diff --git a/extensions/excalidraw/manifest.json b/extensions/excalidraw/manifest.json
index d0906e5..c64e39b 100644
--- a/extensions/excalidraw/manifest.json
+++ b/extensions/excalidraw/manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	"name": "Excalidraw",
 	"description": "Collaborative drawing with Excalidraw",
 	"developer": "Lunaris",
-	"version": "1.0.0",
+	"version": "1.0.1",
 	"sdk": "^0.0.4",
 	"modifications": [
 		{
diff --git a/extensions/excalidraw/package.json b/extensions/excalidraw/package.json
index 15f79ed..0551c00 100644
--- a/extensions/excalidraw/package.json
+++ b/extensions/excalidraw/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "lunaris-extension-excalidraw",
-	"version": "1.0.0",
+	"version": "1.0.1",
 	"private": true,
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/extensions/excalidraw/src/index.test.tsx b/extensions/excalidraw/src/index.test.tsx
index 404fc85..a0046a5 100644
--- a/extensions/excalidraw/src/index.test.tsx
+++ b/extensions/excalidraw/src/index.test.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const state = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	exportToBlob: vi.fn(),
 	isLoading: false,
 	locale: "en",
+	yProvider: null as { waitForPersistence: () => Promise<void> } | null,
 	yDoc: null as {
 		getArray: () => object;
 		getMap: () => Map<string, unknown>;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ vi.mock("@lunarisapp/plugin-sdk/data", () => ({
 		error: state.error,
 		isLoading: state.isLoading,
 		yDoc: state.yDoc,
+		yProvider: state.yProvider,
 	}),
 	useYArray: vi.fn(),
 }));
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ afterEach(() => {
 	state.isLoading = false;
 	state.locale = "en";
 	state.yDoc = null;
+	state.yProvider = null;
 	vi.clearAllMocks();
 	vi.unstubAllGlobals();
 });
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ describe("Excalidraw external extension", () => {
 
 	it("shows a local skeleton while the Yjs document loads", () => {
 		state.isLoading = true;
+		state.yDoc = testYDoc();
 		renderContent();
 		expect(screen.getByTestId("excalidraw-skeleton")).toBeTruthy();
 	});
diff --git a/extensions/excalidraw/src/index.tsx b/extensions/excalidraw/src/index.tsx
index 65affd5..0ad73be 100644
--- a/extensions/excalidraw/src/index.tsx
+++ b/extensions/excalidraw/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import { exportToBlob } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw";
-import type {
-	CompileContent,
-	PluginCompileContext,
-} from "@lunarisapp/plugin-sdk";
+import type { CompileContent, PluginCompileContext } from "@lunarisapp/plugin-sdk";
 import {
 	ContentRendererReady,
 	defineExternalContentType,
@@ -126,7 +123,8 @@ export function ExcalidrawView({
 	documentId: string;
 	reportReady?: () => void;
 }) {
-	const { error, isLoading, yDoc } = useCurrentProjectYjsDocument(documentId);
+	const { error, isLoading, yDoc, yProvider } =
+		useCurrentProjectYjsDocument(documentId);
 	const { canWriteContent } = useWorkspaceAccess();
 	const { locale } = useLocale();
 	const theme = useColorScheme();
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ export function ExcalidrawView({
 	if (error) {
 		return <ExcalidrawState description={error.message} title="Error loading Excalidraw" />;
 	}
-	if (isLoading && !yDoc) return <ExcalidrawSkeleton />;
+	if (isLoading) return <ExcalidrawSkeleton />;
 	if (!yDoc) {
 		return (
 			<ExcalidrawState
@@ -149,6 +147,7 @@ export function ExcalidrawView({
 			<div className="excalidraw-shell">
 				<YjsExcalidraw
 					locale={locale}
+					persistence={yProvider}
 					readOnly={!canWriteContent}
 					theme={theme}
 					yDoc={yDoc}
diff --git a/extensions/excalidraw/src/yjs-excalidraw.test.tsx b/extensions/excalidraw/src/yjs-excalidraw.test.tsx
index 179a8f8..f62f427 100644
--- a/extensions/excalidraw/src/yjs-excalidraw.test.tsx
+++ b/extensions/excalidraw/src/yjs-excalidraw.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { cleanup, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { cleanup, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { Doc } from "yjs";
 import { YjsExcalidraw } from "./yjs-excalidraw";
@@ -27,4 +27,30 @@ describe("YjsExcalidraw", () => {
 		expect(screen.getByText("file-1")).toBeTruthy();
 		doc.destroy();
 	});
+
+	it("waits for writable document updates to persist", async () => {
+		const doc = new Doc();
+		const waitForPersistence = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+		render(
+			<YjsExcalidraw
+				locale="en"
+				persistence={{
+					getPersistenceState: () => "idle",
+					subscribePersistenceState: () => () => undefined,
+					waitForPersistence,
+				}}
+				theme="light"
+				yDoc={doc}
+			/>,
+		);
+
+		doc.transact(() => doc.getMap("metadata").set("loaded", true), "host");
+		await Promise.resolve();
+		expect(waitForPersistence).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+		doc.getMap("metadata").set("updated", true);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(waitForPersistence).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+		doc.destroy();
+	});
 });
diff --git a/extensions/excalidraw/src/yjs-excalidraw.tsx b/extensions/excalidraw/src/yjs-excalidraw.tsx
index 846b7c1..1605c80 100644
--- a/extensions/excalidraw/src/yjs-excalidraw.tsx
+++ b/extensions/excalidraw/src/yjs-excalidraw.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { ExcalidrawImperativeAPI } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/types";
+import type { PluginYjsProvider } from "@lunarisapp/plugin-sdk";
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { ExcalidrawBinding, yjsToExcalidraw } from "y-excalidraw";
 import { Awareness } from "y-protocols/awareness.js";
@@ -9,11 +10,13 @@ import { yjsAssetsToFiles } from "./yjs-assets";
 
 export function YjsExcalidraw({
 	locale,
+	persistence,
 	readOnly = false,
 	theme,
 	yDoc,
 }: {
 	locale: string;
+	persistence?: PluginYjsProvider | null;
 	readOnly?: boolean;
 	theme: "dark" | "light";
 	yDoc: Doc;
@@ -27,6 +30,41 @@ export function YjsExcalidraw({
 	const initialElements = useMemo(() => yjsToExcalidraw(yElements), [yElements]);
 	const initialFiles = useMemo(() => yjsAssetsToFiles(yAssets), [yAssets]);
 
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!persistence || readOnly) return;
+
+		let dirty = false;
+		let flushing = false;
+		let stopped = false;
+		const flush = async () => {
+			if (flushing || stopped) return;
+			flushing = true;
+			try {
+				do {
+					dirty = false;
+					await persistence.waitForPersistence();
+				} while (dirty && !stopped);
+			} catch {
+				// Closing the sandbox rejects outstanding bridge calls after the host
+				// has already received the update. Avoid an unhandled teardown rejection.
+			} finally {
+				flushing = false;
+			}
+		};
+		const requestFlush = (_update: Uint8Array, origin: unknown) => {
+			if (origin === "host") return;
+			dirty = true;
+			// Let the SDK forward this update to the host before asking it to drain.
+			queueMicrotask(() => void flush());
+		};
+
+		yDoc.on("updateV2", requestFlush);
+		return () => {
+			stopped = true;
+			yDoc.off("updateV2", requestFlush);
+		};
+	}, [persistence, readOnly, yDoc]);
+
 	useEffect(
 		() => () => {
 			awareness.destroy();