diff --git a/changelog.d/1066-keyless-google-token.md b/changelog.d/1066-keyless-google-token.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c07cbade8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1066-keyless-google-token.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Keyless standalone startup answers an unavailable Google tile-token endpoint
+  with uncached 204 instead of a browser-visible 404. Existing providers take
+  precedence, and unrelated API routes behave as before. (dvilrgamerz, #1066)
diff --git a/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md b/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
index 4b9e306ea..0ace86811 100644
--- a/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
+++ b/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
@@ -1853,6 +1853,12 @@ supported. `.env.example` and `pinokio/_ENVIRONMENT` document both entries.
 The Street View headings tool uses the same server-first selection after
 resolving environment overrides per variable; its explicit `--key` wins.
 
+In standalone development and preview servers, a missing Google tile-token
+provider returns an uncached `204 No Content` for `GET /api/google/tiles-token`
+(and HEAD) instead of a browser-visible 404. The fallback is registered after
+real token providers and before the unknown-API handler, so existing Google
+browser keys, provider-issued tokens, and unrelated API routes remain unchanged.
+
 ## Infrastructure marker visibility
 
 Datacenter/dam registration uses fresh reusable factories with the application's
diff --git a/server/standalone/google-token-unavailable.js b/server/standalone/google-token-unavailable.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6089b5941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/standalone/google-token-unavailable.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * Treat an unavailable Google Maps tile-token endpoint as a supported, silent
+ * outcome. Install after real token providers and before the unknown-API 404.
+ */
+export function googleTokenUnavailablePlugin() {
+  const install = (server) => {
+    server.middlewares.use((req, res, next) => {
+      const pathname = String(req.url || '').split('?')[0];
+      if (
+        (req.method !== 'GET' && req.method !== 'HEAD') ||
+        pathname !== '/api/google/tiles-token'
+      ) {
+        next();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      res.writeHead(204, { 'Cache-Control': 'no-store' });
+      res.end();
+    });
+  };
+
+  return {
+    name: 'google-token-unavailable',
+    configureServer: install,
+    configurePreviewServer: install,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/server/standalone/vite.config.js b/server/standalone/vite.config.js
index ffe5124ce..f095ec2ac 100644
--- a/server/standalone/vite.config.js
+++ b/server/standalone/vite.config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { createBrowserViteConfig } from '../../build/vite.js';
 import { localProviderPlugins } from '../providers/local.js';
 import { localMcpPlugin } from '../mcp/plugin.js';
 import { apiNotFoundPlugin } from './api-not-found.js';
+import { googleTokenUnavailablePlugin } from './google-token-unavailable.js';
 import { standaloneVoiceTools } from './voiceTools.js';
 import { unwatchedRuntimeDirsPlugin } from './unwatched-cache.js';
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ command, mode }) => {
     plugins: [
       ...localProviderPlugins({ realtime: { tools }, gemini: { tools } }),
       localMcpPlugin(),
+      googleTokenUnavailablePlugin(),
       apiNotFoundPlugin(),
       unwatchedRuntimeDirsPlugin(),
     ],
diff --git a/src/maps/googleTokens.js b/src/maps/googleTokens.js
index 884c5b199..089730139 100644
--- a/src/maps/googleTokens.js
+++ b/src/maps/googleTokens.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export function createGoogleTokenSource({
         headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
         cache: 'no-store',
       });
+      if (response.status === 204) return null;
       if (!response.ok) {
         await response.body?.cancel();
         return null;
diff --git a/src/maps/googleTokens.test.mjs b/src/maps/googleTokens.test.mjs
index d8a1e84ed..10213db0c 100644
--- a/src/maps/googleTokens.test.mjs
+++ b/src/maps/googleTokens.test.mjs
@@ -79,3 +79,12 @@ test('a server that does not offer tokens yields none', async () => {
     assert.equal(await createGoogleTokenSource({ fetchImpl }).token(), null);
   }
 });
+
+test('an empty 204 response explicitly means no Google token is available', async () => {
+  const { calls, fetchImpl } = server([
+    new Response(null, { status: 204, headers: { 'Cache-Control': 'no-store' } }),
+  ]);
+  const tokens = createGoogleTokenSource({ fetchImpl });
+  assert.equal(await tokens.token(), null);
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, [GOOGLE_TOKEN_PATH]);
+});
diff --git a/src/tooling/googleTokenUnavailable.test.mjs b/src/tooling/googleTokenUnavailable.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0ee19232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tooling/googleTokenUnavailable.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { createServer } from 'node:http';
+import { once } from 'node:events';
+import { createGoogleTokenSource } from '../maps/googleTokens.js';
+import { googleTokenUnavailablePlugin } from '../../server/standalone/google-token-unavailable.js';
+
+async function withServer({ beforeFallback } = {}, check) {
+  const middlewares = [];
+  const app = {
+    middlewares: {
+      use: (handler) => middlewares.push(handler),
+    },
+  };
+  if (beforeFallback) app.middlewares.use(beforeFallback);
+  googleTokenUnavailablePlugin().configureServer(app);
+  app.middlewares.use((_req, res) => {
+    res.writeHead(404, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Unknown API route' }));
+  });
+
+  const server = createServer((req, res) => {
+    let index = 0;
+    const next = () => middlewares[index++]?.(req, res, next);
+    next();
+  });
+  server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1');
+  await once(server, 'listening');
+  const address = server.address();
+  const url = 'http://127.0.0.1:' + address.port;
+  try {
+    await check(url);
+  } finally {
+    server.close();
+    await once(server, 'close');
+  }
+}
+
+test('keyless GET and HEAD return uncached 204 instead of 404', async () => {
+  await withServer({}, async (url) => {
+    for (const method of ['GET', 'HEAD']) {
+      const response = await fetch(url + '/api/google/tiles-token?probe=1', {
+        method,
+      });
+      assert.equal(response.status, 204);
+      assert.equal(response.headers.get('cache-control'), 'no-store');
+      assert.equal(await response.text(), '');
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+test('the existing client treats unavailable tokens as null', async () => {
+  await withServer({}, async (url) => {
+    const source = createGoogleTokenSource({
+      fetchImpl: (path, options) => fetch(new URL(path, url), options),
+    });
+    assert.equal(await source.token(), null);
+  });
+});
+
+test('unrelated API paths and unsupported methods remain 404', async () => {
+  await withServer({}, async (url) => {
+    for (const [path, method] of [
+      ['/api/google/tiles-token/extra', 'GET'],
+      ['/api/not-a-token', 'GET'],
+      ['/api/google/tiles-token', 'POST'],
+    ]) {
+      const response = await fetch(new URL(path, url), { method });
+      assert.equal(response.status, 404);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+test('a real token provider registered first still wins', async () => {
+  await withServer(
+    {
+      beforeFallback: (req, res, next) => {
+        if (req.url !== '/api/google/tiles-token') return next();
+        res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+        res.end(
+          JSON.stringify({
+            accessToken: 'server-token',
+            expiresAt: 10000000000000,
+          }),
+        );
+      },
+    },
+    async (url) => {
+      const response = await fetch(url + '/api/google/tiles-token');
+      assert.equal(response.status, 200);
+      assert.equal((await response.json()).accessToken, 'server-token');
+    },
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/tooling/viteBuild.test.mjs b/src/tooling/viteBuild.test.mjs
index 2a4988e30..a9e8c5398 100644
--- a/src/tooling/viteBuild.test.mjs
+++ b/src/tooling/viteBuild.test.mjs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ test('root config retains existing named exports and standalone provider order',
     assert.equal(compatibility[name], value, name);
   const config = standaloneConfig({ mode: 'test' });
   const standaloneProviders = config.plugins
-    .slice(4, -5)
+    .slice(4, -6)
     .map((plugin) => plugin.name);
   assert.equal(
     standaloneProviders.filter((name) => name === 'gemini-live-proxy').length,
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ test('root config retains existing named exports and standalone provider order',
     standaloneProviders.filter((name) => name !== 'gemini-live-proxy'),
     providers.localProviderPlugins().map((plugin) => plugin.name),
   );
-  assert.equal(config.plugins.at(-6).name, 'gev-key-setup');
-  // The local MCP route follows every provider and precedes the API fallback.
-  assert.equal(config.plugins.at(-5).name, 'local-mcp');
+  assert.equal(config.plugins.at(-7).name, 'gev-key-setup');
+  // Token fallback follows real providers and local MCP before the API 404.
+  assert.equal(config.plugins.at(-6).name, 'local-mcp');
+  assert.equal(config.plugins.at(-5).name, 'google-token-unavailable');
   assert.equal(config.plugins.at(-4).name, 'api-not-found');
   // Config-only, so it sits after the provider slice rather than in it.
   assert.equal(config.plugins.at(-3).name, 'gev-unwatched-runtime-dirs');