diff --git a/.github/workflows/app.yml b/.github/workflows/app.yml
index ceba9223..6640508e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/app.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ jobs:
           rm -r example
           ./scripts/prepare.sh
           ./scripts/test.sh
+      - name: Ensure SDK compiles on web
+        run: |
+          pushd web_test
+          dart pub get
+          dart run webdev build
 
   coverage_without_olm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/lib/src/database/database_file_storage_io.dart b/lib/src/database/database_file_storage_io.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a80efd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/database/database_file_storage_io.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
+import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
+
+mixin DatabaseFileStorage {
+  bool get supportsFileStoring => fileStorageLocation != null;
+
+  late final Uri? fileStorageLocation;
+  late final Duration? deleteFilesAfterDuration;
+
+  Future<void> storeFile(Uri mxcUri, Uint8List bytes, int time) async {
+    final fileStorageLocation = this.fileStorageLocation;
+    if (!supportsFileStoring || fileStorageLocation == null) return;
+
+    final dir = Directory.fromUri(fileStorageLocation);
+
+    final file = File('${dir.path}/${mxcUri.toString().split('/').last}');
+
+    if (await file.exists()) return;
+    await file.writeAsBytes(bytes);
+  }
+
+  Future<Uint8List?> getFile(Uri mxcUri) async {
+    final fileStorageLocation = this.fileStorageLocation;
+    if (!supportsFileStoring || fileStorageLocation == null) return null;
+
+    final dir = Directory.fromUri(fileStorageLocation);
+
+    final file = File('${dir.path}/${mxcUri.toString().split('/').last}');
+
+    if (await file.exists()) return await file.readAsBytes();
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  Future<void> deleteOldFiles(int savedAt) async {
+    final dirUri = fileStorageLocation;
+    final deleteFilesAfterDuration = this.deleteFilesAfterDuration;
+    if (!supportsFileStoring ||
+        dirUri == null ||
+        deleteFilesAfterDuration == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    final dir = Directory.fromUri(dirUri);
+    final entities = await dir.list().toList();
+    for (final file in entities) {
+      if (file is! File) continue;
+      final stat = await file.stat();
+      if (DateTime.now().difference(stat.modified) > deleteFilesAfterDuration) {
+        Logs().v('Delete old file', file.path);
+        await file.delete();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/database/database_file_storage_stub.dart b/lib/src/database/database_file_storage_stub.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7addfe1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/database/database_file_storage_stub.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
+mixin DatabaseFileStorage {
+  bool get supportsFileStoring => false;
+
+  late final Uri? fileStorageLocation;
+  late final Duration? deleteFilesAfterDuration;
+
+  Future<void> storeFile(Uri mxcUri, Uint8List bytes, int time) async {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  Future<Uint8List?> getFile(Uri mxcUri) async {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  Future<void> deleteOldFiles(int savedAt) async {
+    return;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/database/matrix_sdk_database.dart b/lib/src/database/matrix_sdk_database.dart
index 4a230769..96b6e28e 100644
--- a/lib/src/database/matrix_sdk_database.dart
+++ b/lib/src/database/matrix_sdk_database.dart
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:convert';
-import 'dart:io';
 import 'dart:math';
-import 'dart:typed_data';
 
 import 'package:sqflite_common/sqflite.dart';
 
@@ -36,6 +34,9 @@ import 'package:matrix/src/utils/run_benchmarked.dart';
 import 'package:matrix/src/database/indexeddb_box.dart'
     if (dart.library.io) 'package:matrix/src/database/sqflite_box.dart';
 
+import 'package:matrix/src/database/database_file_storage_stub.dart'
+    if (dart.library.io) 'package:matrix/src/database/database_file_storage_io.dart';
+
 /// Database based on SQlite3 on native and IndexedDB on web. For native you
 /// have to pass a `Database` object, which can be created with the sqflite
 /// package like this:
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ import 'package:matrix/src/database/indexeddb_box.dart'
 /// [sqflite_common_ffi](https://pub.dev/packages/sqflite_common_ffi).
 /// Learn more at:
 /// https://github.com/famedly/matrix-dart-sdk/issues/1642#issuecomment-1865827227
-class MatrixSdkDatabase extends DatabaseApi {
+class MatrixSdkDatabase extends DatabaseApi with DatabaseFileStorage {
   static const int version = 7;
   final String name;
   late BoxCollection _collection;
@@ -100,12 +101,15 @@ class MatrixSdkDatabase extends DatabaseApi {
   late Box<String> _seenDeviceIdsBox;
 
   late Box<String> _seenDeviceKeysBox;
-  @override
-  bool get supportsFileStoring => fileStoragePath != null;
+
   @override
   final int maxFileSize;
-  final Directory? fileStoragePath;
-  final Duration? deleteFilesAfterDuration;
+
+  // there was a field of type `dart:io:Directory` here. This one broke the
+  // dart js standalone compiler. Migration via URI as file system identifier.
+  @Deprecated(
+      'Breaks support for web standalone. Use [fileStorageLocation] instead.')
+  Object? get fileStoragePath => fileStorageLocation?.toFilePath();
 
   static const String _clientBoxName = 'box_client';
 
@@ -168,9 +172,18 @@ class MatrixSdkDatabase extends DatabaseApi {
     this.idbFactory,
     this.sqfliteFactory,
     this.maxFileSize = 0,
-    this.fileStoragePath,
-    this.deleteFilesAfterDuration,
-  });
+    // TODO : remove deprecated member migration on next major release
+    @Deprecated(
+        'Breaks support for web standalone. Use [fileStorageLocation] instead.')
+    dynamic fileStoragePath,
+    Uri? fileStorageLocation,
+    Duration? deleteFilesAfterDuration,
+  }) {
+    final legacyPath = fileStoragePath?.path;
+    this.fileStorageLocation = fileStorageLocation ??
+        (legacyPath is String ? Uri.tryParse(legacyPath) : null);
+    this.deleteFilesAfterDuration = deleteFilesAfterDuration;
+  }
 
   Future<void> open() async {
     _collection = await BoxCollection.open(
@@ -309,26 +322,6 @@ class MatrixSdkDatabase extends DatabaseApi {
     return;
   }
 
-  @override
-  Future<void> deleteOldFiles(int savedAt) async {
-    final dir = fileStoragePath;
-    final deleteFilesAfterDuration = this.deleteFilesAfterDuration;
-    if (!supportsFileStoring ||
-        dir == null ||
-        deleteFilesAfterDuration == null) {
-      return;
-    }
-    final entities = await dir.list().toList();
-    for (final file in entities) {
-      if (file is! File) continue;
-      final stat = await file.stat();
-      if (DateTime.now().difference(stat.modified) > deleteFilesAfterDuration) {
-        Logs().v('Delete old file', file.path);
-        await file.delete();
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   @override
   Future<void> forgetRoom(String roomId) async {
     await _timelineFragmentsBox.delete(TupleKey(roomId, '').toString());
@@ -451,18 +444,6 @@ class MatrixSdkDatabase extends DatabaseApi {
         return await _getEventsByIds(eventIds.cast<String>(), room);
       });
 
-  @override
-  Future<Uint8List?> getFile(Uri mxcUri) async {
-    final fileStoragePath = this.fileStoragePath;
-    if (!supportsFileStoring || fileStoragePath == null) return null;
-
-    final file =
-        File('${fileStoragePath.path}/${mxcUri.toString().split('/').last}');
-
-    if (await file.exists()) return await file.readAsBytes();
-    return null;
-  }
-
   @override
   Future<StoredInboundGroupSession?> getInboundGroupSession(
     String roomId,
@@ -1136,18 +1117,6 @@ class MatrixSdkDatabase extends DatabaseApi {
     }
   }
 
-  @override
-  Future<void> storeFile(Uri mxcUri, Uint8List bytes, int time) async {
-    final fileStoragePath = this.fileStoragePath;
-    if (!supportsFileStoring || fileStoragePath == null) return;
-
-    final file =
-        File('${fileStoragePath.path}/${mxcUri.toString().split('/').last}');
-
-    if (await file.exists()) return;
-    await file.writeAsBytes(bytes);
-  }
-
   @override
   Future<void> storeInboundGroupSession(
       String roomId,
diff --git a/web_test/.gitignore b/web_test/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a857904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_test/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# https://dart.dev/guides/libraries/private-files
+# Created by `dart pub`
+.dart_tool/
diff --git a/web_test/README.md b/web_test/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1528cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_test/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a bare-bone sample project in order to ensure webdev can compile the SDK.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web_test/pubspec.yaml b/web_test/pubspec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af7b3090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_test/pubspec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: web_test
+description: A test project for the webdev compiler.
+version: 1.0.0
+publish_to: none
+
+environment:
+  sdk: ^3.2.0
+
+# Add regular dependencies here.
+dependencies:
+  matrix:
+    path: ..
+
+dev_dependencies:
+  build_runner: ^2.4.9
+  build_web_compilers: ^4.0.10
+  webdev: ^3.4.0
diff --git a/web_test/web/main.dart b/web_test/web/main.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6873007d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_test/web/main.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
+
+Future<void> main() async {
+  final client = Client('web_test');
+  await client.init();
+}