diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dtablefunctions/dolt_log.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dtablefunctions/dolt_log.go
index 9ffe0076ade..48f1faba292 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dtablefunctions/dolt_log.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dtablefunctions/dolt_log.go
@@ -459,7 +459,10 @@ func (ltf *LogTableFunction) RowIter(ctx *sql.Context, row sql.Row) (sql.RowIter
 
 	dbName := sess.Session.GetCurrentDatabase()
 	headRef, err := sess.CWBHeadRef(ctx, dbName)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err == doltdb.ErrOperationNotSupportedInDetachedHead {
+		// In detached HEAD state, we can still resolve commits without a branch ref
+		headRef = nil
+	} else if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_queries.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_queries.go
index d1381ed61b2..464b9568a8e 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_queries.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_queries.go
@@ -4992,6 +4992,40 @@ var LogTableFunctionScriptTests = []queries.ScriptTest{
 			},
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		// https://github.com/dolthub/dolt/issues/9762
+		Name: "dolt_log function in detached head state",
+		SetUpScript: []string{
+			"CREATE TABLE test_table (id INT PRIMARY KEY, name VARCHAR(50));",
+			"CALL dolt_commit('-Am', 'create table');",
+			"CALL dolt_tag('mytag');",
+			"INSERT INTO test_table VALUES (1, 'test');",
+			"CALL dolt_commit('-Am', 'add data');",
+			"CALL dolt_tag('v2');",
+		},
+		Assertions: []queries.ScriptTestAssertion{
+			{
+				Query:    "USE mydb/mytag;",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{},
+			},
+			{
+				Query:    "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dolt_log('mytag');",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{{2}},
+			},
+			{
+				Query:    "USE mydb/v2;",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{},
+			},
+			{
+				Query:    "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dolt_log('v2');",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{{3}},
+			},
+			{
+				Query:    "SELECT message FROM dolt_log('mytag') ORDER BY commit_order;",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{{"Initialize data repository"}, {"create table"}},
+			},
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 var BranchStatusTableFunctionScriptTests = []queries.ScriptTest{