diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/napi.cpp b/src/bun.js/bindings/napi.cpp
index 5166bf1d55..7581b6730c 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/napi.cpp
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/napi.cpp
@@ -2970,4 +2970,10 @@ extern "C" void NapiEnv__deref(napi_env env)
     env->deref();
 }
 
+extern "C" bool NapiEnv__canRunFinalizer(napi_env env)
+{
+    // Check if the global object is still valid and VM is not terminating
+    return env && env->globalObject() && !env->isVMTerminating();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/napi/napi.zig b/src/napi/napi.zig
index d778cadd9b..69121e5e35 100644
--- a/src/napi/napi.zig
+++ b/src/napi/napi.zig
@@ -1366,6 +1366,7 @@ pub export fn napi_internal_suppress_crash_on_abort_if_desired() void {
 }
 
 extern fn napi_internal_remove_finalizer(env: napi_env, fun: napi_finalize, hint: ?*anyopaque, data: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.C) void;
+extern fn NapiEnv__canRunFinalizer(*NapiEnv) bool;
 
 pub const Finalizer = struct {
     env: NapiEnv.Ref,
@@ -1375,6 +1376,14 @@ pub const Finalizer = struct {
 
     pub fn run(this: *Finalizer) void {
         const env = this.env.get();
+
+        // Safety check: Ensure the env is still valid before running the finalizer.
+        // This prevents crashes when finalizers are enqueued but the NapiEnv is being
+        // torn down (e.g., when a subprocess using NAPI modules is terminating).
+        if (!NapiEnv__canRunFinalizer(env)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         const handle_scope = NapiHandleScope.open(env, false);
         defer if (handle_scope) |scope| scope.close(env);