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HBV covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) transcription shares molecular features with R-loop. DExH-box helicase 9 (DHX9) has been shown to be associated with R-loop accumulation, genome instability, and HBV replication. However, the role of DHX9-mediated R-loop homeostasis in HBV transcription has not yet been elucidated. In this study, we identified a critical role of DHX9 in resolving R-loops at transcription termination during HBV transcription. We demonstrate that HBV replication promotes viral R-loop accumulation. DHX9 promotes HBV R-loop resolution, HBV cccDNA transcription termination, and subsequent nuclear export of the 3.5 kb HBV RNA, facilitating HBV DNA replication. 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