diff --git a/include/asyncpp/thread_pool.hpp b/include/asyncpp/thread_pool.hpp
index fe6dc1d..a2cc78c 100644
--- a/include/asyncpp/thread_pool.hpp
+++ b/include/asyncpp/thread_pool.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class thread_pool : public scheduler {
     static void schedule(schedulable_promise& item,
                          atomic_stack<schedulable_promise, &schedulable_promise::m_scheduler_next>& global_worklist,
                          std::condition_variable& global_notification,
+                         std::mutex& global_mutex,
                          worker* local = nullptr);
 
     static schedulable_promise* steal(std::span<worker> workers);
@@ -41,11 +42,13 @@ class thread_pool : public scheduler {
     static void execute(worker& local,
                         atomic_stack<schedulable_promise, &schedulable_promise::m_scheduler_next>& global_worklist,
                         std::condition_variable& global_notification,
+                        std::mutex& global_mutex,
                         std::atomic_flag& terminate,
                         std::span<worker> workers);
 
 private:
     std::condition_variable m_global_notification;
+    std::mutex m_global_mutex;
     atomic_stack<schedulable_promise, &schedulable_promise::m_scheduler_next> m_global_worklist;
     std::vector<worker> m_workers;
     std::atomic_flag m_terminate;
diff --git a/src/thread_pool.cpp b/src/thread_pool.cpp
index b27cc22..59dfb63 100644
--- a/src/thread_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/thread_pool.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ thread_pool::thread_pool(size_t num_threads)
     for (auto& w : m_workers) {
         w.thread = std::jthread([this, &w] {
             local = &w;
-            execute(w, m_global_worklist, m_global_notification, m_terminate, m_workers);
+            execute(w, m_global_worklist, m_global_notification, m_global_mutex, m_terminate, m_workers);
         });
     }
 }
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ thread_pool::~thread_pool() {
 
 
 void thread_pool::schedule(schedulable_promise& promise) {
-    schedule(promise, m_global_worklist, m_global_notification, local);
+    schedule(promise, m_global_worklist, m_global_notification, m_global_mutex, local);
 }
 
 
 void thread_pool::schedule(schedulable_promise& item,
                            atomic_stack<schedulable_promise, &schedulable_promise::m_scheduler_next>& global_worklist,
                            std::condition_variable& global_notification,
+                           std::mutex& global_mutex,
                            worker* local) {
     if (local) {
         const auto prev_item = INTERLEAVED(local->worklist.push(&item));
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ void thread_pool::schedule(schedulable_promise& item,
         }
     }
     else {
+        std::unique_lock lk(global_mutex, std::defer_lock);
+        INTERLEAVED_ACQUIRE(lk.lock());
         INTERLEAVED(global_worklist.push(&item));
         INTERLEAVED(global_notification.notify_one());
     }
@@ -57,16 +60,17 @@ schedulable_promise* thread_pool::steal(std::span<worker> workers) {
 void thread_pool::execute(worker& local,
                           atomic_stack<schedulable_promise, &schedulable_promise::m_scheduler_next>& global_worklist,
                           std::condition_variable& global_notification,
+                          std::mutex& global_mutex,
                           std::atomic_flag& terminate,
                           std::span<worker> workers) {
-    std::mutex mtx;
     do {
         const auto item = INTERLEAVED(local.worklist.pop());
         if (item != nullptr) {
             item->handle().resume();
         }
         else {
-            std::unique_lock lk(mtx);
+            std::unique_lock lk(global_mutex, std::defer_lock);
+            INTERLEAVED_ACQUIRE(lk.lock());
             global_notification.wait(lk, [&] {
                 const auto global = INTERLEAVED(global_worklist.pop());
                 if (global) {
diff --git a/test/test_thread_pool.cpp b/test/test_thread_pool.cpp
index cf13925..1f3bb9b 100644
--- a/test/test_thread_pool.cpp
+++ b/test/test_thread_pool.cpp
@@ -28,18 +28,19 @@ struct test_promise : schedulable_promise {
 
 TEST_CASE("Thread pool: schedule worklist selection", "[Thread pool]") {
     std::condition_variable global_notification;
+    std::mutex global_mutex;
     atomic_stack<schedulable_promise, &schedulable_promise::m_scheduler_next> global_worklist;
     std::vector<thread_pool::worker> workers(1);
 
     test_promise promise;
 
     SECTION("has local worker") {
-        thread_pool::schedule(promise, global_worklist, global_notification, &workers[0]);
+        thread_pool::schedule(promise, global_worklist, global_notification, global_mutex, &workers[0]);
         REQUIRE(workers[0].worklist.pop() == &promise);
         REQUIRE(global_worklist.empty());
     }
     SECTION("no local worker") {
-        thread_pool::schedule(promise, global_worklist, global_notification, &workers[0]);
+        thread_pool::schedule(promise, global_worklist, global_notification, global_mutex, &workers[0]);
         REQUIRE(workers[0].worklist.pop() == &promise);
     }
 }
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Thread pool: ensure execution", "[Thread pool]") {
 
     struct scenario : testing::validated_scenario {
         std::condition_variable global_notification;
+        std::mutex global_mutex;
         atomic_stack<schedulable_promise, &schedulable_promise::m_scheduler_next> global_worklist;
         std::vector<thread_pool::worker> workers;
         std::atomic_flag terminate;
@@ -74,13 +76,13 @@ TEST_CASE("Thread pool: ensure execution", "[Thread pool]") {
         scenario() : workers(1) {}
 
         void schedule() {
-            thread_pool::schedule(promise, global_worklist, global_notification);
+            thread_pool::schedule(promise, global_worklist, global_notification, global_mutex);
             INTERLEAVED(terminate.test_and_set());
             global_notification.notify_all();
         }
 
         void execute() {
-            thread_pool::execute(workers[0], global_worklist, global_notification, terminate, std::span(workers));
+            thread_pool::execute(workers[0], global_worklist, global_notification, global_mutex, terminate, std::span(workers));
         }
 
         void validate(const testing::path& p) override {