diff --git a/browser/ephemeral_storage/brave_ephemeral_storage_service_delegate.cc b/browser/ephemeral_storage/brave_ephemeral_storage_service_delegate.cc
index 00c6a0f83faa..ba37dcdb3b6e 100644
--- a/browser/ephemeral_storage/brave_ephemeral_storage_service_delegate.cc
+++ b/browser/ephemeral_storage/brave_ephemeral_storage_service_delegate.cc
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ void BraveEphemeralStorageServiceDelegate::CleanupFirstPartyStorageArea(
       content::BrowsingDataRemover::DATA_TYPE_ATTRIBUTION_REPORTING |
       content::BrowsingDataRemover::DATA_TYPE_PRIVACY_SANDBOX |
       content::BrowsingDataRemover::DATA_TYPE_PRIVACY_SANDBOX_INTERNAL |
+      content::BrowsingDataRemover::DATA_TYPE_AVOID_CLOSING_CONNECTIONS |
       chrome_browsing_data_remover::DATA_TYPE_SITE_DATA;
 
   content::BrowsingDataRemover::OriginType origin_type =