diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py b/src/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py
index 62908f71e..43b85665b 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py
@@ -648,9 +648,8 @@ class InstallRequirement(object):
 
         """
         if not self.check_if_exists():
-            raise UninstallationError(
-                "Cannot uninstall requirement %s, not installed" % (self.name,)
-            )
+            logger.warning("Skipping %s as it is not installed.", self.name)
+            return
         dist = self.satisfied_by or self.conflicts_with
 
         uninstalled_pathset = UninstallPathSet.from_dist(dist)
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_uninstall.py b/tests/functional/test_uninstall.py
index 633d3d350..609d28393 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_uninstall.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_uninstall.py
@@ -468,3 +468,25 @@ def test_uninstall_editable_and_pip_install(script, data):
     ) in uninstall2.files_deleted, list(uninstall2.files_deleted.keys())
     list_result2 = script.pip('list', '--format=json')
     assert "FSPkg" not in {p["name"] for p in json.loads(list_result2.stdout)}
+
+
+def test_uninstall_ignores_missing_packages(script, data):
+    """Uninstall of a non existent package prints a warning and exits cleanly
+    """
+    result = script.pip(
+        'uninstall', '-y', 'non-existent-pkg', expect_stderr=True,
+    )
+
+    assert "Skipping non-existent-pkg as it is not installed." in result.stderr
+    assert result.returncode == 0, "Expected clean exit"
+
+
+def test_uninstall_ignores_missing_packages_and_uninstalls_rest(script, data):
+    script.pip_install_local('simple')
+    result = script.pip(
+        'uninstall', '-y', 'non-existent-pkg', 'simple', expect_stderr=True,
+    )
+
+    assert "Skipping non-existent-pkg as it is not installed." in result.stderr
+    assert "Successfully uninstalled simple" in result.stdout
+    assert result.returncode == 0, "Expected clean exit"