diff --git a/.changeset/slow-peaches-vanish.md b/.changeset/slow-peaches-vanish.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac02855d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slow-peaches-vanish.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@onflow/fcl": minor
+---
+
+Use localStorage as default & export LOCAL_STORAGE/SESSION_STORAGE as helpers for fcl.storage.default configuration key
diff --git a/packages/fcl/src/fcl.js b/packages/fcl/src/fcl.js
index 2b3677330..a8917b826 100644
--- a/packages/fcl/src/fcl.js
+++ b/packages/fcl/src/fcl.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-export * from './shared-exports';
+export * from "./shared-exports"
 
 import {getMutate} from "./exec/mutate"
 export const mutate = getMutate({platform: "web"})
 
 import {getCurrentUser} from "./current-user"
-const currentUser = getCurrentUser({platform:"web"})
+const currentUser = getCurrentUser({platform: "web"})
 
 export {currentUser}
 
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export const logIn = (opts = {}) => currentUser().authenticate(opts)
 
 export const authz = currentUser().authorization
 
+export {LOCAL_STORAGE, SESSION_STORAGE} from "./utils/web"
+
 import {config} from "@onflow/config"
 import {getDefaultConfig, coreStrategies} from "./utils/web"
 import {initServiceRegistry} from "./current-user/exec-service/plugins"
diff --git a/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/default-config.js b/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/default-config.js
index 3bbf571b0..6bc0ae177 100644
--- a/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/default-config.js
+++ b/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/default-config.js
@@ -1,21 +1,8 @@
-const isServerSide = () => typeof window === "undefined"
-
-const getSessionStorage = () => {
-  try {
-    const SESSION_STORAGE = {
-      can: !isServerSide(),
-      get: async key => JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(key)),
-      put: async (key, value) => sessionStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(value)),
-    }
-    return SESSION_STORAGE
-  } catch (error) {
-    return null
-  }
-}
+import {LOCAL_STORAGE} from "./storage"
 
 export const getDefaultConfig = () => {
   return {
     "discovery.wallet.method.default": "IFRAME/RPC",
-    "fcl.storage.default": getSessionStorage(),
+    "fcl.storage.default": LOCAL_STORAGE,
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/index.js b/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/index.js
index edd0b8cb9..7c943c9f8 100644
--- a/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/index.js
+++ b/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-export {renderFrame} from './render-frame'
-export {renderPop} from './render-pop'
-export {renderTab} from './render-tab'
-export {getDefaultConfig} from './default-config'
-export {coreStrategies} from './coreStrategies'
+export {renderFrame} from "./render-frame"
+export {renderPop} from "./render-pop"
+export {renderTab} from "./render-tab"
+export {getDefaultConfig} from "./default-config"
+export {coreStrategies} from "./coreStrategies"
+export {LOCAL_STORAGE, SESSION_STORAGE} from "./storage"
diff --git a/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/storage.js b/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/storage.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3789191e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fcl/src/utils/web/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const isServerSide = () => typeof window === "undefined"
+
+export const SESSION_STORAGE = {
+  can: !isServerSide(),
+  get: async key => JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(key)),
+  put: async (key, value) => sessionStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(value)),
+}
+
+export const LOCAL_STORAGE = {
+  can: !isServerSide(),
+  get: async key => JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(key)),
+  put: async (key, value) => localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(value)),
+}