diff --git a/packages/auth/src/auth-redis-storage.test.ts b/packages/auth/src/auth-redis-storage.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c17ac95f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/auth/src/auth-redis-storage.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { afterAll, describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+
+process.env.REDIS_URL = "redis://test-host:6379";
+
+const { getRedisCache, resetAuthCacheFailFast } = await import(
+	"@databuddy/redis"
+);
+const { createAuthSecondaryStorage } = await import("./auth-redis-storage");
+
+describe("createAuthSecondaryStorage", () => {
+	afterAll(() => {
+		resetAuthCacheFailFast();
+		getRedisCache().disconnect();
+	});
+
+	it("fails fast on later session reads after Redis fails", async () => {
+		const storage = createAuthSecondaryStorage();
+		await expect(storage.get("session-key")).rejects.toThrow();
+
+		const startedAt = performance.now();
+		await expect(storage.get("session-key")).rejects.toThrow("failing fast");
+		expect(performance.now() - startedAt).toBeLessThan(100);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/auth-redis-storage.ts b/packages/auth/src/auth-redis-storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..011b327b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/auth/src/auth-redis-storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { redisStorage } from "@better-auth/redis-storage";
+import { getRedisCache, runAuthCacheCommand } from "@databuddy/redis";
+
+export function createAuthSecondaryStorage() {
+	const storage = redisStorage({
+		client: getRedisCache(),
+		keyPrefix: "ba:",
+	});
+
+	return {
+		get: (key: string) => runAuthCacheCommand(() => storage.get(key)),
+		getAndDelete: (key: string) =>
+			runAuthCacheCommand(() => storage.getAndDelete(key)),
+		set: (key: string, value: string, ttl?: number) =>
+			runAuthCacheCommand(() => storage.set(key, value, ttl)),
+		delete: (key: string) => runAuthCacheCommand(() => storage.delete(key)),
+		listKeys: () => runAuthCacheCommand(() => storage.listKeys()),
+		clear: () => runAuthCacheCommand(() => storage.clear()),
+	};
+}
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/auth.ts b/packages/auth/src/auth.ts
index aab4f47f9..708692c90 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/auth.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
-import { redisStorage } from "@better-auth/redis-storage";
 import { sso } from "@better-auth/sso";
 import {
 	getCurrentAdapter,
@@ -54,8 +53,9 @@ import {
 } from "better-auth/plugins";
 import { log } from "evlog";
 import { Resend } from "resend";
-import { ac, admin, member, owner, viewer } from "./permissions";
 import { getAuthAuditContext } from "./audit-context";
+import { createAuthSecondaryStorage } from "./auth-redis-storage";
+import { ac, admin, member, owner, viewer } from "./permissions";
 
 function generateOrgSlug(name: string): string {
 	const base = name
@@ -387,10 +387,7 @@ export const auth = betterAuth({
 		schema,
 		transaction: true,
 	}),
-	secondaryStorage: redisStorage({
-		client: getRedisCache(),
-		keyPrefix: "ba:",
-	}),
+	secondaryStorage: createAuthSecondaryStorage(),
 	session: {
 		storeSessionInDatabase: true,
 		cookieCache: {
diff --git a/packages/redis/000-redis.test.ts b/packages/redis/000-redis.test.ts
index 85b24bd6d..6855f3029 100644
--- a/packages/redis/000-redis.test.ts
+++ b/packages/redis/000-redis.test.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ import {
 
 process.env.REDIS_URL = "redis://test-host:6379";
 
-const { getRedisCache, runLinkCacheCommand, runRateLimitCommand, shutdownRedis } = await import(
-	"./redis"
-);
+const {
+	getRedisCache,
+	runAuthCacheCommand,
+	runLinkCacheCommand,
+	runRateLimitCommand,
+	shutdownRedis,
+} = await import("./redis");
 
 describe("redis", () => {
 	describe("latency-sensitive rate limit options", () => {
@@ -101,4 +105,41 @@ describe("redis", () => {
 			expect(linkCacheError.message).not.toContain("failing fast");
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe("auth cache fail-fast", () => {
+		afterAll(async () => {
+			await shutdownRedis();
+		});
+
+		it("rejects immediately after a recent failure without running the operation", async () => {
+			await expect(
+				runAuthCacheCommand(async () => {
+					throw new Error("redis down");
+				})
+			).rejects.toThrow("redis down");
+
+			const operation = mock(async () => "value");
+			const startedAt = performance.now();
+			await expect(runAuthCacheCommand(operation)).rejects.toThrow(
+				"failing fast"
+			);
+			expect(performance.now() - startedAt).toBeLessThan(100);
+			expect(operation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
+		it("tracks its window independently of the link cache", async () => {
+			await shutdownRedis();
+			await expect(
+				runAuthCacheCommand(async () => {
+					throw new Error("redis down");
+				})
+			).rejects.toThrow("redis down");
+
+			const linkCacheError = await runLinkCacheCommand(
+				async () => "value"
+			).catch((caught: Error) => caught);
+			expect(linkCacheError).toBeInstanceOf(Error);
+			expect(linkCacheError.message).not.toContain("failing fast");
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/redis/redis.ts b/packages/redis/redis.ts
index dc7373b26..20d52d918 100644
--- a/packages/redis/redis.ts
+++ b/packages/redis/redis.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ export const LINK_CACHE_OPERATION_DEADLINE_MS = 1500;
 const REDIS_FAIL_FAST_WINDOW_MS = 5000;
 const RATE_LIMIT_CONNECT_DEADLINE_MS = 1250;
 export const RATE_LIMIT_OPERATION_DEADLINE_MS = 1500;
+export const AUTH_CACHE_OPERATION_DEADLINE_MS = 1500;
 
 let linkCacheFailFastUntil = 0;
 let rateLimitFailFastUntil = 0;
+let authCacheFailFastUntil = 0;
 
 export function resetLinkCacheFailFast(): void {
 	linkCacheFailFastUntil = 0;
@@ -30,6 +32,10 @@ export function resetRateLimitFailFast(): void {
 	rateLimitFailFastUntil = 0;
 }
 
+export function resetAuthCacheFailFast(): void {
+	authCacheFailFastUntil = 0;
+}
+
 function withDeadline<T>(
 	operation: Promise<T>,
 	timeoutMs: number,
@@ -156,6 +162,12 @@ export function runRateLimitCommand<T>(
 	return runRateLimitRedisCommand(operation);
 }
 
+export function runAuthCacheCommand<T>(
+	operation: (redis: Redis) => Promise<T>
+): Promise<T> {
+	return runAuthCacheRedisCommand(operation);
+}
+
 let _linkCacheTimingFn: ((durationMs: number) => void) | null = null;
 
 export function setLinkCacheTimingFn(
@@ -227,9 +239,31 @@ async function runRateLimitRedisCommand<T>(
 	}
 }
 
+async function runAuthCacheRedisCommand<T>(
+	operation: (redis: Redis) => Promise<T>
+): Promise<T> {
+	if (Date.now() < authCacheFailFastUntil) {
+		throw new Error("Auth cache is failing fast after a recent Redis failure");
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const result = await withDeadline(
+			Promise.resolve(operation(getRedisCache())),
+			AUTH_CACHE_OPERATION_DEADLINE_MS,
+			`Auth cache operation exceeded ${AUTH_CACHE_OPERATION_DEADLINE_MS}ms`
+		);
+		authCacheFailFastUntil = 0;
+		return result;
+	} catch (error) {
+		authCacheFailFastUntil = Date.now() + REDIS_FAIL_FAST_WINDOW_MS;
+		throw error;
+	}
+}
+
 export async function shutdownRedis() {
 	resetLinkCacheFailFast();
 	resetRateLimitFailFast();
+	resetAuthCacheFailFast();
 	const linkCacheInstance = linkCacheRedisInstance;
 	linkCacheRedisInstance = null;
 	linkCacheConnectPromise = null;