diff --git a/lib/backup/use-user-data-restore.js b/lib/backup/use-user-data-restore.js
--- a/lib/backup/use-user-data-restore.js
+++ b/lib/backup/use-user-data-restore.js
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
 }
 
 function useUserDataRestore(): (
-  backupData: QRAuthBackupData,
-  identityAuthResult: IdentityAuthResult,
+  backupData: ?QRAuthBackupData,
+  identityAuthResult: ?IdentityAuthResult,
 ) => Promise<void> {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
 
   return React.useCallback(
     async (
-      backupData: QRAuthBackupData,
-      identityAuthResult: IdentityAuthResult,
+      backupData: ?QRAuthBackupData,
+      identityAuthResult: ?IdentityAuthResult,
     ) => {
       const { sqliteAPI } = getConfig();
 
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@
 
       // 1. Download database and apply all logs
       if (startStepIndex === 0) {
+        invariant(
+          backupData && identityAuthResult,
+          'backupData and identityAuthResult should exists when starting from scratch',
+        );
         const restoreUserDataPromise = sqliteAPI.restoreUserData(
           backupData,
           identityAuthResult,
@@ -280,7 +284,7 @@
       // 6. Populate store
       const clientDBStore = await sqliteAPI.getClientDBStore(
         databaseIdentifier.MAIN,
-        identityAuthResult.userID,
+        identityAuthResult?.userID,
       );
 
       dispatch({
@@ -292,4 +296,4 @@
   );
 }
 
-export { useUserDataRestore };
+export { useUserDataRestore, getStoreAndDatabaseVersions };
diff --git a/lib/handlers/restore-backup-handler.react.js b/lib/handlers/restore-backup-handler.react.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/handlers/restore-backup-handler.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// @flow
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import { useUserDataRestore } from '../backup/use-user-data-restore.js';
+import { usePersistedStateLoaded } from '../selectors/app-state-selectors.js';
+import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
+import { fullBackupSupport } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
+
+function RestoreBackupHandler(): React.Node {
+  const persistedStateLoaded = usePersistedStateLoaded();
+  // We want this handler to be executed only once
+  const executed = React.useRef(false);
+  const restoreBackupState = useSelector(state => state.restoreBackupState);
+  const userDataRestore = useUserDataRestore();
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!fullBackupSupport || !persistedStateLoaded || executed.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (
+      restoreBackupState.status !== 'user_data_restore_step_completed' &&
+      restoreBackupState.status !== 'user_data_restore_failed'
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    void userDataRestore();
+    executed.current = true;
+  }, [persistedStateLoaded, restoreBackupState.status, userDataRestore]);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+export { RestoreBackupHandler };
diff --git a/native/root.react.js b/native/root.react.js
--- a/native/root.react.js
+++ b/native/root.react.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import { DBOpsHandler } from 'lib/handlers/db-ops-handler.react.js';
 import { HoldersHandler } from 'lib/handlers/holders-handler.react.js';
 import { InitialStateSharingHandler } from 'lib/handlers/initial-state-sharing-handler.react.js';
+import { RestoreBackupHandler } from 'lib/handlers/restore-backup-handler.react.js';
 import { SyncCurrentUserInfoHandler } from 'lib/handlers/sync-current-user-info-handler.react.js';
 import { SyncStoreVersionHandler } from 'lib/handlers/sync-store-version-handler.react.js';
 import { TunnelbrokerDeviceTokenHandler } from 'lib/handlers/tunnelbroker-device-token-handler.react.js';
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@
       <TunnelbrokerDeviceTokenHandler />
       <SyncStoreVersionHandler />
       <SyncCurrentUserInfoHandler />
+      <RestoreBackupHandler />
       <HoldersHandler />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/web/app.react.js b/web/app.react.js
--- a/web/app.react.js
+++ b/web/app.react.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import SyncCommunityStoreHandler from 'lib/components/sync-community-store-handler.react.js';
 import { DBOpsHandler } from 'lib/handlers/db-ops-handler.react.js';
 import { HoldersHandler } from 'lib/handlers/holders-handler.react.js';
+import { RestoreBackupHandler } from 'lib/handlers/restore-backup-handler.react.js';
 import { SyncCurrentUserInfoHandler } from 'lib/handlers/sync-current-user-info-handler.react.js';
 import { SyncStoreVersionHandler } from 'lib/handlers/sync-store-version-handler.react.js';
 import { TunnelbrokerDeviceTokenHandler } from 'lib/handlers/tunnelbroker-device-token-handler.react.js';
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@
                     <TunnelbrokerDeviceTokenHandler />
                     <SyncStoreVersionHandler />
                     <SyncCurrentUserInfoHandler />
+                    <RestoreBackupHandler />
                     <FarcasterChannelPrefetchHandler />
                     <FarcasterDataHandler />
                     <AutoJoinCommunityHandler />