diff --git a/fastapi/_compat.py b/fastapi/_compat.py
index c07e4a3b0..285327816 100644
--- a/fastapi/_compat.py
+++ b/fastapi/_compat.py
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ if PYDANTIC_V2:
     )
     from pydantic._internal._typing_extra import eval_type_lenient
     from pydantic._internal._utils import lenient_issubclass as lenient_issubclass
+    from pydantic.errors import (
+        PydanticUndefinedAnnotation as PydanticUndefinedAnnotation,
+    )
     from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo
     from pydantic.json_schema import GenerateJsonSchema as GenerateJsonSchema
     from pydantic.json_schema import JsonSchemaValue as JsonSchemaValue
@@ -367,6 +370,9 @@ else:
     class PydanticSchemaGenerationError(Exception):  # type: ignore[no-redef]
         pass
 
+    class PydanticUndefinedAnnotation(Exception):  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+        pass
+
     def with_info_plain_validator_function(  # type: ignore[misc]
         function: Callable[..., Any],
         *,
diff --git a/fastapi/utils.py b/fastapi/utils.py
index 4c7350fea..a9cfb3387 100644
--- a/fastapi/utils.py
+++ b/fastapi/utils.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from fastapi._compat import (
     BaseConfig,
     ModelField,
     PydanticSchemaGenerationError,
+    PydanticUndefinedAnnotation,
     Undefined,
     UndefinedType,
     Validator,
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ def create_model_field(
         )
     try:
         return ModelField(**kwargs)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-    except (RuntimeError, PydanticSchemaGenerationError):
+    except (RuntimeError, PydanticSchemaGenerationError, PydanticUndefinedAnnotation):
         raise fastapi.exceptions.FastAPIError(
             "Invalid args for response field! Hint: "
             f"check that {type_} is a valid Pydantic field type. "