse(simple_digital_pdf_file, "application/pdf")
 
         failing_azure_client.close.assert_called_once()
 
@@ -371,7 +372,8 @@ class TestRemoteParserParseError:
     ) -> None:
         mock_log = mocker.patch("paperless.parsers.remote.logger")
 
-        remote_parser.parse(simple_digital_pdf_file, "application/pdf")
+        with pytest.raises(ParseError):
+            remote_parser.parse(simple_digital_pdf_file, "application/pdf")
 
         mock_log.exception.assert_called_once()
         assert "Azure AI Vision parsing failed" in mock_log.exception.call_args[0][0]