diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 3cbb992..c4d6e55 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import type { CircuitStateChangeLogEvent } from "./resilience/CircuitBreaker.js"
 import { InvoiceStateMachine } from "./state/InvoiceStateMachine.js";
 import type { StateMachineConfig } from "./types/state.js";
 import { RpcLoadBalancer } from "./rpc/RpcLoadBalancer.js";
+import { OfflineQueue, type QueuedOperation } from "./offlineQueue.js";
 import type { EndpointConfig, RpcLoadBalancerOptions } from "./rpc/RpcLoadBalancer.js";
 
 /** Events emitted by {@link StellarSplitClient}. */
@@ -489,6 +490,7 @@ export interface StellarSplitClientConfig {
     /** Retry settings applied per RPC call (maxRetries, baseDelayMs, etc.). */
     retry?: Partial<ResilientRetryConfig>;
   };
+  offlineQueue?: import("./offlineQueue.js").OfflineQueueConfig;
   /**
    * Optional configuration for the CLOSED/OPEN/HALF_OPEN circuit breaker
    * (src/resilience/CircuitBreaker.ts) guarding the transaction-submission
@@ -709,6 +711,7 @@ export class StellarSplitClient extends TypedEventEmitter<SplitClientEventMap> {
    * configs keep working unchanged; enable via `advancedCircuitBreaker`.
    */
   private _advancedCircuitBreaker: AdvancedCircuitBreaker | null = null;
+  private _offlineQueue: import("./offlineQueue.js").OfflineQueue | null = null;
   /** Optimistic UI cache for Invoice reads during a pending pay() call. */
   private _optimisticCache: OptimisticCache<Invoice> | null = null;
   private _sorobanFeatureDetector: SorobanFeatureDetector;
@@ -1263,6 +1266,14 @@ export class StellarSplitClient extends TypedEventEmitter<SplitClientEventMap> {
    * @returns The result of the method.
    * @throws {Error} If the method fails.
    */
+  getOfflineQueue(): import("./offlineQueue.js").QueuedOperation[] {
+    return this._offlineQueue ? this._offlineQueue.getQueue() : [];
+  }
+
+  clearOfflineQueue(): void {
+    if (this._offlineQueue) this._offlineQueue.clear();
+  }
+
   async switchTo(network: "mainnet" | "testnet" | "futurenet"): Promise<void> {
     const { NetworkSwitcher } = await import("./network/NetworkSwitcher.js");
     return NetworkSwitcher.switchTo(network, this);
@@ -5281,7 +5292,9 @@ export class StellarSplitClient extends TypedEventEmitter<SplitClientEventMap> {
    * @throws {Error} If the method fails.
    */
   async checkRPCHealth(): Promise<RPCHealth> {
-    return checkRPCHealth(this.server);
+    const health = await checkRPCHealth(this.server);
+    if (health.status !== "down" && this._offlineQueue?.config?.enabled) { void this._offlineQueue.drain(); }
+    return health;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -8230,6 +8243,38 @@ export class StellarSplitClient extends TypedEventEmitter<SplitClientEventMap> {
    * @returns The transaction hash.
    * @throws {Error} If the method fails.
    */
+    async release(invoiceId: string): Promise<TxResult> {
+    if (this._offlineQueue?.config?.enabled) {
+      try {
+        const health = await this.checkRPCHealth();
+        if (health.status === "down") {
+          this._offlineQueue.enqueue("release", [invoiceId]);
+          return { txHash: "queued" };
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        this._offlineQueue.enqueue("release", [invoiceId]);
+        return { txHash: "queued" };
+      }
+    }
+    throw new Error("Not implemented");
+  }
+
+  async cancel(invoiceId: string): Promise<TxResult> {
+    if (this._offlineQueue?.config?.enabled) {
+      try {
+        const health = await this.checkRPCHealth();
+        if (health.status === "down") {
+          this._offlineQueue.enqueue("cancel", [invoiceId]);
+          return { txHash: "queued" };
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        this._offlineQueue.enqueue("cancel", [invoiceId]);
+        return { txHash: "queued" };
+      }
+    }
+    throw new Error("Not implemented");
+  }
+
   async cancelAction(caller: string, actionId: string): Promise<TxResult> {
     const startTime = Date.now();
     try {
diff --git a/src/offlineQueue.ts b/src/offlineQueue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c07e1c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/offlineQueue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import type { StellarSplitClient } from "./client.js";
+
+export interface QueuedOperation {
+  id: string;
+  method: string;
+  args: any[];
+  timestamp: number;
+}
+
+export interface OfflineQueueConfig {
+  enabled: boolean;
+  maxQueueSize: number;
+  persistToStorage: boolean;
+}
+
+export class OfflineQueue {
+  private queue: QueuedOperation[] = [];
+  private config: OfflineQueueConfig;
+  private client: StellarSplitClient;
+  private readonly storageKey = "stellar_split_offline_queue";
+
+  constructor(client: StellarSplitClient, config: OfflineQueueConfig) {
+    this.client = client;
+    this.config = config;
+    if (this.config.persistToStorage) {
+      this.loadFromStorage();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public enqueue(method: string, args: any[]): void {
+    if (!this.config.enabled) return;
+
+    if (this.queue.length >= this.config.maxQueueSize) {
+      this.queue.shift();
+    }
+
+    const operation: QueuedOperation = {
+      id: crypto.randomUUID ? crypto.randomUUID() : Math.random().toString(36).substring(2),
+      method,
+      args,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    };
+
+    this.queue.push(operation);
+
+    if (this.config.persistToStorage) {
+      this.saveToStorage();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public getQueue(): QueuedOperation[] {
+    return [...this.queue];
+  }
+
+  public clear(): void {
+    this.queue = [];
+    if (this.config.persistToStorage) {
+      this.saveToStorage();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async drain(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.queue.length === 0) return;
+
+    const operationsToDrain = [...this.queue];
+    this.clear();
+
+    for (const op of operationsToDrain) {
+      try {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        await this.client[op.method](...op.args);
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.client.emit("queue:operation:failed", { operation: op, error });
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.client.emit("queue:drained", undefined);
+  }
+
+  private loadFromStorage(): void {
+    if (typeof localStorage !== "undefined") {
+      try {
+        const stored = localStorage.getItem(this.storageKey);
+        if (stored) {
+          this.queue = JSON.parse(stored);
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn("Failed to load offline queue from storage", e);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private saveToStorage(): void {
+    if (typeof localStorage !== "undefined") {
+      try {
+        localStorage.setItem(this.storageKey, JSON.stringify(this.queue));
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn("Failed to save offline queue to storage", e);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/offlineQueue.test.ts b/test/offlineQueue.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38b31d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/offlineQueue.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { expect } from "chai";
+import { StellarSplitClient } from "../src/client.js";
+import * as health from "../src/health.js";
+import sinon from "sinon";
+
+describe("OfflineQueue", () => {
+  let client: StellarSplitClient;
+  let healthStub: sinon.SinonStub;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    if (typeof localStorage === "undefined") {
+      (global as any).localStorage = {
+        store: {} as Record<string, string>,
+        getItem(key: string) { return this.store[key] || null; },
+        setItem(key: string, value: string) { this.store[key] = value; },
+        clear() { this.store = {}; }
+      };
+    } else {
+      localStorage.clear();
+    }
+
+    client = new StellarSplitClient({
+      rpcUrl: "http://localhost:8000",
+      networkPassphrase: "Test",
+      contractId: "C123",
+      offlineQueue: {
+        enabled: true,
+        maxQueueSize: 2,
+        persistToStorage: true,
+      }
+    });
+
+    healthStub = sinon.stub(health, "checkRPCHealth").resolves({ status: "down", latencyMs: 0, blockHeight: 0, timestamp: 0 });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    healthStub.restore();
+    sinon.restore();
+  });
+
+  it("fills on RPC failure and enforces max size", async () => {
+    await client.pay({ invoiceId: "1", amount: 100n, payer: "A" });
+    await client.pay({ invoiceId: "2", amount: 200n, payer: "B" });
+    await client.pay({ invoiceId: "3", amount: 300n, payer: "C" });
+
+    const q = client.getOfflineQueue();
+    expect(q.length).to.equal(2);
+    expect(q[0].args[0].invoiceId).to.equal("2");
+    expect(q[1].args[0].invoiceId).to.equal("3");
+  });
+
+  it("persists to localStorage", async () => {
+    await client.pay({ invoiceId: "1", amount: 100n, payer: "A" });
+    
+    const client2 = new StellarSplitClient({
+      rpcUrl: "http://localhost:8000",
+      networkPassphrase: "Test",
+      contractId: "C123",
+      offlineQueue: {
+        enabled: true,
+        maxQueueSize: 5,
+        persistToStorage: true,
+      }
+    });
+
+    const q = client2.getOfflineQueue();
+    expect(q.length).to.equal(1);
+    expect(q[0].args[0].invoiceId).to.equal("1");
+  });
+
+  it("drains on recovery", async () => {
+    await client.pay({ invoiceId: "1", amount: 100n, payer: "A" });
+
+    healthStub.resolves({ status: "ok", latencyMs: 10, blockHeight: 1, timestamp: 1 });
+    const payStub = sinon.stub(client, "pay").resolves({ txHash: "success" });
+
+    await client.checkRPCHealth();
+
+    const q = client.getOfflineQueue();
+    expect(q.length).to.equal(0);
+    expect(payStub.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+    expect(payStub.firstCall.args[0].invoiceId).to.equal("1");
+  });
+});