diff --git a/lib/storage/providers/IDBKeyValProvider/createStore.ts b/lib/storage/providers/IDBKeyValProvider/createStore.ts
index 0d3f07913..4d0304ed4 100644
--- a/lib/storage/providers/IDBKeyValProvider/createStore.ts
+++ b/lib/storage/providers/IDBKeyValProvider/createStore.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ function getBudgetedHealErrorLabel(error: unknown): string {
     return 'unknown';
 }
 
+/** Union of all error types indicating a stale/dead IDB connection. Used by the visibilitychange probe. */
+function isStaleConnectionError(error: unknown): boolean {
+    return isInvalidStateError(error) || isBackingStoreError(error) || isConnectionLostError(error);
+}
+
 // This is a copy of the createStore function from idb-keyval, we need a custom implementation
 // because we need to create the database manually in order to ensure that the store exists before we use it.
 // If the store does not exist, idb-keyval will throw an error
@@ -127,6 +132,56 @@ function createStore(dbName: string, storeName: string): UseStore {
         return result;
     }
 
+    // Proactive IDB health check when tab returns to foreground.
+    // Safari kills IDB connections for backgrounded tabs. By probing as soon as
+    // the tab becomes visible, we drop the stale dbp early so the first real
+    // operation opens a fresh connection instead of failing.
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => {
+        if (document.visibilityState !== 'visible' || !dbp) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Logger.logInfo('IDB visibilitychange probe: tab became visible, checking connection health', {dbName, storeName});
+
+        const probePromise = dbp;
+
+        const dropCacheIfStale = (error: unknown) => {
+            if (dbp !== probePromise || !isStaleConnectionError(error)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            Logger.logAlert('IDB visibilitychange probe: stale connection detected, dropping cached connection', {
+                dbName,
+                storeName,
+                errorMessage: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+            });
+            dbp = undefined;
+        };
+
+        probePromise
+            .then((db) => {
+                if (dbp !== probePromise) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                try {
+                    const tx = db.transaction(storeName, 'readonly');
+                    const probeStore = tx.objectStore(storeName);
+                    const req = probeStore.count();
+                    req.onsuccess = () => {
+                        Logger.logInfo('IDB visibilitychange probe: connection is healthy', {dbName, storeName});
+                    };
+                    req.onerror = () => {
+                        dropCacheIfStale(req.error);
+                    };
+                } catch (error) {
+                    dropCacheIfStale(error);
+                }
+            })
+            .catch(() => {
+                // The cached open promise rejected; cacheOpenPromise already cleared dbp on its own
+                // branch. Swallow here so the probe's separate branch doesn't surface an unhandled rejection.
+            });
+    });
+
     // Handles three recoverable error classes:
     // 1. InvalidStateError — connection closed between getDB() resolving and db.transaction().
     //    Retry once with a fresh connection. No budget limit (transient, always worth one reopen).
diff --git a/tests/unit/storage/providers/createStoreTest.ts b/tests/unit/storage/providers/createStoreTest.ts
index bb6530c3b..437b23c00 100644
--- a/tests/unit/storage/providers/createStoreTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/storage/providers/createStoreTest.ts
@@ -553,4 +553,163 @@ describe('createStore', () => {
             expect(logAlertSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('dropping cached connection and reopening'), expect.anything());
         });
     });
+
+    describe('visibilitychange probe', () => {
+        function simulateVisibilityChange(state: string) {
+            Object.defineProperty(document, 'visibilityState', {value: state, writable: true, configurable: true});
+            document.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'));
+        }
+
+        afterEach(() => {
+            Object.defineProperty(document, 'visibilityState', {value: 'visible', writable: true, configurable: true});
+        });
+
+        it('should drop stale dbp when probe detects connection lost on foreground', async () => {
+            const store = createStore(uniqueDBName(), STORE_NAME);
+
+            await store('readwrite', (s) => {
+                s.put('value', 'key1');
+                return IDB.promisifyRequest(s.transaction);
+            });
+
+            simulateVisibilityChange('hidden');
+
+            const original = IDBDatabase.prototype.transaction;
+            let probeIntercepted = false;
+            jest.spyOn(IDBDatabase.prototype, 'transaction').mockImplementation(function (this: IDBDatabase, ...args) {
+                if (!probeIntercepted) {
+                    probeIntercepted = true;
+                    throw new DOMException('Connection to Indexed Database server lost. Refresh the page to try again', 'UnknownError');
+                }
+                return original.apply(this, args);
+            });
+
+            simulateVisibilityChange('visible');
+
+            await new Promise((resolve) => {
+                setTimeout(resolve, 0);
+            });
+
+            jest.restoreAllMocks();
+
+            const result = await store('readonly', (s) => IDB.promisifyRequest(s.get('key1')));
+            expect(result).toBe('value');
+            expect(logAlertSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('IDB visibilitychange probe: stale connection detected'), expect.objectContaining({dbName: expect.any(String)}));
+        });
+
+        it('should not probe when no connection exists yet', async () => {
+            const dbName = uniqueDBName();
+            createStore(dbName, STORE_NAME);
+
+            simulateVisibilityChange('hidden');
+            simulateVisibilityChange('visible');
+
+            await new Promise((resolve) => {
+                setTimeout(resolve, 0);
+            });
+
+            // No probe log for this specific store (dbp was never set)
+            expect(logInfoSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('visibilitychange probe'), expect.objectContaining({dbName}));
+        });
+
+        it('should keep connection when probe succeeds', async () => {
+            const store = createStore(uniqueDBName(), STORE_NAME);
+
+            await store('readwrite', (s) => {
+                s.put('value', 'key1');
+                return IDB.promisifyRequest(s.transaction);
+            });
+
+            simulateVisibilityChange('hidden');
+            simulateVisibilityChange('visible');
+
+            await new Promise((resolve) => {
+                setTimeout(resolve, 0);
+            });
+
+            const result = await store('readonly', (s) => IDB.promisifyRequest(s.get('key1')));
+            expect(result).toBe('value');
+            // Probe ran but found healthy connection — no stale connection alert
+            expect(logAlertSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('stale connection detected'), expect.anything());
+            expect(logInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('connection is healthy'), expect.anything());
+        });
+
+        it('should drop dbp when probe throws InvalidStateError', async () => {
+            const store = createStore(uniqueDBName(), STORE_NAME);
+
+            await store('readwrite', (s) => {
+                s.put('value', 'key1');
+                return IDB.promisifyRequest(s.transaction);
+            });
+
+            simulateVisibilityChange('hidden');
+
+            const original = IDBDatabase.prototype.transaction;
+            let callCount = 0;
+            jest.spyOn(IDBDatabase.prototype, 'transaction').mockImplementation(function (this: IDBDatabase, ...args) {
+                callCount++;
+                if (callCount === 1) {
+                    throw new DOMException('The database connection is closing.', 'InvalidStateError');
+                }
+                return original.apply(this, args);
+            });
+
+            simulateVisibilityChange('visible');
+
+            await new Promise((resolve) => {
+                setTimeout(resolve, 0);
+            });
+
+            jest.restoreAllMocks();
+
+            const result = await store('readonly', (s) => IDB.promisifyRequest(s.get('key1')));
+            expect(result).toBe('value');
+            expect(logAlertSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('IDB visibilitychange probe: stale connection detected'), expect.objectContaining({dbName: expect.any(String)}));
+        });
+
+        it('should not surface an unhandled rejection when the probe runs while the open promise rejects', async () => {
+            const store = createStore(uniqueDBName(), STORE_NAME);
+
+            // Keep the initial open pending until we reject it manually, so the probe attaches to a pending dbp.
+            let rejectOpen: () => void = () => {
+                /* assigned inside the indexedDB.open mock below */
+            };
+            jest.spyOn(indexedDB, 'open').mockImplementation(() => {
+                const req = {} as IDBOpenDBRequest;
+                rejectOpen = () => {
+                    Object.defineProperty(req, 'error', {value: new DOMException('probe open failed', 'AbortError'), configurable: true});
+                    req.onerror?.(new Event('error') as Event & {target: IDBOpenDBRequest});
+                };
+                return req;
+            });
+
+            const unhandled = jest.fn();
+            process.on('unhandledRejection', unhandled);
+
+            try {
+                // Start an op so dbp becomes a pending open promise; keep its rejection handled.
+                const opAssertion = expect(store('readonly', (s) => IDB.promisifyRequest(s.get('key1')))).rejects.toThrow('probe open failed');
+
+                // Tab becomes visible while the open is still pending — probe attaches to the pending dbp.
+                simulateVisibilityChange('hidden');
+                simulateVisibilityChange('visible');
+
+                // Now the open rejects — both the op chain and the probe chain see it.
+                rejectOpen();
+
+                await opAssertion;
+                // Give the probe's separate branch a couple of ticks to (not) surface an unhandled rejection.
+                await new Promise((resolve) => {
+                    setTimeout(resolve, 0);
+                });
+                await new Promise((resolve) => {
+                    setTimeout(resolve, 0);
+                });
+
+                expect(unhandled).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            } finally {
+                process.off('unhandledRejection', unhandled);
+            }
+        });
+    });
 });