diff --git a/.changeset/gold-geckos-carry.md b/.changeset/gold-geckos-carry.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..448b2523d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-geckos-carry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@firebase/auth-compat": patch
+"@firebase/auth": patch
+---
+
+Fix errors in compatibility layer when cookies are fully disabled in Chrome
diff --git a/packages/auth-compat/src/auth.test.ts b/packages/auth-compat/src/auth.test.ts
index 4ccae935d78..0299170827f 100644
--- a/packages/auth-compat/src/auth.test.ts
+++ b/packages/auth-compat/src/auth.test.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@ import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import sinonChai from 'sinon-chai';
 import { Auth } from './auth';
 import { CompatPopupRedirectResolver } from './popup_redirect';
+import * as platform from './platform';
 
 use(sinonChai);
 
+function delay(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
 // For the most part, the auth methods just call straight through. Some parts
 // of the auth compat layer are more complicated: these tests cover those
 describe('auth compat', () => {
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ describe('auth compat', () => {
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
-      sinon.restore;
+      sinon.restore();
     });
 
     it('saves the persistence into session storage if available', async () => {
@@ -75,6 +80,40 @@ describe('auth compat', () => {
       }
     });
 
+    it('does not save persistence if property throws DOMException', async () => {
+      if (typeof self !== 'undefined') {
+        sinon.stub(platform, '_getSelfWindow').returns({
+          get sessionStorage(): Storage {
+            throw new DOMException('Nope!');
+          }
+        } as unknown as Window);
+        const setItemSpy = sinon.spy(sessionStorage, 'setItem');
+        sinon.stub(underlyingAuth, '_getPersistence').returns('TEST');
+        sinon
+          .stub(underlyingAuth, '_initializationPromise')
+          .value(Promise.resolve());
+        sinon.stub(
+          exp._getInstance<exp.PopupRedirectResolverInternal>(
+            CompatPopupRedirectResolver
+          ),
+          '_openRedirect'
+        );
+        providerStub.isInitialized.returns(true);
+        providerStub.getImmediate.returns(underlyingAuth);
+        const authCompat = new Auth(
+          app,
+          providerStub as unknown as Provider<'auth'>
+        );
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+        await authCompat.signInWithRedirect(new exp.GoogleAuthProvider());
+        await delay(50);
+        expect(setItemSpy).not.to.have.been.calledWith(
+          'firebase:persistence:api-key:undefined',
+          'TEST'
+        );
+      }
+    });
+
     it('pulls the persistence and sets as the main persitsence if set', () => {
       if (typeof self !== 'undefined') {
         sessionStorage.setItem(
@@ -98,5 +137,35 @@ describe('auth compat', () => {
         });
       }
     });
+
+    it('does not die if sessionStorage errors', async () => {
+      if (typeof self !== 'undefined') {
+        sinon.stub(platform, '_getSelfWindow').returns({
+          get sessionStorage(): Storage {
+            throw new DOMException('Nope!');
+          }
+        } as unknown as Window);
+        sessionStorage.setItem(
+          'firebase:persistence:api-key:undefined',
+          'none'
+        );
+        providerStub.isInitialized.returns(false);
+        providerStub.initialize.returns(underlyingAuth);
+        new Auth(app, providerStub as unknown as Provider<'auth'>);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+        await delay(50);
+        expect(providerStub.initialize).to.have.been.calledWith({
+          options: {
+            popupRedirectResolver: CompatPopupRedirectResolver,
+            persistence: [
+              exp.indexedDBLocalPersistence,
+              exp.browserLocalPersistence,
+              exp.browserSessionPersistence,
+              exp.inMemoryPersistence
+            ]
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/auth-compat/src/persistence.ts b/packages/auth-compat/src/persistence.ts
index b8e945da0df..c3f046828d7 100644
--- a/packages/auth-compat/src/persistence.ts
+++ b/packages/auth-compat/src/persistence.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 import * as exp from '@firebase/auth/internal';
 import { isIndexedDBAvailable, isNode, isReactNative } from '@firebase/util';
-import { _isWebStorageSupported, _isWorker } from './platform';
+import { _getSelfWindow, _isWebStorageSupported, _isWorker } from './platform';
 
 export const Persistence = {
   LOCAL: 'local',
@@ -84,15 +84,14 @@ export async function _savePersistenceForRedirect(
   auth: exp.AuthInternal
 ): Promise<void> {
   await auth._initializationPromise;
-
-  const win = getSelfWindow();
+  const session = getSessionStorageIfAvailable();
   const key = exp._persistenceKeyName(
     PERSISTENCE_KEY,
     auth.config.apiKey,
     auth.name
   );
-  if (win?.sessionStorage) {
-    win.sessionStorage.setItem(key, auth._getPersistence());
+  if (session) {
+    session.setItem(key, auth._getPersistence());
   }
 }
 
@@ -100,13 +99,13 @@ export function _getPersistencesFromRedirect(
   apiKey: string,
   appName: string
 ): exp.Persistence[] {
-  const win = getSelfWindow();
-  if (!win?.sessionStorage) {
+  const session = getSessionStorageIfAvailable();
+  if (!session) {
     return [];
   }
 
   const key = exp._persistenceKeyName(PERSISTENCE_KEY, apiKey, appName);
-  const persistence = win.sessionStorage.getItem(key);
+  const persistence = session.getItem(key);
 
   switch (persistence) {
     case Persistence.NONE:
@@ -120,6 +119,11 @@ export function _getPersistencesFromRedirect(
   }
 }
 
-function getSelfWindow(): Window | null {
-  return typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : null;
+/** Returns session storage, or null if the property access errors */
+function getSessionStorageIfAvailable(): Storage | null {
+  try {
+    return _getSelfWindow()?.sessionStorage || null;
+  } catch (e) {
+    return null;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/auth-compat/src/platform.ts b/packages/auth-compat/src/platform.ts
index f98deb7310a..dc0c5d9ca0c 100644
--- a/packages/auth-compat/src/platform.ts
+++ b/packages/auth-compat/src/platform.ts
@@ -171,3 +171,7 @@ export async function _isCordova(): Promise<boolean> {
     });
   });
 }
+
+export function _getSelfWindow(): Window | null {
+  return typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : null;
+}