diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/store/postgres/base.py b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/store/postgres/base.py
index e78ac6fe9..9c88d3a79 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/store/postgres/base.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/store/postgres/base.py
@@ -925,6 +925,32 @@ def _row_to_search_item(
     )
 
 
+def _row_to_search_item(
+    namespace: tuple[str, ...],
+    row: Row,
+    *,
+    loader: Optional[Callable[[Union[bytes, orjson.Fragment]], dict[str, Any]]] = None,
+) -> SearchItem:
+    """Convert a row from the database into an Item."""
+    loader = loader or _json_loads
+    val = row["value"]
+    score = row.get("score")
+    if score is not None:
+        try:
+            score = float(score)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        except ValueError:
+            logger.warning("Invalid score: %s", score)
+            score = None
+    return SearchItem(
+        value=val if isinstance(val, dict) else loader(val),
+        key=row["key"],
+        namespace=namespace,
+        created_at=row["created_at"],
+        updated_at=row["updated_at"],
+        score=score,
+    )
+
+
 def _group_ops(ops: Iterable[Op]) -> tuple[dict[type, list[tuple[int, Op]]], int]:
     grouped_ops: dict[type, list[tuple[int, Op]]] = defaultdict(list)
     tot = 0