diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/webview.rs b/packages/desktop/src/webview.rs
index 301ddb8da..440807d94 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/webview.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/webview.rs
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ impl WebviewInstance {
             }
 
             {
+                // lock the hack-ed in lock sync wry has some thread-safety issues with event handlers and async tasks
+                let _lock = crate::android_sync_lock::android_runtime_lock();
                 let fut = self.dom.wait_for_work();
                 pin_mut!(fut);