diff --git a/.changeset/curly-carrots-invite.md b/.changeset/curly-carrots-invite.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f842b4c6b38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curly-carrots-invite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+---
+
+Only refresh signIn and signUp resources during an SSO callback if the authentication was performed via a popup.
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
index 23b07d02abb..4b62ea82d3d 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ import { memoizeListenerCallback } from '../utils/memoizeStateListenerCallback';
 import { RedirectUrls } from '../utils/redirectUrls';
 import { AuthCookieService } from './auth/AuthCookieService';
 import { CaptchaHeartbeat } from './auth/CaptchaHeartbeat';
-import { CLERK_SATELLITE_URL, CLERK_SUFFIXED_COOKIES, CLERK_SYNCED, ERROR_CODES } from './constants';
+import {
+  CLERK_SATELLITE_URL,
+  CLERK_SUFFIXED_COOKIES,
+  CLERK_SYNCED,
+  ERROR_CODES,
+  SESSION_STORAGE_AUTH_WITH_POPUP_KEY,
+} from './constants';
 import {
   clerkErrorInitFailed,
   clerkInvalidSignInUrlFormat,
@@ -1507,11 +1513,23 @@ export class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
       return;
     }
 
+    let shouldRefreshResources = false;
+    try {
+      const hasCalledAuthWithPopup = sessionStorage.getItem(SESSION_STORAGE_AUTH_WITH_POPUP_KEY);
+      if (hasCalledAuthWithPopup) {
+        shouldRefreshResources = true;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // In the event that sessionStorage is disabled, assume the resource needs to be refreshed. Refreshing when not
+      // needed doesn't break anything, but it does cause 405 network errors.
+      shouldRefreshResources = true;
+    }
+
     // If `handleRedirectCallback` is called on a window without an opener property (such as when the OAuth flow popup
     // directs the opening page to navigate to the /sso-callback route), we need to reload the signIn and signUp resources
     // to ensure that we have the latest state. This operation can fail when we try reloading a resource that doesn't
     // exist (such as when reloading a signIn resource during a signUp attempt), but this can be safely ignored.
-    if (!window.opener) {
+    if (!window.opener && shouldRefreshResources) {
       try {
         await signIn.reload();
       } catch {
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/constants.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/constants.ts
index 347b6263b9f..53398f1e782 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/constants.ts
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ export const SIGN_UP_MODES: Record<string, SignUpModes> = {
 
 // This is the currently supported version of the Frontend API
 export const SUPPORTED_FAPI_VERSION = '2024-10-01';
+
+export const SESSION_STORAGE_AUTH_WITH_POPUP_KEY = 'hasUsedAuthenticateWithPopup';
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignIn/SignInSocialButtons.tsx b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignIn/SignInSocialButtons.tsx
index 5a3754a9db1..e0d8ab76e50 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignIn/SignInSocialButtons.tsx
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignIn/SignInSocialButtons.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useClerk } from '@clerk/shared/react';
 import React from 'react';
 
+import { SESSION_STORAGE_AUTH_WITH_POPUP_KEY } from '../../../core/constants';
 import { buildSSOCallbackURL } from '../../common/redirects';
 import { useCoreSignIn, useSignInContext } from '../../contexts';
 import { useEnvironment } from '../../contexts/EnvironmentContext';
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ export const SignInSocialButtons = React.memo((props: SocialButtonsProps) => {
             }
           }, 500);
 
+          try {
+            window.sessionStorage.setItem(SESSION_STORAGE_AUTH_WITH_POPUP_KEY, 'true');
+          } catch {
+            // It's okay if sessionStorage is disabled since we will treat the failure to read the value as it being true.
+          }
+
           return signIn
             .authenticateWithPopup({ strategy, redirectUrl, redirectUrlComplete, popup })
             .catch(err => handleError(err, [], card.setError));
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/SignUpSocialButtons.tsx b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/SignUpSocialButtons.tsx
index 2eaa170f5eb..4333ec0e457 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/SignUpSocialButtons.tsx
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/SignUpSocialButtons.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useClerk } from '@clerk/shared/react';
 import type { OAuthStrategy } from '@clerk/types';
 import React from 'react';
 
+import { SESSION_STORAGE_AUTH_WITH_POPUP_KEY } from '../../../core/constants';
 import { useCoreSignUp, useSignUpContext } from '../../contexts';
 import { useCardState } from '../../elements';
 import type { SocialButtonsProps } from '../../elements/SocialButtons';
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ export const SignUpSocialButtons = React.memo((props: SignUpSocialButtonsProps)
             }
           }, 500);
 
+          try {
+            window.sessionStorage.setItem(SESSION_STORAGE_AUTH_WITH_POPUP_KEY, 'true');
+          } catch {
+            // It's okay if sessionStorage is disabled since we will treat the failure to read the value as it being true.
+          }
+
           return signUp
             .authenticateWithPopup({
               strategy,