diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/assets.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/assets.php
index db889670c251c..eb25977ec8a72 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/assets.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/assets.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
             ->abstract()
             ->args([
                 abstract_arg('manifest path'),
-                service('http_client'),
+                service('http_client')->nullOnInvalid(),
             ])
 
         ->set('assets.remote_json_manifest_version_strategy', RemoteJsonManifestVersionStrategy::class)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Tests/VersionStrategy/JsonManifestVersionStrategyTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Tests/VersionStrategy/JsonManifestVersionStrategyTest.php
index b62a802beba2c..57f1618dda30c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Tests/VersionStrategy/JsonManifestVersionStrategyTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Tests/VersionStrategy/JsonManifestVersionStrategyTest.php
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ public function testManifestFileWithBadJSONThrowsException(JsonManifestVersionSt
         $strategy->getVersion('main.js');
     }
 
+    public function testRemoteManifestFileWithoutHttpClient()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(\LogicException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(sprintf('The "%s" class needs an HTTP client to use a remote manifest. Try running "composer require symfony/http-client".', JsonManifestVersionStrategy::class));
+
+        new JsonManifestVersionStrategy('https://cdn.example.com/manifest.json');
+    }
+
     public function provideValidStrategies()
     {
         yield from $this->provideStrategies('manifest-valid.json');
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/VersionStrategy/JsonManifestVersionStrategy.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/VersionStrategy/JsonManifestVersionStrategy.php
index b0ea4d1b95843..e72cdc1f174a6 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/VersionStrategy/JsonManifestVersionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/VersionStrategy/JsonManifestVersionStrategy.php
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ public function __construct(string $manifestPath, HttpClientInterface $httpClien
     {
         $this->manifestPath = $manifestPath;
         $this->httpClient = $httpClient;
+
+        if (null === $this->httpClient && 0 === strpos(parse_url($this->manifestPath, \PHP_URL_SCHEME), 'http')) {
+            throw new \LogicException(sprintf('The "%s" class needs an HTTP client to use a remote manifest. Try running "composer require symfony/http-client".', self::class));
+        }
     }
 
     /**