diff --git a/core/storage/pager.rs b/core/storage/pager.rs
index 2e6b50920..ab5ffc15a 100644
--- a/core/storage/pager.rs
+++ b/core/storage/pager.rs
@@ -537,6 +537,11 @@ pub struct Pager {
     /// to change it.
     pub(crate) page_size: AtomicU32,
     reserved_space: AtomicU16,
+    /// Schema cookie cache.
+    ///
+    /// Note that schema cookie is 32-bits, but we use 64-bit field so we can
+    /// represent case where value is not set.
+    schema_cookie: AtomicU64,
     free_page_state: RwLock<FreePageState>,
     /// Maximum number of pages allowed in the database. Default is 1073741823 (SQLite default).
     max_page_count: AtomicU32,
@@ -650,6 +655,7 @@ impl Pager {
             allocate_page1_state,
             page_size: AtomicU32::new(0), // 0 means not set
             reserved_space: AtomicU16::new(RESERVED_SPACE_NOT_SET),
+            schema_cookie: AtomicU64::new(Self::SCHEMA_COOKIE_NOT_SET),
             free_page_state: RwLock::new(FreePageState::Start),
             allocate_page_state: RwLock::new(AllocatePageState::Start),
             max_page_count: AtomicU32::new(DEFAULT_MAX_PAGE_COUNT),
@@ -1115,6 +1121,41 @@ impl Pager {
         self.reserved_space.store(space as u16, Ordering::SeqCst);
     }
 
+    /// Schema cookie sentinel value that represents value not set.
+    const SCHEMA_COOKIE_NOT_SET: u64 = u64::MAX;
+
+    /// Get the cached schema cookie. Returns None if not set yet.
+    pub fn get_schema_cookie_cached(&self) -> Option<u32> {
+        let value = self.schema_cookie.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
+        if value == Self::SCHEMA_COOKIE_NOT_SET {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(value as u32)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Set the schema cookie cache.
+    pub fn set_schema_cookie(&self, cookie: Option<u32>) {
+        match cookie {
+            Some(value) => {
+                self.schema_cookie.store(value as u64, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            }
+            None => self
+                .schema_cookie
+                .store(Self::SCHEMA_COOKIE_NOT_SET, Ordering::SeqCst),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the schema cookie, using the cached value if available to avoid reading page 1.
+    pub fn get_schema_cookie(&self) -> Result<IOResult<u32>> {
+        // Try to use cached value first
+        if let Some(cookie) = self.get_schema_cookie_cached() {
+            return Ok(IOResult::Done(cookie));
+        }
+        // If not cached, read from header and cache it
+        self.with_header(|header| header.schema_cookie.get())
+    }
+
     #[inline(always)]
     #[instrument(skip_all, level = Level::DEBUG)]
     pub fn begin_read_tx(&self) -> Result<()> {
@@ -1125,6 +1166,8 @@ impl Pager {
         if changed {
             // Someone else changed the database -> assume our page cache is invalid (this is default SQLite behavior, we can probably do better with more granular invalidation)
             self.clear_page_cache(false);
+            // Invalidate cached schema cookie to force re-read on next access
+            self.set_schema_cookie(None);
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -2425,6 +2468,8 @@ impl Pager {
             );
         }
         self.reset_internal_states();
+        // Invalidate cached schema cookie since rollback may have restored the database schema cookie
+        self.set_schema_cookie(None);
         if schema_did_change {
             *connection.schema.write() = connection.db.clone_schema();
         }
@@ -2456,13 +2501,18 @@ impl Pager {
     pub fn with_header<T>(&self, f: impl Fn(&DatabaseHeader) -> T) -> Result<IOResult<T>> {
         let header_ref = return_if_io!(HeaderRef::from_pager(self));
         let header = header_ref.borrow();
+        // Update cached schema cookie when reading header
+        self.set_schema_cookie(Some(header.schema_cookie.get()));
         Ok(IOResult::Done(f(header)))
     }
 
     pub fn with_header_mut<T>(&self, f: impl Fn(&mut DatabaseHeader) -> T) -> Result<IOResult<T>> {
         let header_ref = return_if_io!(HeaderRefMut::from_pager(self));
         let header = header_ref.borrow_mut();
-        Ok(IOResult::Done(f(header)))
+        let result = f(header);
+        // Update cached schema cookie after modification
+        self.set_schema_cookie(Some(header.schema_cookie.get()));
+        Ok(IOResult::Done(result))
     }
 
     pub fn is_encryption_ctx_set(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/core/vdbe/execute.rs b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
index 81a19ba76..47b166dbe 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/execute.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
@@ -2429,9 +2429,7 @@ pub fn op_transaction_inner(
             // Can only read header if page 1 has been allocated already
             // begin_write_tx that happens, but not begin_read_tx
             OpTransactionState::CheckSchemaCookie => {
-                let res = with_header(&pager, mv_store, program, |header| {
-                    header.schema_cookie.get()
-                });
+                let res = get_schema_cookie(&pager, mv_store, program);
                 match res {
                     Ok(IOResult::Done(header_schema_cookie)) => {
                         if header_schema_cookie != *schema_cookie {
@@ -10224,6 +10222,21 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+fn get_schema_cookie(
+    pager: &Arc<Pager>,
+    mv_store: Option<&Arc<MvStore>>,
+    program: &Program,
+) -> Result<IOResult<u32>> {
+    if let Some(mv_store) = mv_store {
+        let tx_id = program.connection.get_mv_tx_id();
+        mv_store
+            .with_header(|header| header.schema_cookie.get(), tx_id.as_ref())
+            .map(IOResult::Done)
+    } else {
+        pager.get_schema_cookie()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use rand::{Rng, RngCore};