diff --git a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
index 4a7bbdb4ffc..03f7d466f25 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ import CommandsBackground from "./commands.background";
 import IdleBackground from "./idle.background";
 import { NativeMessagingBackground } from "./nativeMessaging.background";
 import RuntimeBackground from "./runtime.background";
+import { UnsupportedSecureStorageService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/storage/secure-storage.service";
 
 export default class MainBackground {
   messagingService: MessageSender;
@@ -585,11 +586,12 @@ export default class MainBackground {
 
     this.userNotificationSettingsService = new UserNotificationSettingsService(this.stateProvider);
 
+    const secureStorage = new UnsupportedSecureStorageService("no-browser-api");
+
     this.tokenService = new TokenService(
       this.singleUserStateProvider,
       this.globalStateProvider,
-      this.platformUtilsService,
-      this.secureStorageService,
+      secureStorage,
       this.keyGenerationService,
       this.encryptService,
       this.logService,
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts b/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
index 24d82ab8b67..f6787170d4d 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ import { VaultFilterService } from "../../vault/services/vault-filter.service";
 import { DebounceNavigationService } from "./debounce-navigation.service";
 import { InitService } from "./init.service";
 import { PopupCloseWarningService } from "./popup-close-warning.service";
+import {
+  SecureStorageService,
+  UnsupportedSecureStorageService,
+} from "@bitwarden/common/platform/storage/secure-storage.service";
 
 const OBSERVABLE_LARGE_OBJECT_MEMORY_STORAGE = new SafeInjectionToken<
   AbstractStorageService & ObservableStorageService
@@ -596,6 +600,11 @@ const safeProviders: SafeProvider[] = [
     useClass: ExtensionLoginDecryptionOptionsService,
     deps: [MessagingServiceAbstraction, Router],
   }),
+  safeProvider({
+    provide: SecureStorageService,
+    useFactory: () => new UnsupportedSecureStorageService("no-browser-api"),
+    deps: [],
+  }),
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/service-container/service-container.ts b/apps/cli/src/service-container/service-container.ts
index d6e325fe380..0e554fd8e74 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/service-container/service-container.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/service-container/service-container.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ import { I18nService } from "../platform/services/i18n.service";
 import { LowdbStorageService } from "../platform/services/lowdb-storage.service";
 import { NodeApiService } from "../platform/services/node-api.service";
 import { NodeEnvSecureStorageService } from "../platform/services/node-env-secure-storage.service";
+import { UnsupportedSecureStorageService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/storage/secure-storage.service";
 
 // Polyfills
 global.DOMParser = new jsdom.JSDOM().window.DOMParser;
@@ -372,11 +373,14 @@ export class ServiceContainer {
 
     this.keyGenerationService = new KeyGenerationService(this.cryptoFunctionService);
 
+    // TODO: CLI _DOES_ have a secure storage implementation but we report it as not supported
+    // in PlatformUtilsService.supportsSecureStorage
+    const secureStorage = new UnsupportedSecureStorageService("i-dont-know");
+
     this.tokenService = new TokenService(
       this.singleUserStateProvider,
       this.globalStateProvider,
-      this.platformUtilsService,
-      this.secureStorageService,
+      secureStorage,
       this.keyGenerationService,
       this.encryptService,
       this.logService,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/services/services.module.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/services/services.module.ts
index 8568334e3e9..c7de2c30466 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/services/services.module.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/services/services.module.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ import { DesktopThemeStateService } from "./desktop-theme.service";
 import { InitService } from "./init.service";
 import { NativeMessagingManifestService } from "./native-messaging-manifest.service";
 import { RendererCryptoFunctionService } from "./renderer-crypto-function.service";
+import {
+  SecureStorageService,
+  SupportedSecureStorageService,
+} from "@bitwarden/common/platform/storage/secure-storage.service";
+import { PortableSecureStorageService } from "../../platform/services/portable-secure-storage.service";
 
 const RELOAD_CALLBACK = new SafeInjectionToken<() => any>("RELOAD_CALLBACK");
 
@@ -397,6 +402,17 @@ const safeProviders: SafeProvider[] = [
     useClass: DesktopLoginApprovalComponentService,
     deps: [I18nServiceAbstraction],
   }),
+  safeProvider({
+    provide: SecureStorageService,
+    useFactory: (secureStorage: AbstractStorageService) => {
+      if (ipc.platform.isWindowsPortable) {
+        return new PortableSecureStorageService(secureStorage);
+      }
+
+      return new SupportedSecureStorageService(secureStorage);
+    },
+    deps: [SECURE_STORAGE],
+  }),
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/portable-secure-storage.service.ts b/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/portable-secure-storage.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d7088f8618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/portable-secure-storage.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Observable, of } from "rxjs";
+
+import { AbstractStorageService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/storage.service";
+import {
+  SecureStorageService,
+  SupportStatus,
+} from "@bitwarden/common/platform/storage/secure-storage.service";
+
+export class PortableSecureStorageService implements SecureStorageService {
+  constructor(storageService: AbstractStorageService) {
+    this.support$ = of({
+      type: "not-preferred",
+      service: storageService,
+      reason: "portable-desktop",
+    } satisfies SupportStatus);
+  }
+
+  support$: Observable<SupportStatus>;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/core/core.module.ts b/apps/web/src/app/core/core.module.ts
index 8f21dfa2c8b..d1d7fbccfe0 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ import { ModalService } from "./modal.service";
 import { RouterService } from "./router.service";
 import { WebFileDownloadService } from "./web-file-download.service";
 import { WebPlatformUtilsService } from "./web-platform-utils.service";
+import {
+  SecureStorageService,
+  UnsupportedSecureStorageService,
+} from "@bitwarden/common/platform/storage/secure-storage.service";
 
 /**
  * Provider definitions used in the ngModule.
@@ -313,6 +317,11 @@ const safeProviders: SafeProvider[] = [
     useClass: WebLoginDecryptionOptionsService,
     deps: [MessagingService, RouterService, AcceptOrganizationInviteService],
   }),
+  safeProvider({
+    provide: SecureStorageService,
+    useFactory: () => new UnsupportedSecureStorageService("no-web-api"),
+    deps: [],
+  }),
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/libs/angular/src/services/jslib-services.module.ts b/libs/angular/src/services/jslib-services.module.ts
index 3d801f5ce0a..f16252b65aa 100644
--- a/libs/angular/src/services/jslib-services.module.ts
+++ b/libs/angular/src/services/jslib-services.module.ts
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ import {
   ENV_ADDITIONAL_REGIONS,
 } from "./injection-tokens";
 import { ModalService } from "./modal.service";
+import { SecureStorageService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/storage/secure-storage.service";
 
 /**
  * Provider definitions used in the ngModule.
@@ -593,8 +594,7 @@ const safeProviders: SafeProvider[] = [
     deps: [
       SingleUserStateProvider,
       GlobalStateProvider,
-      PlatformUtilsServiceAbstraction,
-      SECURE_STORAGE,
+      SecureStorageService,
       KeyGenerationServiceAbstraction,
       EncryptService,
       LogService,
diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/abstractions/platform-utils.service.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/abstractions/platform-utils.service.ts
index fa0fc8f2501..8b826293637 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/abstractions/platform-utils.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/abstractions/platform-utils.service.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ export abstract class PlatformUtilsService {
   abstract isSelfHost(): boolean;
   abstract copyToClipboard(text: string, options?: ClipboardOptions): void | boolean;
   abstract readFromClipboard(): Promise<string>;
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use `SecureStorageService.support$` to check the current support status of SecureStorage
+   * on the current client.
+   */
   abstract supportsSecureStorage(): boolean;
   abstract getAutofillKeyboardShortcut(): Promise<string>;
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/storage/secure-storage.service.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/storage/secure-storage.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9edfa4a88d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/storage/secure-storage.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { Observable, of } from "rxjs";
+
+import { AbstractStorageService } from "../abstractions/storage.service";
+
+export type SupportStatus =
+  | {
+      type: "supported";
+      service: AbstractStorageService;
+    }
+  | { type: "not-preferred"; service: AbstractStorageService; reason: string }
+  | { type: "needs-configuration"; reason: string }
+  | { type: "not-supported"; reason: string };
+
+export abstract class SecureStorageService {
+  /**
+   * Returns an observable stream of a Rust-like enum showing if secure storage is
+   * supported for a given platform.
+   *
+   * If the type is `supported` then the service property _should_ be used to store
+   * security sensitive information, particularly keys and access tokens that need
+   * to be available after a restart of the application.
+   *
+   * If the type is `not-preferred` then the service property should be used only for
+   * retrieval of existing data and clearing of data. But should not be used for storage
+   * of new data. This means that the a secure storage implementation exists but for some
+   * reason the usage of it might degrade user experience. An example of this is our
+   * desktop app operating in its portable mode. The system API's are available to make
+   * secure storage work but it makes it impossible to login on one machine, then move
+   * the application to another machine and unlock there.
+   *
+   * If the type is `needs-configuration` then secure storage cannot be used at all. For
+   * purposes of using the API this type is the same as `not-supported` but you may utilize
+   * this type to add a callout somewhere in the application so that the documentation can
+   * be linked to. This documentation can then help instruct the user on what to do so that
+   * they can start using secure storage.
+   *
+   * If the type is `not-supported` then secure storage is not available and cannot be used.
+   * Depending on the feature, then you may need to not allow a feature to be used or you
+   * will need to fallback to using insecure, disk based storage.
+   */
+  support$: Observable<SupportStatus>;
+}
+
+export class UnsupportedSecureStorageService implements SecureStorageService {
+  constructor(reason: string) {
+    this.support$ = of({
+      type: "not-supported",
+      reason: reason,
+    } satisfies SupportStatus);
+  }
+
+  support$: Observable<SupportStatus>;
+}
+
+export class SupportedSecureStorageService implements SecureStorageService {
+  constructor(storageService: AbstractStorageService) {
+    this.support$ = of({
+      type: "supported",
+      service: storageService,
+    } satisfies SupportStatus);
+  }
+
+  support$: Observable<SupportStatus>;
+}