diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0ba5f04f..287266ce7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "./build/releases/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js",
-      "limit": "43.97 kB",
+      "limit": "44.10 kB",
       "gzip": true
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/core/operationRepo/OperationRepo.test.ts b/src/core/operationRepo/OperationRepo.test.ts
index e4224a506..18cd48c03 100644
--- a/src/core/operationRepo/OperationRepo.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/operationRepo/OperationRepo.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi, type Mock } from 'vi
 import { JwtTokenStore } from '../JwtTokenStore';
 import { OperationModelStore } from '../modelRepo/OperationModelStore';
 import { CreateSubscriptionOperation } from '../operations/CreateSubscriptionOperation';
+import { LoginUserOperation } from '../operations/LoginUserOperation';
 import {
   GroupComparisonType,
   type GroupComparisonValue,
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import { SetAliasOperation } from '../operations/SetAliasOperation';
 import { ExecutionResult, type IOperationExecutor } from '../types/operation';
 import { OP_REPO_POST_CREATE_DELAY } from './constants';
 import { NewRecordsState } from './NewRecordsState';
-import { OperationRepo } from './OperationRepo';
+import { OperationRepo, type OperationQueueItem } from './OperationRepo';
 
 vi.mock('src/shared/helpers/general', async (importOriginal) => {
   const mod = await importOriginal<typeof import('src/shared/helpers/general')>();
@@ -259,16 +260,24 @@ describe('OperationRepo', () => {
     };
     const anonymousOp = () => new Operation('anon');
     const identifiedOp = (externalId = EXTERNAL_ID) => ownedBy(new Operation('owned'), externalId);
+    // Places an operation in the queue the way _loadSavedOperations does, past the
+    // enqueue-time suppression, to model a row persisted before IV was turned on.
+    const loadIntoQueue = (op: Operation, resolver?: OperationQueueItem['resolver']) => {
+      const item: OperationQueueItem = { operation: op, bucket: 0, retries: 0 };
+      if (resolver) item.resolver = resolver;
+      opRepo._queue.push(item);
+      mockOperationModelStore._add(op);
+      return item;
+    };
 
     describe('IV behavior active', () => {
       beforeEach(() => setJwtRequirement(JwtRequirement._Required));
 
-      test('an anonymous operation is skipped and stays queued', () => {
-        const op = anonymousOp();
-        opRepo._enqueue(op);
+      test('a loaded anonymous operation is skipped and stays queued', () => {
+        const item = loadIntoQueue(anonymousOp());
 
         expect(opRepo._getNextOps(0)).toBeNull();
-        expect(opRepo._queue).toEqual([{ operation: op, bucket: 0, retries: 0 }]);
+        expect(opRepo._queue).toEqual([item]);
       });
 
       test('an identified operation with no stored token is skipped, not dropped', () => {
@@ -306,7 +315,7 @@ describe('OperationRepo', () => {
             return false;
           }
         }
-        const op = new NoJwtOperation('no-jwt');
+        const op = ownedBy(new NoJwtOperation('no-jwt'), EXTERNAL_ID);
         opRepo._enqueue(op);
 
         expect(opRepo._getNextOps(0)).toEqual([{ operation: op, bucket: 0, retries: 0 }]);
@@ -325,6 +334,58 @@ describe('OperationRepo', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('anonymous operation suppression at enqueue', () => {
+      const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+      describe('IV behavior active', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => setJwtRequirement(JwtRequirement._Required));
+
+        test('_enqueue drops an anonymous operation and warns', () => {
+          opRepo._enqueue(anonymousOp());
+
+          expect(opRepo._queue).toEqual([]);
+          expect(mockOperationModelStore._list()).toEqual([]);
+          expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(
+            expect.stringContaining('mock-op was dropped. Identity Verification is on'),
+          );
+        });
+
+        test('_enqueueAndWait rejects an anonymous operation as suppressed', async () => {
+          const error = await opRepo._enqueueAndWait(anonymousOp()).catch((e: unknown) => e);
+
+          expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(OperationFailedError);
+          expect((error as OperationFailedError)._result).toBe(ExecutionResult._Suppressed);
+          expect(opRepo._queue).toEqual([]);
+        });
+
+        test('an anonymous LoginUserOperation is exempt', () => {
+          const op = new LoginUserOperation(APP_ID, ONESIGNAL_ID);
+          opRepo._enqueue(op);
+
+          expect(opRepo._queue).toEqual([{ operation: op, bucket: 0, retries: 0 }]);
+          expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+
+        test('an identified operation is queued', () => {
+          const op = identifiedOp();
+          opRepo._enqueue(op);
+
+          expect(opRepo._queue).toEqual([{ operation: op, bucket: 0, retries: 0 }]);
+          expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+      });
+
+      test('IV behavior inactive with the new code path on: anonymous operations are queued', () => {
+        setJwtRequirement(JwtRequirement._NotRequired);
+        localStorage.setItem('os_feature_overrides', 'sdk_identity_verification');
+        const op = anonymousOp();
+        opRepo._enqueue(op);
+
+        expect(opRepo._queue).toEqual([{ operation: op, bucket: 0, retries: 0 }]);
+        expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('FailUnauthorized', () => {
       const invalidated = vi.fn();
       const failUnauthorized = () =>
@@ -403,13 +464,15 @@ describe('OperationRepo', () => {
         setJwtRequirement(JwtRequirement._Required);
         failUnauthorized();
 
-        // Anonymous operations never dispatch under IV, so drive the executor directly.
-        const op = anonymousOp();
-        const waiter = rejectionOf(opRepo._enqueueAndWait(op));
-        await opRepo._executeOperations([opRepo._queue[0]]);
+        // A loaded anonymous operation never passes the gate, so drive the executor directly.
+        const resolver = vi.fn();
+        const item = loadIntoQueue(anonymousOp(), resolver);
+        opRepo._queue.length = 0;
+        await opRepo._executeOperations([item]);
 
-        expect((await waiter)._result).toBe(ExecutionResult._FailUnauthorized);
+        expect(resolver).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(false, ExecutionResult._FailUnauthorized);
         expect(invalidated).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(opRepo._queue).toEqual([]);
         expect(mockOperationModelStore._list()).toEqual([]);
       });
 
diff --git a/src/core/operationRepo/OperationRepo.ts b/src/core/operationRepo/OperationRepo.ts
index 9a25edf8c..2fe6016c5 100644
--- a/src/core/operationRepo/OperationRepo.ts
+++ b/src/core/operationRepo/OperationRepo.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '../identityVerification';
 import { type JwtTokenStore } from '../JwtTokenStore';
 import { type OperationModelStore } from '../modelRepo/OperationModelStore';
+import { LoginUserOperation } from '../operations/LoginUserOperation';
 import { GroupComparisonType, type Operation } from '../operations/Operation';
 import {
   OP_REPO_DEFAULT_FAIL_RETRY_BACKOFF,
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export class OperationRepo implements IOperationRepo, IStartableService {
   }
 
   public _enqueue(operation: Operation): void {
+    if (this._shouldSuppressAnonymousOp(operation)) return;
     Log._debug(`OpRepo.enqueue: ${JSON.stringify(operation)}`);
 
     this._internalEnqueue(
@@ -113,6 +115,9 @@ export class OperationRepo implements IOperationRepo, IStartableService {
    * that carries the ExecutionResult that stopped the operation.
    */
   public async _enqueueAndWait(operation: Operation): Promise<void> {
+    if (this._shouldSuppressAnonymousOp(operation)) {
+      throw new OperationFailedError(ExecutionResult._Suppressed);
+    }
     Log._debug(`OpRepo.enqueueAndWait: ${JSON.stringify(operation)}`);
 
     await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -129,6 +134,26 @@ export class OperationRepo implements IOperationRepo, IStartableService {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * An anonymous operation can never dispatch while IV behavior is active: the gate
+   * needs a token and an anonymous user has none. Drop it at enqueue instead of
+   * holding it forever. LoginUserOperation is exempt; login and the push grant
+   * enqueue it on purpose, and the load-time purge removes a stale one.
+   * Outer gate isIvCodePathEnabled keeps the legacy enqueue path unchanged when
+   * the flag is off.
+   */
+  private _shouldSuppressAnonymousOp(op: Operation): boolean {
+    if (!isIvCodePathEnabled()) return false;
+    if (op instanceof LoginUserOperation) return false;
+    if (!isIvBehaviorActive() || op._externalId) return false;
+
+    // Bypasses Log so the developer sees this in production builds.
+    console.warn(
+      `OneSignal: ${op._name} was dropped. Identity Verification is on and no user is logged in. Call login(externalId, jwt) first.`,
+    );
+    return true;
+  }
+
   private _internalEnqueue(
     queueItem: OperationQueueItem,
     addToStore: boolean,
diff --git a/src/shared/managers/SubscriptionManager.test.ts b/src/shared/managers/SubscriptionManager.test.ts
index b361b9760..21fe9f9de 100644
--- a/src/shared/managers/SubscriptionManager.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/managers/SubscriptionManager.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,31 @@ describe('SubscriptionManager', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    test('under Identity Verification, an anonymous push grant keeps the model local and sends nothing', async () => {
+      TestEnvironment.initialize({ overrideServerConfig: { config: { jwt_required: true } } });
+      const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+      const rawSubscription = getRawPushSubscription();
+      await setPushToken(rawSubscription.w3cEndpoint?.toString());
+
+      // Lenient: the grant does not reject.
+      await expect(
+        updatePushSubscriptionModelWithRawSubscription(rawSubscription),
+      ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+      const subModels = OneSignal._coreDirector._subscriptionModelStore._list();
+      expect(subModels.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(IDManager._isLocalId(subModels[0].id)).toBe(true);
+      expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining('create-subscription was dropped. Identity Verification is on'),
+      );
+
+      // The anonymous login operation is exempt and waits for login; no request is sent.
+      const queue = OneSignal._coreDirector._operationRepo._queue;
+      expect(queue.map((item) => item.operation._name)).toEqual(['login-user']);
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+      expect(createUserFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     test('should create user if push subscription model has a local id', async () => {
       const generatePushSubscriptionModelSpy = vi.spyOn(
         OneSignal._coreDirector,
diff --git a/src/shared/managers/subscription/page.ts b/src/shared/managers/subscription/page.ts
index bebf4ce85..8e4e79e90 100644
--- a/src/shared/managers/subscription/page.ts
+++ b/src/shared/managers/subscription/page.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { SubscriptionModel } from 'src/core/models/SubscriptionModel';
 import { CreateSubscriptionOperation } from 'src/core/operations/CreateSubscriptionOperation';
 import { LoginUserOperation } from 'src/core/operations/LoginUserOperation';
+import { ExecutionResult } from 'src/core/types/operation';
 import LoginManager from 'src/page/managers/LoginManager';
 import FuturePushSubscriptionRecord from 'src/page/userModel/FuturePushSubscriptionRecord';
 import type { ContextInterface } from 'src/shared/context/types';
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import { getSubscription } from 'src/shared/database/subscription';
 import { getOneSignalApiUrl, useSafariLegacyPush } from 'src/shared/environment/detect';
 import {
   MissingSafariWebIdError,
+  OperationFailedError,
   PermissionBlockedError,
   SWRegistrationError,
 } from 'src/shared/errors/common';
@@ -53,15 +55,24 @@ async function createSubscribedUser(pushModel: SubscriptionModel): Promise<void>
   OneSignal._coreDirector._operationRepo._enqueue(
     new LoginUserOperation(appId, identityModel._onesignalId, identityModel._externalId),
   );
-  await OneSignal._coreDirector._operationRepo._enqueueAndWait(
-    new CreateSubscriptionOperation({
-      ...pushModel.toJSON(),
-      appId,
-      onesignalId: identityModel._onesignalId,
-      externalId: identityModel._externalId,
-      subscriptionId: pushModel.id!,
-    }),
-  );
+  try {
+    await OneSignal._coreDirector._operationRepo._enqueueAndWait(
+      new CreateSubscriptionOperation({
+        ...pushModel.toJSON(),
+        appId,
+        onesignalId: identityModel._onesignalId,
+        externalId: identityModel._externalId,
+        subscriptionId: pushModel.id!,
+      }),
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Under Identity Verification an anonymous visitor has no backend user yet. The
+    // push model stays local and folds into the create-user request at login.
+    if (e instanceof OperationFailedError && e._result === ExecutionResult._Suppressed) {
+      return;
+    }
+    throw e;
+  }
 }
 
 export const updatePushSubscriptionModelWithRawSubscription = async (