diff --git a/lib/utils/migration-utils.js b/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     threadPermissions.MANAGE_INVITE_LINKS,
 ];
 
-type LegacyMigrationManifest = {
+export type LegacyMigrationManifest = {
   +[number | string]: (PersistedState) => Promise<PersistedState>,
 };
 type PersistedState = {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 export type StorageMigrationFunction = (
   debug: boolean,
 ) => Promise<?PersistedState>;
-type MigrationManifest = {
+export type MigrationManifest = {
   +[number | string]: (PersistedState) => Promise<{
     +state: PersistedState,
     +ops: StoreOperations,
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
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@
 import { accountHasPassword } from 'lib/shared/account-utils.js';
 import type { SIWEBackupSecrets } from 'lib/types/siwe-types.js';
 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 ClientBackup = {
@@ -91,10 +97,27 @@
     await commCoreModule.restoreBackup(backupSecret);
 
     const backupVersion = await commCoreModule.getStoredVersion();
-    if (!backupVersion || parseInt(backupVersion) > persistConfig.version) {
+    const backupVersionNumber = parseInt(backupVersion);
+    if (!backupVersion || backupVersionNumber > persistConfig.version) {
       throw new Error(`Incompatible backup version ${backupVersion ?? -1}`);
     }
 
+    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.');
   }, [currentUserID, loggedIn, setMockCommServicesAuthMetadata]);
 
diff --git a/native/redux/persist.js b/native/redux/persist.js
--- a/native/redux/persist.js
+++ b/native/redux/persist.js
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@
   convertMessageStoreThreadsToNewIDSchema,
   convertThreadStoreThreadInfosToNewIDSchema,
   createAsyncMigrate,
+  type LegacyMigrationManifest,
+  type MigrationManifest,
 } from 'lib/utils/migration-utils.js';
 import { entries } from 'lib/utils/objects.js';
 import {
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@
 import { isTaskCancelledError } from '../utils/error-handling.js';
 import { defaultURLPrefix } from '../utils/url-utils.js';
 
-const legacyMigrations = {
+const legacyMigrations: LegacyMigrationManifest = {
   [1]: (state: AppState) => ({
     ...state,
     notifPermissionAlertInfo: defaultAlertInfo,
@@ -1305,7 +1307,7 @@
   { whitelist: ['reportStore'] },
 );
 
-const migrations = {
+const migrations: MigrationManifest = {
   [75]: (state: AppState) => ({
     state,
     ops: [],
@@ -1345,4 +1347,11 @@
   return storedPersistor;
 }
 
-export { persistConfig, codeVersion, setPersistor, getPersistor };
+export {
+  persistConfig,
+  codeVersion,
+  setPersistor,
+  getPersistor,
+  migrations,
+  legacyMigrations,
+};