diff --git a/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py b/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py
index ec86f9648..d1143453c 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import os
 from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator
 from itertools import chain
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ from scmrepo.exceptions import SCMError
 
 from dvc.log import logger
 from dvc.scm import NoSCMError
-from dvc.utils import as_posix, expand_paths
+from dvc.utils import as_posix
 from dvc.utils.collections import ensure_list
 from dvc.utils.serialize import load_path
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ def _collect_metrics(
     paths = (fs.from_os_path(metric) for metric in metrics)
     # make paths absolute for DVCFileSystem
     repo_paths = (f"{fs.root_marker}{path}" for path in paths)
-    return ldistinct(expand_paths(fs, repo_paths))
+    return ldistinct(try_expand_paths(fs, repo_paths))
 
 
 class FileResult(TypedDict, total=False):
@@ -116,6 +117,22 @@ class Result(TypedDict, total=False):
     error: Exception
 
 
+def try_expand_paths(fs: "FileSystem", paths: Iterable[str]) -> Iterator[str]:
+    for path in paths:
+        try:
+            if fs.isdir(path):
+                yield from fs.find(path)
+                continue
+        except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
+            logger.debug(
+                "failed to expand %r: %s",
+                path,
+                e,
+                exc_info=logger.isEnabledFor(logging.TRACE),  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            )
+        yield path
+
+
 def to_relpath(fs: "FileSystem", root_dir: str, d: Result) -> Result:
     relpath = fs.relpath
     cwd = fs.getcwd()
diff --git a/dvc/repo/params/show.py b/dvc/repo/params/show.py
index 036a39b84..de69755c9 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/params/show.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/params/show.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, Union
 
 from dvc.dependency.param import ParamsDependency, read_param_file
 from dvc.log import logger
-from dvc.repo.metrics.show import FileResult, Result
+from dvc.repo.metrics.show import FileResult, Result, try_expand_paths
 from dvc.stage import PipelineStage
-from dvc.utils import as_posix, expand_paths
+from dvc.utils import as_posix
 from dvc.utils.collections import ensure_list
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def _collect_params(
         path = fs.from_os_path(param)
         # make paths absolute for DVCFileSystem
         repo_path = f"{fs.root_marker}{path}"
-        ret.update(dict.fromkeys(expand_paths(fs, [repo_path]), _params))
+        ret.update(dict.fromkeys(try_expand_paths(fs, [repo_path]), _params))
     return ret
 
 
diff --git a/dvc/utils/__init__.py b/dvc/utils/__init__.py
index c7f222c3c..a43d11ac7 100644
--- a/dvc/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/utils/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import json
 import os
 import re
 import sys
-from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
 import colorama
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@ import colorama
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import TextIO
 
-    from dvc.fs import FileSystem
-
 
 LARGE_DIR_SIZE = 100
 TARGET_REGEX = re.compile(r"(?P<path>.*?)(:(?P<name>[^\\/:]*))??$")
@@ -410,14 +407,6 @@ def errored_revisions(rev_data: dict) -> list:
     return result
 
 
-def expand_paths(fs: "FileSystem", paths: Iterable[str]) -> Iterator[str]:
-    for path in paths:
-        if fs.isdir(path):
-            yield from fs.find(path)
-        else:
-            yield path
-
-
 def isatty(stream: "Optional[TextIO]") -> bool:
     if stream is None:
         return False
diff --git a/tests/func/metrics/test_show.py b/tests/func/metrics/test_show.py
index d9ea003c2..6962a8db9 100644
--- a/tests/func/metrics/test_show.py
+++ b/tests/func/metrics/test_show.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import os
+import shutil
 from os.path import join
 
 import pytest
@@ -9,8 +10,10 @@ from dvc.cli import main
 from dvc.dvcfile import PROJECT_FILE
 from dvc.exceptions import OverlappingOutputPathsError
 from dvc.repo import Repo
+from dvc.repo.metrics.show import FileResult, Result
 from dvc.utils.fs import remove
 from dvc.utils.serialize import JSONFileCorruptedError
+from dvc_data.index import DataIndexDirError
 
 
 def test_show_simple(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy_metrics):
@@ -351,3 +354,18 @@ def test_top_level_parametrized(tmp_dir, dvc):
     assert dvc.metrics.show() == {
         "": {"data": {"metrics.yaml": {"data": {"foo": 3, "bar": 10}}}}
     }
+
+
+def test_metric_in_a_tracked_directory_with_missing_dir_file(M, tmp_dir, dvc):
+    tmp_dir.dvc_gen({"dir": {"file": "2"}})
+    (tmp_dir / "dvc.yaml").dump({"metrics": [join("dir", "file")]})
+    shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir / "dir")  # remove from workspace
+    dvc.cache.local.clear()  # remove .dir file
+
+    assert dvc.metrics.show() == {
+        "": Result(
+            data={
+                join("dir", "file"): FileResult(error=M.instance_of(DataIndexDirError)),
+            }
+        )
+    }
diff --git a/tests/func/params/test_show.py b/tests/func/params/test_show.py
index 9b81545f8..145d40901 100644
--- a/tests/func/params/test_show.py
+++ b/tests/func/params/test_show.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import shutil
 from os.path import join
 
 import pytest
 
+from dvc.dvcfile import PROJECT_FILE
 from dvc.repo import Repo
-from dvc.repo.stage import PROJECT_FILE
+from dvc.repo.metrics.show import FileResult, Result
+from dvc_data.index import DataIndexDirError
 
 
 def test_show_empty(dvc):
@@ -192,3 +195,18 @@ def test_top_level_parametrized(tmp_dir, dvc):
             }
         }
     }
+
+
+def test_param_in_a_tracked_directory_with_missing_dir_file(M, tmp_dir, dvc):
+    tmp_dir.dvc_gen({"dir": {"file": "2"}})
+    (tmp_dir / "dvc.yaml").dump({"params": [join("dir", "file")]})
+    shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir / "dir")  # remove from workspace
+    dvc.cache.local.clear()  # remove .dir file
+
+    assert dvc.params.show() == {
+        "": Result(
+            data={
+                join("dir", "file"): FileResult(error=M.instance_of(DataIndexDirError)),
+            }
+        )
+    }