diff --git a/ts/CI.ts b/ts/CI.ts
index 54ee01539..d3174793f 100644
--- a/ts/CI.ts
+++ b/ts/CI.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { explodePromise } from './util/explodePromise';
 import { AccessType, ipcInvoke } from './sql/channels';
 import { backupsService } from './services/backups';
 import { AttachmentBackupManager } from './jobs/AttachmentBackupManager';
+import { migrateAllMessages } from './messages/migrateMessageData';
 import { SECOND } from './util/durations';
 import { isSignalRoute } from './util/signalRoutes';
 import { strictAssert } from './util/assert';
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export type CIType = {
     }
   ) => unknown;
   openSignalRoute(url: string): Promise<void>;
+  migrateAllMessages(): Promise<void>;
   uploadBackup(): Promise<void>;
   unlink: () => void;
   print: (...args: ReadonlyArray<unknown>) => void;
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ export function getCI({ deviceName }: GetCIOptionsType): CIType {
     solveChallenge,
     waitForEvent,
     openSignalRoute,
+    migrateAllMessages,
     uploadBackup,
     unlink,
     getPendingEventCount,
diff --git a/ts/messages/migrateMessageData.ts b/ts/messages/migrateMessageData.ts
index 880b1aec8..148e6be9e 100644
--- a/ts/messages/migrateMessageData.ts
+++ b/ts/messages/migrateMessageData.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 
 import { isFunction, isNumber } from 'lodash';
 import pMap from 'p-map';
+import PQueue from 'p-queue';
 
 import { CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION } from '../types/Message2';
 import { isNotNil } from '../util/isNotNil';
+import { MINUTE } from '../util/durations';
 import type { MessageAttributesType } from '../model-types.d';
 import type { AciString } from '../types/ServiceId';
 import * as Errors from '../types/errors';
@@ -13,10 +15,30 @@ import { DataReader, DataWriter } from '../sql/Client';
 
 const MAX_CONCURRENCY = 5;
 
+// Don't migrate batches concurrently
+const migrationQueue = new PQueue({
+  concurrency: 1,
+  timeout: MINUTE * 30,
+});
+
+type BatchResultType = Readonly<{
+  done: boolean;
+  numProcessed: number;
+  numSucceeded?: number;
+  numFailedSave?: number;
+  numFailedUpgrade?: number;
+  fetchDuration?: number;
+  upgradeDuration?: number;
+  saveDuration?: number;
+  totalDuration?: number;
+}>;
+
 /**
  * Ensures that messages in database are at the right schema.
+ *
+ * @internal
  */
-export async function migrateMessageData({
+export async function _migrateMessageData({
   numMessagesPerBatch,
   upgradeMessageSchema,
   getMessagesNeedingUpgrade,
@@ -41,17 +63,7 @@ export async function migrateMessageData({
     messageIds: ReadonlyArray<string>
   ) => Promise<void>;
   maxVersion?: number;
-}>): Promise<{
-  done: boolean;
-  numProcessed: number;
-  numSucceeded?: number;
-  numFailedSave?: number;
-  numFailedUpgrade?: number;
-  fetchDuration?: number;
-  upgradeDuration?: number;
-  saveDuration?: number;
-  totalDuration?: number;
-}> {
+}>): Promise<BatchResultType> {
   if (!isNumber(numMessagesPerBatch)) {
     throw new TypeError("'numMessagesPerBatch' is required");
   }
@@ -148,13 +160,33 @@ export async function migrateBatchOfMessages({
   numMessagesPerBatch,
 }: {
   numMessagesPerBatch: number;
-}): ReturnType<typeof migrateMessageData> {
-  return migrateMessageData({
-    numMessagesPerBatch,
-    upgradeMessageSchema: window.Signal.Migrations.upgradeMessageSchema,
-    getMessagesNeedingUpgrade: DataReader.getMessagesNeedingUpgrade,
-    saveMessagesIndividually: DataWriter.saveMessagesIndividually,
-    incrementMessagesMigrationAttempts:
-      DataWriter.incrementMessagesMigrationAttempts,
-  });
+}): ReturnType<typeof _migrateMessageData> {
+  return migrationQueue.add(() =>
+    _migrateMessageData({
+      numMessagesPerBatch,
+      upgradeMessageSchema: window.Signal.Migrations.upgradeMessageSchema,
+      getMessagesNeedingUpgrade: DataReader.getMessagesNeedingUpgrade,
+      saveMessagesIndividually: DataWriter.saveMessagesIndividually,
+      incrementMessagesMigrationAttempts:
+        DataWriter.incrementMessagesMigrationAttempts,
+    })
+  );
+}
+
+export async function migrateAllMessages(): Promise<void> {
+  const { log } = window.SignalContext;
+
+  let batch: BatchResultType | undefined;
+  let total = 0;
+  while (!batch?.done) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
+    batch = await migrateBatchOfMessages({
+      numMessagesPerBatch: 1000,
+    });
+    total += batch.numProcessed;
+    log.info(`migrateAllMessages: Migrated batch of ${batch.numProcessed}`);
+  }
+  log.info(
+    `migrateAllMessages: message migration complete; ${total} messages migrated`
+  );
 }
diff --git a/ts/services/backups/export.ts b/ts/services/backups/export.ts
index 242e277c2..11fc85404 100644
--- a/ts/services/backups/export.ts
+++ b/ts/services/backups/export.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ import { CallLinkRestrictions } from '../../types/CallLink';
 import { toAdminKeyBytes } from '../../util/callLinks';
 import { getRoomIdFromRootKey } from '../../util/callLinksRingrtc';
 import { SeenStatus } from '../../MessageSeenStatus';
-import { migrateBatchOfMessages } from '../../messages/migrateMessageData';
+import { migrateAllMessages } from '../../messages/migrateMessageData';
 
 const MAX_CONCURRENCY = 10;
 
@@ -226,23 +226,7 @@ export class BackupExportStream extends Readable {
         log.info('BackupExportStream: starting...');
         drop(AttachmentBackupManager.stop());
         log.info('BackupExportStream: message migration starting...');
-        let batchMigrationResult:
-          | Awaited<ReturnType<typeof migrateBatchOfMessages>>
-          | undefined;
-        let totalMigrated = 0;
-        while (!batchMigrationResult?.done) {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
-          batchMigrationResult = await migrateBatchOfMessages({
-            numMessagesPerBatch: 1000,
-          });
-          totalMigrated += batchMigrationResult.numProcessed;
-          log.info(
-            `BackupExportStream: Migrated batch of ${batchMigrationResult.numProcessed}`
-          );
-        }
-        log.info(
-          `BackupExportStream: message migration complete; ${totalMigrated} messages migrated`
-        );
+        await migrateAllMessages();
 
         await pauseWriteAccess();
         try {
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/installer.ts b/ts/state/ducks/installer.ts
index eeecb3364..1341ca1f9 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/installer.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/installer.ts
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ export function reducer(
 
   if (action.type === SHOW_BACKUP_IMPORT) {
     if (
-      //  Downloading backup after linking
+      // Downloading backup after linking
       state.step !== InstallScreenStep.QrCodeNotScanned &&
       // Restarting backup download on startup
       state.step !== InstallScreenStep.NotStarted
diff --git a/ts/test-electron/util/migrateMessageData_test.ts b/ts/test-electron/util/migrateMessageData_test.ts
index eb9137dc4..b856dbf81 100644
--- a/ts/test-electron/util/migrateMessageData_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-electron/util/migrateMessageData_test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import assert from 'assert';
 import { v7 as uuid } from 'uuid';
-import { migrateMessageData } from '../../messages/migrateMessageData';
+import { _migrateMessageData as migrateMessageData } from '../../messages/migrateMessageData';
 import type { MessageAttributesType } from '../../model-types';
 import { DataReader, DataWriter } from '../../sql/Client';
 import { generateAci } from '../../types/ServiceId';
diff --git a/ts/test-mock/benchmarks/backup_bench.ts b/ts/test-mock/benchmarks/backup_bench.ts
index a930b0ac3..50fe2ac25 100644
--- a/ts/test-mock/benchmarks/backup_bench.ts
+++ b/ts/test-mock/benchmarks/backup_bench.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Bootstrap.benchmark(async (bootstrap: Bootstrap): Promise<void> => {
   const app = await bootstrap.link();
   const { duration: importDuration } = await app.waitForBackupImportComplete();
 
+  await app.migrateAllMessages();
+
   const exportStart = Date.now();
   await app.uploadBackup();
   const exportEnd = Date.now();
diff --git a/ts/test-mock/playwright.ts b/ts/test-mock/playwright.ts
index 7760663c8..b908adce6 100644
--- a/ts/test-mock/playwright.ts
+++ b/ts/test-mock/playwright.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ export class App extends EventEmitter {
     await window.evaluate('window.SignalCI.uploadBackup()');
   }
 
+  public async migrateAllMessages(): Promise<void> {
+    const window = await this.getWindow();
+    await window.evaluate('window.SignalCI.migrateAllMessages()');
+  }
+
   public async unlink(): Promise<void> {
     const window = await this.getWindow();
     return window.evaluate('window.SignalCI.unlink()');