diff --git a/src/js_native_api_v8.cc b/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
index abc9e56d6b0bbb..b96f8da85002f7 100644
--- a/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
+++ b/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ class CallbackWrapperBase : public CallbackWrapper {
     env->CallIntoModule([&](napi_env env) { result = cb(env, cbinfo_wrapper); },
                         [&](napi_env env, v8::Local<v8::Value> value) {
                           exceptionOccurred = true;
+                          if (env->terminatedOrTerminating()) {
+                            return;
+                          }
                           env->isolate->ThrowException(value);
                         });
 
diff --git a/src/js_native_api_v8.h b/src/js_native_api_v8.h
index 766398744c5dfb..c4fd883132822d 100644
--- a/src/js_native_api_v8.h
+++ b/src/js_native_api_v8.h
@@ -72,9 +72,20 @@ struct napi_env__ {
   }
 
   static inline void HandleThrow(napi_env env, v8::Local<v8::Value> value) {
+    if (env->terminatedOrTerminating()) {
+      return;
+    }
     env->isolate->ThrowException(value);
   }
 
+  // i.e. whether v8 exited or is about to exit
+  inline bool terminatedOrTerminating() {
+    return this->isolate->IsExecutionTerminating() || !can_call_into_js();
+  }
+
+  // v8 uses a special exception to indicate termination, the
+  // `handle_exception` callback should identify such case using
+  // terminatedOrTerminating() before actually handle the exception
   template <typename T, typename U = decltype(HandleThrow)>
   inline void CallIntoModule(T&& call, U&& handle_exception = HandleThrow) {
     int open_handle_scopes_before = open_handle_scopes;
diff --git a/src/node_api.cc b/src/node_api.cc
index 8f1e4fb0e40d4a..08373dcabb1f40 100644
--- a/src/node_api.cc
+++ b/src/node_api.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ template <bool enforceUncaughtExceptionPolicy, typename T>
 void node_napi_env__::CallbackIntoModule(T&& call) {
   CallIntoModule(call, [](napi_env env_, v8::Local<v8::Value> local_err) {
     node_napi_env__* env = static_cast<node_napi_env__*>(env_);
+    if (env->terminatedOrTerminating()) {
+      return;
+    }
     node::Environment* node_env = env->node_env();
     if (!node_env->options()->force_node_api_uncaught_exceptions_policy &&
         !enforceUncaughtExceptionPolicy) {