diff --git a/langgraph/checkpoint/mysql/aio.py b/langgraph/checkpoint/mysql/aio.py
index b7ed841..6177b1c 100644
--- a/langgraph/checkpoint/mysql/aio.py
+++ b/langgraph/checkpoint/mysql/aio.py
@@ -377,6 +377,18 @@ def list(
         Yields:
             Iterator[CheckpointTuple]: An iterator of matching checkpoint tuples.
         """
+        try:
+            # check if we are in the main thread, only bg threads can block
+            # we don't check in other methods to avoid the overhead
+            if asyncio.get_running_loop() is self.loop:
+                raise asyncio.InvalidStateError(
+                    "Synchronous calls to AsyncSqliteSaver are only allowed from a "
+                    "different thread. From the main thread, use the async interface. "
+                    "For example, use `checkpointer.alist(...)` or `await "
+                    "graph.ainvoke(...)`."
+                )
+        except RuntimeError:
+            pass
         aiter_ = self.alist(config, filter=filter, before=before, limit=limit)
         while True:
             try:
@@ -407,7 +419,7 @@ def get_tuple(self, config: RunnableConfig) -> Optional[CheckpointTuple]:
             if asyncio.get_running_loop() is self.loop:
                 raise asyncio.InvalidStateError(
                     "Synchronous calls to AIOMySQLSaver are only allowed from a "
-                    "different thread. From the main thread, use the async interface."
+                    "different thread. From the main thread, use the async interface. "
                     "For example, use `await checkpointer.aget_tuple(...)` or `await "
                     "graph.ainvoke(...)`."
                 )
diff --git a/langgraph/checkpoint/mysql/shallow.py b/langgraph/checkpoint/mysql/shallow.py
index ac59229..c77f1d1 100644
--- a/langgraph/checkpoint/mysql/shallow.py
+++ b/langgraph/checkpoint/mysql/shallow.py
@@ -720,6 +720,18 @@ def list(
         on the provided config. For shallow savers, this method returns a list with
         ONLY the most recent checkpoint.
         """
+        try:
+            # check if we are in the main thread, only bg threads can block
+            # we don't check in other methods to avoid the overhead
+            if asyncio.get_running_loop() is self.loop:
+                raise asyncio.InvalidStateError(
+                    "Synchronous calls to AsyncSqliteSaver are only allowed from a "
+                    "different thread. From the main thread, use the async interface. "
+                    "For example, use `checkpointer.alist(...)` or `await "
+                    "graph.ainvoke(...)`."
+                )
+        except RuntimeError:
+            pass
         aiter_ = self.alist(config, filter=filter, before=before, limit=limit)
         while True:
             try:
@@ -745,7 +757,7 @@ def get_tuple(self, config: RunnableConfig) -> Optional[CheckpointTuple]:
             if asyncio.get_running_loop() is self.loop:
                 raise asyncio.InvalidStateError(
                     "Synchronous calls to asynchronous shallow savers are only allowed from a "
-                    "different thread. From the main thread, use the async interface."
+                    "different thread. From the main thread, use the async interface. "
                     "For example, use `await checkpointer.aget_tuple(...)` or `await "
                     "graph.ainvoke(...)`."
                 )
diff --git a/tests/test_async.py b/tests/test_async.py
index 7818c52..5f12ebf 100644
--- a/tests/test_async.py
+++ b/tests/test_async.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from copy import deepcopy
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 )
 from langgraph.checkpoint.mysql.aio import AIOMySQLSaver, ShallowAIOMySQLSaver
 from langgraph.checkpoint.serde.types import TASKS
+from langgraph.graph import END, START, MessagesState, StateGraph
 from tests.conftest import DEFAULT_BASE_URI
 
 
@@ -369,3 +371,22 @@ async def test_write_with_same_checkpoint_ns_updates(
         results = [c async for c in saver.alist({})]
 
         assert len(results) == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("saver_name", ["base", "pool", "shallow"])
+async def test_graph_sync_get_state_history_raises(saver_name: str) -> None:
+    """Regression test for https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/issues/2992"""
+
+    builder = StateGraph(MessagesState)
+    builder.add_node("foo", lambda _: None)
+    builder.add_edge(START, "foo")
+    builder.add_edge("foo", END)
+
+    async with _saver(saver_name) as saver:
+        graph = builder.compile(checkpointer=saver)
+        config: RunnableConfig = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "1"}}
+        await graph.ainvoke({"messages": []}, config)
+
+        # this method should not hang
+        with pytest.raises(asyncio.exceptions.InvalidStateError):
+            next(graph.get_state_history(config))