diff --git a/backend/internal/store/db.go b/backend/internal/store/db.go
index 406a276..425a306 100644
--- a/backend/internal/store/db.go
+++ b/backend/internal/store/db.go
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ type DB struct {
 // Open opens (creating if needed) the SQLite database at path and applies
 // any migrations that haven't run yet.
 func Open(path string) (*DB, error) {
-	// Don't enable foreign keys in connection string; instead, enable them
-	// after migrations complete. This allows migrations to disable FK checks
-	// as needed for table rebuilds.
-	sqlDB, err := sql.Open("sqlite", path)
+	sqlDB, err := sql.Open("sqlite", path+"?_pragma=foreign_keys(1)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("open sqlite database: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -81,38 +78,62 @@ func (db *DB) migrate() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("read migration %s: %w", name, err)
 		}
+
+		// Migrations 0023, 0024, and 0025 rebuild tables that have incoming
+		// foreign keys (kind_assignments/workout_type_paces reference
+		// workout_kinds; sync_state is referenced by activities/sync_runs).
+		// These require temporary FK disable in autocommit mode (before the
+		// transaction begins) so the DROP TABLE succeeds; a mid-transaction
+		// PRAGMA is a no-op with modernc.org/sqlite.
+		tableRebuildMigrations := map[string]bool{
+			"0023_profile_user_scoped.sql":       true,
+			"0024_workout_kinds_user_scoped.sql": true,
+			"0025_sync_state_user_scoped.sql":    true,
+		}
+		needsFKToggle := tableRebuildMigrations[name]
+
+		if needsFKToggle {
+			if _, err := db.Exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = OFF`); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("disable foreign keys before migration %s: %w", name, err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		tx, err := db.Begin()
 		if err != nil {
+			if needsFKToggle {
+				db.Exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON`)
+			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("begin migration tx for %s: %w", name, err)
 		}
-		// Disable foreign key enforcement for the migration so that table
-		// rebuilds (e.g. dropping a table with dependent foreign keys) can
-		// succeed. The migrations themselves use PRAGMA defer_foreign_keys
-		// when possible; this is a fallback for modernc.org/sqlite's
-		// limitations with that pragma in transactions.
-		if _, err := tx.Exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = OFF`); err != nil {
-			tx.Rollback()
-			return fmt.Errorf("disable foreign keys for migration %s: %w", name, err)
-		}
+
 		if _, err := tx.Exec(string(content)); err != nil {
 			tx.Rollback()
+			if needsFKToggle {
+				db.Exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON`)
+			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("apply migration %s: %w", name, err)
 		}
-		if _, err := tx.Exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON`); err != nil {
-			tx.Rollback()
-			return fmt.Errorf("enable foreign keys after migration %s: %w", name, err)
-		}
+
 		if _, err := tx.Exec(`INSERT INTO schema_migrations (filename) VALUES (?)`, name); err != nil {
 			tx.Rollback()
+			if needsFKToggle {
+				db.Exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON`)
+			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("record migration %s: %w", name, err)
 		}
+
 		if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+			if needsFKToggle {
+				db.Exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON`)
+			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("commit migration %s: %w", name, err)
 		}
-	}
-	// Enable foreign key enforcement after all migrations are complete.
-	if _, err := db.Exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON`); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("enable foreign keys after migrations: %w", err)
+
+		if needsFKToggle {
+			if _, err := db.Exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON`); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("enable foreign keys after migration %s: %w", name, err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/store/store_test.go b/backend/internal/store/store_test.go
index 5222469..74a01dd 100644
--- a/backend/internal/store/store_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/store/store_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package store
 import (
 	"context"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -231,3 +232,71 @@ func TestUsersAndOwnershipSchema_AppliesCleanly(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected a second profile row for the same user_id to violate UNIQUE(user_id)")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestForeignKeyEnforcementPostMigration(t *testing.T) {
+	db := openTestDB(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Verify that FK enforcement is correctly active after migrations complete.
+	// This tests that the PRAGMA foreign_keys toggle in db.migrate() (for
+	// migrations 0023/0024/0025) is properly scoped and re-enabled after each
+	// table rebuild.
+
+	// Insert an activity that we can reference.
+	activityID, err := db.UpsertActivity(ctx, Activity{
+		GarminActivityID: 1001,
+		StartTimeUTC:     "2026-07-11 05:00:00",
+		RawJSON:          "{}",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertActivity: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Get the ID of one of the 8 migration-seeded workout_kinds.
+	var seedKindID int64
+	if err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `SELECT id FROM workout_kinds LIMIT 1`).Scan(&seedKindID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("query seeded workout_kind: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Inserting a kind_assignment with a valid FK reference should succeed.
+	assignmentID, err := db.InsertKindAssignment(ctx, KindAssignment{
+		ActivityID:       activityID,
+		WorkoutKindID:    &seedKindID,
+		AssignmentSource: AssignmentSourceManual,
+		Status:           AssignmentStatusAssigned,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("InsertKindAssignment with valid FK: %v", err)
+	}
+	if assignmentID == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-zero assignment ID")
+	}
+
+	// Inserting a kind_assignment with a nonexistent workout_kind_id should
+	// be rejected by the FK constraint, proving FK enforcement is ON.
+	nonexistentKindID := int64(999999)
+	_, err = db.InsertKindAssignment(ctx, KindAssignment{
+		ActivityID:       activityID,
+		WorkoutKindID:    &nonexistentKindID,
+		AssignmentSource: AssignmentSourceManual,
+		Status:           AssignmentStatusAssigned,
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected FK constraint violation for nonexistent workout_kind_id, but insert succeeded")
+	}
+	// The error message should mention FOREIGN KEY or similar constraint issue.
+	if !contains(err.Error(), "FOREIGN KEY", "constraint", "UNIQUE") {
+		t.Logf("FK error message: %v", err)
+		// Still pass, but log it; the exact error text varies by driver/context.
+	}
+}
+
+func contains(s string, substrs ...string) bool {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(s)
+	for _, substr := range substrs {
+		if strings.Contains(lower, strings.ToLower(substr)) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}