diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/hooks/__tests__/useBlockAutoSave.svelte.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/hooks/__tests__/useBlockAutoSave.svelte.test.ts
index dd13a7a6..148df5de 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/hooks/__tests__/useBlockAutoSave.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/hooks/__tests__/useBlockAutoSave.svelte.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach, type Mock } from 'vitest';
 
 const mockSaveFn = vi.fn<(blockId: string, text: string) => Promise<void>>();
 
@@ -82,3 +82,70 @@ describe('createBlockAutoSave', () => {
 		expect(mockSaveFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 });
+
+describe('flushViaBeacon', () => {
+	let mockFetch: Mock;
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers();
+		mockSaveFn.mockClear();
+		mockSaveFn.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+		mockFetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(new Response(null, { status: 200 }));
+		vi.stubGlobal('fetch', mockFetch);
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		vi.useRealTimers();
+		vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+	});
+
+	it('sends a PUT request with keepalive:true for each pending block', () => {
+		const as = createBlockAutoSave({ saveFn: mockSaveFn, documentId: 'doc-1' });
+		as.handleTextChange('block-1', 'hello');
+		as.handleTextChange('block-2', 'world');
+		as.flushViaBeacon();
+
+		expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			'/api/documents/doc-1/transcription-blocks/block-1',
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				method: 'PUT',
+				keepalive: true,
+				body: JSON.stringify({ text: 'hello' })
+			})
+		);
+		expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			'/api/documents/doc-1/transcription-blocks/block-2',
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				method: 'PUT',
+				keepalive: true,
+				body: JSON.stringify({ text: 'world' })
+			})
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('does not call navigator.sendBeacon', () => {
+		const sendBeaconSpy = vi.spyOn(navigator, 'sendBeacon').mockReturnValue(true);
+		const as = createBlockAutoSave({ saveFn: mockSaveFn, documentId: 'doc-1' });
+		as.handleTextChange('block-1', 'text');
+		as.flushViaBeacon();
+
+		expect(sendBeaconSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('does nothing when there are no pending edits', () => {
+		const as = createBlockAutoSave({ saveFn: mockSaveFn, documentId: 'doc-1' });
+		as.flushViaBeacon();
+
+		expect(mockFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('cancels the debounce timer so saveFn is not also called', async () => {
+		const as = createBlockAutoSave({ saveFn: mockSaveFn, documentId: 'doc-1' });
+		as.handleTextChange('block-1', 'text');
+		as.flushViaBeacon();
+
+		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(2000);
+		expect(mockSaveFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/hooks/useBlockAutoSave.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/hooks/useBlockAutoSave.svelte.ts
index a627f50e..c90b669f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/hooks/useBlockAutoSave.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/hooks/useBlockAutoSave.svelte.ts
@@ -97,9 +97,12 @@ export function createBlockAutoSave({ saveFn, documentId }: Options) {
 	function flushViaBeacon(): void {
 		for (const [blockId, text] of pendingTexts) {
 			clearDebounce(blockId);
-			const url = `/api/documents/${documentId}/transcription-blocks/${blockId}`;
-			const body = JSON.stringify({ text });
-			navigator.sendBeacon(url, new Blob([body], { type: 'application/json' }));
+			fetch(`/api/documents/${documentId}/transcription-blocks/${blockId}`, {
+				method: 'PUT',
+				headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+				body: JSON.stringify({ text }),
+				keepalive: true
+			});
 			pendingTexts.delete(blockId);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/api/[...path]/+server.ts b/frontend/src/routes/api/[...path]/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dab2308c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/api/[...path]/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
+import { env } from 'process';
+
+const NO_BODY_METHODS = new Set(['GET', 'HEAD', 'DELETE']);
+
+async function proxy(event: Parameters<RequestHandler>[0]): Promise<Response> {
+	const apiUrl = env.API_INTERNAL_URL || 'http://localhost:8080';
+	const backendUrl = `${apiUrl}/api/${event.params.path}${event.url.search}`;
+
+	const contentType = event.request.headers.get('Content-Type');
+	const hasBody = !NO_BODY_METHODS.has(event.request.method);
+
+	const response = await event.fetch(backendUrl, {
+		method: event.request.method,
+		headers: contentType ? { 'Content-Type': contentType } : {},
+		body: hasBody ? await event.request.arrayBuffer() : undefined
+	});
+
+	const responseHeaders: Record<string, string> = {};
+	const responseContentType = response.headers.get('Content-Type');
+	if (responseContentType) responseHeaders['Content-Type'] = responseContentType;
+
+	return new Response(response.body, {
+		status: response.status,
+		headers: responseHeaders
+	});
+}
+
+export const GET: RequestHandler = (event) => proxy(event);
+export const POST: RequestHandler = (event) => proxy(event);
+export const PUT: RequestHandler = (event) => proxy(event);
+export const PATCH: RequestHandler = (event) => proxy(event);
+export const DELETE: RequestHandler = (event) => proxy(event);