diff --git a/.changeset/fix-auth-indexeddb-retry.md b/.changeset/fix-auth-indexeddb-retry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64747c612d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-auth-indexeddb-retry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@firebase/auth': patch
+'@firebase/auth-compat': patch
+'firebase': patch
+---
+
+Updated `_isAvailable()` to use retry logic for the initial IndexedDB availability check, preventing incorrect fallbacks to in-memory persistence in environments where transactions may occasionally drop on startup.
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db.test.ts b/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db.test.ts
index 9d78e18de0..e4e1fb144c 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db.test.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db.test.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   _clearDatabase,
   _openDatabase,
   _POLLING_INTERVAL_MS,
+  _TRANSACTION_RETRY_COUNT,
   _putObject
 } from './indexed_db';
 
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@ describe('platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db', () => {
     indexedDBLocalPersistence
   );
 
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    (persistence as any).dbPromise = null;
+    (persistence as any).listeners = {};
+    (persistence as any).localCache = {};
+    (persistence as any).pendingWrites = 0;
+    (persistence as any).stopPolling();
+  });
+
   afterEach(sinon.restore);
 
   async function waitUntilPoll(clock: sinon.SinonFakeTimers): Promise<void> {
@@ -91,7 +100,8 @@ describe('platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db', () => {
       expect(await persistence._isAvailable()).to.be.true;
     });
 
-    it('should return false if db creation errors', async () => {
+    it('should return false if db creation errors repeatedly', async () => {
+      (persistence as any).dbPromise = null;
       sinon.stub(indexedDB, 'open').returns({
         addEventListener(evt: string, cb: () => void) {
           if (evt === 'error') {
@@ -102,6 +112,36 @@ describe('platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db', () => {
       } as any);
 
       expect(await persistence._isAvailable()).to.be.false;
+      expect((indexedDB.open as sinon.SinonStub).callCount).to.eq(
+        _TRANSACTION_RETRY_COUNT + 2
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should retry if db creation errors temporarily and then succeed', async () => {
+      (persistence as any).dbPromise = null;
+      const originalOpen = indexedDB.open.bind(indexedDB);
+      let errorsToThrow = 2;
+
+      sinon.stub(indexedDB, 'open').callsFake(((
+        name: string,
+        version?: number
+      ) => {
+        if (errorsToThrow > 0) {
+          errorsToThrow--;
+          return {
+            addEventListener(evt: string, cb: () => void) {
+              if (evt === 'error') {
+                cb();
+              }
+            },
+            error: new DOMException('temporary error')
+          } as any;
+        }
+        return originalOpen(name, version);
+      }) as typeof indexedDB.open);
+
+      expect(await persistence._isAvailable()).to.be.true;
+      expect((indexedDB.open as sinon.SinonStub).callCount).to.eq(3);
     });
   });
 
@@ -116,6 +156,10 @@ describe('platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db', () => {
       db = await _openDatabase();
     });
 
+    after(async () => {
+      db.close();
+    });
+
     beforeEach(async () => {
       clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
       callback = sinon.spy();
@@ -134,6 +178,7 @@ describe('platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db', () => {
     });
 
     it('should trigger a listener when the key changes', async () => {
+      await persistence._get(key); // Ensure cache is populated before change
       await _putObject(db, key, newValue);
 
       await waitUntilPoll(clock);
@@ -154,6 +199,7 @@ describe('platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db', () => {
     });
 
     it('should not trigger the listener when a different key changes', async () => {
+      await persistence._get(key); // Ensure cache is populated
       await _putObject(db, 'other-key', newValue);
 
       await waitUntilPoll(clock);
@@ -162,6 +208,7 @@ describe('platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db', () => {
     });
 
     it('should not trigger if a write is pending', async () => {
+      await persistence._get(key); // Ensure cache is populated
       await _putObject(db, key, newValue);
       (persistence as any)['pendingWrites'] = 1;
 
@@ -184,6 +231,7 @@ describe('platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db', () => {
       });
 
       it('should trigger both listeners if multiple listeners are registered', async () => {
+        await persistence._get(key); // Ensure cache is populated
         await _putObject(db, key, newValue);
 
         await waitUntilPoll(clock);
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db.ts b/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db.ts
index 597b45d3ff..c7f4a07eab 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/indexed_db.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class IndexedDBLocalPersistence implements InternalPersistence {
   static type: 'LOCAL' = 'LOCAL';
 
   type = PersistenceType.LOCAL;
-  db?: IDBDatabase;
+  private dbPromise: Promise<IDBDatabase> | null = null;
   readonly _shouldAllowMigration = true;
 
   private readonly listeners: Record<string, Set<StorageEventListener>> = {};
@@ -184,11 +184,14 @@ class IndexedDBLocalPersistence implements InternalPersistence {
   }
 
   async _openDb(): Promise<IDBDatabase> {
-    if (this.db) {
-      return this.db;
+    if (this.dbPromise) {
+      return this.dbPromise;
     }
-    this.db = await _openDatabase();
-    return this.db;
+    this.dbPromise = _openDatabase();
+    this.dbPromise.catch(() => {
+      this.dbPromise = null;
+    });
+    return this.dbPromise;
   }
 
   async _withRetries<T>(op: (db: IDBDatabase) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
@@ -202,9 +205,10 @@ class IndexedDBLocalPersistence implements InternalPersistence {
         if (numAttempts++ > _TRANSACTION_RETRY_COUNT) {
           throw e;
         }
-        if (this.db) {
-          this.db.close();
-          this.db = undefined;
+        if (this.dbPromise) {
+          const db = await this.dbPromise;
+          db.close();
+          this.dbPromise = null;
         }
         // TODO: consider adding exponential backoff
       }
@@ -310,9 +314,10 @@ class IndexedDBLocalPersistence implements InternalPersistence {
       if (!indexedDB) {
         return false;
       }
-      const db = await _openDatabase();
-      await _putObject(db, STORAGE_AVAILABLE_KEY, '1');
-      await _deleteObject(db, STORAGE_AVAILABLE_KEY);
+      await this._withRetries(async (db: IDBDatabase) => {
+        await _putObject(db, STORAGE_AVAILABLE_KEY, '1');
+        await _deleteObject(db, STORAGE_AVAILABLE_KEY);
+      });
       return true;
     } catch {}
     return false;