diff --git a/dom/localstorage/ActorsParent.cpp b/dom/localstorage/ActorsParent.cpp
index dcaadc2aad0c..3b789bc09ed7 100644
--- a/dom/localstorage/ActorsParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/localstorage/ActorsParent.cpp
@@ -2819,6 +2819,8 @@ class QuotaClient final : public mozilla::dom::quota::Client {
 
   void ReleaseIOThreadObjects() override;
 
+  void OnStorageInitFailed() override;
+
   void AbortOperations(const nsACString& aOrigin) override;
 
   void AbortOperationsForProcess(ContentParentId aContentParentId) override;
@@ -8805,6 +8807,14 @@ void QuotaClient::ReleaseIOThreadObjects() {
   gArchivedOrigins = nullptr;
 }
 
+void QuotaClient::OnStorageInitFailed() {
+  AssertIsOnIOThread();
+  MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(QuotaManager::Get());
+  MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(!QuotaManager::Get()->IsTemporaryStorageInitialized());
+
+  gUsages = nullptr;
+}
+
 void QuotaClient::AbortOperations(const nsACString& aOrigin) {
   AssertIsOnBackgroundThread();
 
diff --git a/dom/quota/ActorsParent.cpp b/dom/quota/ActorsParent.cpp
index 1f2763fca94b..e4e66508f3cf 100644
--- a/dom/quota/ActorsParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/quota/ActorsParent.cpp
@@ -5826,6 +5826,13 @@ nsresult QuotaManager::EnsureTemporaryStorageIsInitialized() {
   // for whole profile can be collected
   nsresult statusKeeper = NS_OK;
 
+  AutoTArray<RefPtr<Client>, Client::TYPE_MAX>& clients = mClients;
+  auto autoNotifier = MakeScopeExit([&clients] {
+    for (RefPtr<Client>& client : clients) {
+      client->OnStorageInitFailed();
+    }
+  });
+
   nsresult rv = InitializeRepository(PERSISTENCE_TYPE_DEFAULT);
   if (NS_WARN_IF(NS_FAILED(rv))) {
     RECORD_IN_NIGHTLY(statusKeeper, rv);
@@ -5878,6 +5885,8 @@ nsresult QuotaManager::EnsureTemporaryStorageIsInitialized() {
 
   CheckTemporaryStorageLimits();
 
+  autoNotifier.release();
+
   return rv;
 }
 
diff --git a/dom/quota/Client.h b/dom/quota/Client.h
index d2f536b5dc4d..f99fba35f67a 100644
--- a/dom/quota/Client.h
+++ b/dom/quota/Client.h
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ class Client {
 
   virtual void ReleaseIOThreadObjects() = 0;
 
+  virtual void OnStorageInitFailed(){};
+
   // Methods which are called on the background thread.
   virtual void AbortOperations(const nsACString& aOrigin) = 0;