diff --git a/kvdb/postgres/db.go b/kvdb/postgres/db.go
index 5d2b482a2..6aca0276d 100644
--- a/kvdb/postgres/db.go
+++ b/kvdb/postgres/db.go
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@ var sqliteCmdReplacements = sqlbase.SQLiteCmdReplacements{
 	"INTEGER PRIMARY KEY": "BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY",
 }
 
-// newPostgresBackend returns a db object initialized with the passed backend
-// config. If postgres connection cannot be established, then returns error.
-func newPostgresBackend(ctx context.Context, config *Config, prefix string) (
-	walletdb.DB, error) {
-
-	cfg := &sqlbase.Config{
+// newSQLBaseConfig builds the shared sqlbase config used by both the regular
+// and migration Postgres backends from the passed backend config and prefix.
+func newSQLBaseConfig(config *Config, prefix string) *sqlbase.Config {
+	return &sqlbase.Config{
 		DriverName:            "pgx",
 		Dsn:                   config.Dsn,
 		Timeout:               config.Timeout,
@@ -30,6 +28,22 @@ func newPostgresBackend(ctx context.Context, config *Config, prefix string) (
 		SQLiteCmdReplacements: sqliteCmdReplacements,
 		WithTxLevelLock:       config.WithGlobalLock,
 	}
-
-	return sqlbase.NewSqlBackend(ctx, cfg)
+}
+
+// newPostgresBackend returns a db object initialized with the passed backend
+// config. If postgres connection cannot be established, then returns error.
+func newPostgresBackend(ctx context.Context, config *Config, prefix string) (
+	walletdb.DB, error) {
+
+	return sqlbase.NewSqlBackend(ctx, newSQLBaseConfig(config, prefix))
+}
+
+// NewMigrationBackend returns a Postgres backend that explicitly exposes the
+// migration-only bulk KV interface.
+func NewMigrationBackend(ctx context.Context, config *Config, prefix string) (
+	sqlbase.MigrationBackend, error) {
+
+	return sqlbase.NewPostgresBackend(
+		ctx, newSQLBaseConfig(config, prefix),
+	)
 }
diff --git a/kvdb/sqlbase/migration_bulk_postgres.go b/kvdb/sqlbase/migration_bulk_postgres.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a64373e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kvdb/sqlbase/migration_bulk_postgres.go
@@ -0,0 +1,428 @@
+//go:build kvdb_postgres
+
+package sqlbase
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/walletdb"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/stdlib"
+)
+
+// postgresDB adds Postgres-only capabilities to the shared SQL backend.
+type postgresDB struct {
+	*db
+}
+
+var (
+	_ walletdb.DB          = (*postgresDB)(nil)
+	_ MigrationBulkKVStore = (*postgresDB)(nil)
+)
+
+// bulkLeafCols is the leaf-row projection of the shared KV table schema
+// defined in schema.go. The id column is database-generated. Sequence is
+// walletdb bucket metadata copied separately by InsertBucket, so leaf rows do
+// not include either column in the COPY operation.
+var bulkLeafCols = []string{"parent_id", "key", "value"}
+
+// NewPostgresBackend returns a shared SQL backend with Postgres-only
+// capabilities, including migration bulk loading.
+func NewPostgresBackend(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) (
+	MigrationBackend, error) {
+
+	db, err := NewSqlBackend(ctx, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &postgresDB{db: db}, nil
+}
+
+// CheckEmpty returns whether the underlying KV table has no rows.
+func (p *postgresDB) CheckEmpty(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	locker := p.bulkLocker(true)
+	locker.Lock()
+	defer locker.Unlock()
+
+	var count int64
+	err := p.db.db.QueryRowContext(
+		ctx, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "+p.table,
+	).Scan(&count)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return count == 0, nil
+}
+
+// TruncateTargetTable unconditionally and irreversibly removes every row from
+// the underlying KV table. It is only intended for fresh migration recovery
+// where the caller owns the whole target table.
+func (p *postgresDB) TruncateTargetTable(ctx context.Context) error {
+	locker := p.bulkLocker(false)
+	locker.Lock()
+	defer locker.Unlock()
+
+	_, err := p.db.db.ExecContext(ctx, "TRUNCATE TABLE "+p.table)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// BeginBulk opens a write transaction for bulk loading. It uses a dedicated
+// *sql.Conn so InsertLeaves can reach the underlying pgx connection and COPY
+// into the same transaction. Callers must defer Rollback immediately after a
+// successful open so the lock and connection are released on all exits.
+func (p *postgresDB) BeginBulk(ctx context.Context) (MigrationBulkKVTx, error) {
+	locker := p.bulkLocker(false)
+	locker.Lock()
+
+	conn, err := p.db.db.Conn(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		locker.Unlock()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	tx, err := conn.BeginTx(ctx, &sql.TxOptions{
+		Isolation: sql.LevelSerializable,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		locker.Unlock()
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &postgresBulkKVTx{
+		db:     p.db,
+		conn:   conn,
+		tx:     tx,
+		locker: locker,
+		active: true,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// BeginBulkVerify opens a read-only transaction for batched verification.
+// Callers must defer Rollback immediately after a successful open so the read
+// transaction lock is always released.
+func (p *postgresDB) BeginBulkVerify(
+	ctx context.Context) (MigrationBulkKVVerifier, error) {
+
+	locker := p.bulkLocker(true)
+	locker.Lock()
+
+	tx, err := p.db.db.BeginTx(ctx, &sql.TxOptions{
+		ReadOnly:  true,
+		Isolation: sql.LevelRepeatableRead,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		locker.Unlock()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &postgresBulkKVVerifier{
+		db:     p.db,
+		tx:     tx,
+		locker: locker,
+		active: true,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// bulkLocker returns the same optional global lock used by regular sqlbase
+// transactions so migration-only transactions respect WithTxLevelLock.
+func (p *postgresDB) bulkLocker(readOnly bool) sync.Locker {
+	if !p.cfg.WithTxLevelLock {
+		return newNoopLocker()
+	}
+	if readOnly {
+		return p.lock.RLocker()
+	}
+
+	return &p.lock
+}
+
+// postgresBulkKVTx is a migration-only Postgres transaction for loading the SQL
+// KV table directly.
+type postgresBulkKVTx struct {
+	db     *db
+	conn   *sql.Conn
+	tx     *sql.Tx
+	locker sync.Locker
+	active bool
+}
+
+// InsertBucket inserts a bucket row and returns its generated id.
+func (p *postgresBulkKVTx) InsertBucket(ctx context.Context,
+	parentID *int64, key []byte, seq uint64) (int64, error) {
+
+	if !p.active {
+		return 0, walletdb.ErrTxClosed
+	}
+	if len(key) == 0 {
+		return 0, walletdb.ErrBucketNameRequired
+	}
+
+	keyCopy := cloneBulkBytes(key)
+
+	var id int64
+	if seq != 0 {
+		err := p.tx.QueryRowContext(
+			ctx, "INSERT INTO "+p.db.table+
+				" (parent_id, key, sequence) "+
+				"VALUES ($1,$2,$3) RETURNING id",
+			parentID, keyCopy, int64(seq),
+		).Scan(&id)
+
+		return id, err
+	}
+
+	err := p.tx.QueryRowContext(
+		ctx, "INSERT INTO "+p.db.table+" (parent_id, key) "+
+			"VALUES ($1,$2) RETURNING id",
+		parentID, keyCopy,
+	).Scan(&id)
+
+	return id, err
+}
+
+// InsertLeaves inserts leaf rows with Postgres COPY.
+func (p *postgresBulkKVTx) InsertLeaves(ctx context.Context,
+	leaves []MigrationBulkLeaf) error {
+
+	if !p.active {
+		return walletdb.ErrTxClosed
+	}
+	if len(leaves) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	rows := make([][]any, len(leaves))
+	for i := range leaves {
+		if leaves[i].ParentID <= 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"bulk leaf %d has invalid parent id %d", i,
+				leaves[i].ParentID,
+			)
+		}
+		if len(leaves[i].Key) == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"bulk leaf %d: %w", i, walletdb.ErrKeyRequired,
+			)
+		}
+
+		value := cloneBulkBytes(leaves[i].Value)
+		if value == nil {
+			value = []byte{}
+		}
+
+		rows[i] = []any{
+			leaves[i].ParentID,
+			cloneBulkBytes(leaves[i].Key),
+			value,
+		}
+	}
+
+	var copied int64
+	err := p.conn.Raw(func(driverConn any) error {
+		pgxConn, ok := driverConn.(*stdlib.Conn)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("driver conn is %T, not "+
+				"pgx/v5/stdlib.Conn", driverConn)
+		}
+
+		var copyErr error
+		// The shared schema and normal SQL paths use unquoted
+		// identifiers, which Postgres folds to lowercase. CopyFrom
+		// quotes its identifier, so fold it explicitly to resolve the
+		// same physical table.
+		copied, copyErr = pgxConn.Conn().CopyFrom(
+			ctx, pgx.Identifier{strings.ToLower(p.db.table)},
+			bulkLeafCols,
+			pgx.CopyFromRows(rows),
+		)
+
+		return copyErr
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if copied != int64(len(leaves)) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("bulk leaf copy count mismatch: got=%d "+
+			"want=%d", copied, len(leaves))
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Commit commits the bulk transaction and releases its dedicated connection.
+func (p *postgresBulkKVTx) Commit() error {
+	if !p.active {
+		return walletdb.ErrTxClosed
+	}
+
+	err := p.tx.Commit()
+	p.active = false
+	p.locker.Unlock()
+	closeErr := p.conn.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		if closeErr != nil {
+			log.Warnf(
+				"Could not close bulk migration connection: %v",
+				closeErr,
+			)
+		}
+
+		return err
+	}
+	if closeErr != nil {
+		log.Warnf("Could not close bulk migration connection after "+
+			"commit: %v", closeErr)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Rollback rolls back the bulk transaction and releases its dedicated
+// connection. It is idempotent for already-closed transactions.
+func (p *postgresBulkKVTx) Rollback() error {
+	if !p.active {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err := p.tx.Rollback()
+	p.active = false
+	p.locker.Unlock()
+	closeErr := p.conn.Close()
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrTxDone) {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return closeErr
+}
+
+// postgresBulkKVVerifier is a read-only Postgres transaction for batched SQL KV
+// verification.
+type postgresBulkKVVerifier struct {
+	db     *db
+	tx     *sql.Tx
+	locker sync.Locker
+	active bool
+}
+
+// FetchTopLevel returns all top-level rows ordered by key.
+func (p *postgresBulkKVVerifier) FetchTopLevel(
+	ctx context.Context) ([]MigrationBulkChild, error) {
+
+	if !p.active {
+		return nil, walletdb.ErrTxClosed
+	}
+
+	// The table name is constructed internally from the configured prefix.
+	//nolint:gosec
+	rows, err := p.tx.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT id, parent_id, key, "+
+		"value, sequence, CASE WHEN value IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END "+
+		"FROM "+p.db.table+" WHERE parent_id IS NULL ORDER BY key")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	return scanBulkChildren(rows)
+}
+
+// FetchChildren returns direct children for parentIDs ordered by parent id and
+// key.
+func (p *postgresBulkKVVerifier) FetchChildren(ctx context.Context,
+	parentIDs []int64) ([]MigrationBulkChild, error) {
+
+	if !p.active {
+		return nil, walletdb.ErrTxClosed
+	}
+	if len(parentIDs) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// parentIDs is passed as a native []int64; the pgx stdlib driver
+	// encodes it as a Postgres bigint array for the ANY($1) match.
+	//
+	// The table name is constructed internally from the configured prefix.
+	//nolint:gosec
+	rows, err := p.tx.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT id, parent_id, key, "+
+		"value, sequence, CASE WHEN value IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END "+
+		"FROM "+p.db.table+" WHERE parent_id = ANY($1) "+
+		"ORDER BY parent_id, key", parentIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	return scanBulkChildren(rows)
+}
+
+// Rollback closes the verifier read transaction.
+func (p *postgresBulkKVVerifier) Rollback() error {
+	if !p.active {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err := p.tx.Rollback()
+	p.active = false
+	p.locker.Unlock()
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrTxDone) {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// scanBulkChildren scans verifier rows and preserves an explicit IsBucket flag
+// so empty leaf values are not confused with SQL NULL bucket markers.
+func scanBulkChildren(rows *sql.Rows) ([]MigrationBulkChild, error) {
+	var children []MigrationBulkChild
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var (
+			child      MigrationBulkChild
+			parentID   sql.NullInt64
+			sequence   sql.NullInt64
+			bucketFlag int
+		)
+		if err := rows.Scan(
+			&child.ID, &parentID, &child.Key, &child.Value,
+			&sequence, &bucketFlag,
+		); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if parentID.Valid {
+			id := parentID.Int64
+			child.ParentID = &id
+		}
+		if sequence.Valid {
+			child.Sequence = uint64(sequence.Int64)
+		}
+		child.IsBucket = bucketFlag == 1
+		if !child.IsBucket && child.Value == nil {
+			child.Value = []byte{}
+		}
+
+		children = append(children, child)
+	}
+
+	return children, rows.Err()
+}
+
+// cloneBulkBytes copies driver-owned byte slices before they are buffered or
+// returned to callers.
+func cloneBulkBytes(b []byte) []byte {
+	if b == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	out := make([]byte, len(b))
+	copy(out, b)
+
+	return out
+}