diff --git a/whtree/modules/system/whlibs/internal/jobs.whlib b/whtree/modules/system/whlibs/internal/jobs.whlib
index 9b7dc098ad..2060ff0521 100644
--- a/whtree/modules/system/whlibs/internal/jobs.whlib
+++ b/whtree/modules/system/whlibs/internal/jobs.whlib
@@ -90,7 +90,17 @@ OBJECTTYPE MessageWaiter EXTEND __HS_INTERNAL_AsyncCallbackWaitHelperBase
 
   UPDATE BOOLEAN FUNCTION HandleCallback(INTEGER handle, RECORD context)
   {
-    RECORD rec := this->link->ReceiveMessage(DEFAULT DATETIME);
+    RECORD rec;
+    TRY
+      rec := this->link->ReceiveMessage(DEFAULT DATETIME);
+    CATCH(OBJECT e)
+    {
+      // autothrow and closed-link errors belong to the pending promise, not
+      // the unrelated caller pumping the event loop that delivered this read.
+      this->link->asyncmessagewaiter := DEFAULT OBJECT;
+      this->defer.reject(e);
+      RETURN TRUE;
+    }
     IF (rec.status != "timeout" OR handle = -1)
     {
       IF (this->replyto != 0 AND rec.status = "ok" AND rec.replyto != this->replyto)
diff --git a/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/system/nodejs/test_async_ipc.whscr b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/system/nodejs/test_async_ipc.whscr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99c34b2a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/system/nodejs/test_async_ipc.whscr
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?wh
+LOADLIB "wh::ipc.whlib";
+LOADLIB "wh::datetime.whlib";
+LOADLIB "wh::promise.whlib";
+LOADLIB "mod::system/lib/testframework.whlib";
+
+ASYNC MACRO TestAsyncIPCRejectsAutothrownExceptions()
+{
+  STRING name := "webhare_testsuite:async-error-" || GenerateTemporaryIPCPortName();
+  OBJECT port := CreateGlobalIPCPort(name);
+  OBJECT client := ConnectToGlobalIPCPort(name);
+  OBJECT server := port->Accept(DEFAULT DATETIME);
+  client->autothrow := TRUE;
+  TRY
+  {
+    OBJECT request := client->AsyncDoRequest([value := 1]);
+    RECORD incoming := server->ReceiveMessage(MAX_DATETIME);
+    server->SendExceptionReply(NEW Exception("synthetic IPC rejection"), incoming.msgid);
+    VARIANT settled := AWAIT CreatePromiseAllSettled(OBJECT[request, CreateResolvedPromise(42)]);
+    TestEq("rejected", settled[0].status);
+    TestEq("synthetic IPC rejection", settled[0].reason->what);
+    TestEq("fulfilled", settled[1].status);
+    TestEq(42, settled[1].value);
+
+    // The failed read must release its registration so this link is reusable.
+    request := client->AsyncDoRequest([value := 2]);
+    incoming := server->ReceiveMessage(MAX_DATETIME);
+    server->SendReply([value := 2], incoming.msgid);
+    RECORD reply := AWAIT request;
+    TestEq(2, reply.msg.value);
+
+    request := client->AsyncReceiveMessage(MAX_DATETIME);
+    server->SendExceptionReply(NEW Exception("synthetic async receive rejection"), 0);
+    settled := AWAIT CreatePromiseAllSettled(OBJECT[request]);
+    TestEq("rejected", settled[0].status);
+    TestEq("synthetic async receive rejection", settled[0].reason->what);
+  }
+  FINALLY
+  {
+    client->Close();
+    server->Close();
+    port->Close();
+  }
+}
+
+RunTestframework([PTR TestAsyncIPCRejectsAutothrownExceptions]);
diff --git a/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/system/nodejs/testinfo.xml b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/system/nodejs/testinfo.xml
index 24954b9f26..22a071e591 100644
--- a/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/system/nodejs/testinfo.xml
+++ b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/system/nodejs/testinfo.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   <test script="test_witty.ts" />
   <test script="test_wh_bridge_cli.sh" />
   <test script="test_workers.ts" />
+  <test name="test_async_ipc" script="test_async_ipc.whscr" engine="native" />
   <test script="test_unifiedcache.ts" />
   <test script="test_modulesupport.ts" />
   <test script="test_externals.ts" tags="external"/>