diff --git a/core/templates/list.h b/core/templates/list.h
index 6393b942ff1..354e826a432 100644
--- a/core/templates/list.h
+++ b/core/templates/list.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ public:
 			data->erase(this);
 		}
 
+		void transfer_to_back(List<T, A> *p_dst_list);
+
 		_FORCE_INLINE_ Element() {}
 	};
 
@@ -762,4 +764,41 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
+template <class T, class A>
+void List<T, A>::Element::transfer_to_back(List<T, A> *p_dst_list) {
+	// Detach from current.
+
+	if (data->first == this) {
+		data->first = data->first->next_ptr;
+	}
+	if (data->last == this) {
+		data->last = data->last->prev_ptr;
+	}
+	if (prev_ptr) {
+		prev_ptr->next_ptr = next_ptr;
+	}
+	if (next_ptr) {
+		next_ptr->prev_ptr = prev_ptr;
+	}
+	data->size_cache--;
+
+	// Attach to the back of the new one.
+
+	if (!p_dst_list->_data) {
+		p_dst_list->_data = memnew_allocator(_Data, A);
+		p_dst_list->_data->first = this;
+		p_dst_list->_data->last = nullptr;
+		p_dst_list->_data->size_cache = 0;
+		prev_ptr = nullptr;
+	} else {
+		p_dst_list->_data->last->next_ptr = this;
+		prev_ptr = p_dst_list->_data->last;
+	}
+	p_dst_list->_data->last = this;
+	next_ptr = nullptr;
+
+	data = p_dst_list->_data;
+	p_dst_list->_data->size_cache++;
+}
+
 #endif // LIST_H
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
index a2be6a86d73..05c25584177 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
@@ -1391,36 +1391,54 @@ String GDScript::debug_get_script_name(const Ref<Script> &p_script) {
 }
 #endif
 
-thread_local GDScript::UpdatableFuncPtr GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local;
+GDScript::UpdatableFuncPtr GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_main_thread;
+thread_local GDScript::UpdatableFuncPtr *GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local = nullptr;
 
 GDScript::UpdatableFuncPtrElement GDScript::_add_func_ptr_to_update(GDScriptFunction **p_func_ptr_ptr) {
 	UpdatableFuncPtrElement result = {};
 
 	{
-		MutexLock lock(func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local.mutex);
-		result.element = func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local.ptrs.push_back(p_func_ptr_ptr);
-		result.mutex = &func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local.mutex;
+		MutexLock lock(func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->mutex);
+		result.element = func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->ptrs.push_back(p_func_ptr_ptr);
+		result.func_ptr = func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local;
 
-		if (likely(func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local.initialized)) {
+		if (likely(func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->initialized)) {
 			return result;
 		}
 
-		func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local.initialized = true;
+		func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->initialized = true;
 	}
 
 	MutexLock lock(func_ptrs_to_update_mutex);
-	func_ptrs_to_update.push_back(&func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local);
+	func_ptrs_to_update.push_back(func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local);
+	func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->rc++;
 
 	return result;
 }
 
-void GDScript::_remove_func_ptr_to_update(const UpdatableFuncPtrElement p_func_ptr_element) {
+void GDScript::_remove_func_ptr_to_update(const UpdatableFuncPtrElement &p_func_ptr_element) {
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL(p_func_ptr_element.element);
-	ERR_FAIL_NULL(p_func_ptr_element.mutex);
-	MutexLock lock(*p_func_ptr_element.mutex);
+	ERR_FAIL_NULL(p_func_ptr_element.func_ptr);
+	MutexLock lock(p_func_ptr_element.func_ptr->mutex);
 	p_func_ptr_element.element->erase();
 }
 
+void GDScript::_fixup_thread_function_bookkeeping() {
+	// Transfer the ownership of these update items to the main thread,
+	// because the current one is dying, leaving theirs orphan, dangling.
+
+	DEV_ASSERT(!Thread::is_main_thread());
+
+	MutexLock lock(func_ptrs_to_update_main_thread.mutex);
+	MutexLock lock2(func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->mutex);
+
+	while (!func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->ptrs.is_empty()) {
+		List<GDScriptFunction **>::Element *E = func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->ptrs.front();
+		E->transfer_to_back(&func_ptrs_to_update_main_thread.ptrs);
+		func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->transferred = true;
+	}
+}
+
 void GDScript::clear(ClearData *p_clear_data) {
 	if (clearing) {
 		return;
@@ -1441,9 +1459,27 @@ void GDScript::clear(ClearData *p_clear_data) {
 	{
 		MutexLock outer_lock(func_ptrs_to_update_mutex);
 		for (UpdatableFuncPtr *updatable : func_ptrs_to_update) {
-			MutexLock inner_lock(updatable->mutex);
-			for (GDScriptFunction **func_ptr_ptr : updatable->ptrs) {
-				*func_ptr_ptr = nullptr;
+			bool destroy = false;
+			{
+				MutexLock inner_lock(updatable->mutex);
+				if (updatable->transferred) {
+					func_ptrs_to_update_main_thread.mutex.lock();
+				}
+				for (GDScriptFunction **func_ptr_ptr : updatable->ptrs) {
+					*func_ptr_ptr = nullptr;
+				}
+				DEV_ASSERT(updatable->rc != 0);
+				updatable->rc--;
+				if (updatable->rc == 0) {
+					destroy = true;
+				}
+				if (updatable->transferred) {
+					func_ptrs_to_update_main_thread.mutex.unlock();
+				}
+			}
+			if (destroy) {
+				DEV_ASSERT(updatable != &func_ptrs_to_update_main_thread);
+				memdelete(updatable);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2065,6 +2101,27 @@ void GDScriptLanguage::remove_named_global_constant(const StringName &p_name) {
 	named_globals.erase(p_name);
 }
 
+void GDScriptLanguage::thread_enter() {
+	GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local = memnew(GDScript::UpdatableFuncPtr);
+}
+
+void GDScriptLanguage::thread_exit() {
+	GDScript::_fixup_thread_function_bookkeeping();
+
+	bool destroy = false;
+	{
+		MutexLock lock(GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->mutex);
+		DEV_ASSERT(GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->rc != 0);
+		GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->rc--;
+		if (GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local->rc == 0) {
+			destroy = true;
+		}
+	}
+	if (destroy) {
+		memdelete(GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local);
+	}
+}
+
 void GDScriptLanguage::init() {
 	//populate global constants
 	int gcc = CoreConstants::get_global_constant_count();
@@ -2097,6 +2154,8 @@ void GDScriptLanguage::init() {
 		_add_global(E.name, E.ptr);
 	}
 
+	GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local = &GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_main_thread;
+
 #ifdef TESTS_ENABLED
 	GDScriptTests::GDScriptTestRunner::handle_cmdline();
 #endif
@@ -2146,6 +2205,8 @@ void GDScriptLanguage::finish() {
 	}
 	script_list.clear();
 	function_list.clear();
+
+	DEV_ASSERT(GDScript::func_ptrs_to_update_main_thread.rc == 1);
 }
 
 void GDScriptLanguage::profiling_start() {
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h
index 9717dd7ff10..aba4d7e7217 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h
@@ -121,18 +121,25 @@ class GDScript : public Script {
 	struct UpdatableFuncPtr {
 		List<GDScriptFunction **> ptrs;
 		Mutex mutex;
-		bool initialized = false;
+		bool initialized : 1;
+		bool transferred : 1;
+		uint32_t rc = 1;
+		UpdatableFuncPtr() :
+				initialized(false), transferred(false) {}
 	};
 	struct UpdatableFuncPtrElement {
 		List<GDScriptFunction **>::Element *element = nullptr;
-		Mutex *mutex = nullptr;
+		UpdatableFuncPtr *func_ptr = nullptr;
 	};
-	static thread_local UpdatableFuncPtr func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local;
+	static UpdatableFuncPtr func_ptrs_to_update_main_thread;
+	static thread_local UpdatableFuncPtr *func_ptrs_to_update_thread_local;
 	List<UpdatableFuncPtr *> func_ptrs_to_update;
 	Mutex func_ptrs_to_update_mutex;
 
 	UpdatableFuncPtrElement _add_func_ptr_to_update(GDScriptFunction **p_func_ptr_ptr);
-	static void _remove_func_ptr_to_update(const UpdatableFuncPtrElement p_func_ptr_element);
+	static void _remove_func_ptr_to_update(const UpdatableFuncPtrElement &p_func_ptr_element);
+
+	static void _fixup_thread_function_bookkeeping();
 
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 	// For static data storage during hot-reloading.
@@ -554,6 +561,11 @@ public:
 	virtual void add_named_global_constant(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) override;
 	virtual void remove_named_global_constant(const StringName &p_name) override;
 
+	/* MULTITHREAD FUNCTIONS */
+
+	virtual void thread_enter() override;
+	virtual void thread_exit() override;
+
 	/* DEBUGGER FUNCTIONS */
 
 	virtual String debug_get_error() const override;