clerk · LauraBeatris · Aug 11, 2025 · Aug 10, 2025 · Aug 10, 2025
diff --git a/.changeset/mean-jobs-stare.md b/.changeset/mean-jobs-stare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+---
+
+Trigger Next.js hooks on session status transition from `active` to `pending` to update authentication context state
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/__tests__/clerk.test.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/__tests__/clerk.test.ts
@@ -2543,4 +2543,68 @@ describe('Clerk singleton', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('updateClient', () => {
+    afterEach(() => {
+      // cleanup global window pollution
+      (window as any).__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = null;
+      (window as any).__unstable__onAfterSetActive = null;
+    });
+
+    it('runs server revalidation hooks when session transitions from `active` to `pending`', async () => {
+      const mockOnBeforeSetActive = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve());
+      const mockOnAfterSetActive = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve());
+      (window as any).__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = mockOnBeforeSetActive;
+      (window as any).__unstable__onAfterSetActive = mockOnAfterSetActive;
+
+      const mockActiveSession = {
+        id: 'session_1',
+        status: 'active',
+        user: { id: 'user_1' },
+        lastActiveToken: { getRawString: () => 'token_1' },
+      };
+
+      const mockPendingSession = {
+        id: 'session_1',
+        status: 'pending',
+        user: { id: 'user_1' },
+        lastActiveToken: { getRawString: () => 'token_1' },
+      };
+
+      const mockInitialClient = {
+        sessions: [mockActiveSession],
+        signedInSessions: [mockActiveSession],
+        lastActiveSessionId: 'session_1',
+      };
+
+      const mockUpdatedClient = {
+        sessions: [mockPendingSession],
+        signedInSessions: [mockPendingSession],
+        lastActiveSessionId: 'session_1',
+      };
+
+      const sut = new Clerk(productionPublishableKey);
+
+      // Manually set the initial client and session state to simulate active session
+      // without going through load() or setActive()
+      sut.updateClient(mockInitialClient as any);
+
+      // Verify we start with an active session
+      expect(sut.session?.status).toBe('active');
+
+      // Call updateClient with the new client that has pending session
+      sut.updateClient(mockUpdatedClient as any);
+
+      // Verify hooks were called
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(mockOnBeforeSetActive).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(mockOnAfterSetActive).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      });
+
+      // Verify that onAfterSetActive was called after onBeforeSetActive
+      const beforeCallTime = mockOnBeforeSetActive.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
+      const afterCallTime = mockOnAfterSetActive.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
+      expect(afterCallTime).toBeGreaterThan(beforeCallTime);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
@@ -2258,6 +2258,23 @@ export class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
     if (this.session) {
       const session = this.#getSessionFromClient(this.session.id);
 
+      const hasTransitionedToPendingStatus = this.session.status === 'active' && session?.status === 'pending';
+      if (hasTransitionedToPendingStatus) {
+        const onBeforeSetActive: SetActiveHook =
+          typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive === 'function'
+            ? window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive
+            : noop;
+
+        const onAfterSetActive: SetActiveHook =
+          typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.__unstable__onAfterSetActive === 'function'
+            ? window.__unstable__onAfterSetActive
+            : noop;
+
+        // Execute hooks to update server authentication context and trigger
+        // page protections in clerkMiddleware or server components
+        void onBeforeSetActive()?.then?.(() => void onAfterSetActive());
+      }
+
       // Note: this might set this.session to null
       this.#setAccessors(session);