diff --git a/client/src/db/offlineDb.ts b/client/src/db/offlineDb.ts
index bed9909b..51d42c82 100644
--- a/client/src/db/offlineDb.ts
+++ b/client/src/db/offlineDb.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,15 @@ export interface SyncMeta {
 export interface BlobCacheEntry {
   /** Relative URL, e.g. "/api/files/42/download" */
   url: string;
+  /**
+   * Trip this blob belongs to, so it is evicted together with the trip in
+   * clearTripData. Legacy rows cached before v3 carry the sentinel -1.
+   */
+  tripId: number;
   blob: Blob;
+  /** Byte size captured at insert time — Blob.size is not reliably preserved
+   *  across IndexedDB round-trips, so the LRU budget reads this instead. */
+  bytes: number;
   mime: string;
   cachedAt: number;
 }
@@ -121,6 +129,17 @@ class TrekOfflineDb extends Dexie {
       tags:           'id',
       categories:     'id',
     });
+
+    // v3: scope the blob cache by trip so it can be evicted with the trip and
+    // bounded by an LRU budget (see enforceBlobBudget).
+    this.version(3).stores({
+      blobCache: 'url, cachedAt, tripId',
+    }).upgrade(async (tx) => {
+      await tx.table('blobCache').toCollection().modify((row: Partial<BlobCacheEntry>) => {
+        if (row.tripId == null) row.tripId = -1;
+        if (row.bytes == null) row.bytes = row.blob?.size ?? 0;
+      });
+    });
   }
 }
 
@@ -245,6 +264,40 @@ export async function getCachedBlob(url: string): Promise<Blob | null> {
   }
 }
 
+// ── Blob-cache budget ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Upper bounds for the offline file-blob cache. Kept conservative so trip
+ * documents never starve the map-tile cache (sized at MAX_TILES in
+ * tilePrefetcher.ts) for the origin's storage quota.
+ */
+export const BLOB_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = 200;
+export const BLOB_CACHE_MAX_BYTES = 100 * 1024 * 1024; // 100 MB
+
+/**
+ * Evict oldest-by-cachedAt blobs until the cache is under both the entry-count
+ * and byte budget. Call after inserting new blobs. LRU on insertion time, which
+ * is a reasonable proxy for access for write-once document blobs.
+ */
+export async function enforceBlobBudget(
+  maxCount = BLOB_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES,
+  maxBytes = BLOB_CACHE_MAX_BYTES,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const entries = await offlineDb.blobCache.orderBy('cachedAt').toArray();
+  let count = entries.length;
+  let totalBytes = entries.reduce((sum, e) => sum + (e.bytes ?? 0), 0);
+  if (count <= maxCount && totalBytes <= maxBytes) return;
+
+  const toDelete: string[] = [];
+  for (const e of entries) {
+    if (count <= maxCount && totalBytes <= maxBytes) break;
+    toDelete.push(e.url);
+    totalBytes -= e.bytes ?? 0;
+    count -= 1;
+  }
+  if (toDelete.length) await offlineDb.blobCache.bulkDelete(toDelete);
+}
+
 // ── Eviction / cleanup ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /** Delete all cached data for one trip (eviction or explicit clear). */
@@ -263,6 +316,7 @@ export async function clearTripData(tripId: number): Promise<void> {
       offlineDb.tripMembers,
       offlineDb.mutationQueue,
       offlineDb.syncMeta,
+      offlineDb.blobCache,
     ],
     async () => {
       await offlineDb.days.where('trip_id').equals(tripId).delete();
@@ -276,6 +330,7 @@ export async function clearTripData(tripId: number): Promise<void> {
       await offlineDb.tripMembers.where('tripId').equals(tripId).delete();
       await offlineDb.mutationQueue.where('tripId').equals(tripId).delete();
       await offlineDb.syncMeta.where('tripId').equals(tripId).delete();
+      await offlineDb.blobCache.where('tripId').equals(tripId).delete();
     },
   );
   // Remove the trip row itself outside the transaction since it's a separate table
diff --git a/client/src/sync/tripSyncManager.ts b/client/src/sync/tripSyncManager.ts
index a4662b25..0a0e77e5 100644
--- a/client/src/sync/tripSyncManager.ts
+++ b/client/src/sync/tripSyncManager.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   upsertCategories,
   upsertSyncMeta,
   clearTripData,
+  enforceBlobBudget,
 } from '../db/offlineDb'
 import { prefetchTilesForTrip } from './tilePrefetcher'
 import { isAuthed } from './authGate'
@@ -109,13 +110,16 @@ async function cacheFilesForTrip(files: TripFile[]): Promise<void> {
       const resp = await fetch(file.url!, { credentials: 'include' })
       if (!resp.ok) continue
       const blob = await resp.blob()
-      await offlineDb.blobCache.put({ url: file.url!, blob, mime: file.mime_type, cachedAt: Date.now() })
+      await offlineDb.blobCache.put({ url: file.url!, tripId: file.trip_id, blob, bytes: blob.size, mime: file.mime_type, cachedAt: Date.now() })
       cached++
     } catch {
       // Network failure — skip this file, will retry next sync
     }
   }
 
+  // Keep the blob cache within its size/count budget after adding new files.
+  if (cached > 0) await enforceBlobBudget().catch(() => {})
+
   // Update filesCachedCount in syncMeta
   const tripId = files[0]?.trip_id
   if (tripId) {
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/db/offlineDb.test.ts b/client/tests/unit/db/offlineDb.test.ts
index d6422fac..1d130a72 100644
--- a/client/tests/unit/db/offlineDb.test.ts
+++ b/client/tests/unit/db/offlineDb.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   reopenForUser,
   reopenAnonymous,
   deleteCurrentUserDb,
+  enforceBlobBudget,
   type QueuedMutation,
   type SyncMeta,
   type BlobCacheEntry,
@@ -84,6 +85,15 @@ const makePlace = (id: number, tripId = 1): Place => ({
   created_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
 });
 
+const makeBlob = (url: string, tripId = 1, bytes = 10, cachedAt = 1): BlobCacheEntry => ({
+  url,
+  tripId,
+  blob: new Blob(['x'.repeat(bytes)], { type: 'application/pdf' }),
+  bytes,
+  mime: 'application/pdf',
+  cachedAt,
+});
+
 // ── Lifecycle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -223,7 +233,9 @@ describe('offlineDb — blobCache', () => {
     const blob = new Blob(['%PDF-1.4 test'], { type: 'application/pdf' });
     const entry: BlobCacheEntry = {
       url: '/api/files/99/download',
+      tripId: 1,
       blob,
+      bytes: blob.size,
       mime: 'application/pdf',
       cachedAt: Date.now(),
     };
@@ -234,6 +246,49 @@ describe('offlineDb — blobCache', () => {
     expect(stored!.mime).toBe('application/pdf');
     expect(stored!.blob).toBeDefined();
   });
+
+  it('queries blobs by tripId index', async () => {
+    await offlineDb.blobCache.bulkPut([
+      makeBlob('/api/files/1/download', 1),
+      makeBlob('/api/files/2/download', 1),
+      makeBlob('/api/files/3/download', 2),
+    ]);
+    const trip1 = await offlineDb.blobCache.where('tripId').equals(1).toArray();
+    expect(trip1).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('offlineDb — enforceBlobBudget', () => {
+  it('evicts oldest-by-cachedAt entries past the count budget', async () => {
+    // 5 entries with strictly increasing cachedAt; cap to 3.
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      await offlineDb.blobCache.put(makeBlob(`/api/files/${i}/download`, 1, 10, i + 1));
+    }
+    await enforceBlobBudget(3, Infinity);
+
+    expect(await offlineDb.blobCache.count()).toBe(3);
+    // Oldest two (cachedAt 1 and 2) are gone; newest survive.
+    expect(await offlineDb.blobCache.get('/api/files/0/download')).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(await offlineDb.blobCache.get('/api/files/1/download')).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(await offlineDb.blobCache.get('/api/files/4/download')).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('evicts oldest entries past the byte budget', async () => {
+    // 3 entries of 100 bytes each; cap to 250 bytes → newest two (200) survive.
+    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      await offlineDb.blobCache.put(makeBlob(`/api/files/${i}/download`, 1, 100, i + 1));
+    }
+    await enforceBlobBudget(Infinity, 250);
+
+    expect(await offlineDb.blobCache.count()).toBe(2);
+    expect(await offlineDb.blobCache.get('/api/files/0/download')).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('is a no-op when already within budget', async () => {
+    await offlineDb.blobCache.put(makeBlob('/api/files/1/download', 1));
+    await enforceBlobBudget(10, Infinity);
+    expect(await offlineDb.blobCache.count()).toBe(1);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('offlineDb — clearTripData', () => {
@@ -244,9 +299,12 @@ describe('offlineDb — clearTripData', () => {
     const item: PackingItem = { id: 5, trip_id: 1, name: 'Towel', category: null, checked: 0, sort_order: 0, quantity: 1 };
     await upsertPackingItems([item]);
 
+    await offlineDb.blobCache.put(makeBlob('/api/files/1/download', 1));
+
     // Also add data for a different trip — should NOT be removed
     await upsertTrip(makeTrip(2));
     await upsertDays([makeDay(99, 2)]);
+    await offlineDb.blobCache.put(makeBlob('/api/files/2/download', 2));
 
     await clearTripData(1);
 
@@ -254,10 +312,12 @@ describe('offlineDb — clearTripData', () => {
     expect(await offlineDb.days.where('trip_id').equals(1).count()).toBe(0);
     expect(await offlineDb.places.where('trip_id').equals(1).count()).toBe(0);
     expect(await offlineDb.packingItems.where('trip_id').equals(1).count()).toBe(0);
+    expect(await offlineDb.blobCache.where('tripId').equals(1).count()).toBe(0);
 
     // Trip 2 intact
     expect(await offlineDb.trips.get(2)).toBeDefined();
     expect(await offlineDb.days.where('trip_id').equals(2).count()).toBe(1);
+    expect(await offlineDb.blobCache.get('/api/files/2/download')).toBeDefined();
   });
 });