diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/limbo.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/limbo.go
index b8bee2f22a..97654dfcbf 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/limbo.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/limbo.go
@@ -202,16 +202,37 @@ func (l *limbo) update(txhash common.Hash, block uint64) {
 		return
 	}
 	// Retrieve the old blobs from the data store and write them back with a new
-	// block number. IF anything fails, there's not much to do, go on.
-	item, err := l.getAndDrop(id)
+	// block number. The new entry is written before the old one is dropped: blob
+	// sidecars are not stored in chain state, so the limbo is the only place
+	// from which a re-injection on a reorg-rollback can recover them. Dropping
+	// the existing entry first (as the previous implementation did) would lose
+	// the blob outright if the subsequent setAndIndex call failed.
+	data, err := l.store.Get(id)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to get and drop limboed blobs", "tx", txhash, "id", id, "err", err)
+		log.Error("Failed to load limboed blobs", "tx", txhash, "id", id, "err", err)
+		return
+	}
+	item := new(limboBlob)
+	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, item); err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed to decode limboed blobs", "tx", txhash, "id", id, "err", err)
 		return
 	}
 	if err := l.setAndIndex(item.Ptx, block); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Failed to set and index limboed blobs", "tx", txhash, "err", err)
 		return
 	}
+	// The new entry is now durable in the store and indexed under the new
+	// block; setAndIndex has overwritten l.index[txhash] with the new id, so
+	// clean up the old store entry and group mapping. A failure to drop the
+	// old store id only leaks a billy slot - the blob is still preserved
+	// under the new id.
+	if err := l.store.Delete(id); err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed to drop superseded limbo entry", "tx", txhash, "old-id", id, "err", err)
+	}
+	delete(l.groups[item.Block], id)
+	if len(l.groups[item.Block]) == 0 {
+		delete(l.groups, item.Block)
+	}
 	log.Trace("Blob transaction updated in limbo", "tx", txhash, "old-block", item.Block, "new-block", block)
 }
 
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/limbo_test.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/limbo_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91bab56eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/limbo_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package blobpool
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+)
+
+// TestLimboUpdateRoundTrip checks that update() relocates a tracked blob
+// transaction to a new block while keeping it pullable.
+//
+// This is the regression test for #34944. The previous implementation deleted
+// the existing limbo entry before inserting the relocated one, so a failure of
+// the second step would have permanently dropped the blob sidecar. The current
+// implementation writes the new entry first and only drops the old one once
+// the new one is durable; the round-trip below exercises that happy path.
+func TestLimboUpdateRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	limbo, err := newLimbo(params.MainnetChainConfig, t.TempDir())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to open limbo: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer limbo.Close()
+
+	key, _ := crypto.GenerateKey()
+	tx := makeTx(0, 1, 1, 1, key)
+	hash := tx.Hash()
+
+	if err := limbo.push(newBlobTxForPool(tx), 100); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("push failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok := limbo.index[hash]; !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("tx not indexed after push")
+	}
+	oldID := limbo.index[hash]
+	if _, ok := limbo.groups[100][oldID]; !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("tx not in groups[100] after push")
+	}
+
+	limbo.update(hash, 101)
+
+	if _, ok := limbo.groups[100]; ok {
+		t.Fatalf("old block group not cleaned up after update")
+	}
+	newID, ok := limbo.index[hash]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("tx no longer indexed after update")
+	}
+	if _, ok := limbo.groups[101][newID]; !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("tx not in groups[101] after update")
+	}
+
+	pulled, err := limbo.pull(hash)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("pull after update failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if pulled.Tx.Hash() != hash {
+		t.Fatalf("pulled tx hash mismatch: got %x want %x", pulled.Tx.Hash(), hash)
+	}
+}