diff --git a/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/entity_relation_extractor.py b/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/entity_relation_extractor.py
index d71553451..197ddfe8f 100644
--- a/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/entity_relation_extractor.py
+++ b/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/entity_relation_extractor.py
@@ -358,17 +358,14 @@ async def run(
             schema (GraphSchema | None): Definition of the schema to guide the LLM in its extraction.
             examples (str): Examples for few-shot learning in the prompt.
         """
-        lexical_graph_builder = None
+        config = lexical_graph_config or LexicalGraphConfig()
+        lexical_graph_builder = LexicalGraphBuilder(config=config)
         lexical_graph = None
         if self.create_lexical_graph:
-            config = lexical_graph_config or LexicalGraphConfig()
-            lexical_graph_builder = LexicalGraphBuilder(config=config)
             lexical_graph_result = await lexical_graph_builder.run(
                 text_chunks=chunks, document_info=document_info
             )
             lexical_graph = lexical_graph_result.graph
-        elif lexical_graph_config:
-            lexical_graph_builder = LexicalGraphBuilder(config=lexical_graph_config)
         schema = schema or GraphSchema(
             node_types=(),
         )
diff --git a/tests/e2e/experimental/test_neo4j_reader_component_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/experimental/test_neo4j_reader_component_e2e.py
index e33a5c0e0..f1fe2cfbe 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/experimental/test_neo4j_reader_component_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/experimental/test_neo4j_reader_component_e2e.py
@@ -74,8 +74,11 @@ async def test_neo4j_reader_in_pipeline(driver: neo4j.Driver, llm: MagicMock) ->
     pipeline_output = await pipeline.run({})
     created_graph = pipeline_output.result["extractor"]
     assert len(created_graph["nodes"]) == 1
-    # no lexical graph, so no relationship to the chunk
-    assert len(created_graph["relationships"]) == 0
+    # no lexical graph nodes, but FROM_CHUNK relationship is still created
+    from_chunk_rels = [
+        r for r in created_graph["relationships"] if r["type"] == "FROM_CHUNK"
+    ]
+    assert len(from_chunk_rels) == 1
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
diff --git a/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_entity_relation_extractor.py b/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_entity_relation_extractor.py
index 4d9f6f298..8745b761a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_entity_relation_extractor.py
+++ b/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_entity_relation_extractor.py
@@ -215,7 +215,10 @@ async def test_extractor_llm_badly_formatted_json_gets_fixed() -> None:
     assert len(res.nodes) == 1
     assert res.nodes[0].label == "Person"
     assert res.nodes[0].embedding_properties == {}
-    assert res.relationships == []
+    # With create_lexical_graph=False a FROM_CHUNK relationship is still created
+    # so that extracted entities remain linked to the chunk they came from.
+    from_chunk_rels = [r for r in res.relationships if r.type == "FROM_CHUNK"]
+    assert len(from_chunk_rels) == 1
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -490,3 +493,93 @@ async def test_extractor_structured_output_false_uses_v1() -> None:
     call_args = llm.ainvoke.call_args
     assert isinstance(call_args[0][0], str)  # First arg is string prompt
     assert "response_format" not in call_args[1]  # No response_format kwarg
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Tests for entity-to-chunk relationship creation (issue #470)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_entity_to_chunk_rels_created_when_lexical_graph_disabled() -> None:
+    """
+    Regression test for #470.
+
+    When create_lexical_graph=False and no lexical_graph_config is provided,
+    entity-to-chunk (FROM_CHUNK) relationships must still be created.
+    Previously lexical_graph_builder was left as None in this path, so
+    process_chunk_extracted_entities() was never called and FROM_CHUNK
+    relationships were silently missing.
+    """
+    llm = MagicMock(spec=LLMInterface)
+    llm.ainvoke.return_value = LLMResponse(
+        content='{"nodes": [{"id": "p1", "label": "Person", "properties": {"name": "Alice"}}, '
+        '{"id": "o1", "label": "Organization", "properties": {"name": "Acme"}}], '
+        '"relationships": [{"start_node_id": "p1", "end_node_id": "o1", "type": "WORKS_FOR"}]}'
+    )
+    extractor = LLMEntityRelationExtractor(
+        llm=llm,
+        on_error=OnError.RAISE,
+        create_lexical_graph=False,
+    )
+    chunks = TextChunks(chunks=[TextChunk(text="Alice works at Acme.", index=0)])
+    res = await extractor.run(chunks=chunks)
+
+    from_chunk_rels = [r for r in res.relationships if r.type == "FROM_CHUNK"]
+    assert len(from_chunk_rels) == 2, (
+        f"Expected 2 FROM_CHUNK relationships (one per entity), got {len(from_chunk_rels)}. "
+        "This is the regression for issue #470."
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_no_chunk_nodes_when_lexical_graph_disabled() -> None:
+    """
+    When create_lexical_graph=False, Chunk and Document nodes must NOT appear
+    in the graph — only extracted entities and their FROM_CHUNK links.
+    """
+    llm = MagicMock(spec=LLMInterface)
+    llm.ainvoke.return_value = LLMResponse(
+        content='{"nodes": [{"id": "p1", "label": "Person", "properties": {}}], "relationships": []}'
+    )
+    extractor = LLMEntityRelationExtractor(
+        llm=llm,
+        on_error=OnError.RAISE,
+        create_lexical_graph=False,
+    )
+    chunks = TextChunks(chunks=[TextChunk(text="some text", index=0)])
+    res = await extractor.run(chunks=chunks)
+
+    chunk_nodes = [n for n in res.nodes if n.label == "Chunk"]
+    doc_nodes = [n for n in res.nodes if n.label == "Document"]
+    assert (
+        chunk_nodes == []
+    ), "Chunk nodes must not appear when create_lexical_graph=False"
+    assert (
+        doc_nodes == []
+    ), "Document nodes must not appear when create_lexical_graph=False"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_entity_to_chunk_rels_created_with_custom_lexical_graph_config() -> None:
+    """
+    When a custom lexical_graph_config is supplied, FROM_CHUNK relationships
+    must use the custom relationship type.
+    """
+    from neo4j_graphrag.experimental.components.types import LexicalGraphConfig
+
+    llm = MagicMock(spec=LLMInterface)
+    llm.ainvoke.return_value = LLMResponse(
+        content='{"nodes": [{"id": "p1", "label": "Person", "properties": {}}], "relationships": []}'
+    )
+    extractor = LLMEntityRelationExtractor(
+        llm=llm,
+        on_error=OnError.RAISE,
+        create_lexical_graph=False,
+    )
+    config = LexicalGraphConfig(node_to_chunk_relationship_type="EXTRACTED_FROM")
+    chunks = TextChunks(chunks=[TextChunk(text="some text", index=0)])
+    res = await extractor.run(chunks=chunks, lexical_graph_config=config)
+
+    custom_rels = [r for r in res.relationships if r.type == "EXTRACTED_FROM"]
+    assert len(custom_rels) == 1