diff --git a/native/backup/use-client-backup.js b/native/backup/use-client-backup.js
--- a/native/backup/use-client-backup.js
+++ b/native/backup/use-client-backup.js
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@
 import type { SIWEBackupSecrets } from 'lib/types/siwe-types.js';
 import type { CurrentUserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types';
 import { getContentSigningKey } from 'lib/utils/crypto-utils.js';
+import { runMigrations } from 'lib/utils/migration-utils.js';
 
 import { fetchNativeKeychainCredentials } from '../account/native-credentials.js';
 import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules.js';
-import { persistConfig } from '../redux/persist.js';
+import { defaultState } from '../redux/default-state.js';
+import {
+  legacyMigrations,
+  migrations,
+  persistConfig,
+} from '../redux/persist.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 type SIWEBackupData = {
@@ -114,6 +120,24 @@
       persistConfig.version.toString(),
     );
 
+    const backupVersion = await commCoreModule.getSyncedDatabaseVersion();
+    const backupVersionNumber = parseInt(backupVersion);
+    console.info('Running backup migrations...');
+    await runMigrations(
+      legacyMigrations,
+      migrations,
+      {
+        ...defaultState,
+        _persist: {
+          version: backupVersionNumber,
+          rehydrated: true,
+        },
+      },
+      backupVersionNumber,
+      persistConfig.version,
+      process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production',
+    );
+
     console.info('Backup restored.');
     return;
   }, [
diff --git a/native/redux/persist.js b/native/redux/persist.js
--- a/native/redux/persist.js
+++ b/native/redux/persist.js
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@
   convertMessageStoreThreadsToNewIDSchema,
   convertThreadStoreThreadInfosToNewIDSchema,
   createAsyncMigrate,
+  type LegacyMigrationManifest,
+  type MigrationManifest,
 } from 'lib/utils/migration-utils.js';
 import { entries } from 'lib/utils/objects.js';
 import {
@@ -138,11 +140,12 @@
 import { unshimClientDB } from './unshim-utils.js';
 import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../authoritative-keyserver.js';
 import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules.js';
+import type { NavInfo } from '../navigation/default-state.js';
 import { defaultDeviceCameraInfo } from '../types/camera.js';
 import { isTaskCancelledError } from '../utils/error-handling.js';
 import { defaultURLPrefix } from '../utils/url-utils.js';
 
-const legacyMigrations = {
+const legacyMigrations: LegacyMigrationManifest<NavInfo, AppState> = {
   [1]: (state: AppState) => ({
     ...state,
     notifPermissionAlertInfo: defaultAlertInfo,
@@ -1339,7 +1342,7 @@
   { whitelist: ['reportStore'] },
 );
 
-const migrations = {
+const migrations: MigrationManifest<NavInfo, AppState> = {
   // This migration doesn't change the store but sets a persisted version
   // in the DB
   [75]: (state: AppState) => ({
@@ -1387,4 +1390,11 @@
   return storedPersistor;
 }
 
-export { persistConfig, codeVersion, setPersistor, getPersistor };
+export {
+  persistConfig,
+  codeVersion,
+  setPersistor,
+  getPersistor,
+  migrations,
+  legacyMigrations,
+};