diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database.dart
index 96026d2..3e3233b 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database.dart
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:sqlite3/common.dart';
 import 'package:sqlite3_web/sqlite3_web.dart';
 import 'package:sqlite_async/sqlite_async.dart';
 import 'package:sqlite_async/src/utils/shared_utils.dart';
+import 'package:sqlite_async/src/web/database/broadcast_updates.dart';
 import 'package:sqlite_async/web.dart';
 import 'protocol.dart';
 import 'web_mutex.dart';
@@ -15,10 +16,14 @@ class WebDatabase
   final Database _database;
   final Mutex? _mutex;
 
+  /// For persistent databases that aren't backed by a shared worker, we use
+  /// web broadcast channels to forward local update events to other tabs.
+  final BroadcastUpdates? broadcastUpdates;
+
   @override
   bool closed = false;
 
-  WebDatabase(this._database, this._mutex);
+  WebDatabase(this._database, this._mutex, {this.broadcastUpdates});
 
   @override
   Future<void> close() async {
diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database/broadcast_updates.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database/broadcast_updates.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5514e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database/broadcast_updates.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import 'dart:js_interop';
+
+import 'package:sqlite_async/sqlite_async.dart';
+import 'package:web/web.dart' as web;
+
+/// Utility to share received [UpdateNotification]s with other tabs using
+/// broadcast channels.
+class BroadcastUpdates {
+  final web.BroadcastChannel _channel;
+
+  BroadcastUpdates(String name)
+      : _channel = web.BroadcastChannel('sqlite3_async_updates/$name');
+
+  Stream<UpdateNotification> get updates {
+    return web.EventStreamProviders.messageEvent
+        .forTarget(_channel)
+        .map((event) {
+          final data = event.data as _BroadcastMessage;
+          if (data.a == 0) {
+            final payload = data.b as JSArray<JSString>;
+            return UpdateNotification(
+                payload.toDart.map((e) => e.toDart).toSet());
+          } else {
+            return null;
+          }
+        })
+        .where((e) => e != null)
+        .cast();
+  }
+
+  void send(UpdateNotification notification) {
+    _channel.postMessage(_BroadcastMessage.notifications(notification));
+  }
+}
+
+@JS()
+@anonymous
+extension type _BroadcastMessage._(JSObject _) implements JSObject {
+  external int get a;
+  external JSAny get b;
+
+  external factory _BroadcastMessage({required int a, required JSAny b});
+
+  factory _BroadcastMessage.notifications(UpdateNotification notification) {
+    return _BroadcastMessage(
+      a: 0,
+      b: notification.tables.map((e) => e.toJS).toList().toJS,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database/web_sqlite_database.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database/web_sqlite_database.dart
index c7e2a70..c00377c 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database/web_sqlite_database.dart
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database/web_sqlite_database.dart
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class SqliteDatabaseImpl
 
   late final Mutex mutex;
   late final WebDatabase _connection;
+  StreamSubscription? _broadcastUpdatesSubscription;
 
   /// Open a SqliteDatabase.
   ///
@@ -85,9 +86,28 @@ class SqliteDatabaseImpl
   Future<void> _init() async {
     _connection = await openFactory.openConnection(SqliteOpenOptions(
         primaryConnection: true, readOnly: false, mutex: mutex)) as WebDatabase;
-    _connection.updates.forEach((update) {
-      updatesController.add(update);
-    });
+
+    final broadcastUpdates = _connection.broadcastUpdates;
+    if (broadcastUpdates == null) {
+      // We can use updates directly from the database.
+      _connection.updates.forEach((update) {
+        updatesController.add(update);
+      });
+    } else {
+      _connection.updates.forEach((update) {
+        updatesController.add(update);
+
+        // Share local updates with other tabs
+        broadcastUpdates.send(update);
+      });
+
+      // Also add updates from other tabs, note that things we send aren't
+      // received by our tab.
+      _broadcastUpdatesSubscription =
+          broadcastUpdates.updates.listen((updates) {
+        updatesController.add(updates);
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   T _runZoned<T>(T Function() callback, {required String debugContext}) {
@@ -132,6 +152,8 @@ class SqliteDatabaseImpl
   @override
   Future<void> close() async {
     await isInitialized;
+    _broadcastUpdatesSubscription?.cancel();
+    updatesController.close();
     return _connection.close();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/web_sqlite_open_factory.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/web_sqlite_open_factory.dart
index 521320b..66000f9 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/web_sqlite_open_factory.dart
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/web_sqlite_open_factory.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'package:sqlite3/wasm.dart';
 import 'package:sqlite3_web/sqlite3_web.dart';
 import 'package:sqlite_async/sqlite_async.dart';
+import 'package:sqlite_async/src/web/database/broadcast_updates.dart';
 import 'package:sqlite_async/src/web/web_mutex.dart';
 
 import 'database.dart';
@@ -57,7 +58,14 @@ class DefaultSqliteOpenFactory
         ? null
         : MutexImpl(identifier: path); // Use the DB path as a mutex identifier
 
-    return WebDatabase(connection.database, options.mutex ?? mutex);
+    BroadcastUpdates? updates;
+    if (connection.access != AccessMode.throughSharedWorker &&
+        connection.storage != StorageMode.inMemory) {
+      updates = BroadcastUpdates(path);
+    }
+
+    return WebDatabase(connection.database, options.mutex ?? mutex,
+        broadcastUpdates: updates);
   }
 
   @override