diff --git a/internal/adapters/store/migrate_test.go b/internal/adapters/store/migrate_test.go
index dc5fc8a..1777830 100644
--- a/internal/adapters/store/migrate_test.go
+++ b/internal/adapters/store/migrate_test.go
@@ -53,15 +53,16 @@ func TestMigration010LoginEventsUpDown(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, loginEventsExists(t), "login_events must exist at latest migration")
 
 	m := fileMigrator(t)
-	// 011 (auto_summarize default) sits above 010; step it down first so the
-	// 010 down/up is exercised in isolation.
+	// 011 and 012 sit above 010; step them down first so 010 is exercised in isolation.
+	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(-1), "down 012 is a no-op, login_events intact")
+	require.True(t, loginEventsExists(t), "012 down leaves login_events intact")
 	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(-1), "down 011 must not touch login_events")
 	require.True(t, loginEventsExists(t), "011 down leaves login_events intact")
 
 	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(-1), "down 010 must drop login_events")
 	require.False(t, loginEventsExists(t), "login_events must be gone after the down migration")
 
-	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(2), "up must recreate 010 then re-apply 011")
+	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(3), "up must recreate 010 then re-apply 011 and 012")
 	require.True(t, loginEventsExists(t), "login_events must be restored after the up migration")
 }
 
@@ -80,13 +81,28 @@ func autoSummarizeDefault(t *testing.T) string {
 // up sets the auto_summarize column default to TRUE (ADR-018), down restores
 // FALSE. The down intentionally does not revert existing rows — only the default.
 func TestMigration011AutoSummarizeDefaultUpDown(t *testing.T) {
-	newStore(t) // latest (011 applied)
+	newStore(t) // latest (012 applied)
 	require.Equal(t, "true", autoSummarizeDefault(t), "011 sets the default to TRUE")
 
 	m := fileMigrator(t)
+	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(-1), "down 012 is a no-op")
 	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(-1), "down 011 reverts the column default")
 	require.Equal(t, "false", autoSummarizeDefault(t), "default is FALSE after the down migration")
 
 	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(1), "up 011 re-applies the TRUE default")
 	require.Equal(t, "true", autoSummarizeDefault(t))
+	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(1), "up 012 runs clean (no FORCE RLS on fresh schema)")
+}
+
+// TestMigration012FixAutoSummarizeRLS proves 012 runs cleanly and flips any
+// remaining auto_summarize=FALSE rows to TRUE (the back-fill blocked by RLS in 011).
+func TestMigration012FixAutoSummarizeRLS(t *testing.T) {
+	newStore(t) // apply all migrations including 012
+	require.Equal(t, "true", autoSummarizeDefault(t), "column default is TRUE after 012")
+
+	// Round-trip: down 012, then up 012 — must be idempotent.
+	m := fileMigrator(t)
+	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(-1), "down 012 must not error")
+	require.NoError(t, m.Steps(1), "up 012 must re-apply cleanly")
+	require.Equal(t, "true", autoSummarizeDefault(t), "default still TRUE after 012 re-applied")
 }
diff --git a/internal/adapters/store/migrations/012_fix_auto_summarize_rls.down.sql b/internal/adapters/store/migrations/012_fix_auto_summarize_rls.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9acf65d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/adapters/store/migrations/012_fix_auto_summarize_rls.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-- No data revert: do not flip users back to manual on rollback.
diff --git a/internal/adapters/store/migrations/012_fix_auto_summarize_rls.up.sql b/internal/adapters/store/migrations/012_fix_auto_summarize_rls.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee4b2e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/adapters/store/migrations/012_fix_auto_summarize_rls.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- Migration 011's UPDATE ran without tapir.current_user_id set, so FORCE RLS
+-- blocked all rows and zero users were updated. Temporarily drop FORCE so the
+-- table owner (tapir role) can bypass RLS for this back-fill, then restore it.
+ALTER TABLE users NO FORCE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+UPDATE users SET auto_summarize = TRUE WHERE auto_summarize = FALSE;
+ALTER TABLE users FORCE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;