diff --git a/next.config.mjs b/next.config.mjs
index 2f06962ee2..aefe08fadd 100644
--- a/next.config.mjs
+++ b/next.config.mjs
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ const nextConfig = {
       "./open-sse/services/compression/rules/**/*.json",
       "./open-sse/lib/sha3_wasm_bg.wasm",
       "./open-sse/lib/deepseek-pow-solver.cjs",
+      // sql.js WASM is loaded at runtime by the sqljsAdapter fallback tier
+      // (better-sqlite3 → node:sqlite → sql.js). Next traces sql-wasm.js but can
+      // omit the runtime sql-wasm.wasm asset from the standalone bundle.
+      "./node_modules/sql.js/dist/sql-wasm.wasm",
     ],
   },
   outputFileTracingExcludes: {
diff --git a/tests/unit/next-config.test.ts b/tests/unit/next-config.test.ts
index 4a523e50b2..11ec9ed4bb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/next-config.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/next-config.test.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ test("next config declares Turbopack aliases, runtime assets and server external
     tracingIncludes.includes("./open-sse/services/compression/engines/rtk/filters/**/*.json")
   );
   assert.ok(tracingIncludes.includes("./open-sse/services/compression/rules/**/*.json"));
+  // sql.js WASM must ship in the standalone bundle: sqljsAdapter resolves it from
+  // node_modules/sql.js/dist/sql-wasm.wasm at runtime (driver fallback tier), but
+  // Next traces sql-wasm.js without auto-including the runtime .wasm asset.
+  assert.ok(
+    tracingIncludes.includes("./node_modules/sql.js/dist/sql-wasm.wasm"),
+    "sql-wasm.wasm must be trace-included so the sql.js fallback works in standalone builds"
+  );
   assert.ok(tracingExcludes.includes("./_tasks/**/*"));
   assert.ok(tracingExcludes.includes("./tests/**/*"));