diff --git a/.changeset/curly-elephants-cover.md b/.changeset/curly-elephants-cover.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3695d59f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curly-elephants-cover.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@firebase/auth": patch
+---
+
+Fix bug with the user `emailVerified` field persistence across tabs
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/core/user/user_impl.test.ts b/packages/auth/src/core/user/user_impl.test.ts
index 8966cdb99f6..8b96f4dc31c 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/core/user/user_impl.test.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/core/user/user_impl.test.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ describe('core/user/user_impl', () => {
         stsTokenManager,
         displayName: 'displayName',
         email: 'email',
+        emailVerified: true,
         phoneNumber: 'phoneNumber',
         photoURL: 'photoURL'
       });
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ describe('core/user/user_impl', () => {
       expect(user.email).to.eq('email');
       expect(user.phoneNumber).to.eq('phoneNumber');
       expect(user.photoURL).to.eq('photoURL');
+      expect(user.emailVerified).to.be.true;
     });
 
     it('sets optional fields to null if not provided', () => {
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ describe('core/user/user_impl', () => {
       expect(user.email).to.eq(null);
       expect(user.phoneNumber).to.eq(null);
       expect(user.photoURL).to.eq(null);
+      expect(user.emailVerified).to.be.false;
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/core/user/user_impl.ts b/packages/auth/src/core/user/user_impl.ts
index da62f2590d3..7e2760e36d7 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/core/user/user_impl.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/core/user/user_impl.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export class UserImpl implements UserInternal {
     this.accessToken = stsTokenManager.accessToken;
     this.displayName = opt.displayName || null;
     this.email = opt.email || null;
+    this.emailVerified = opt.emailVerified || false;
     this.phoneNumber = opt.phoneNumber || null;
     this.photoURL = opt.photoURL || null;
     this.isAnonymous = opt.isAnonymous || false;
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/local_storage.ts b/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/local_storage.ts
index efde4fe0dc5..83a8808d054 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/local_storage.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/platform_browser/persistence/local_storage.ts
@@ -52,13 +52,9 @@ class BrowserLocalPersistence
 
   constructor() {
     super(window.localStorage, PersistenceType.LOCAL);
-    this.boundEventHandler = this.onStorageEvent.bind(this);
   }
 
-  private readonly boundEventHandler: (
-    event: StorageEvent,
-    poll?: boolean
-  ) => void;
+  private readonly boundEventHandler = (event: StorageEvent, poll?: boolean): void => this.onStorageEvent(event, poll);
   private readonly listeners: Record<string, Set<StorageEventListener>> = {};
   private readonly localCache: Record<string, string | null> = {};
   // setTimeout return value is platform specific
@@ -88,7 +84,7 @@ class BrowserLocalPersistence
     }
   }
 
-  private onStorageEvent(event: StorageEvent, poll: boolean = false): void {
+  private onStorageEvent(event: StorageEvent, poll = false): void {
     // Key would be null in some situations, like when localStorage is cleared
     if (!event.key) {
       this.forAllChangedKeys(