diff --git a/goldens/public-api/service-worker/index.api.md b/goldens/public-api/service-worker/index.api.md
index d913dd37321..13c32d9d123 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/service-worker/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/public-api/service-worker/index.api.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export interface VersionDetectedEvent {
 }
 
 // @public
-export type VersionEvent = VersionDetectedEvent | VersionInstallationFailedEvent | VersionReadyEvent | NoNewVersionDetectedEvent;
+export type VersionEvent = VersionDetectedEvent | VersionInstallationFailedEvent | VersionReadyEvent | VersionFailedEvent | NoNewVersionDetectedEvent;
 
 // @public
 export interface VersionInstallationFailedEvent {
diff --git a/packages/service-worker/src/low_level.ts b/packages/service-worker/src/low_level.ts
index 41e166deee1..6fe3430f61e 100644
--- a/packages/service-worker/src/low_level.ts
+++ b/packages/service-worker/src/low_level.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,23 @@ export interface VersionReadyEvent {
   latestVersion: {hash: string; appData?: object};
 }
 
+/**
+ * An event emitted when a specific version of the app has encountered a critical failure
+ * that prevents it from functioning correctly.
+ *
+ * When a version fails, the service worker will notify all clients currently using that version
+ * and may degrade to serving only existing clients if the failed version was the latest one.
+ *
+ * @see {@link /ecosystem/service-workers/communications Service Worker Communication Guide}
+ *
+ * @publicApi
+ */
+export interface VersionFailedEvent {
+  type: 'VERSION_FAILED';
+  version: {hash: string; appData?: object};
+  error: string;
+}
+
 /**
  * A union of all event types that can be emitted by
  * {@link SwUpdate#versionUpdates}.
@@ -80,6 +97,7 @@ export type VersionEvent =
   | VersionDetectedEvent
   | VersionInstallationFailedEvent
   | VersionReadyEvent
+  | VersionFailedEvent
   | NoNewVersionDetectedEvent;
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/service-worker/src/update.ts b/packages/service-worker/src/update.ts
index 5839ced701a..461f0ae4e45 100644
--- a/packages/service-worker/src/update.ts
+++ b/packages/service-worker/src/update.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export class SwUpdate {
       'VERSION_INSTALLATION_FAILED',
       'VERSION_READY',
       'NO_NEW_VERSION_DETECTED',
+      'VERSION_FAILED',
     ]);
     this.unrecoverable = this.sw.eventsOfType<UnrecoverableStateEvent>('UNRECOVERABLE_STATE');
   }
diff --git a/packages/service-worker/test/comm_spec.ts b/packages/service-worker/test/comm_spec.ts
index 51d36f43569..ef490bacc0b 100644
--- a/packages/service-worker/test/comm_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/service-worker/test/comm_spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   NoNewVersionDetectedEvent,
   VersionDetectedEvent,
   VersionEvent,
+  VersionFailedEvent,
   VersionReadyEvent,
 } from '../src/low_level';
 import {ngswCommChannelFactory, SwRegistrationOptions} from '../src/provider';
@@ -509,6 +510,25 @@ describe('ServiceWorker library', () => {
         },
       });
     });
+    it('processes version failed events with cache corruption error', (done) => {
+      update.versionUpdates.subscribe((event) => {
+        expect(event.type).toEqual('VERSION_FAILED');
+        expect((event as VersionFailedEvent).version).toEqual({
+          hash: 'B',
+          appData: {name: 'test-app'},
+        });
+        expect((event as VersionFailedEvent).error).toContain('Cache corruption detected');
+        done();
+      });
+      mock.sendMessage({
+        type: 'VERSION_FAILED',
+        version: {
+          hash: 'B',
+          appData: {name: 'test-app'},
+        },
+        error: 'Cache corruption detected during resource fetch',
+      });
+    });
     it('activates updates when requested', async () => {
       mock.messages.subscribe((msg: {action: string; nonce: number}) => {
         expect(msg.action).toEqual('ACTIVATE_UPDATE');
diff --git a/packages/service-worker/worker/src/driver.ts b/packages/service-worker/worker/src/driver.ts
index a6965fce47a..ebe751fbc89 100644
--- a/packages/service-worker/worker/src/driver.ts
+++ b/packages/service-worker/worker/src/driver.ts
@@ -956,7 +956,8 @@ export class Driver implements Debuggable, UpdateSource {
     // Therefore, we keep clients on their current version (even if broken) and ensure that no new
     // clients will be assigned to it.
 
-    // TODO: notify affected apps.
+    // Notify clients that are using this broken version about the failure.
+    await this.notifyClientsAboutVersionFailure(brokenHash, err);
 
     // The action taken depends on whether the broken manifest is the active (latest) or not.
     // - If the broken version is not the latest, no further action is necessary, since new clients
@@ -1298,6 +1299,29 @@ export class Driver implements Debuggable, UpdateSource {
     );
   }
 
+  async notifyClientsAboutVersionFailure(brokenHash: string, error: Error): Promise<void> {
+    await this.initialized;
+
+    // Find all clients using the broken version
+    const affectedClients = Array.from(this.clientVersionMap.entries())
+      .filter(([clientId, hash]) => hash === brokenHash)
+      .map(([clientId]) => clientId);
+
+    await Promise.all(
+      affectedClients.map(async (clientId) => {
+        const client = await this.scope.clients.get(clientId);
+        if (client) {
+          const brokenVersion = this.versions.get(brokenHash);
+          client.postMessage({
+            type: 'VERSION_FAILED',
+            version: this.mergeHashWithAppData(brokenVersion!.manifest, brokenHash),
+            error: errorToString(error),
+          });
+        }
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
   async broadcast(msg: Object): Promise<void> {
     const clients = await this.scope.clients.matchAll();
     clients.forEach((client) => {
diff --git a/packages/service-worker/worker/test/happy_spec.ts b/packages/service-worker/worker/test/happy_spec.ts
index e25b6f02886..06015494a57 100644
--- a/packages/service-worker/worker/test/happy_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/service-worker/worker/test/happy_spec.ts
@@ -2564,6 +2564,7 @@ import {envIsSupported} from '../testing/utils';
           expect(await makeRequest(scope, '/foo.hash.js', 'client-2')).toBeNull();
           expect(mockClient2.messages).toEqual([
             jasmine.objectContaining({type: 'UNRECOVERABLE_STATE'}),
+            jasmine.objectContaining({type: 'VERSION_FAILED'}),
           ]);
 
           // This should also enter the `SW` into degraded mode, because the broken version was the