diff --git a/dwds/CHANGELOG.md b/dwds/CHANGELOG.md
index f2e116911..226aa5a9a 100644
--- a/dwds/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/dwds/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 - Fix pausing starting of `main` after the hot restart.
 - Updating bootstrapper for DDC library bundler module format + Frontend Server.
 - Fix setting up breakpoints when handling in-app restarts with attached debugger.
+- Fix setting up breakpoints when handling full reloads from attached
+  debugger / page refreshes.
 
 ## 26.2.2
 
diff --git a/dwds/lib/src/handlers/dev_handler.dart b/dwds/lib/src/handlers/dev_handler.dart
index 2a415b0f3..b92a646fb 100644
--- a/dwds/lib/src/handlers/dev_handler.dart
+++ b/dwds/lib/src/handlers/dev_handler.dart
@@ -636,21 +636,11 @@ class DevHandler {
       readyToRunMainCompleter.future,
     );
 
-    // We can take over a connection if there is no connectedInstanceId (this
-    // means the client completely disconnected), or if the existing
-    // AppConnection is in the KeepAlive state (this means it disconnected but
-    // is still waiting for a possible reconnect - this happens during a page
-    // reload).
-    final canReconnect =
-        services != null &&
-        (services.connectedInstanceId == null ||
-            existingConnection?.isInKeepAlivePeriod == true);
-
-    if (canReconnect) {
+    if (_canReconnect(existingConnection, message)) {
       // Disconnect any old connection (eg. those in the keep-alive waiting
       // state when reloading the page).
       existingConnection?.shutDown();
-      final chromeProxy = services.proxyService;
+      final chromeProxy = services!.proxyService;
       if (chromeProxy is ChromeProxyService) {
         chromeProxy.destroyIsolate();
       }
@@ -703,24 +693,10 @@ class DevHandler {
       readyToRunMainCompleter.future,
     );
 
-    // Allow connection reuse for page refreshes and same instance reconnections
-    final isSameInstance =
-        existingConnection?.request.instanceId == message.instanceId;
-    final isKeepAliveReconnect =
-        existingConnection?.isInKeepAlivePeriod == true;
-    final hasNoActiveConnection = services?.connectedInstanceId == null;
-    final noExistingConnection = existingConnection == null;
-
-    final canReconnect =
-        services != null &&
-        (isSameInstance ||
-            (isKeepAliveReconnect && hasNoActiveConnection) ||
-            (noExistingConnection && hasNoActiveConnection));
-
-    if (canReconnect) {
+    if (_canReconnect(existingConnection, message)) {
       // Reconnect to existing service.
       await _reconnectToService(
-        services,
+        services!,
         existingConnection,
         connection,
         message,
@@ -749,6 +725,30 @@ class DevHandler {
     return connection;
   }
 
+  /// Allow connection reuse for page refreshes and same instance reconnections
+  bool _canReconnect(
+    AppConnection? existingConnection,
+    ConnectRequest message,
+  ) {
+    final services = _servicesByAppId[message.appId];
+
+    if (services == null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (existingConnection?.request.instanceId == message.instanceId) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    final isKeepAliveReconnect =
+        existingConnection?.isInKeepAlivePeriod == true;
+    final hasNoActiveConnection = services.connectedInstanceId == null;
+    final noExistingConnection = existingConnection == null;
+
+    return (isKeepAliveReconnect && hasNoActiveConnection) ||
+        (noExistingConnection && hasNoActiveConnection);
+  }
+
   /// Handles reconnection to existing services for web-socket mode.
   Future<void> _reconnectToService(
     AppDebugServices services,
diff --git a/dwds/lib/src/injected/client.js b/dwds/lib/src/injected/client.js
index 57b878ba0..6db572f68 100644
--- a/dwds/lib/src/injected/client.js
+++ b/dwds/lib/src/injected/client.js
@@ -27899,7 +27899,7 @@
     $call$body$main_closure() {
       var $async$goto = 0,
         $async$completer = A._makeAsyncAwaitCompleter(type$.void),
-        uri, fixedPath, fixedUri, client, _0_0, t2, manager, t3, t4, t5, debugEventController, t6, _box_0, t1;
+        storedInstanceId, t2, t3, uri, fixedPath, fixedUri, client, _0_0, manager, t4, t5, debugEventController, t6, _box_0, t1;
       var $async$call$0 = A._wrapJsFunctionForAsync(function($async$errorCode, $async$result) {
         if ($async$errorCode === 1)
           return A._asyncRethrow($async$result, $async$completer);
@@ -27909,8 +27909,18 @@
               // Function start
               _box_0 = {};
               t1 = init.G;
-              if (A._asStringQ(t1.$dartAppInstanceId) == null)
-                t1.$dartAppInstanceId = new A.UuidV1(null).generate$1$options(null);
+              if (A._asStringQ(t1.$dartAppInstanceId) == null) {
+                storedInstanceId = A._asStringQ(A._asJSObject(A._asJSObject(t1.window).sessionStorage).getItem("dartAppInstanceId"));
+                if (storedInstanceId != null)
+                  t1.$dartAppInstanceId = storedInstanceId;
+                else {
+                  t1.$dartAppInstanceId = new A.UuidV1(null).generate$1$options(null);
+                  t2 = A._asJSObject(A._asJSObject(t1.window).sessionStorage);
+                  t3 = A._asStringQ(t1.$dartAppInstanceId);
+                  t3.toString;
+                  t2.setItem("dartAppInstanceId", t3);
+                }
+              }
               uri = A.Uri_parse(A._asString(t1.$dwdsDevHandlerPath));
               if (A._asString(A._asJSObject(A._asJSObject(t1.window).location).protocol) === "https:" && uri.get$scheme() === "http" && uri.get$host() !== "localhost")
                 uri = uri.replace$1$scheme("https");
diff --git a/dwds/web/client.dart b/dwds/web/client.dart
index 752ea68f2..c691c13ee 100644
--- a/dwds/web/client.dart
+++ b/dwds/web/client.dart
@@ -47,7 +47,22 @@ Future<void>? main() {
     () async {
       // Set the unique id for this instance of the app.
       // Test apps may already have this set.
-      dartAppInstanceId ??= const Uuid().v1();
+      const dartAppInstanceIdKey = 'dartAppInstanceId';
+      if (dartAppInstanceId == null) {
+        // Check the session storage for the instance id.
+        final storedInstanceId = window.sessionStorage.getItem(
+          dartAppInstanceIdKey,
+        );
+        if (storedInstanceId != null) {
+          dartAppInstanceId = storedInstanceId;
+        } else {
+          dartAppInstanceId = const Uuid().v1();
+          window.sessionStorage.setItem(
+            dartAppInstanceIdKey,
+            dartAppInstanceId!,
+          );
+        }
+      }
 
       final fixedPath = _fixProtocol(dwdsDevHandlerPath);
       final fixedUri = Uri.parse(fixedPath);