diff --git a/Classes/AssetCollector.php b/Classes/AssetCollector.php
index 6bd83ac..95ebe82 100644
--- a/Classes/AssetCollector.php
+++ b/Classes/AssetCollector.php
@@ -118,6 +118,75 @@ public function getIconIdentifierFromFileName(string $xmlFile): string
         return str_replace('.svg', '', basename($xmlFile));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Make the inline SVG sprite self-healing: ensure every icon referenced in
+     * the given markup (via <use href="#icon-…">) is collected for inline
+     * rendering.
+     *
+     * The sprite is injected into the response by a middleware reading the
+     * collected files from the "tx_assetcollector" cache, which lives next to –
+     * but separate from – the page cache. If that cache ever desyncs (e.g. it is
+     * cleared while the page cache survives, or it is stored on a different
+     * backend), a fully cached page is delivered without the ViewHelpers being
+     * re-rendered, the collector ends up empty and the sprite would be missing –
+     * every icon on the page disappears until the page cache is regenerated.
+     *
+     * By re-resolving the referenced icons from the given icon registry
+     * (identifier => SVG file) we guarantee the sprite is never delivered
+     * incomplete. The registry must be passed in because the TypoScript setup is
+     * not available in cached frontend scope – the caller is responsible for
+     * providing it (see InlineSvgInjector, which persists it in a dedicated
+     * cache). An empty registry makes this a no-op, so it can never make
+     * rendering worse than before.
+     *
+     * @param \Closure(): array<string, string> $iconRegistryProvider lazily resolves
+     *        the icon identifier => SVG file map; only invoked when the page actually
+     *        references an icon that is not collected, to avoid needless cache reads
+     */
+    public function addReferencedIcons(string $markup, \Closure $iconRegistryProvider): void
+    {
+        if ($markup === '' || !preg_match_all('/(?:xlink:href|href)="#icon-([A-Za-z0-9_.-]+)"/', $markup, $matches)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $referencedIdentifiers = array_unique($matches[1]);
+        $collectedIdentifiers = [];
+        foreach ($this->getUniqueXmlFiles() as $xmlFile) {
+            $collectedIdentifiers[$this->getIconIdentifierFromFileName($xmlFile)] = true;
+        }
+        $missingIdentifiers = array_diff($referencedIdentifiers, array_keys($collectedIdentifiers));
+        if ($missingIdentifiers === []) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $iconRegistry = $iconRegistryProvider();
+        foreach ($missingIdentifiers as $identifier) {
+            if (isset($iconRegistry[$identifier])) {
+                $this->addXmlFile($iconRegistry[$identifier]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Map of icon identifier => SVG file path, built from the configured icon
+     * registry (plugin.tx_assetcollector.icons). Returns an empty array when the
+     * TypoScript setup is not available (e.g. in cached frontend scope).
+     *
+     * @return array<string, string>
+     */
+    public function getIconRegistry(): array
+    {
+        if ($this->typoScriptConfiguration === null) {
+            $this->loadTypoScript();
+        }
+        $registry = [];
+        foreach ($this->typoScriptConfiguration as $file) {
+            $file = (string)$file;
+            if ($file !== '') {
+                $registry[$this->getIconIdentifierFromFileName($file)] = $file;
+            }
+        }
+        return $registry;
+    }
+
     public function buildInlineCssTag(): string
     {
         $inlineCss = implode("\n", $this->getUniqueInlineCss());
@@ -255,9 +324,19 @@ protected function loadTypoScript(): void
         if ($request === null) {
             return;
         }
-        /** @var FrontendTypoScript $typoScript */
+        /** @var FrontendTypoScript|null $typoScript */
         $typoScript = $request->getAttribute('frontend.typoscript');
-        $setup = $typoScript->getSetupArray();
+        if ($typoScript === null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        // The full setup array is only available in uncached frontend scope. On a
+        // cached request getSetupArray() throws, so degrade gracefully to an empty
+        // configuration instead of breaking the request.
+        try {
+            $setup = $typoScript->getSetupArray();
+        } catch (\RuntimeException) {
+            return;
+        }
         $this->typoScriptConfiguration = $setup['plugin.']['tx_assetcollector.']['icons.'] ?? [];
     }
 
diff --git a/Classes/Middleware/InlineSvgInjector.php b/Classes/Middleware/InlineSvgInjector.php
index 9d4090b..056cf16 100644
--- a/Classes/Middleware/InlineSvgInjector.php
+++ b/Classes/Middleware/InlineSvgInjector.php
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ class InlineSvgInjector implements MiddlewareInterface
     public function __construct(
         #[Autowire(service: 'cache.tx_assetcollector')]
         private readonly FrontendInterface $cache,
-        private readonly AssetCollector $assetCollector
+        private readonly AssetCollector $assetCollector,
+        #[Autowire(service: 'cache.tx_assetcollector_registry')]
+        private readonly FrontendInterface $registryCache
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -41,11 +43,11 @@ public function process(ServerRequestInterface $request, RequestHandlerInterface
         if ($response instanceof NullResponse) {
             return $response;
         }
-        $svgAsset = $this->getInlineSvgAsset($request);
+        $body = $response->getBody();
+        $body->rewind();
+        $contents = $body->getContents();
+        $svgAsset = $this->getInlineSvgAsset($request, $contents);
         if ($svgAsset !== '') {
-            $body = $response->getBody();
-            $body->rewind();
-            $contents = $response->getBody()->getContents();
             if (str_contains($contents, '</body>')) {
                 $content = str_ireplace(
                     '</body>',
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ public function process(ServerRequestInterface $request, RequestHandlerInterface
         return $response;
     }
 
-    protected function getInlineSvgAsset(ServerRequestInterface $request): string
+    protected function getInlineSvgAsset(ServerRequestInterface $request, string $responseBody): string
     {
         /** @var CacheDataCollector $cacheDataCollector */
         $cacheDataCollector = $request->getAttribute('frontend.cache.collector');
@@ -74,6 +76,30 @@ protected function getInlineSvgAsset(ServerRequestInterface $request): string
         if (!empty($cached['xmlFiles'] ?? null) && is_array($cached['xmlFiles'])) {
             $this->assetCollector->mergeXmlFiles($cached['xmlFiles']);
         }
+        // Self-heal: re-resolve any icon referenced in the page that is not (or
+        // no longer) collected, so a desynced "tx_assetcollector" cache can never
+        // result in a page being delivered with a missing/incomplete SVG sprite.
+        $cacheIdentifier = 'icons-' . ($request->getAttribute('site')?->getIdentifier() ?? 'default');
+        // In uncached scope the TypoScript-backed registry is available – (re)persist
+        // it so it can be used as a fallback for cached requests, where TypoScript
+        // (and therefore the registry) is no longer available.
+        $liveRegistry = $this->assetCollector->getIconRegistry();
+        if ($liveRegistry !== []) {
+            $this->registryCache->set($cacheIdentifier, $liveRegistry);
+        }
+        $this->assetCollector->addReferencedIcons(
+            $responseBody,
+            fn (): array => $liveRegistry !== [] ? $liveRegistry : $this->readPersistedRegistry($cacheIdentifier)
+        );
         return $this->assetCollector->buildInlineXmlTag();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, string>
+     */
+    private function readPersistedRegistry(string $cacheIdentifier): array
+    {
+        $persisted = $this->registryCache->has($cacheIdentifier) ? $this->registryCache->get($cacheIdentifier) : null;
+        return is_array($persisted) ? $persisted : [];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Configuration/Services.yaml b/Configuration/Services.yaml
index a1d9d79..722304d 100644
--- a/Configuration/Services.yaml
+++ b/Configuration/Services.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,8 @@ services:
     factory: ['@TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\CacheManager', 'getCache']
     arguments: ['tx_assetcollector']
 
+  cache.tx_assetcollector_registry:
+    class: TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Frontend\FrontendInterface
+    factory: ['@TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\CacheManager', 'getCache']
+    arguments: ['tx_assetcollector_registry']
+
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Frontend/SvgViewHelperSelfHealTest.php b/Tests/Functional/Frontend/SvgViewHelperSelfHealTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1adbd26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Frontend/SvgViewHelperSelfHealTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace B13\Assetcollector\Tests\Functional\Frontend;
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of TYPO3 CMS-based extension "assetcollector" by b13.
+ *
+ * It is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU General Public License, either version 2
+ * of the License, or any later version.
+ */
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Backend\Typo3DatabaseBackend;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\CacheManager;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+use TYPO3\TestingFramework\Core\Functional\Framework\Frontend\InternalRequest;
+use TYPO3\TestingFramework\Core\Functional\FunctionalTestCase;
+
+class SvgViewHelperSelfHealTest extends FunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected array $testExtensionsToLoad = ['typo3conf/ext/assetcollector'];
+    protected array $coreExtensionsToLoad = ['core', 'frontend'];
+    protected array $pathsToLinkInTestInstance = ['typo3conf/ext/assetcollector/Build/sites' => 'typo3conf/sites'];
+
+    protected array $configurationToUseInTestInstance = [
+        'SYS' => [
+            'caching' => [
+                'cacheConfigurations' => [
+                    'pages' => [
+                        'backend' => Typo3DatabaseBackend::class,
+                    ],
+                    'tx_assetcollector' => [
+                        'backend' => Typo3DatabaseBackend::class,
+                    ],
+                    'tx_assetcollector_registry' => [
+                        'backend' => Typo3DatabaseBackend::class,
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ],
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Reproduces the situation where the page cache survives but the
+     * "tx_assetcollector" cache that holds the collected SVG files is gone (e.g.
+     * desynced because it sits on a different backend, or was cleared on its
+     * own). The cached page must still be delivered with the full inline SVG
+     * sprite instead of silently losing all its icons.
+     */
+    #[Test]
+    public function inlineSvgSpriteIsRebuiltForCachedPageWhenAssetCacheIsLost(): void
+    {
+        $this->importCSVDataSet(__DIR__ . '/Fixtures/SvgViewHelper.csv');
+
+        // 1. uncached request: the sprite is rendered and the icon registry gets persisted
+        $bodyUncached = (string)$this->executeFrontendSubRequest(new InternalRequest('http://localhost/'))->getBody();
+        self::assertStringContainsString('<svg class="tx_assetcollector"', $bodyUncached);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('<symbol id="icon-Extension"', $bodyUncached);
+
+        // 2. the page cache survives, but the collected-asset cache is lost
+        GeneralUtility::makeInstance(CacheManager::class)->getCache('tx_assetcollector')->flush();
+
+        // 3. cached request: the sprite must be rebuilt from the persisted registry
+        $bodyCached = (string)$this->executeFrontendSubRequest(new InternalRequest('http://localhost/'))->getBody();
+        self::assertStringContainsString('<symbol id="icon-Extension"', $bodyCached);
+        self::assertSame($bodyUncached, $bodyCached);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/Unit/AssetCollectorTest.php b/Tests/Unit/AssetCollectorTest.php
index 852b446..c51b5fa 100644
--- a/Tests/Unit/AssetCollectorTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Unit/AssetCollectorTest.php
@@ -29,4 +29,49 @@ public function buildInlineCssTagTest(): void
         $cssTag = $assetCollector->buildInlineCssTag();
         self::assertStringContainsString('<style class="tx_assetcollector">my-inline-css', $cssTag);
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function addReferencedIconsResolvesMissingIconFromRegistry(): void
+    {
+        $assetCollector = new AssetCollector();
+        $assetCollector->addReferencedIcons(
+            '<body><svg><use xlink:href="#icon-Extension"></use></svg></body>',
+            static fn (): array => ['Extension' => 'EXT:assetcollector/Resources/Public/Icons/Extension.svg']
+        );
+        self::assertSame(
+            ['EXT:assetcollector/Resources/Public/Icons/Extension.svg'],
+            $assetCollector->getUniqueXmlFiles()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function addReferencedIconsDoesNotInvokeRegistryWhenIconAlreadyCollected(): void
+    {
+        $assetCollector = new AssetCollector();
+        $assetCollector->addXmlFile('EXT:assetcollector/Resources/Public/Icons/Extension.svg');
+        $registryWasResolved = false;
+        $assetCollector->addReferencedIcons(
+            '<use xlink:href="#icon-Extension"></use>',
+            static function () use (&$registryWasResolved): array {
+                $registryWasResolved = true;
+                return [];
+            }
+        );
+        self::assertFalse($registryWasResolved, 'The registry provider must only be invoked when an icon is missing.');
+        self::assertSame(
+            ['EXT:assetcollector/Resources/Public/Icons/Extension.svg'],
+            $assetCollector->getUniqueXmlFiles()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function addReferencedIconsIgnoresIconsThatAreNotInTheRegistry(): void
+    {
+        $assetCollector = new AssetCollector();
+        $assetCollector->addReferencedIcons(
+            '<use xlink:href="#icon-unknown"></use>',
+            static fn (): array => ['Extension' => 'EXT:assetcollector/Resources/Public/Icons/Extension.svg']
+        );
+        self::assertSame([], $assetCollector->getUniqueXmlFiles());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ext_localconf.php b/ext_localconf.php
index c08f4f6..f318a50 100644
--- a/ext_localconf.php
+++ b/ext_localconf.php
@@ -10,3 +10,12 @@
 if (!is_array($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['caching']['cacheConfigurations']['tx_assetcollector'] ?? null)) {
     $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['caching']['cacheConfigurations']['tx_assetcollector'] = ['groups' => ['pages']];
 }
+
+// Holds the icon registry (identifier => SVG file) so the inline SVG sprite can
+// be rebuilt for cached pages even when the page-cache-bound "tx_assetcollector"
+// cache is gone. Lives in the "system" group on purpose: it must survive a
+// frontend ("pages") cache flush, otherwise it could vanish together with the
+// very entry it is meant to recover from.
+if (!is_array($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['caching']['cacheConfigurations']['tx_assetcollector_registry'] ?? null)) {
+    $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['caching']['cacheConfigurations']['tx_assetcollector_registry'] = ['groups' => ['system']];
+}