diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb71457..3923238 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 * Update core extension to 0.4.6 ([changelog](https://github.com/powersync-ja/powersync-sqlite-core/releases/tag/v0.4.6))
 * Add `getCrudTransactions()`, returning an async sequence of transactions.
 * Compatibility with Swift 6.2 and XCode 26.
+* Update minimum MacOS target to v12
+* Update minimum iOS target to v15
+* [Attachment Helpers] Added automatic verification or records' `local_uri` values on `AttachmentQueue` initialization. 
+initialization can be awaited with `AttachmentQueue.waitForInit()`. `AttachmentQueue.startSync()` also performs this verification.
+`waitForInit()` is only recommended if `startSync` is not called directly after creating the queue.
 
 ## 1.5.1
 
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index bd8db2e..797d586 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ if let corePath = localCoreExtension {
 let package = Package(
     name: packageName,
     platforms: [
-        .iOS(.v13),
-        .macOS(.v10_15),
+        .iOS(.v15),
+        .macOS(.v12),
         .watchOS(.v9)
     ],
     products: [
diff --git a/Sources/PowerSync/attachments/AttachmentQueue.swift b/Sources/PowerSync/attachments/AttachmentQueue.swift
index 2ab32c2..3435db0 100644
--- a/Sources/PowerSync/attachments/AttachmentQueue.swift
+++ b/Sources/PowerSync/attachments/AttachmentQueue.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ public protocol AttachmentQueueProtocol: Sendable {
     var localStorage: any LocalStorageAdapter { get }
     var downloadAttachments: Bool { get }
 
+    /// Waits for automatically triggered initialization.
+    /// This ensures all attachment records have been verified before use.
+    /// The `startSync` method also performs this verification. This call is not
+    /// needed if `startSync` is called after creating the Attachment Queue.
+    func waitForInit() async throws
+
     /// Starts the attachment sync process
     func startSync() async throws
 
@@ -287,6 +293,9 @@ public actor AttachmentQueue: AttachmentQueueProtocol {
 
     private let _getLocalUri: @Sendable (_ filename: String) async -> String
 
+    private let initializedSubject = PassthroughSubject<Result<Void, Error>, Never>()
+    private var initializationResult: Result<Void, Error>?
+
     /// Initializes the attachment queue
     /// - Parameters match the stored properties
     public init(
@@ -337,13 +346,44 @@ public actor AttachmentQueue: AttachmentQueueProtocol {
             syncThrottle: self.syncThrottleDuration
         )
 
+        // Storing a reference to this task is non-trivial since we capture
+        // Self. Swift 6 Strict concurrency checking will complain about a nonisolated initializer
         Task {
             do {
                 try await attachmentsService.withContext { context in
                     try await self.verifyAttachments(context: context)
                 }
+                await self.setInitializedResult(.success(()))
             } catch {
                 self.logger.error("Error verifying attachments: \(error.localizedDescription)", tag: logTag)
+                await self.setInitializedResult(.failure(error))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Actor isolated method to set the initialization result
+    private func setInitializedResult(_ result: Result<Void, Error>) {
+        initializationResult = result
+        initializedSubject.send(result)
+    }
+
+    public func waitForInit() async throws {
+        if let isInitialized = initializationResult {
+            switch isInitialized {
+            case .success:
+                return
+            case let .failure(error):
+                throw error
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Wait for the result asynchronously
+        for try await result in initializedSubject.values {
+            switch result {
+            case .success:
+                return
+            case let .failure(error):
+                throw error
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Tests/PowerSyncTests/AttachmentTests.swift b/Tests/PowerSyncTests/AttachmentTests.swift
index 46cb114..9aa40fb 100644
--- a/Tests/PowerSyncTests/AttachmentTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/PowerSyncTests/AttachmentTests.swift
@@ -173,6 +173,84 @@ final class AttachmentTests: XCTestCase {
         try await queue.clearQueue()
         try await queue.close()
     }
+
+    func testAttachmentInitVerification() async throws {
+        actor MockRemoteStorage: RemoteStorageAdapter {
+            func uploadFile(
+                fileData _: Data,
+                attachment _: Attachment
+            ) async throws {}
+
+            func downloadFile(attachment _: Attachment) async throws -> Data {
+                return Data([1, 2, 3])
+            }
+
+            func deleteFile(attachment _: Attachment) async throws {}
+        }
+
+        // Create an attachments record which has an invalid local_uri
+        let attachmentsDirectory = getAttachmentDirectory()
+
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: URL(fileURLWithPath: attachmentsDirectory),
+            withIntermediateDirectories: true,
+            attributes: nil
+        )
+
+        let filename = "test.jpeg"
+
+        try Data("1".utf8).write(
+            to: URL(fileURLWithPath: attachmentsDirectory).appendingPathComponent(filename)
+        )
+        try await database.execute(
+            sql: """
+            INSERT OR REPLACE INTO 
+                attachments (id, timestamp, filename, local_uri, media_type, size, state, has_synced, meta_data) 
+            VALUES
+                (uuid(), ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+            """,
+            parameters: [
+                Date().ISO8601Format(),
+                filename,
+                // This is a broken local_uri
+                URL(fileURLWithPath: NSTemporaryDirectory()).appendingPathComponent("not_attachments/test.jpeg").path,
+                "application/jpeg",
+                1,
+                AttachmentState.synced.rawValue,
+                1,
+                ""
+            ]
+        )
+
+        let mockedRemote = MockRemoteStorage()
+
+        let queue = AttachmentQueue(
+            db: database,
+            remoteStorage: mockedRemote,
+            attachmentsDirectory: attachmentsDirectory,
+            watchAttachments: { [database = database!] in try database.watch(options: WatchOptions(
+                sql: "SELECT photo_id FROM users WHERE photo_id IS NOT  NULL",
+                mapper: { cursor in try WatchedAttachmentItem(
+                    id: cursor.getString(name: "photo_id"),
+                    fileExtension: "jpg"
+                ) }
+            )) }
+        )
+
+        try await queue.waitForInit()
+
+        // the attachment should have been corrected in the init
+        let attachments = try await queue.attachmentsService.withContext { context in
+            try await context.getAttachments()
+        }
+
+        guard let firstAttachment = attachments.first else {
+            XCTFail("Could not find the attachment record")
+            return
+        }
+
+        XCTAssert(firstAttachment.localUri == URL(fileURLWithPath: attachmentsDirectory).appendingPathComponent(filename).path)
+    }
 }
 
 public enum WaitForMatchError: Error {