diff --git a/src/browser/js/Env.zig b/src/browser/js/Env.zig
index 8ea3c9bc..b2840e3c 100644
--- a/src/browser/js/Env.zig
+++ b/src/browser/js/Env.zig
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ private_symbols: PrivateSymbols,
 
 microtask_queues_are_running: bool,
 
+// Serializes V8 calls that race with TerminateExecution (which can fire from
+// the sighandler thread). Without this, a terminate landing between the
+// IsExecutionTerminating check and PerformCheckpoint trips a V8 debug assert.
+terminate_mutex: std.Thread.Mutex = .{},
+
 pub const InitOpts = struct {
     with_inspector: bool = false,
 };
@@ -360,6 +365,9 @@ pub fn destroyContext(self: *Env, context: *Context) void {
 
 pub fn runMicrotasks(self: *Env) void {
     if (self.microtask_queues_are_running == false) {
+        self.terminate_mutex.lock();
+        defer self.terminate_mutex.unlock();
+
         const v8_isolate = self.isolate.handle;
 
         if (v8.v8__Isolate__IsExecutionTerminating(v8_isolate)) {
@@ -489,14 +497,18 @@ pub fn dumpMemoryStats(self: *Env) void {
     , .{ stats.total_heap_size, stats.total_heap_size_executable, stats.total_physical_size, stats.total_available_size, stats.used_heap_size, stats.heap_size_limit, stats.malloced_memory, stats.external_memory, stats.peak_malloced_memory, stats.number_of_native_contexts, stats.number_of_detached_contexts, stats.total_global_handles_size, stats.used_global_handles_size, stats.does_zap_garbage });
 }
 
-pub fn terminate(self: *const Env) void {
+pub fn terminate(self: *Env) void {
+    self.terminate_mutex.lock();
+    defer self.terminate_mutex.unlock();
     v8.v8__Isolate__TerminateExecution(self.isolate.handle);
 }
 
 /// Clears a pending termination so V8 calls (e.g. those made during cleanup)
 /// don't keep tripping over the terminating-state asserts. Safe to call
 /// unconditionally; a no-op if termination wasn't pending.
-pub fn cancelTerminate(self: *const Env) void {
+pub fn cancelTerminate(self: *Env) void {
+    self.terminate_mutex.lock();
+    defer self.terminate_mutex.unlock();
     v8.v8__Isolate__CancelTerminateExecution(self.isolate.handle);
 }