diff --git a/crates/bindings-typescript/src/sdk/db_connection_impl.ts b/crates/bindings-typescript/src/sdk/db_connection_impl.ts
index 12dfca7afbf..3554c126f12 100644
--- a/crates/bindings-typescript/src/sdk/db_connection_impl.ts
+++ b/crates/bindings-typescript/src/sdk/db_connection_impl.ts
@@ -1160,6 +1160,17 @@ export class DbConnectionImpl<RemoteModule extends UntypedRemoteModule>
           this.#processMessage(data);
         }
       }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // A message that could not be decoded or applied leaves the client cache
+      // inconsistent, and rethrowing from a WebSocket listener crashes Node
+      // hosts. Fail the connection instead: drop what is queued and close, so
+      // `onDisconnect` receives the error. (Callback errors never get here;
+      // `EventEmitter` logs them.)
+      stdbLogger('error', 'Failed to process a server message', e);
+      this.#connectionError = toError(e);
+      this.#inboundQueueOffset = this.#inboundQueue.length;
+      this.isActive = false;
+      this.ws?.close();
     } finally {
       if (this.#inboundQueueOffset >= this.#inboundQueue.length) {
         this.#inboundQueue.length = 0;
diff --git a/crates/bindings-typescript/src/sdk/event_emitter.ts b/crates/bindings-typescript/src/sdk/event_emitter.ts
index a3447ce4b58..8fb0e1413d2 100644
--- a/crates/bindings-typescript/src/sdk/event_emitter.ts
+++ b/crates/bindings-typescript/src/sdk/event_emitter.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { stdbLogger } from './logger.ts';
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type
 export class EventEmitter<Key, Callback extends Function = Function> {
   #events: Map<Key, Set<Callback>> = new Map();
@@ -25,8 +27,14 @@ export class EventEmitter<Key, Callback extends Function = Function> {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Like the C# SDK, a throwing callback is logged and does not stop the
+    // others or escape into the WebSocket listener, which would crash Node.
     for (const callback of callbacks) {
-      callback(...args);
+      try {
+        callback(...args);
+      } catch (e) {
+        stdbLogger('error', 'A callback threw', e);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bindings-typescript/tests/db_connection.test.ts b/crates/bindings-typescript/tests/db_connection.test.ts
index 9e340637eb8..0ab4c31e631 100644
--- a/crates/bindings-typescript/tests/db_connection.test.ts
+++ b/crates/bindings-typescript/tests/db_connection.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { assertType, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+import { assertType, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 import {
   BinaryWriter,
   ConnectionId,
@@ -213,6 +213,85 @@ describe('DbConnection', () => {
     expect(client.isActive).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  test('logs an error thrown by a callback and keeps the connection open', async () => {
+    const wsAdapter = new WebsocketTestAdapter();
+    const onDisconnect = vi.fn();
+    const secondOnConnect = vi.fn();
+
+    const client = DbConnection.builder()
+      .withUri('ws://127.0.0.1:1234')
+      .withDatabaseName('db')
+      .withWSFn(wsAdapter.openWebSocket)
+      .onConnect(() => {
+        throw new Error('callback failed');
+      })
+      .onConnect(secondOnConnect)
+      .onDisconnect(onDisconnect)
+      .build();
+
+    await client['wsPromise'];
+    wsAdapter.acceptConnection();
+    // Node rethrows errors from WebSocket listeners on the next tick, which
+    // crashes the host process.
+    expect(() =>
+      wsAdapter.sendToClient(
+        ServerMessage.InitialConnection({
+          identity: anIdentity,
+          token: 'a-token',
+          connectionId: ConnectionId.random(),
+        })
+      )
+    ).not.toThrow();
+
+    expect(secondOnConnect).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(client.isActive).toBe(true);
+    expect(wsAdapter.closed).toBe(false);
+    expect(onDisconnect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  test('reports a row it cannot decode through onDisconnect instead of throwing', async () => {
+    const onDisconnectPromise = new Deferred<Error | undefined>();
+    const wsAdapter = new WebsocketTestAdapter();
+
+    const client = DbConnection.builder()
+      .withUri('ws://127.0.0.1:1234')
+      .withDatabaseName('db')
+      .withWSFn(wsAdapter.openWebSocket)
+      .onDisconnect((_ctx, error) => onDisconnectPromise.resolve(error))
+      .build();
+
+    await client['wsPromise'];
+    wsAdapter.acceptConnection();
+    wsAdapter.sendToClient(
+      ServerMessage.InitialConnection({
+        identity: anIdentity,
+        token: 'a-token',
+        connectionId: ConnectionId.random(),
+      })
+    );
+    expect(client.isActive).toBe(true);
+
+    // A `player` row one byte short, as when the client's bindings are out of
+    // step with the module's schema.
+    const truncatedPlayer = encodePlayer({
+      id: 1,
+      userId: anIdentity,
+      name: 'drogus',
+      location: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+    }).slice(0, -1);
+    expect(() =>
+      wsAdapter.sendToClient(
+        ServerMessage.TransactionUpdate({
+          querySets: [makeQuerySetUpdate(0, 'player', truncatedPlayer)],
+        })
+      )
+    ).not.toThrow();
+
+    expect(await onDisconnectPromise.promise).toBeInstanceOf(RangeError);
+    expect(client.isActive).toBe(false);
+    expect(wsAdapter.closed).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   test('marks disconnect as requested when disconnect() is called', async () => {
     const onDisconnectPromise = new Deferred<void>();
     const wsAdapter = new WebsocketTestAdapter();