angular
diff --git a/‎packages/common/http/src/transfer_cache.ts‎
Lines changed: 6 additions & 17 deletions b/‎packages/common/http/src/transfer_cache.ts‎
Lines changed: 6 additions & 17 deletions
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   ɵRuntimeError as RuntimeError,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {Observable, of} from 'rxjs';
-import {concatMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {tap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {RuntimeErrorCode} from './errors';
 import {HttpHeaders} from './headers';
@@ -267,32 +267,21 @@ export function transferCacheInterceptorFn(
   if (typeof ngServerMode !== 'undefined' && ngServerMode) {
     // Request not found in cache. Make the request and cache it if on the server.
     return event$.pipe(
-      concatMap(async (event: HttpEvent<unknown>) => {
+      tap((event: HttpEvent<unknown>) => {
         // Only cache successful HTTP responses.
         if (event instanceof HttpResponse) {
-          let body = event.body;
-          if (req.responseType === 'blob') {
-            // Note: Blob is converted to ArrayBuffer because Uint8Array constructor
-            // doesn't accept Blob directly, which would result in an empty array.
-            // Type assertion is safe here: when responseType is 'blob', the body is guaranteed to be a Blob
-            const arrayBuffer = await (event.body as Blob).arrayBuffer();
-            body = toBase64(arrayBuffer);
-          } else if (req.responseType === 'arraybuffer') {
-            // For arraybuffer, convert to base64; for other types (json, text), store as-is.
-            // Type assertion is safe here: when responseType is 'arraybuffer', the body is
-            // guaranteed to be an ArrayBuffer
-            body = toBase64(event.body as ArrayBufferLike);
-          }
           transferState.set<TransferHttpResponse>(storeKey, {
-            [BODY]: body,
+            [BODY]:
+              req.responseType === 'arraybuffer' || req.responseType === 'blob'
+                ? toBase64(event.body as ArrayBufferLike)
+                : event.body,
             [HEADERS]: getFilteredHeaders(event.headers, headersToInclude),
             [STATUS]: event.status,
             [STATUS_TEXT]: event.statusText,
             [REQ_URL]: requestUrl,
             [RESPONSE_TYPE]: req.responseType,
           });
         }
-        return event;
       }),
     );
   }