diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index b0fb15187..75589bb89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # 3.29.0 (2026-XX-XX)
 
+ * Fix the PHP warning and cryptic error when a block or a macro rendered on its own uses macros imported in the template body
  * Fix `{% cache %}` always missing in the Symfony bundle when `framework.cache.app` uses a natively tag aware adapter
  * Fix the sandbox resolving `use` trait templates before checking that the `use` tag is allowed
  * Fix `html_attr` dropping `style` declarations whose value is `0`, `0.0` or `'0'`
diff --git a/src/Node/Expression/Variable/MacroVariable.php b/src/Node/Expression/Variable/MacroVariable.php
index 032328120..c5ea1ae57 100644
--- a/src/Node/Expression/Variable/MacroVariable.php
+++ b/src/Node/Expression/Variable/MacroVariable.php
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ class MacroVariable extends TempNameExpression
             $compiler->raw('$this->getMacroNamespace()');
         } else {
             $compiler
-                ->raw('$macros[')
+                ->raw('($macros[')
                 ->string($name)
-                ->raw(']')
+                ->raw('] ?? $this->throwUninitializedMacroNamespace(')
+                ->repr($this->getTemplateLine())
+                ->raw('))')
             ;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Template.php b/src/Template.php
index a3023489d..b81bb9033 100644
--- a/src/Template.php
+++ b/src/Template.php
@@ -559,6 +559,14 @@ abstract class Template
     {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @internal
+     */
+    protected function throwUninitializedMacroNamespace(int $line): never
+    {
+        throw new RuntimeError(\sprintf('Macros imported in the body of template "%s" are not available because the body was not rendered; move the "import" or "from" tag inside the block or the macro that uses it.', $this->getTemplateName()), $line, $this->getSourceContext());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Auto-generated method to display the template with the given context.
      *
diff --git a/tests/BlockChainTest.php b/tests/BlockChainTest.php
index f096575fa..4252bed3c 100644
--- a/tests/BlockChainTest.php
+++ b/tests/BlockChainTest.php
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ class BlockChainTest extends TestCase
         try {
             $chain->renderBlock('field', ['helper' => 'macros1']);
             $this->fail('Rendering an uninitialized import must fail.');
-        } catch (RuntimeError) {
+        } catch (RuntimeError $e) {
+            $this->assertStringContainsString('Macros imported in the body of template "theme" are not available because the body was not rendered', $e->getMessage());
         }
 
         $this->assertSame('one', $twig->render('theme', ['helper' => 'macros1']));
diff --git a/tests/CallMacroTest.php b/tests/CallMacroTest.php
index 3b37daf91..9bf1b600e 100644
--- a/tests/CallMacroTest.php
+++ b/tests/CallMacroTest.php
@@ -197,6 +197,42 @@ class CallMacroTest extends TestCase
         $template->getMacroNamespace()->call('missing', [], [], 1, new Source('', 'index'));
     }
 
+    public function testRenderingABlockOnItsOwnReportsMacrosImportedInTheTemplateBody(): void
+    {
+        $template = $this->load([
+            'index' => '{% import "macros" as helpers %}{% block field %}{{ helpers.label() }}{% endblock %}',
+            'macros' => '{% macro label() %}label{% endmacro %}',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeError::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Macros imported in the body of template "index" are not available because the body was not rendered; move the "import" or "from" tag inside the block or the macro that uses it in "index" at line 1.');
+
+        $template->renderBlock('field', []);
+    }
+
+    public function testRenderingABlockOnItsOwnUsesMacrosImportedInTheBlock(): void
+    {
+        $template = $this->load([
+            'index' => '{% block field %}{% import "macros" as helpers %}{{ helpers.label() }}{% endblock %}',
+            'macros' => '{% macro label() %}label{% endmacro %}',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertSame('label', $template->renderBlock('field', []));
+    }
+
+    public function testCallingAMacroOnItsOwnReportsMacrosImportedInTheTemplateBody(): void
+    {
+        $template = $this->load([
+            'index' => '{% from "macros" import label %}{% macro row() %}{{ label() }}{% endmacro %}',
+            'macros' => '{% macro label() %}label{% endmacro %}',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeError::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Macros imported in the body of template "index" are not available because the body was not rendered');
+
+        $this->callMacro($template, 'row', []);
+    }
+
     public function testDeprecatedCoreExtensionCallMacroAcceptsMacroNamespace(): void
     {
         $template = $this->load(['index' => '{% macro greet(name) %}Hi {{ name }}{% endmacro %}']);