diff --git a/packages/core/src/di/inject_async.ts b/packages/core/src/di/inject_async.ts
index f7a6788e0de0..dabca71a5159 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/di/inject_async.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/di/inject_async.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ export function injectAsync<T>(
   };
 
   if (options?.prefetch) {
-    options.prefetch().then(() => load());
+    options
+      .prefetch()
+      .then(() => load())
+      .catch(() => {});
   }
 
   // We can't use `inject` later on because of the async nature of the loader
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ export type PrefetchTrigger = () => Promise<void>;
  */
 export function onIdle(options?: {timeout?: number}): Promise<void> {
   if (ngDevMode) {
-    assertInInjectionContext(injectAsync);
+    assertInInjectionContext(onIdle);
   }
 
   const idleService = inject(IDLE_SERVICE);
diff --git a/packages/core/test/di/inject_async/inject_async_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/di/inject_async/inject_async_spec.ts
index e2becca1c264..9d21a43779e3 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/di/inject_async/inject_async_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/di/inject_async/inject_async_spec.ts
@@ -301,4 +301,39 @@ describe('injectAsync', () => {
 
     jasmine.clock().uninstall();
   });
+
+  it('should not cause an unhandled promise rejection if prefetch trigger rejects', async () => {
+    await TestBed.runInInjectionContext(async () => {
+      const fooPromise = injectAsync(() => Promise.resolve(FooService), {
+        prefetch: () => Promise.reject(new Error('prefetch error')),
+      });
+
+      await Promise.resolve();
+
+      const foo = await fooPromise();
+      expect(foo).toBeInstanceOf(FooService);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should not cause an unhandled promise rejection if loader rejects during prefetch', async () => {
+    await TestBed.runInInjectionContext(async () => {
+      const fooPromise = injectAsync(() => Promise.reject(new Error('loader error')), {
+        prefetch: () => Promise.resolve(),
+      });
+
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+
+      let error!: Error;
+      try {
+        await fooPromise();
+      } catch (e: any) {
+        error = e;
+      }
+
+      expect(error).toBeDefined();
+      expect(error.message).toBe('loader error');
+    });
+  });
 });