diff --git a/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCache.php b/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCache.php
index e5a8bb166c2..b7e48bfaf36 100644
--- a/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCache.php
+++ b/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCache.php
@@ -78,11 +78,16 @@ public function cacheForDsl(string $identifier, string $code, \Closure $generate
 
     private function cacheForIdentifier(string $identifier, \Closure $generateValueToCache): mixed
     {
-        if ($this->parsePartialsCache->has($identifier)) {
-            return $this->parsePartialsCache->get($identifier);
+        $value = $this->parsePartialsCache->get($identifier);
+        if ($value !== false) {
+            return $value;
         }
         $value = $generateValueToCache();
-        $this->parsePartialsCache->set($identifier, $value);
+        if ($value !== false) {
+            // in the rare edge-case of a fusion dsl returning `false` we cannot cache it,
+            // as the above get would be ignored. This is an acceptable compromise.
+            $this->parsePartialsCache->set($identifier, $value);
+        }
         return $value;
     }