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
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
     threadPermissions.MANAGE_INVITE_LINKS,
 ];
 
-type LegacyMigrationManifest<N: BaseNavInfo, T: BaseAppState<N>> = {
+export type LegacyMigrationManifest<N: BaseNavInfo, T: BaseAppState<N>> = {
   +[number | string]: (T) => Promise<T>,
 };
 type PersistedState<N: BaseNavInfo, T: BaseAppState<N>> = T | void;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
   debug: boolean,
 ) => Promise<?PersistedState<N, T>>;
 
-type MigrationManifest<N: BaseNavInfo, T: BaseAppState<N>> = {
+export type MigrationManifest<N: BaseNavInfo, T: BaseAppState<N>> = {
   +[number | string]: (PersistedState<N, T>) => Promise<{
     +state: T,
     +ops: StoreOperations,
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
   inboundVersion: number,
   currentVersion: number,
   debug: boolean,
-  handleException: (error: Error, state: T) => T,
+  handleException?: (error: Error, state: T) => T,
 ): Promise<PersistedState<N, T>> {
   const migrationKeys = [
     ...Object.keys(legacyMigrations),
@@ -320,7 +320,10 @@
       try {
         await getConfig().sqliteAPI.processDBStoreOperations(dbOps);
       } catch (exception) {
-        return handleException(exception, state);
+        if (handleException) {
+          return handleException(exception, state);
+        }
+        throw exception;
       }
     }
   }
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.getSyncedDatabaseVersion();
-    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 {
@@ -133,11 +135,12 @@
 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,
@@ -1305,7 +1308,7 @@
   { 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) => ({
@@ -1353,4 +1356,11 @@
   return storedPersistor;
 }
 
-export { persistConfig, codeVersion, setPersistor, getPersistor };
+export {
+  persistConfig,
+  codeVersion,
+  setPersistor,
+  getPersistor,
+  migrations,
+  legacyMigrations,
+};