diff --git a/packages/leann-core/src/leann/readers.py b/packages/leann-core/src/leann/readers.py
index c347a452..87f1c3d8 100644
--- a/packages/leann-core/src/leann/readers.py
+++ b/packages/leann-core/src/leann/readers.py
@@ -32,17 +32,20 @@ def load_data(
             )
 
         history_db_path = os.path.join(chrome_profile_path, "History")
-        temp_db_path = "/tmp/leann_history_index_copy"
 
         if not os.path.exists(history_db_path):
             print(f"⚠️ Browser history database not found at: {history_db_path}")
             return docs
 
+        source_conn = None
+        conn = None
         try:
-            # Create a temporary copy to avoid "database is locked"
-            shutil.copy2(history_db_path, temp_db_path)
-
-            conn = sqlite3.connect(temp_db_path)
+            # SQLite's backup API captures committed rows from the main database and its WAL
+            # while keeping the live browser database untouched.
+            source_uri = f"{Path(history_db_path).resolve().as_uri()}?mode=ro"
+            source_conn = sqlite3.connect(source_uri, uri=True)
+            conn = sqlite3.connect(":memory:")
+            source_conn.backup(conn)
             cursor = conn.cursor()
 
             query = """
@@ -77,15 +80,14 @@ def load_data(
                 doc = Document(text=doc_content, metadata={"title": title[0:150], "url": url})
                 docs.append(doc)
 
-            conn.close()
-            if os.path.exists(temp_db_path):
-                os.remove(temp_db_path)
-
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"❌ Error reading browser history: {e}")
-            if os.path.exists(temp_db_path):
-                os.remove(temp_db_path)
             return docs
+        finally:
+            if conn is not None:
+                conn.close()
+            if source_conn is not None:
+                source_conn.close()
 
         return docs
 
diff --git a/tests/test_chrome_history_reader.py b/tests/test_chrome_history_reader.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17018dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_chrome_history_reader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import importlib.util
+import os
+import sqlite3
+import sys
+import types
+from pathlib import Path
+
+try:
+    from llama_index.core import Document as _Document
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    llama_index = types.ModuleType("llama_index")
+    llama_index_core = types.ModuleType("llama_index.core")
+    llama_index_readers = types.ModuleType("llama_index.core.readers")
+    llama_index_base = types.ModuleType("llama_index.core.readers.base")
+
+    class _Document:
+        def __init__(self, text, metadata):
+            self.text = text
+            self.metadata = metadata
+
+    class _BaseReader:
+        pass
+
+    llama_index_core.Document = _Document
+    llama_index_base.BaseReader = _BaseReader
+    sys.modules["llama_index"] = llama_index
+    sys.modules["llama_index.core"] = llama_index_core
+    sys.modules["llama_index.core.readers"] = llama_index_readers
+    sys.modules["llama_index.core.readers.base"] = llama_index_base
+
+readers_path = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "packages/leann-core/src/leann/readers.py"
+readers_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("leann_readers", readers_path)
+assert readers_spec is not None and readers_spec.loader is not None
+readers = importlib.util.module_from_spec(readers_spec)
+readers_spec.loader.exec_module(readers)
+ChromeHistoryReader = readers.ChromeHistoryReader
+
+
+def test_chrome_history_reader_includes_rows_still_in_wal(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    profile_dir = tmp_path / "profile"
+    profile_dir.mkdir()
+    history_path = profile_dir / "History"
+
+    source = sqlite3.connect(history_path)
+    assert source.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL").fetchone() == ("wal",)
+    source.execute(
+        """
+        CREATE TABLE urls (
+            last_visit_time INTEGER,
+            url TEXT,
+            title TEXT,
+            visit_count INTEGER,
+            typed_count INTEGER,
+            hidden INTEGER
+        )
+        """
+    )
+    source.commit()
+    source.execute("PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)")
+    source.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO urls VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+        (13300000000000000, "https://example.com/recent", "Recent page", 1, 0, 0),
+    )
+    source.commit()
+
+    isolated_copy = tmp_path / "main-database-only"
+    legacy_temp_path = "/tmp/leann_history_index_copy"
+    real_connect = sqlite3.connect
+    real_copy2 = readers.shutil.copy2
+    real_exists = os.path.exists
+
+    def redirected_connect(database, *args, **kwargs):
+        if os.fspath(database) == legacy_temp_path:
+            database = isolated_copy
+        return real_connect(database, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def redirected_copy(source_path, _destination, *args, **kwargs):
+        return real_copy2(source_path, isolated_copy, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def redirected_exists(path):
+        if os.fspath(path) == legacy_temp_path:
+            return False
+        return real_exists(path)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(readers.sqlite3, "connect", redirected_connect)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(readers.shutil, "copy2", redirected_copy)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(readers.os.path, "exists", redirected_exists)
+
+    documents = ChromeHistoryReader().load_data(str(profile_dir))
+    source.close()
+
+    assert [document.metadata["url"] for document in documents] == ["https://example.com/recent"]