diff --git a/components/brave_rewards/browser/rewards_service_impl.cc b/components/brave_rewards/browser/rewards_service_impl.cc
index 486e2cb17f48..a116db56979e 100644
--- a/components/brave_rewards/browser/rewards_service_impl.cc
+++ b/components/brave_rewards/browser/rewards_service_impl.cc
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ RewardsServiceImpl::RewardsServiceImpl(Profile* profile)
           std::make_unique<ExtensionRewardsServiceObserver>(profile_)),
 #endif
       file_task_runner_(base::CreateSequencedTaskRunnerWithTraits(
-          {base::MayBlock(), base::TaskPriority::BEST_EFFORT,
+          {base::MayBlock(), base::TaskPriority::USER_VISIBLE,
            base::TaskShutdownBehavior::BLOCK_SHUTDOWN})),
       ledger_state_path_(profile_->GetPath().Append(kLedger_state)),
       publisher_state_path_(profile_->GetPath().Append(kPublisher_state)),