1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/lua/executor.c b/src/nvim/lua/executor.c
index 716fe5e481..aed96a539a 100644
--- a/src/nvim/lua/executor.c
+++ b/src/nvim/lua/executor.c
@@ -366,6 +366,12 @@ static void nlua_schedule_event(void **argv)
 static int nlua_schedule(lua_State *const lstate)
   FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
 {
+  // If Nvim is exiting don't schedule tasks to run in the future. Any refs
+  // allocated here will not be cleaned up otherwise
+  if (exiting) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   if (lua_type(lstate, 1) != LUA_TFUNCTION) {
     lua_pushliteral(lstate, "vim.schedule: expected function");
     return lua_error(lstate);