diff --git a/deps/v8/include/v8-microtask-queue.h b/deps/v8/include/v8-microtask-queue.h
index af9caa54a8ff..6e0868916a7f 100644
--- a/deps/v8/include/v8-microtask-queue.h
+++ b/deps/v8/include/v8-microtask-queue.h
@@ -97,6 +97,28 @@ class V8_EXPORT MicrotaskQueue {
    */
   virtual int GetMicrotasksScopeDepth() const = 0;
 
+  /**
+   * Qualia: the bookkeeping that says "a checkpoint is in progress on this
+   * queue". V8 assumes the checkpoint runs to completion on one native stack;
+   * node-fibers can suspend a fiber mid-checkpoint, so it saves and restores
+   * this state per fiber on every switch.
+   */
+  struct RunState {
+    bool is_running = false;
+    int scope_depth = 0;
+    int suppressions = 0;
+    // Set when a fiber is suspended mid-checkpoint: once it resumes, its drain
+    // loop stops after the current microtask (another stack has taken over).
+    bool stop_draining = false;
+  };
+  RunState GetRunState() const;
+  void SetRunState(const RunState& state);
+
+  /**
+   * Qualia: number of microtasks currently queued.
+   */
+  size_t Size() const;
+
   MicrotaskQueue(const MicrotaskQueue&) = delete;
   MicrotaskQueue& operator=(const MicrotaskQueue&) = delete;
 
diff --git a/deps/v8/src/api/api.cc b/deps/v8/src/api/api.cc
index 8d224bea2e22..1d7407616040 100644
--- a/deps/v8/src/api/api.cc
+++ b/deps/v8/src/api/api.cc
@@ -9555,6 +9555,18 @@ std::unique_ptr<MicrotaskQueue> MicrotaskQueue::New(Isolate* isolate,
   return ret;
 }
 
+MicrotaskQueue::RunState MicrotaskQueue::GetRunState() const {
+  return static_cast<const i::MicrotaskQueue*>(this)->GetInternalRunState();
+}
+
+void MicrotaskQueue::SetRunState(const RunState& state) {
+  static_cast<i::MicrotaskQueue*>(this)->SetInternalRunState(state);
+}
+
+size_t MicrotaskQueue::Size() const {
+  return static_cast<size_t>(static_cast<const i::MicrotaskQueue*>(this)->size());
+}
+
 MicrotasksScope::MicrotasksScope(Isolate* isolate, MicrotasksScope::Type type)
     : MicrotasksScope(isolate, nullptr, type) {}
 
diff --git a/deps/v8/src/builtins/builtins-microtask-queue-gen.cc b/deps/v8/src/builtins/builtins-microtask-queue-gen.cc
index 6b0c63b34ff0..576d9edc69f8 100644
--- a/deps/v8/src/builtins/builtins-microtask-queue-gen.cc
+++ b/deps/v8/src/builtins/builtins-microtask-queue-gen.cc
@@ -597,6 +597,15 @@ TF_BUILTIN(RunMicrotasks, MicrotaskQueueBuiltinsAssembler) {
   Goto(&loop);
   BIND(&loop);
 
+  // Qualia: exit if this stack was suspended mid-drain and has since been
+  // resumed; another stack took over draining the queue.
+  GotoIf(WordNotEqual(
+             Load<IntPtrT>(microtask_queue,
+                           IntPtrConstant(
+                               MicrotaskQueue::kQualiaStopDrainingOffset)),
+             IntPtrConstant(0)),
+         &done);
+
   TNode<IntPtrT> size = GetMicrotaskQueueSize(microtask_queue);
 
   // Exit if the queue is empty.
diff --git a/deps/v8/src/execution/microtask-queue.cc b/deps/v8/src/execution/microtask-queue.cc
index 12a626900d02..8caf38a1a36a 100644
--- a/deps/v8/src/execution/microtask-queue.cc
+++ b/deps/v8/src/execution/microtask-queue.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const size_t MicrotaskQueue::kCapacityOffset =
     OFFSET_OF(MicrotaskQueue, capacity_);
 const size_t MicrotaskQueue::kSizeOffset = OFFSET_OF(MicrotaskQueue, size_);
 const size_t MicrotaskQueue::kStartOffset = OFFSET_OF(MicrotaskQueue, start_);
+const size_t MicrotaskQueue::kQualiaStopDrainingOffset =
+    OFFSET_OF(MicrotaskQueue, qualia_stop_draining_);
 const size_t MicrotaskQueue::kFinishedMicrotaskCountOffset =
     OFFSET_OF(MicrotaskQueue, finished_microtask_count_);
 
@@ -174,6 +176,9 @@ int MicrotaskQueue::RunMicrotasks(Isolate* isolate) {
                                                  &maybe_exception);
       processed_microtask_count =
           static_cast<int>(finished_microtask_count_ - base_count);
+      // Qualia: the loop may have stopped early for a resumed fiber; the
+      // stack that took over the drain owns whatever is left.
+      qualia_stop_draining_ = 0;
     }
     TRACE_EVENT_END1("v8.execute", "RunMicrotasks", "microtask_count",
                      processed_microtask_count);
@@ -191,7 +196,6 @@ int MicrotaskQueue::RunMicrotasks(Isolate* isolate) {
     OnCompleted(isolate);
     return -1;
   }
-  DCHECK_EQ(0, size());
   OnCompleted(isolate);
 
   return processed_microtask_count;
diff --git a/deps/v8/src/execution/microtask-queue.h b/deps/v8/src/execution/microtask-queue.h
index 6091fa3575cf..c4c6129bdf25 100644
--- a/deps/v8/src/execution/microtask-queue.h
+++ b/deps/v8/src/execution/microtask-queue.h
@@ -100,6 +100,22 @@ class V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE MicrotaskQueue final : public v8::MicrotaskQueue {
   intptr_t size() const { return size_; }
   intptr_t start() const { return start_; }
 
+  // Qualia: see v8::MicrotaskQueue::RunState.
+  v8::MicrotaskQueue::RunState GetInternalRunState() const {
+    v8::MicrotaskQueue::RunState state;
+    state.is_running = is_running_microtasks_;
+    state.scope_depth = microtasks_depth_;
+    state.suppressions = microtasks_suppressions_;
+    state.stop_draining = qualia_stop_draining_ != 0;
+    return state;
+  }
+  void SetInternalRunState(const v8::MicrotaskQueue::RunState& state) {
+    is_running_microtasks_ = state.is_running;
+    microtasks_depth_ = state.scope_depth;
+    microtasks_suppressions_ = state.suppressions;
+    qualia_stop_draining_ = state.stop_draining ? 1 : 0;
+  }
+
   Microtask get(intptr_t index) const;
 
   MicrotaskQueue* next() const { return next_; }
@@ -110,6 +126,7 @@ class V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE MicrotaskQueue final : public v8::MicrotaskQueue {
   static const size_t kSizeOffset;
   static const size_t kStartOffset;
   static const size_t kFinishedMicrotaskCountOffset;
+  static const size_t kQualiaStopDrainingOffset;
 
   static const intptr_t kMinimumCapacity;
 
@@ -146,6 +163,9 @@ class V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE MicrotaskQueue final : public v8::MicrotaskQueue {
   v8::MicrotasksPolicy microtasks_policy_ = v8::MicrotasksPolicy::kAuto;
 
   bool is_running_microtasks_ = false;
+
+  // Qualia: checked by the RunMicrotasks builtin before each microtask.
+  intptr_t qualia_stop_draining_ = 0;
   using CallbackWithData =
       std::pair<MicrotasksCompletedCallbackWithData, void*>;
   std::vector<CallbackWithData> microtasks_completed_callbacks_;
diff --git a/src/api/callback.cc b/src/api/callback.cc
index 3a8bd9155a85..526211cacec1 100644
--- a/src/api/callback.cc
+++ b/src/api/callback.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "node.h"
 #include "async_wrap-inl.h"
 #include "env-inl.h"
+#include "node_internals.h"
 #include "v8.h"
 
 namespace node {
@@ -16,6 +17,20 @@ using v8::Object;
 using v8::String;
 using v8::Value;
 
+typedef void (*QualiaMicrotaskCheckpointHook)(Isolate* isolate,
+                                              Local<Context> context,
+                                              v8::MicrotaskQueue* queue);
+static QualiaMicrotaskCheckpointHook qualia_microtask_checkpoint_hook = nullptr;
+
+void PerformMicrotaskCheckpoint(Isolate* isolate, Local<Context> context) {
+  v8::MicrotaskQueue* queue = context->GetMicrotaskQueue();
+  if (qualia_microtask_checkpoint_hook != nullptr) {
+    qualia_microtask_checkpoint_hook(isolate, context, queue);
+  } else {
+    queue->PerformCheckpoint(isolate);
+  }
+}
+
 CallbackScope::CallbackScope(Isolate* isolate,
                              Local<Object> object,
                              async_context async_context)
@@ -134,7 +149,7 @@ void InternalCallbackScope::Close() {
 
   Local<Context> context = env_->context();
   if (!tick_info->has_tick_scheduled()) {
-    context->GetMicrotaskQueue()->PerformCheckpoint(isolate);
+    PerformMicrotaskCheckpoint(isolate, context);
 
     perform_stopping_check();
   }
@@ -358,3 +373,10 @@ Local<Value> MakeCallback(Isolate* isolate,
 }
 
 }  // namespace node
+
+// Qualia: looked up with dlsym() by node-fibers, so addons still load on a
+// stock node. Passing nullptr restores the default behaviour.
+extern "C" NODE_EXTERN void node_qualia_set_microtask_checkpoint_hook(
+    node::QualiaMicrotaskCheckpointHook hook) {
+  node::qualia_microtask_checkpoint_hook = hook;
+}
diff --git a/src/node_internals.h b/src/node_internals.h
index 427cfab4eebc..f76019fcec94 100644
--- a/src/node_internals.h
+++ b/src/node_internals.h
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ std::string FormatCaughtException(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                                   const v8::TryCatch& try_catch);
 
 void ResetStdio();  // Safe to call more than once and from signal handlers.
+
+// Qualia: drains a context's microtask queue, through the hook registered with
+// node_qualia_set_microtask_checkpoint_hook() if there is one (node-fibers uses
+// it to drain on a fiber, so `await` continuations can Fiber.yield()).
+void PerformMicrotaskCheckpoint(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                v8::Local<v8::Context> context);
 #ifdef __POSIX__
 void SignalExit(int signal, siginfo_t* info, void* ucontext);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/node_task_queue.cc b/src/node_task_queue.cc
index 5d0e2b0d4c7b..037abe476db2 100644
--- a/src/node_task_queue.cc
+++ b/src/node_task_queue.cc
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static void EnqueueMicrotask(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
 static void RunMicrotasks(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
-  env->context()->GetMicrotaskQueue()->PerformCheckpoint(env->isolate());
+  PerformMicrotaskCheckpoint(env->isolate(), env->context());
 }
 
 static void SetTickCallback(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {