diff --git a/src/mr.c b/src/mr.c
index db38118f..9715d949 100644
--- a/src/mr.c
+++ b/src/mr.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "utils/buffer.h"
 
 #include <pthread.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <hiredis.h>
 #ifndef EXECUTION_DEFAULT_MAX_IDLE_MS
 #define EXECUTION_DEFAULT_MAX_IDLE_MS 5000
@@ -1408,6 +1410,74 @@ void MR_ExecutionSetMaxIdle(Execution* e, size_t maxIdle) {
     e->timeoutMS = maxIdle;
 }
 
+/* Drain LibMR background threads to a safe point before fork(): a thread holding a
+ * libc lock (e.g. the allocator lock) at fork() would leave the child holding a locked
+ * mutex with no owner and deadlock it. MR_DrainForFork() parks the event-loop thread
+ * (between tasks, so it stops dispatching and isn't holding the GIL) and waits for the
+ * worker pool to go idle; MR_ResumeAfterFork() releases it after FORK_CHILD_BORN/CANCELLED. */
+#define MR_FORK_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS 2000
+
+static pthread_mutex_t mr_forkDrainLock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+static pthread_cond_t  mr_forkDrainCond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
+static int mr_forkElParked = 0;
+static int mr_forkElRelease = 0;
+
+/* Runs on the event-loop thread between tasks (a safe point); parks it until resumed. */
+static void MR_ForkParkElThread(void* ctx) {
+    REDISMODULE_NOT_USED(ctx);
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&mr_forkDrainLock);
+    mr_forkElParked = 1;
+    pthread_cond_broadcast(&mr_forkDrainCond);
+    while (!mr_forkElRelease) {
+        pthread_cond_wait(&mr_forkDrainCond, &mr_forkDrainLock);
+    }
+    mr_forkElParked = 0;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mr_forkDrainLock);
+}
+
+void MR_DrainForFork(void) {
+    if (!mrCtx.executionsThreadPool) return;
+
+    struct timespec deadline;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &deadline);
+    deadline.tv_sec += MR_FORK_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000;
+    deadline.tv_nsec += (MR_FORK_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS % 1000) * 1000000L;
+    if (deadline.tv_nsec >= 1000000000L) { deadline.tv_sec++; deadline.tv_nsec -= 1000000000L; }
+
+    /* Park the event-loop thread between tasks so it stops dispatching work. */
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&mr_forkDrainLock);
+    mr_forkElParked = 0;
+    mr_forkElRelease = 0;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mr_forkDrainLock);
+
+    MR_EventLoopAddTask(MR_ForkParkElThread, NULL);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&mr_forkDrainLock);
+    while (!mr_forkElParked) {
+        if (pthread_cond_timedwait(&mr_forkDrainCond, &mr_forkDrainLock, &deadline) == ETIMEDOUT)
+            break;
+    }
+    int parked = mr_forkElParked;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mr_forkDrainLock);
+
+    /* With the event loop parked no new work is dispatched; wait for the worker pool
+     * to go idle via its own idle signal. */
+    int idle = mr_thpool_wait_timeout(mrCtx.executionsThreadPool, MR_FORK_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS);
+
+    if (!parked || !idle)
+        RedisModule_Log(mr_staticCtx, "warning",
+            "MR_DrainForFork: not fully quiesced before fork (el_parked=%d, pool_idle=%d)",
+            parked, idle);
+}
+
+void MR_ResumeAfterFork(void) {
+    if (!mrCtx.executionsThreadPool) return;
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&mr_forkDrainLock);
+    mr_forkElRelease = 1;
+    pthread_cond_broadcast(&mr_forkDrainCond);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mr_forkDrainLock);
+}
+
 void MR_Run(Execution* e) {
     /* take ownership on the execution */
     __atomic_add_fetch(&e->refCount, 1, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
diff --git a/src/mr.h b/src/mr.h
index 19b203d1..fffccb64 100644
--- a/src/mr.h
+++ b/src/mr.h
@@ -182,6 +182,14 @@ LIBMR_API bool MR_IsInternalCommandsExecution(const Execution* e);
 /* Free the given execution */
 LIBMR_API void MR_FreeExecution(Execution* e);
 
+/* MOD-15307: drain LibMR background threads (worker pool + event-loop thread) to a safe,
+ * lock-free point before fork(), so the forked child does not inherit a libc lock held by a
+ * LibMR thread (ghost-lock). Bounded (a few seconds), then proceeds anyway (fail-open). Call
+ * on the main thread from the FORK_CHILD_PRE module event; pair every call with exactly one
+ * MR_ResumeAfterFork() (on FORK_CHILD_BORN, or if the fork was cancelled). */
+LIBMR_API void MR_DrainForFork(void);
+LIBMR_API void MR_ResumeAfterFork(void);
+
 /* Initialize mr library */
 LIBMR_API int MR_Init(struct RedisModuleCtx* ctx, size_t numThreads, char *password);
 
diff --git a/src/utils/thpool.c b/src/utils/thpool.c
index 92b44b21..cf8d6497 100644
--- a/src/utils/thpool.c
+++ b/src/utils/thpool.c
@@ -254,6 +254,26 @@ void mr_thpool_wait(mr_thpool_* thpool_p) {
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&thpool_p->thcount_lock);
 }
 
+/* Like mr_thpool_wait but bounded; returns 1 if the pool went idle, 0 on timeout. */
+int mr_thpool_wait_timeout(mr_thpool_* thpool_p, long timeout_ms) {
+  struct timespec deadline;
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &deadline);
+  deadline.tv_sec += timeout_ms / 1000;
+  deadline.tv_nsec += (timeout_ms % 1000) * 1000000L;
+  if (deadline.tv_nsec >= 1000000000L) { deadline.tv_sec++; deadline.tv_nsec -= 1000000000L; }
+
+  int idle = 1;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&thpool_p->thcount_lock);
+  while (thpool_p->jobqueue.len || thpool_p->num_threads_working) {
+    if (pthread_cond_timedwait(&thpool_p->threads_all_idle, &thpool_p->thcount_lock, &deadline) == ETIMEDOUT) {
+      idle = 0;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&thpool_p->thcount_lock);
+  return idle;
+}
+
 /* Destroy the threadpool */
 void mr_thpool_destroy(mr_thpool_* thpool_p) {
   /* No need to destory if it's NULL */
diff --git a/src/utils/thpool.h b/src/utils/thpool.h
index ddf471c3..2aeb4103 100755
--- a/src/utils/thpool.h
+++ b/src/utils/thpool.h
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ int mr_thpool_add_work(mr_threadpool, void (*function_p)(void*), void* arg_p);
  */
 void mr_thpool_wait(mr_threadpool);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Like mr_thpool_wait, bounded by timeout_ms.
+ * @return 1 if the pool went idle, 0 on timeout.
+ */
+int mr_thpool_wait_timeout(mr_threadpool, long timeout_ms);
+
 
 /**
  * @brief Pauses all threads immediately