diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 3a701bf74..885ccc689 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ pub fn create_app() -> tauri::Builder<tauri::Wry> {
         });
     }
 
+    // WebKitGTK's WASM optimizing JIT tier (OMG) leaks native memory when repeatedly
+    // recompiling wa-sqlite's WASM module (used via IDBBatchAtomicVFS, PowerSync's OPFS
+    // fallback on this platform - see getPowerSyncOptions in src/db/powersync/database.ts),
+    // eventually OOM-killing the WebKitWebProcess. Disabling just the OMG tier (baseline
+    // JIT stays on) avoids it. Must be set before the webview is created, since WebKitGTK
+    // reads JSC_* env vars at its own init time. Remove once upstream WebKit fixes this
+    // (tracked at https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=319572).
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        std::env::set_var("JSC_useOMGJIT", "false");
+    }
+
     builder
 }
 
diff --git a/src/db/powersync/database.test.ts b/src/db/powersync/database.test.ts
index ddad02614..07c845be1 100644
--- a/src/db/powersync/database.test.ts
+++ b/src/db/powersync/database.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'bun:test'
-import { WASQLiteOpenFactory } from '@powersync/web'
+import { WASQLiteOpenFactory, WASQLiteVFS } from '@powersync/web'
 
 const { getPowerSyncDatabaseConfig, getPowerSyncOptions } = await import('./database')
 
@@ -101,5 +101,26 @@ describe('getPowerSyncOptions', () => {
       const factory = options.database as WASQLiteOpenFactory
       expect(factory.waOptions.dbFilename).toBe('thunderbolt-sync.db')
     })
+
+    it('uses OPFSCoopSyncVFS when OPFS is available (default)', () => {
+      const options = getPowerSyncOptions('thunderbolt-sync.db', 'safari-tauri')
+      const factory = options.database as WASQLiteOpenFactory
+      expect(factory.waOptions.vfs).toBe(WASQLiteVFS.OPFSCoopSyncVFS)
+    })
+
+    it('falls back to IDBBatchAtomicVFS when OPFS is unavailable', () => {
+      const options = getPowerSyncOptions('thunderbolt-sync.db', 'safari-tauri', false)
+      const factory = options.database as WASQLiteOpenFactory
+      expect(factory.waOptions.vfs).toBe(WASQLiteVFS.IDBBatchAtomicVFS)
+    })
+
+    it('keeps Tauri-safe worker wiring in the OPFS-unavailable fallback', () => {
+      const options = getPowerSyncOptions('thunderbolt-sync.db', 'safari-tauri', false)
+      const factory = options.database as WASQLiteOpenFactory
+      expect(factory.waOptions.worker).toBe('/@powersync/worker/WASQLiteDB.umd.js')
+      expect(factory.waOptions.flags?.enableMultiTabs).toBe(false)
+      expect('flags' in options && options.flags).toEqual({ enableMultiTabs: false })
+      expect(options.sync).toEqual({ worker: '/@powersync/worker/SharedSyncImplementation.umd.js' })
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/db/powersync/database.ts b/src/db/powersync/database.ts
index f17df8015..30a06329d 100644
--- a/src/db/powersync/database.ts
+++ b/src/db/powersync/database.ts
@@ -56,8 +56,16 @@ const initialSyncTimeoutMs = 10_000
  */
 const initialSyncPriority = 1
 
-/** @internal Exported for testing */
-export const getPowerSyncOptions = (path: string, config: PowerSyncDatabaseConfig = getPowerSyncDatabaseConfig()) => {
+/**
+ * @internal Exported for testing
+ * @param opfsAvailable - Whether OPFS (`navigator.storage.getDirectory`) is actually usable on this
+ * platform. Only affects the 'safari-tauri' config's VFS choice — see the comment below.
+ */
+export const getPowerSyncOptions = (
+  path: string,
+  config: PowerSyncDatabaseConfig = getPowerSyncDatabaseConfig(),
+  opfsAvailable = true,
+) => {
   const dbFilename = path.includes('/') ? path.split('/').pop() || 'thunderbolt.db' : path
 
   if (config === 'default') {
@@ -87,12 +95,16 @@ export const getPowerSyncOptions = (path: string, config: PowerSyncDatabaseConfi
    * Explicit UMD worker paths — bypasses import.meta.url which fails under tauri://.
    * enableMultiTabs: false — dedicated worker, not SharedWorker (fails under tauri://).
    *
+   * Falls back to IDBBatchAtomicVFS (IndexedDB-backed, no OPFS dependency) when OPFS itself
+   * is unavailable — e.g. WebKitGTK (Tauri on Linux) doesn't implement `navigator.storage.getDirectory`,
+   * so OPFSCoopSyncVFS's worker throws on init instead of ever reaching this Asyncify tradeoff.
+   *
    * Docs: https://docs.powersync.com/debugging/troubleshooting#common-issues
    */
   return {
     database: new WASQLiteOpenFactory({
       dbFilename: dbFilename,
-      vfs: WASQLiteVFS.OPFSCoopSyncVFS,
+      vfs: opfsAvailable ? WASQLiteVFS.OPFSCoopSyncVFS : WASQLiteVFS.IDBBatchAtomicVFS,
       worker: '/@powersync/worker/WASQLiteDB.umd.js',
       flags: { enableMultiTabs: false },
     }),
@@ -140,7 +152,10 @@ export class PowerSyncDatabaseImpl implements DatabaseInterface {
       return // Already initialized
     }
 
-    const options = getPowerSyncOptions(path)
+    // `getDatabasePath` (called before `initialize`) already probes real OPFS availability and
+    // returns the ':memory:' sentinel when it's unavailable — reuse that instead of re-probing.
+    const opfsAvailable = path !== ':memory:'
+    const options = getPowerSyncOptions(path, getPowerSyncDatabaseConfig(), opfsAvailable)
 
     // Always use ThunderboltPowerSyncDatabase with TransformableBucketStorage + encryption middleware.
     // The middleware is data-driven (checks __enc: prefix), so it's a no-op when E2EE is disabled.