diff --git a/app/sql_channel.main.ts b/app/sql_channel.main.ts
index e8571ea062..44ed7bf4f0 100644
--- a/app/sql_channel.main.ts
+++ b/app/sql_channel.main.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import { remove as removeEphemeralConfig } from './ephemeral_config.main.js';
 let sql:
   | Pick<
       MainSQL,
-      | 'sqlRead'
-      | 'sqlWrite'
+      | 'sqlReadSerialized'
+      | 'sqlWriteSerialized'
       | 'pauseWriteAccess'
       | 'resumeWriteAccess'
       | 'removeDB'
@@ -57,21 +57,21 @@ export function initialize(mainSQL: typeof sql): void {
 
   ipcMain.handle(
     SQL_READ_KEY,
-    wrapResult(function ipcSqlReadHandler(_event, callName, ...args) {
+    wrapResult(function ipcSqlReadHandler(_event, callName, serialized) {
       if (!sql) {
         throw new Error(`${SQL_READ_KEY}: Not yet initialized!`);
       }
-      return sql.sqlRead(callName, ...args);
+      return sql.sqlReadSerialized(callName, serialized);
     })
   );
 
   ipcMain.handle(
     SQL_WRITE_KEY,
-    wrapResult(function ipcSqlWriteHandler(_event, callName, ...args) {
+    wrapResult(function ipcSqlWriteHandler(_event, callName, serialized) {
       if (!sql) {
         throw new Error(`${SQL_WRITE_KEY}: Not yet initialized!`);
       }
-      return sql.sqlWrite(callName, ...args);
+      return sql.sqlWriteSerialized(callName, serialized);
     })
   );
 
diff --git a/ts/sql/channels.preload.ts b/ts/sql/channels.preload.ts
index c6a9ea33bf..5e09ea4476 100644
--- a/ts/sql/channels.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/channels.preload.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
+import { serialize, deserialize } from 'node:v8';
 import { createLogger } from '../logging/log.std.js';
 import { runTaskWithTimeout } from '../textsecure/TaskWithTimeout.std.js';
 import { explodePromise } from '../util/explodePromise.std.js';
@@ -47,11 +48,11 @@ export async function ipcInvoke<T>(
   activeJobCount += 1;
   return runTaskWithTimeout(async () => {
     try {
-      const result = await ipcRenderer.invoke(channel, name, ...args);
+      const result = await ipcRenderer.invoke(channel, name, serialize(args));
       if (!result.ok) {
         throw result.error;
       }
-      return result.value;
+      return deserialize(result.value);
     } finally {
       activeJobCount -= 1;
       if (activeJobCount === 0) {
diff --git a/ts/sql/main.main.ts b/ts/sql/main.main.ts
index 74927a7271..4aba051603 100644
--- a/ts/sql/main.main.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/main.main.ts
@@ -45,14 +45,28 @@ export type WorkerRequest = Readonly<
     }
   | {
       type: 'sqlCall:read';
+      encoding: 'js';
       method: keyof ServerReadableDirectInterface;
       args: ReadonlyArray<unknown>;
     }
+  | {
+      type: 'sqlCall:read';
+      encoding: 'serialized';
+      method: keyof ServerReadableDirectInterface;
+      data: Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>;
+    }
   | {
       type: 'sqlCall:write';
+      encoding: 'js';
       method: keyof ServerWritableDirectInterface;
       args: ReadonlyArray<unknown>;
     }
+  | {
+      type: 'sqlCall:write';
+      encoding: 'serialized';
+      method: keyof ServerWritableDirectInterface;
+      data: Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>;
+    }
 >;
 
 export type WrappedWorkerRequest = Readonly<{
@@ -272,12 +286,37 @@ export class MainSQL {
     method: Method,
     ...args: Parameters<ServerReadableDirectInterface[Method]>
   ): Promise<ReturnType<ServerReadableDirectInterface[Method]>> {
+    return this.#sqlRead({
+      type: 'sqlCall:read',
+      method,
+      encoding: 'js',
+      args,
+    }) as Promise<ReturnType<ServerReadableDirectInterface[Method]>>;
+  }
+
+  public async sqlReadSerialized<
+    Method extends keyof ServerReadableDirectInterface,
+  >(
+    method: Method,
+    data: Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>
+  ): Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>> {
+    return this.#sqlRead({
+      type: 'sqlCall:read',
+      method,
+      encoding: 'serialized',
+      data,
+    }) as Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>>;
+  }
+
+  async #sqlRead(
+    request: Extract<WorkerRequest, { type: 'sqlCall:read' }>
+  ): Promise<unknown> {
     type SqlCallResult = Readonly<{
-      result: ReturnType<ServerReadableDirectInterface[Method]>;
+      result: unknown;
       duration: number;
     }>;
 
-    if (method === 'pageBackupMessages' && this.#pauseWaiters == null) {
+    if (request.method === 'pageBackupMessages' && this.#pauseWaiters == null) {
       throw new Error(
         'pageBackupMessages can only run after pauseWriteAccess()'
       );
@@ -286,18 +325,17 @@ export class MainSQL {
     // pageMessages runs over several queries and needs to have access to
     // the same temporary table, it also creates temporary insert/update
     // triggers so it has to run on the same connection that updates the tables
-    const isPaging = PAGING_QUERIES.has(method);
+    const isPaging = PAGING_QUERIES.has(request.method);
 
     const entry = isPaging ? this.#pool[0] : this.#getWorker();
     strictAssert(entry != null, 'Must have a pool entry');
 
-    const { result, duration } = await this.#send<SqlCallResult>(entry, {
-      type: 'sqlCall:read',
-      method,
-      args,
-    });
+    const { result, duration } = await this.#send<SqlCallResult>(
+      entry,
+      request
+    );
 
-    this.#traceDuration(method, duration);
+    this.#traceDuration(request.method, duration);
 
     return result;
   }
@@ -306,9 +344,33 @@ export class MainSQL {
     method: Method,
     ...args: Parameters<ServerWritableDirectInterface[Method]>
   ): Promise<ReturnType<ServerWritableDirectInterface[Method]>> {
-    type Result = ReturnType<ServerWritableDirectInterface[Method]>;
+    return this.#sqlWrite({
+      type: 'sqlCall:write',
+      method,
+      encoding: 'js',
+      args,
+    }) as Promise<ReturnType<ServerWritableDirectInterface[Method]>>;
+  }
+
+  public async sqlWriteSerialized<
+    Method extends keyof ServerWritableDirectInterface,
+  >(
+    method: Method,
+    data: Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>
+  ): Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>> {
+    return this.#sqlWrite({
+      type: 'sqlCall:write',
+      method,
+      encoding: 'serialized',
+      data,
+    }) as Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>>;
+  }
+
+  async #sqlWrite(
+    request: Extract<WorkerRequest, { type: 'sqlCall:write' }>
+  ): Promise<unknown> {
     type SqlCallResult = Readonly<{
-      result: Result;
+      result: unknown;
       duration: number;
     }>;
 
@@ -322,13 +384,12 @@ export class MainSQL {
     const primary = this.#pool[0];
     strictAssert(primary, 'Missing primary');
 
-    const { result, duration } = await this.#send<SqlCallResult>(primary, {
-      type: 'sqlCall:write',
-      method,
-      args,
-    });
+    const { result, duration } = await this.#send<SqlCallResult>(
+      primary,
+      request
+    );
 
-    this.#traceDuration(method, duration);
+    this.#traceDuration(request.method, duration);
 
     return result;
   }
diff --git a/ts/sql/mainWorker.node.ts b/ts/sql/mainWorker.node.ts
index 73f046bc4c..fde61e8c75 100644
--- a/ts/sql/mainWorker.node.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/mainWorker.node.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import { parentPort } from 'node:worker_threads';
+import { serialize, deserialize } from 'node:v8';
 
 import type {
   WrappedWorkerRequest,
@@ -109,11 +110,17 @@ const onMessage = (
         throw new Error(`Invalid sql method: ${request.method} ${method}`);
       }
 
-      const start = performance.now();
-      const result = method(db, ...request.args);
-      const end = performance.now();
+      const args =
+        request.encoding === 'js' ? request.args : deserialize(request.data);
 
-      respond(seq, { result, duration: end - start });
+      const start = performance.now();
+      const result = method(db, ...args);
+      const duration = performance.now() - start;
+
+      respond(seq, {
+        result: request.encoding === 'js' ? result : serialize(result),
+        duration,
+      });
     } else {
       throw new Error('Unexpected request type');
     }