diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 7dd2ffe..7ef4a4c 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         }
       }
     ],
+    "unicorn/no-nested-ternary": "off", // Prettier conflict
     "@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-definitions": "off" // Unconvinced by its utility; may be counterproductive
   },
   "overrides": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 832ef2c..5669c48 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
     "run": {
       "startUrl": [
         "https://fregante.github.io/pixiebrix-testing-ground/Will-call-background-methods",
-        "https://fregante.github.io/pixiebrix-testing-ground/Will-call-other-CS-via-background"
+        "https://fregante.github.io/pixiebrix-testing-ground/Will-call-other-CS-via-background",
+        "https://fregante.github.io/pixiebrix-testing-ground/Will-call-offscreen-methods"
       ]
     }
   }
diff --git a/source/test/background.ts b/source/test/background.ts
index 1efc4fc..1233cb6 100644
--- a/source/test/background.ts
+++ b/source/test/background.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
 import "./webextensionPolyfill.js";
 import "./background/registration.ts";
 import "./contentscript/api.test.ts";
+
+async function init() {
+  try {
+    await chrome.offscreen.createDocument({
+      url: "offscreen.html",
+      // @ts-expect-error wrong?
+      reasons: ["DOM_PARSER"],
+      justification: "testing",
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call, @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    if (!(error as any).message.includes("Only a single offscreen")) {
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void init();
diff --git a/source/test/contentscript/api.test.ts b/source/test/contentscript/api.test.ts
index 2e55137..62d7320 100644
--- a/source/test/contentscript/api.test.ts
+++ b/source/test/contentscript/api.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import test from "tape";
 import { isBackground, isContentScript, isWebPage } from "webext-detect";
-import { type PageTarget, type Sender, type Target } from "webext-messenger";
+import { type PageTarget, type Target } from "webext-messenger";
 import {
   errorTabDoesntExist,
   errorTargetClosedEarly,
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {
   sleep,
   trackSettleTime,
   expectDuration,
+  senderIsBackground,
+  senderIsCurrentPage,
 } from "../helpers.js";
 import * as backgroundContext from "../background/api.js";
 import * as localContext from "../background/testingApi.js";
@@ -30,31 +32,6 @@ import {
 } from "./api.js";
 import { MessengerError } from "../../shared.js";
 
-const extensionUrl = new URL(chrome.runtime.getURL(""));
-
-function senderIsCurrentPage(
-  t: test.Test,
-  sender: Sender | undefined,
-  message: string,
-) {
-  t.equal(sender?.url, location.href, message);
-}
-
-function senderisBackground(
-  t: test.Test,
-  sender: Sender | undefined,
-  message: string,
-) {
-  /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing -- It's an OR on falsy values */
-  t.true(
-    sender?.origin === extensionUrl.origin || // Chrome
-      sender?.origin === "null" || // Chrome, old
-      sender?.url?.includes("/background.") ||
-      sender?.url?.endsWith("/_generated_background_page.html"), // Firefox
-    message,
-  );
-}
-
 const { openTab, createTargets, ensureScripts, closeTab } = isBackground()
   ? localContext
   : backgroundContext;
@@ -149,9 +126,9 @@ function runOnTarget(target: Target | PageTarget, expectedTitle: string) {
     const directSender = trace.at(-1);
 
     if (isBackground()) {
-      senderisBackground(
+      senderIsBackground(
         t,
-        directSender,
+        originalSender,
         "Messages should mention the current page (background) in trace[0]",
       );
     } else {
@@ -163,7 +140,7 @@ function runOnTarget(target: Target | PageTarget, expectedTitle: string) {
     }
 
     if (!("page" in target && isContentScript())) {
-      senderisBackground(
+      senderIsBackground(
         t,
         directSender,
         "Messages originated in content scripts or background pages must come directly from the background page",
diff --git a/source/test/helpers.ts b/source/test/helpers.ts
index 0f5a69d..e4d2da8 100644
--- a/source/test/helpers.ts
+++ b/source/test/helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type test from "tape";
+import { type Sender } from "webext-messenger";
 
 export async function expectRejection(
   t: test.Test,
@@ -65,3 +66,28 @@ export function expectDuration(
     );
   }
 }
+
+const extensionUrl = new URL(chrome.runtime.getURL(""));
+
+export function senderIsCurrentPage(
+  t: test.Test,
+  sender: Sender | undefined,
+  message: string,
+) {
+  t.equal(sender?.url, location.href, message);
+}
+
+export function senderIsBackground(
+  t: test.Test,
+  sender: Sender | undefined,
+  message: string,
+) {
+  /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing -- It's an OR on falsy values */
+  t.true(
+    sender?.origin === extensionUrl.origin || // Chrome
+      sender?.origin === "null" || // Chrome, old
+      sender?.url?.includes("/background.") ||
+      sender?.url?.endsWith("/_generated_background_page.html"), // Firefox
+    message,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/source/test/manifest.json b/source/test/manifest.json
index 31b197c..fed14c1 100644
--- a/source/test/manifest.json
+++ b/source/test/manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "webext-messenger",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "manifest_version": 3,
-  "permissions": ["webNavigation", "scripting", "storage"],
+  "permissions": ["webNavigation", "scripting", "storage", "offscreen"],
   "host_permissions": ["https://fregante.github.io/*"],
   "background": {
     "type": "module",
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
       ],
       "js": ["webextensionPolyfill.ts", "background/api.test.ts"]
     },
+    {
+      "matches": [
+        "https://fregante.github.io/pixiebrix-testing-ground/Will-call-offscreen-methods"
+      ],
+      "js": ["webextensionPolyfill.ts", "offscreen/api.test.ts"]
+    },
     {
       "all_frames": true,
       "matches": [
diff --git a/source/test/offscreen.html b/source/test/offscreen.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4281c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test/offscreen.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<meta charset="UTF-8" />
+<title>Offscreen page</title>
+<script type="module" src="webextensionPolyfill.ts"></script>
+<script type="module" src="offscreen/registration.ts"></script>
diff --git a/source/test/offscreen/addFrame.ts b/source/test/offscreen/addFrame.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..364c597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test/offscreen/addFrame.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export function addFrame(): void {
+  const frame = document.createElement("iframe");
+  frame.src = "https://example.com";
+  document.body.append(frame);
+}
diff --git a/source/test/offscreen/api.test.ts b/source/test/offscreen/api.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a36b818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test/offscreen/api.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import test from "tape";
+import { getLocation, addFrame, getTrace } from "./api.js";
+import { senderIsCurrentPage } from "../helpers.js";
+
+test("should get a value from the offscreen document", async (t) => {
+  t.equal(await getLocation(), chrome.runtime.getURL("offscreen.html"));
+});
+
+test("notification should return undefined", async (t) => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-confusing-void-expression -- Testing for this specifically
+  t.equals(addFrame(), undefined);
+});
+
+test("should receive trace", async (t) => {
+  const trace = await getTrace();
+  t.true(Array.isArray(trace));
+
+  const originalSender = trace[0];
+
+  senderIsCurrentPage(
+    t,
+    originalSender,
+    "Messages should mention the current page in trace[0]",
+  );
+
+  t.equal(
+    trace.length,
+    1,
+    "The offscreen page can and should only be messaged directly",
+  );
+});
diff --git a/source/test/offscreen/api.ts b/source/test/offscreen/api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6563481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test/offscreen/api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { getNotifier, getMethod } from "webext-messenger";
+
+const target = { page: "offscreen" };
+
+export const getLocation = getMethod("getLocation", target);
+export const addFrame = getNotifier("addFrame", target);
+export const getTrace = getMethod("getTrace", target);
diff --git a/source/test/offscreen/getLocation.ts b/source/test/offscreen/getLocation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ce6ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test/offscreen/getLocation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function getLocation(): string {
+  return location.href;
+}
diff --git a/source/test/offscreen/getTrace.ts b/source/test/offscreen/getTrace.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a23a5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test/offscreen/getTrace.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { type MessengerMeta, type Sender } from "webext-messenger";
+
+export async function getTrace(this: MessengerMeta): Promise<Sender[]> {
+  return this.trace;
+}
diff --git a/source/test/offscreen/registration.ts b/source/test/offscreen/registration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2fe14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test/offscreen/registration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { isOffscreenDocument } from "webext-detect";
+import { registerMethods } from "webext-messenger";
+
+import { addFrame } from "./addFrame.js";
+import { getLocation } from "./getLocation.js";
+import { getTrace } from "./getTrace.js";
+
+declare global {
+  interface MessengerMethods {
+    addFrame: typeof addFrame;
+    getLocation: typeof getLocation;
+    getTrace: typeof getTrace;
+  }
+}
+
+if (!isOffscreenDocument()) {
+  throw new Error(
+    "This file must only be run in the offscreen document, which is the receiving end",
+  );
+}
+
+registerMethods({
+  addFrame,
+  getLocation,
+  getTrace,
+});
diff --git a/source/thisTarget.ts b/source/thisTarget.ts
index 05473fb..3b2d69c 100644
--- a/source/thisTarget.ts
+++ b/source/thisTarget.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   getContextName,
   isBackground,
   isExtensionContext,
+  isOffscreenDocument,
 } from "webext-detect";
 import { messenger } from "./sender.js";
 import { registerMethods } from "./receiver.js";
@@ -39,23 +40,25 @@ import { pEvent } from "p-event";
 // Soft warning: Race conditions are possible.
 // This CANNOT be awaited because waiting for it means "I will handle the message."
 // If a message is received before this is ready, it will just have to be ignored.
-export const thisTarget: KnownTarget = isBackground()
-  ? { page: "background" }
-  : {
-      get page(): string {
-        // Extension pages have relative URLs to simplify comparison
-        const origin = location.protocol.startsWith("http")
-          ? location.origin
-          : "";
-
-        // Don't use the hash
-        return origin + location.pathname + location.search;
-      },
-    };
+export const thisTarget: KnownTarget = (() => {
+  if (isBackground()) return { page: "background" };
+  if (isOffscreenDocument()) return { page: "offscreen" };
+  return {
+    get page(): string {
+      // Extension pages have relative URLs to simplify comparison
+      const origin = location.protocol.startsWith("http")
+        ? location.origin
+        : "";
+
+      // Don't use the hash
+      return origin + location.pathname + location.search;
+    },
+  };
+})();
 
 let tabDataStatus: "needed" | "pending" | "received" | "not-needed" | "error" =
-  // The background page doesn't have a tab
-  isBackground() ? "not-needed" : "needed";
+  // Exclude contexts that don't have a tab associated to them
+  isBackground() || isOffscreenDocument() ? "not-needed" : "needed";
 
 export function getTabDataStatus(): typeof tabDataStatus {
   return tabDataStatus;