diff --git a/_build/test/Tests/Model/Sources/MediaSourceGetObjectContentsTest.php b/_build/test/Tests/Model/Sources/MediaSourceGetObjectContentsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82dff2cc932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_build/test/Tests/Model/Sources/MediaSourceGetObjectContentsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the MODX Revolution package.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) MODX, LLC
+ *
+ * For complete copyright and license information, see the COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
+ * files found in the top-level directory of this distribution.
+ *
+ * @package modx-test
+ */
+
+namespace MODX\Revolution\Tests\Model\Sources;
+
+use League\Flysystem\Filesystem;
+use League\Flysystem\UnableToRetrieveMetadata;
+use MODX\Revolution\MODxTestCase;
+use MODX\Revolution\Sources\modFileMediaSource;
+use ReflectionProperty;
+
+/**
+ * Regression for #16497: content must survive metadata retrieval failures.
+ *
+ * @group Model
+ * @group Sources
+ * @group modMediaSource
+ */
+class MediaSourceGetObjectContentsTest extends MODxTestCase
+{
+    public function testGetObjectContentsKeepsBodyWhenMimeTypeFails()
+    {
+        /** @var modFileMediaSource $source */
+        $source = $this->modx->newObject(modFileMediaSource::class);
+        $source->fromArray([
+            'name' => 'UnitTestGetObjectContents',
+            'class_key' => modFileMediaSource::class,
+            'properties' => [],
+        ], '', true);
+        $this->assertTrue((bool)$source->save());
+
+        $filesystem = $this->createMock(Filesystem::class);
+        $filesystem->method('fileExists')->willReturn(true);
+        $filesystem->method('read')->willReturn('payload-from-s3');
+        $filesystem->method('fileSize')->willReturn(15);
+        $filesystem->method('lastModified')->willReturn(1700000000);
+        $filesystem->method('mimeType')->willThrowException(
+            UnableToRetrieveMetadata::mimeType('demo.jpg')
+        );
+
+        $prop = new ReflectionProperty(modFileMediaSource::class, 'filesystem');
+        $prop->setAccessible(true);
+        $prop->setValue($source, $filesystem);
+
+        try {
+            $result = $source->getObjectContents('demo.jpg');
+            $this->assertNotEmpty($result);
+            $this->assertSame('payload-from-s3', $result['content']);
+            $this->assertSame('application/octet-stream', $result['mime']);
+        } finally {
+            $source->remove();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/Revolution/Sources/modMediaSource.php b/core/src/Revolution/Sources/modMediaSource.php
index 2d43cf04911..204bb35a8a9 100644
--- a/core/src/Revolution/Sources/modMediaSource.php
+++ b/core/src/Revolution/Sources/modMediaSource.php
@@ -592,23 +592,42 @@ public function getObjectContents($path)
             'trim',
             explode(',', $this->getOption('imageExtensions', $properties, 'jpg,jpeg,png,gif,svg,webp'))
         );
+
+        /*
+         * Read content first; never discard it if metadata calls fail.
+         * S3 (and some other adapters) can throw UnableToRetrieveMetadata for
+         * mimeType/fileSize/lastModified even when the object body is readable (#16497).
+         */
+        $size = false;
+        $lastModified = false;
+        $mime = 'application/octet-stream';
         try {
-            $fa = [
-                'name' => rtrim($path, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR),
-                'basename' => basename($path),
-                'path' => $path,
-                'size' => $this->filesystem->fileSize($path),
-                'last_accessed' => $this->filesystem->lastModified($path), // We only have lastModified() here.
-                'last_modified' => $this->filesystem->lastModified($path),
-                'content' => $content,
-                'mime' => $this->filesystem->mimeType($path),
-                'image' => $this->isFileImage($path, $imageExtensions),
-            ];
+            $size = $this->filesystem->fileSize($path);
         } catch (FilesystemException | UnableToRetrieveMetadata $e) {
-            $this->addError('file', $this->xpdo->lexicon('file_err_nf'));
-            $this->xpdo->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, $e->getMessage());
-            return [];
+            $this->xpdo->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_INFO, $e->getMessage());
+        }
+        try {
+            $lastModified = $this->filesystem->lastModified($path);
+        } catch (FilesystemException | UnableToRetrieveMetadata $e) {
+            $this->xpdo->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_INFO, $e->getMessage());
         }
+        try {
+            $mime = $this->filesystem->mimeType($path);
+        } catch (FilesystemException | UnableToRetrieveMetadata $e) {
+            $this->xpdo->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_INFO, $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        $fa = [
+            'name' => rtrim($path, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR),
+            'basename' => basename($path),
+            'path' => $path,
+            'size' => $size,
+            'last_accessed' => $lastModified,
+            'last_modified' => $lastModified,
+            'content' => $content,
+            'mime' => $mime,
+            'image' => $this->isFileImage($path, $imageExtensions),
+        ];
         $visibility = $this->visibility_files ? $this->getVisibility($path) : false;
         if ($visibility) {
             $fa['visibility'] = $visibility;