diff --git a/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js b/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
--- a/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
+++ b/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@
           throw new Error('Missing backupData');
         }
         await sqliteAPI.restoreUserData(backupData, identityAuthResult);
+        await sqliteAPI.migrateBackupSchema();
+        await sqliteAPI.copyContentFromBackupDatabase();
         const clientDBStore = await sqliteAPI.getClientDBStore(
           identityAuthResult.userID,
         );
diff --git a/native/account/restore.js b/native/account/restore.js
--- a/native/account/restore.js
+++ b/native/account/restore.js
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@
           throw new Error('Missing identityAuthResult');
         }
         const backupData = await commCoreModule.getQRAuthBackupData();
+        await sqliteAPI.migrateBackupSchema();
+        await sqliteAPI.copyContentFromBackupDatabase();
         await sqliteAPI.restoreUserData(backupData, identityAuthResult);
 
         const clientDBStore = await sqliteAPI.getClientDBStore(