diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a9beec89a4..eb0040e2db5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Fixed an error that could occur after upgrading to Craft 6 when Laravel queue or other supporting database tables were missing. ([#19889](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/19889))
 - Fixed a bug where new control panel assets weren’t getting published when updating via the control panel or `craft:update` command.
 
 ## 6.0.0-alpha.20 - 2026-10-07
diff --git a/src/Cms.php b/src/Cms.php
index 423aa401e36..7dd52526f17 100644
--- a/src/Cms.php
+++ b/src/Cms.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     public const string VERSION = '6.0.0-alpha.20';
 
-    public const string SCHEMA_VERSION = '6.0.0.22';
+    public const string SCHEMA_VERSION = '6.0.0.23';
 
     public const string MIN_VERSION_REQUIRED = '5.9.0';
 
diff --git a/src/Database/LaravelMigrations.php b/src/Database/LaravelMigrations.php
index 5029251da96..7adc2df3737 100644
--- a/src/Database/LaravelMigrations.php
+++ b/src/Database/LaravelMigrations.php
@@ -16,6 +16,90 @@
 #[Singleton]
 class LaravelMigrations
 {
+    public function ensureTables(): void
+    {
+        $this->ensurePasswordResetTokensTable();
+        $this->ensureCacheTables();
+        $this->ensureQueueTables();
+        $this->ensureSessionsTable();
+        $this->ensureNotificationsTable();
+        $this->ensurePassportTables();
+    }
+
+    public function ensurePasswordResetTokensTable(): void
+    {
+        if (Schema::hasTable(Table::PASSWORD_RESET_TOKENS)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Schema::create(Table::PASSWORD_RESET_TOKENS, function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('email')->primary();
+            $table->string('token');
+            $table->timestamp('created_at')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function ensureCacheTables(): void
+    {
+        if (! Schema::hasTable(Table::CACHE)) {
+            Schema::create(Table::CACHE, function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->string('key')->primary();
+                $table->mediumText('value');
+                $table->bigInteger('expiration')->index();
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (! Schema::hasTable('cache_locks')) {
+            Schema::create('cache_locks', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->string('key')->primary();
+                $table->string('owner');
+                $table->bigInteger('expiration')->index();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function ensureQueueTables(): void
+    {
+        if (! Schema::hasTable('jobs')) {
+            Schema::create('jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->id();
+                $table->string('queue')->index();
+                $table->longText('payload');
+                $table->unsignedSmallInteger('attempts');
+                $table->unsignedInteger('reserved_at')->nullable();
+                $table->unsignedInteger('available_at');
+                $table->unsignedInteger('created_at');
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (! Schema::hasTable('job_batches')) {
+            Schema::create('job_batches', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->string('id')->primary();
+                $table->string('name');
+                $table->integer('total_jobs');
+                $table->integer('pending_jobs');
+                $table->integer('failed_jobs');
+                $table->longText('failed_job_ids');
+                $table->mediumText('options')->nullable();
+                $table->integer('cancelled_at')->nullable();
+                $table->integer('created_at');
+                $table->integer('finished_at')->nullable();
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (! Schema::hasTable('failed_jobs')) {
+            Schema::create('failed_jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->id();
+                $table->string('uuid')->unique();
+                $table->text('connection');
+                $table->text('queue');
+                $table->longText('payload');
+                $table->longText('exception');
+                $table->timestamp('failed_at')->useCurrent();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
     public function ensurePassportTables(): void
     {
         if (! Schema::hasTable(Table::OAUTH_AUTH_CODES)) {
diff --git a/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000000_create_laravel_tables.php b/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000000_create_laravel_tables.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93233645a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000000_create_laravel_tables.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use CraftCms\Cms\Database\LaravelMigrations;
+use CraftCms\Cms\Database\Migration;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        app(LaravelMigrations::class)->ensureTables();
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void {}
+};
diff --git a/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000006_create_password_reset_tokens_table.php b/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000006_create_password_reset_tokens_table.php
index febed6db7da..d6c054d4937 100644
--- a/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000006_create_password_reset_tokens_table.php
+++ b/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000006_create_password_reset_tokens_table.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
+use CraftCms\Cms\Database\LaravelMigrations;
 use CraftCms\Cms\Database\Migration;
 use CraftCms\Cms\Database\Table;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
@@ -11,15 +12,7 @@
 {
     public function up(): void
     {
-        if (Schema::hasTable(Table::PASSWORD_RESET_TOKENS)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        Schema::create(Table::PASSWORD_RESET_TOKENS, function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->string('email')->primary();
-            $table->string('token');
-            $table->timestamp('created_at')->nullable();
-        });
+        app(LaravelMigrations::class)->ensurePasswordResetTokensTable();
 
         $columns = array_filter([
             'verificationCode',
diff --git a/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000007_migrate_to_laravel_queue.php b/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000007_migrate_to_laravel_queue.php
index 869a3df82c7..23ad55a828b 100644
--- a/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000007_migrate_to_laravel_queue.php
+++ b/src/Database/Migrations/0000_00_00_000007_migrate_to_laravel_queue.php
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
  * - Drops the legacy `queue` table (used by Yii2 Queue)
  * - Creates the `jobprogress` table (used by Laravel Queue for progress tracking)
  *
- * The Laravel Queue system uses its own tables (jobs, failed_jobs) which are
- * managed by the host application, not by Craft.
+ * Laravel's queue tables are provisioned separately.
  */
 return new class extends Migration
 {
diff --git a/src/Database/Migrations/Install.php b/src/Database/Migrations/Install.php
index 2818cf997f5..5e28eb53c28 100644
--- a/src/Database/Migrations/Install.php
+++ b/src/Database/Migrations/Install.php
@@ -133,83 +133,7 @@ public function up(): void
      */
     public function createLaravelTables(): void
     {
-        if (! Schema::hasTable(Table::PASSWORD_RESET_TOKENS)) {
-            Schema::create(Table::PASSWORD_RESET_TOKENS, function (Blueprint $table) {
-                $table->string('email')->primary();
-                $table->string('token');
-                $table->timestamp('created_at')->nullable();
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (! Schema::hasTable(Table::CACHE)) {
-            Schema::create(Table::CACHE, function (Blueprint $table) {
-                $table->string('key')->primary();
-                $table->mediumText('value');
-                $table->bigInteger('expiration')->index();
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (! Schema::hasTable('cache_locks')) {
-            Schema::create('cache_locks', function (Blueprint $table) {
-                $table->string('key')->primary();
-                $table->string('owner');
-                $table->bigInteger('expiration')->index();
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (! Schema::hasTable('jobs')) {
-            Schema::create('jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
-                $table->id();
-                $table->string('queue')->index();
-                $table->longText('payload');
-                $table->unsignedSmallInteger('attempts');
-                $table->unsignedInteger('reserved_at')->nullable();
-                $table->unsignedInteger('available_at');
-                $table->unsignedInteger('created_at');
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (! Schema::hasTable('job_batches')) {
-            Schema::create('job_batches', function (Blueprint $table) {
-                $table->string('id')->primary();
-                $table->string('name');
-                $table->integer('total_jobs');
-                $table->integer('pending_jobs');
-                $table->integer('failed_jobs');
-                $table->longText('failed_job_ids');
-                $table->mediumText('options')->nullable();
-                $table->integer('cancelled_at')->nullable();
-                $table->integer('created_at');
-                $table->integer('finished_at')->nullable();
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (! Schema::hasTable('failed_jobs')) {
-            Schema::create('failed_jobs', function (Blueprint $table) {
-                $table->id();
-                $table->string('uuid')->unique();
-                $table->text('connection');
-                $table->text('queue');
-                $table->longText('payload');
-                $table->longText('exception');
-                $table->timestamp('failed_at')->useCurrent();
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (! Schema::hasTable(Table::SESSIONS)) {
-            Schema::create(Table::SESSIONS, function (Blueprint $table) {
-                $table->string('id')->primary();
-                $table->foreignId('user_id')->nullable()->index();
-                $table->string('ip_address', 45)->nullable();
-                $table->text('user_agent')->nullable();
-                $table->longText('payload');
-                $table->integer('last_activity')->index();
-            });
-        }
-
-        $laravelMigrations = app(LaravelMigrations::class);
-        $laravelMigrations->ensureNotificationsTable();
-        $laravelMigrations->ensurePassportTables();
+        app(LaravelMigrations::class)->ensureTables();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Database/Migrations/CreateLaravelTablesTest.php b/tests/Feature/Database/Migrations/CreateLaravelTablesTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9001d49868f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Database/Migrations/CreateLaravelTablesTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use CraftCms\Cms\Database\Table;
+use CraftCms\Cms\Update\Updates;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+test('upgrades provision a working database queue', function (bool $transitionPending) {
+    Schema::drop('jobs');
+    Schema::drop('job_batches');
+    Schema::drop('failed_jobs');
+
+    $pendingMigrations = ['0000_00_00_000000_create_laravel_tables'];
+
+    if ($transitionPending) {
+        $pendingMigrations[] = '0000_00_00_000007_migrate_to_laravel_queue';
+    }
+
+    DB::table(Table::MIGRATIONS)
+        ->where('track', 'craft')
+        ->whereIn('migration', $pendingMigrations)
+        ->delete();
+
+    app(Updates::class)->runMigrations(['craft']);
+
+    $queue = Queue::connection('database');
+    expect($queue->size())->toBe(0);
+
+    $payload = json_encode(['job' => 'ExampleJob', 'data' => ['message' => 'Upgrade complete']], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+    $queue->pushRaw($payload);
+
+    DB::table(Table::MIGRATIONS)
+        ->where('track', 'craft')
+        ->where('migration', '0000_00_00_000000_create_laravel_tables')
+        ->delete();
+
+    app(Updates::class)->runMigrations(['craft']);
+
+    expect($queue->size())->toBe(1)
+        ->and($queue->pop()->getRawBody())->toBe($payload);
+})->with([
+    'pending queue transition' => true,
+    'previously applied queue transition' => false,
+]);
+
+test('upgrades provision database cache and lock stores', function () {
+    Schema::drop(Table::CACHE);
+    Schema::drop('cache_locks');
+
+    DB::table(Table::MIGRATIONS)
+        ->where('track', 'craft')
+        ->where('migration', '0000_00_00_000000_create_laravel_tables')
+        ->delete();
+
+    app(Updates::class)->runMigrations(['craft']);
+
+    $cache = Cache::store('database');
+    $cache->put('upgrade', 'complete', 60);
+
+    expect($cache->get('upgrade'))->toBe('complete');
+
+    $lock = $cache->lock('upgrade-lock', 60);
+    expect($lock->get())->toBeTrue();
+
+    $lock->release();
+    expect($cache->lock('upgrade-lock', 60)->get())->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+test('password reset upgrades remove legacy verification columns when the token table already exists', function () {
+    Schema::table(Table::USERS, function (Blueprint $table) {
+        $table->string('verificationCode')->nullable();
+        $table->dateTime('verificationCodeIssuedDate')->nullable();
+    });
+
+    DB::table(Table::MIGRATIONS)
+        ->where('track', 'craft')
+        ->whereIn('migration', [
+            '0000_00_00_000000_create_laravel_tables',
+            '0000_00_00_000006_create_password_reset_tokens_table',
+        ])
+        ->delete();
+
+    app(Updates::class)->runMigrations(['craft']);
+
+    expect(Schema::hasColumn(Table::USERS, 'verificationCode'))->toBeFalse()
+        ->and(Schema::hasColumn(Table::USERS, 'verificationCodeIssuedDate'))->toBeFalse();
+});