diff --git a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Manager.swift b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Manager.swift
index 5719e5ed99..564d75706d 100644
--- a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Manager.swift
+++ b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Manager.swift
@@ -201,20 +201,11 @@ public class Manager: NSObject, UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
 
     URLProtocol.registerClass(KeymanURLProtocol.self)
 
-    Migrations.migrate(storage: Storage.active)
-    Migrations.updateResources(storage: Storage.active)
-
-    if Storage.active.userDefaults.userKeyboards?.isEmpty ?? true {
-      Storage.active.userDefaults.userKeyboards = [Defaults.keyboard]
-
-      // Ensure the default keyboard is installed in this case.
-      do {
-        try Storage.active.installDefaultKeyboard(from: Resources.bundle)
-      } catch {
-        log.error("Failed to copy default keyboard from bundle: \(error)")
-      }
-    }
-    Migrations.engineVersion = Version.latestFeature
+    /**
+     * As of 14.0, ResourceFileManager is responsible for handlng resources... including
+     * any necessary "migration" of their internal storage structure & tracked metadata.
+     */
+    ResourceFileManager.shared.runMigrationsIfNeeded()
 
     if Util.isSystemKeyboard || Storage.active.userDefaults.bool(forKey: Key.keyboardPickerDisplayed) {
       isKeymanHelpOn = false
diff --git a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Resource Management/ResourceFileManager.swift b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Resource Management/ResourceFileManager.swift
index 572afce019..b922fc766e 100644
--- a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Resource Management/ResourceFileManager.swift	
+++ b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Resource Management/ResourceFileManager.swift	
@@ -17,9 +17,38 @@ import UIKit
 public class ResourceFileManager {
   public static let shared = ResourceFileManager()
 
+  private var haveRunMigrations: Bool = false
+
   fileprivate init() {
   }
 
+  func runMigrationsIfNeeded() {
+    if !haveRunMigrations {
+      // Set here in order to prevent recursively calling itself in case
+      // Migrations itself needs to use installation methods.
+      haveRunMigrations = true
+
+      // We must make sure that all resources are properly migrated before
+      // allowing any new resources to be installed.
+      Migrations.migrate(storage: Storage.active)
+      Migrations.updateResources(storage: Storage.active)
+
+      if Storage.active.userDefaults.userKeyboards?.isEmpty ?? true {
+        Storage.active.userDefaults.userKeyboards = [Defaults.keyboard]
+
+        // Ensure the default keyboard is installed in this case.
+        do {
+          try Storage.active.installDefaultKeyboard(from: Resources.bundle)
+        } catch {
+          log.error("Failed to copy default keyboard from bundle: \(error)")
+        }
+      }
+      Migrations.engineVersion = Version.latestFeature
+    }
+
+    haveRunMigrations = true
+  }
+
   public var installedPackages: [KeymanPackage] {
     let userResources = Storage.active.userDefaults.userResources ?? []
 
@@ -328,6 +357,14 @@ public class ResourceFileManager {
       throw KMPError.resourceNotInPackage
     }
 
+    // Resources should only be installed after Migrations have been run.
+    // Otherwise, the Migrations engine may misinterpret the installed format
+    // on an app's first install.
+    //
+    // It is possible for a KeymanEngine framework consumer to reach this point
+    // without `Manager.init` having been run.
+    runMigrationsIfNeeded()
+
     do {
       try copyWithOverwrite(from: package.sourceFolder,
                             to: Storage.active.packageDir(for: package)!)
diff --git a/ios/samples/KMSample2/KMSample2/AppDelegate.swift b/ios/samples/KMSample2/KMSample2/AppDelegate.swift
index f27725c98c..bff8a7e0a4 100644
--- a/ios/samples/KMSample2/KMSample2/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/ios/samples/KMSample2/KMSample2/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
     KeymanEngine.log.logAppDetails()
 
     // Replace with your application group id
+    // Ensure this happens before installing any keyboards or models within the engine
+    // whenever using App Group Identifiers.
     Manager.applicationGroupIdentifier = "group.KMSample"
     return true
   }