diff --git a/Lib/collections/__init__.py b/Lib/collections/__init__.py
index 5dbcac19e7a9272..630f1d4620ae11e 100644
--- a/Lib/collections/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/collections/__init__.py
@@ -1187,7 +1187,10 @@ def __len__(self):
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         if key in self.data:
-            return self.data[key]
+            try:
+                return self.data[key]
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
         if hasattr(self.__class__, "__missing__"):
             return self.__class__.__missing__(self, key)
         raise KeyError(key)
@@ -1208,7 +1211,10 @@ def __contains__(self, key):
 
     def get(self, key, default=None):
         if key in self:
-            return self[key]
+            try:
+                return self[key]
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
         return default
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_userdict.py b/Lib/test/test_userdict.py
index c60135ca5a12a8f..ee2cfe99db238db 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_userdict.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_userdict.py
@@ -307,6 +307,66 @@ def test_mixed_ior(self):
         self.assertIs(type(u), UserDictSubclass)
         self.assertIs(u, u2)
 
+    def test_matches_dict(self):
+        key, value, missing = object(), object(), object()
+        class Missing:
+            def __missing__(self, key):
+                return missing
+        class _Dict(dict, Missing): pass
+        class _UserDict(UserDict, Missing): pass
+        _dict = _Dict({key: value})
+        _user_dict = _UserDict({key: value})
+        self.assertIs(_dict[key], _user_dict[key])
+        self.assertIs(_dict.get(key), _user_dict.get(key))
+        self.assertIs(_dict.get(missing), _user_dict.get(missing))
+        self.assertIs(_dict[missing], _user_dict[missing])
+
+    def test_data_delegation(self):
+        class Dict(dict):
+            def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+                super().__init__(**kwargs)
+                self.calls = []
+            def __contains__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                self.calls.append('__contains__')
+                return super().__contains__(*args, **kwargs)
+            def __getitem__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                self.calls.append('__getitem__')
+                return super().__getitem__(*args, **kwargs)
+            def __missing__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                self.calls.append('__missing__')
+                if hasattr(self.data, '__missing__'):
+                    return super().__missing__(*args, **kwargs)
+            def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                self.calls.append('get')
+                return super().get(*args, **kwargs)
+        class _UserDict(UserDict):
+            def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+                super().__init__()
+                self.data = Dict(**kwargs)
+            def __missing__(self, key):
+                return 'missing'
+
+        # get with value
+        _dict = _UserDict(key='value')
+        self.assertEqual('value', _dict.get('key'))
+        self.assertEqual(['__contains__', '__contains__', '__getitem__'], # LH ??? why two contains
+                         _dict.data.calls)
+
+        # get without value
+        _dict = _UserDict()
+        self.assertEqual(None, _dict.get('key'))
+        self.assertEqual(['__contains__'], _dict.data.calls)
+
+        # getitem with value
+        _dict = _UserDict(key='value')
+        self.assertEqual('value', _dict['key'])
+        self.assertEqual(['__contains__', '__getitem__'], _dict.data.calls)
+
+        # getitem without value
+        _dict = _UserDict()
+        self.assertEqual('missing', _dict['key'])
+        self.assertEqual(['__contains__'], _dict.data.calls)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-09-10-20-48-42.gh-issue-156544.YGR1Ig.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-09-10-20-48-42.gh-issue-156544.YGR1Ig.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..70bd793d714244f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-09-10-20-48-42.gh-issue-156544.YGR1Ig.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix free-threading race in which UserDict.__getitem__ may not call __missing__ and UserDict.get() may not return the default.