diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69485b2..f39dce80 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .docusaurus
 node_modules/
 build/
+static/maplibre/
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 1add0b56..ab745cbc 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ export default [
   },
   prettier,
   {
-    ignores: ['build/', '.docusaurus/', 'node_modules/'],
+    ignores: ['build/', '.docusaurus/', 'node_modules/', 'static/maplibre/'],
   },
 ];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 79b50296..bc4649a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "fetch-og": "node scripts/fetch-og-images.mjs",
+    "copy-maplibre-worker": "node scripts/copy-maplibre-worker.mjs",
     "docusaurus": "docusaurus",
-    "start": "npm run docusaurus start",
-    "build": "npm run docusaurus build",
+    "start": "npm run copy-maplibre-worker && npm run docusaurus start",
+    "build": "npm run copy-maplibre-worker && npm run docusaurus build",
     "swizzle": "docusaurus swizzle",
-    "deploy": "docusaurus deploy",
+    "deploy": "npm run copy-maplibre-worker && docusaurus deploy",
     "clear": "docusaurus clear",
     "serve": "docusaurus serve",
     "write-translations": "docusaurus write-translations",
diff --git a/scripts/copy-maplibre-worker.mjs b/scripts/copy-maplibre-worker.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1209d11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/copy-maplibre-worker.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// MapLibre GL JS v6 ships ESM-only, and its worker (maplibre-gl-worker.mjs)
+// statically imports a sibling chunk (maplibre-gl-shared.mjs). Neither Rspack
+// nor webpack's `new URL(..., import.meta.url)` asset handling follows that
+// relative import when copying the worker as a build asset, so the sibling
+// never lands next to it and the worker fails to load at runtime with an
+// opaque error. Copying both files verbatim into static/ (served as-is,
+// unprocessed, by Docusaurus) keeps them side by side and importable.
+// See src/components/map.js and src/components/buildings-map.js, and the
+// MapLibre v5->v6 migration guide's ESM/worker section.
+import { copyFileSync, mkdirSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const source = join(__dirname, '..', 'node_modules', 'maplibre-gl', 'dist');
+const destination = join(__dirname, '..', 'static', 'maplibre');
+
+mkdirSync(destination, { recursive: true });
+
+for (const file of ['maplibre-gl-worker.mjs', 'maplibre-gl-shared.mjs']) {
+  copyFileSync(join(source, file), join(destination, file));
+}
diff --git a/src/components/buildings-map.js b/src/components/buildings-map.js
index 2497b684..209b30c0 100644
--- a/src/components/buildings-map.js
+++ b/src/components/buildings-map.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useRef, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import BrowserOnly from '@docusaurus/BrowserOnly';
 import useDocusaurusContext from '@docusaurus/useDocusaurusContext';
+import useBaseUrl from '@docusaurus/useBaseUrl';
 import * as maplibregl from 'maplibre-gl';
 import 'maplibre-gl/dist/maplibre-gl.css';
 import { Protocol } from 'pmtiles';
@@ -15,10 +16,17 @@ function GlobalBuildingsMapInner() {
   const {
     siteConfig: { customFields },
   } = useDocusaurusContext();
+  const workerUrl = useBaseUrl('/maplibre/maplibre-gl-worker.mjs');
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (map.current) return; // stops map from intializing more than once
 
+    // MapLibre GL JS v6 ships ESM-only and can no longer locate its worker
+    // via import.meta.url inside a bundled chunk, so it must be pointed at
+    // a statically-served copy explicitly. See scripts/copy-maplibre-worker.mjs
+    // and the MapLibre v5->v6 migration guide.
+    maplibregl.setWorkerUrl(workerUrl);
+
     let protocol = new Protocol();
     maplibregl.addProtocol('pmtiles', protocol.tile);
 
diff --git a/src/components/map.js b/src/components/map.js
index ee3e85e8..8495acd4 100644
--- a/src/components/map.js
+++ b/src/components/map.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useRef, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import BrowserOnly from '@docusaurus/BrowserOnly';
+import useBaseUrl from '@docusaurus/useBaseUrl';
 import * as maplibregl from 'maplibre-gl';
 import 'maplibre-gl/dist/maplibre-gl.css';
 import { Protocol } from 'pmtiles';
@@ -12,10 +13,17 @@ function MapInner() {
   const [lng] = useState(-122.33);
   const [lat] = useState(47.6);
   const [zoom] = useState(13);
+  const workerUrl = useBaseUrl('/maplibre/maplibre-gl-worker.mjs');
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (map.current) return; // stops map from intializing more than once
 
+    // MapLibre GL JS v6 ships ESM-only and can no longer locate its worker
+    // via import.meta.url inside a bundled chunk, so it must be pointed at
+    // a statically-served copy explicitly. See scripts/copy-maplibre-worker.mjs
+    // and the MapLibre v5->v6 migration guide.
+    maplibregl.setWorkerUrl(workerUrl);
+
     let protocol = new Protocol();
     maplibregl.addProtocol('pmtiles', protocol.tile);