diff --git a/src/datastore/LMDBStoreFactory.ts b/src/datastore/LMDBStoreFactory.ts
index 4764e912..cc291b7e 100644
--- a/src/datastore/LMDBStoreFactory.ts
+++ b/src/datastore/LMDBStoreFactory.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { encryptionStrategy } from './lmdb/Utils';
 
 const MetricsIntervalMs = 60 * 1000;
 const CleanupDelayMs = 2 * 60 * 1000;
+const CorruptionEscalationWindowMs = 30 * 1000;
 
 export class LMDBStoreFactory implements DataStoreFactory {
     private readonly log = LoggerFactory.getLogger('LMDB.Global');
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export class LMDBStoreFactory implements DataStoreFactory {
     private initPromise?: Promise<void>;
     private closed = false;
     private activeOps = 0;
+    private lastCorruptionAt = 0;
 
     private readonly stores = new Map<StoreName, LMDBStore>();
     private readonly ownershipTracker: LMDBOwnershipTracker;
@@ -189,6 +191,8 @@ export class LMDBStoreFactory implements DataStoreFactory {
         try {
             if (msg.includes('MDB_BAD_RSLOT') || msg.includes("doesn't match env pid")) {
                 this.recoverFromFork();
+            } else if (isCorruptionError(msg)) {
+                this.recoverFromCorruption();
             } else {
                 this.recoverFromError();
             }
@@ -230,6 +234,20 @@ export class LMDBStoreFactory implements DataStoreFactory {
         }
     }
 
+    private recoverFromCorruption(): void {
+        const now = Date.now();
+        const recurring = now - this.lastCorruptionAt < CorruptionEscalationWindowMs;
+        this.lastCorruptionAt = now;
+        this.telemetry.count('corruption.detected', 1);
+
+        if (recurring) {
+            this.telemetry.count('corruption.recreate', 1);
+            this.deleteAndRecreate();
+        } else {
+            this.recoverFromError();
+        }
+    }
+
     private recoverFromError(): void {
         this.telemetry.count('error.recover', 1);
         this.log.warn('Error detected, attempting to reopen LMDB');
@@ -385,3 +403,13 @@ function createEnv(lmdbDir: string) {
 function createDB(env: RootDatabase, name: string) {
     return env.openDB<unknown, string>({ name, encoding: Encoding });
 }
+
+function isCorruptionError(msg: string): boolean {
+    return (
+        msg.includes('MDB_CORRUPTED') ||
+        msg.includes('MDB_PAGE_NOTFOUND') ||
+        msg.includes('MDB_BAD_VALSIZE') ||
+        msg.includes('MDB_CURSOR_FULL') ||
+        msg.includes('MDB_BAD_TXN')
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/datastore/lmdb/LMDBStore.ts b/src/datastore/lmdb/LMDBStore.ts
index 00c7be3d..aa0f0f6b 100644
--- a/src/datastore/lmdb/LMDBStore.ts
+++ b/src/datastore/lmdb/LMDBStore.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ export class LMDBStore implements DataStore {
                     this.validateDatabase();
                     return await fn();
                 } catch (e) {
+                    const commitError = (e as { commitError?: unknown }).commitError;
+                    if (commitError instanceof Promise) {
+                        commitError.catch((cause) => this.onError(cause));
+                    }
                     this.onError(e);
                     this.telemetry.count(`retry.${op}`, 1);
                     this.validateDatabase();
diff --git a/tst/unit/datastore/LMDB.corruption.test.ts b/tst/unit/datastore/LMDB.corruption.test.ts
index 033c2037..4833d80d 100644
--- a/tst/unit/datastore/LMDB.corruption.test.ts
+++ b/tst/unit/datastore/LMDB.corruption.test.ts
@@ -92,3 +92,55 @@ describe('LMDB error recovery', () => {
         recreateSpy.mockRestore();
     });
 });
+
+describe('LMDB corruption escalation', () => {
+    let testDir: string;
+    let factory: LMDBStoreFactory;
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+        testDir = join(
+            process.cwd(),
+            'node_modules',
+            '.cache',
+            'lmdb-corruption-escalation-test',
+            `test-${Date.now()}`,
+        );
+        fs.mkdirSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
+        factory = new LMDBStoreFactory(testDir);
+        await factory.initialize();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+        await factory.close();
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+        if (fs.existsSync(testDir)) {
+            fs.rmSync(testDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+        }
+    });
+
+    it('should reopen without deleting on the first corruption error', () => {
+        const recoverSpy = vi.spyOn(factory as any, 'recoverFromError').mockImplementation(() => {});
+        const deleteSpy = vi.spyOn(factory as any, 'deleteAndRecreate').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+        (factory as any).handleError(new Error('MDB_CORRUPTED: Located page was wrong type'));
+
+        expect(recoverSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(deleteSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        recoverSpy.mockRestore();
+        deleteSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+
+    it('should delete and recreate when corruption recurs within the escalation window', () => {
+        const recoverSpy = vi.spyOn(factory as any, 'recoverFromError').mockImplementation(() => {});
+        const deleteSpy = vi.spyOn(factory as any, 'deleteAndRecreate').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+        const handleError = (factory as any).handleError.bind(factory);
+        handleError(new Error('MDB_CORRUPTED: Located page was wrong type'));
+        handleError(new Error('MDB_CORRUPTED: Located page was wrong type'));
+
+        expect(recoverSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(deleteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        recoverSpy.mockRestore();
+        deleteSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/tst/unit/datastore/LMDB.retry.test.ts b/tst/unit/datastore/LMDB.retry.test.ts
index 3a558513..68532cea 100644
--- a/tst/unit/datastore/LMDB.retry.test.ts
+++ b/tst/unit/datastore/LMDB.retry.test.ts
@@ -141,4 +141,30 @@ describe('LMDB retry after recovery', () => {
             expect(store.get<string>('key2')).toBe('value2');
         });
     });
+
+    describe('lmdb commit rejection handling', () => {
+        it('should consume the commitError promise and route its cause to recovery', async () => {
+            const store = factory.get(StoreName.public_schemas);
+            const realStore = (store as any).store;
+
+            const rootCause = new Error('MDB_CORRUPTED: Located page was wrong type');
+            let rejectCommit!: (reason: unknown) => void;
+            const commitError = new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
+                rejectCommit = reject;
+            });
+            const wrapper = Object.assign(new Error('Commit failed (see commitError for details)'), { commitError });
+
+            const handleErrorSpy = vi.spyOn(factory as any, 'handleError').mockImplementation(() => {});
+            realStore.put = () => Promise.reject(wrapper);
+
+            const put = store.put('key', 'value');
+            await expect(put).rejects.toBe(wrapper);
+
+            rejectCommit(rootCause);
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve));
+
+            expect(handleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(rootCause);
+            handleErrorSpy.mockRestore();
+        });
+    });
 });