diff --git a/src/common/providers/ProviderBootstrapLogic.tsx b/src/common/providers/ProviderBootstrapLogic.tsx
index 848440c33..7e4a6203d 100644
--- a/src/common/providers/ProviderBootstrapLogic.tsx
+++ b/src/common/providers/ProviderBootstrapLogic.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { markNewsAsSeen, shallRedirectToNews } from '../../apps/news/news.versio
 
 import { autoConfInitiateConfiguration } from '~/common/logic/autoconf';
 import { navigateToNews, ROUTE_APP_CHAT } from '~/common/app.routes';
+import { requestPersistentStorage } from '~/common/util/storageUtils';
 import { useNextLoadProgress } from '~/common/components/useNextLoadProgress';
 
 
@@ -30,10 +31,13 @@ export function ProviderBootstrapLogic(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
 
   // [gc] garbage collection(s)
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    // Remove old attachment drafts (not persisted in chats)
-    // void gcAttachmentDBlobs(); // fire/forget
-    // Remove chat dblobs (not persisted in chat fragments)
-    void gcChatImageAssets(); // fire/forget
+    // Request persistent storage for the current origin, so that indexedDB's content is not evicted.
+    requestPersistentStorage().finally(() => {
+      // GC: Remove chat dblobs (not persisted in chat fragments)
+      void gcChatImageAssets(); // fire/forget
+      // GC: Remove old attachment drafts (not persisted in chats)
+      // void gcAttachmentDBlobs(); // fire/forget
+    });
   }, []);
 
 
diff --git a/src/common/util/storageUtils.ts b/src/common/util/storageUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20720e16c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/util/storageUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { isBrowser } from '~/common/util/pwaUtils';
+
+// enable debugging of the persistent storage
+const DEBUG_PERSISTENCE = false;
+
+/**
+ * Request persistent storage for the current origin, so that indexedDB's content is not evicted.
+ */
+export async function requestPersistentStorage(): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (isBrowser && navigator.storage && navigator.storage.persist) {
+    const isPersisted = await navigator.storage.persisted();
+    if (isPersisted) {
+      if (DEBUG_PERSISTENCE)
+        console.log('Storage is already persisted');
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    const isGranted = await navigator.storage.persist();
+    if (DEBUG_PERSISTENCE)
+      console.log(`Persistent storage granted: ${isGranted}`);
+    return isGranted;
+  }
+
+  console.warn('Persistent storage is not supported by this browser');
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/dblobs/dblobs.db.ts b/src/modules/dblobs/dblobs.db.ts
index 158606c28..abb2c61e6 100644
--- a/src/modules/dblobs/dblobs.db.ts
+++ b/src/modules/dblobs/dblobs.db.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import { DBlobAsset, DBlobAssetId, DBlobAssetType, DBlobDBAsset } from './dblobs
  *
  * [DEV NOTE] To delete the full DB (don't do it!):
  * - indexedDB.deleteDatabase('NAME').onsuccess = console.log;
+ *
+ * [DEV NOTE] This is related to storageUtils.ts's requestPersistentStorage,
+ * aswe need to request persistent storage for the current origin, sot that
+ * indexedDB's content is not evicted.
  */
 class BigAgiDB extends Dexie {
   largeAssets!: Dexie.Table<DBlobDBAsset, string>;
@@ -23,9 +27,7 @@ class BigAgiDB extends Dexie {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * In development mode, reuse the same instance of the DB to avoid re-creating it on every hot reload
- */
+// In development mode, reuse the same instance of the DB to avoid re-creating it on every hot reload
 const globalForDexie = globalThis as unknown as {
   bigAgiDB: BigAgiDB | undefined;
 };