diff --git a/node-graph/libraries/core-types/src/arena.rs b/node-graph/libraries/core-types/src/arena.rs
index 2018691018..1c97e23034 100644
--- a/node-graph/libraries/core-types/src/arena.rs
+++ b/node-graph/libraries/core-types/src/arena.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ struct DropEntry {
 unsafe impl Sync for Arena {}
 unsafe impl Send for Arena {}
 
+impl std::panic::UnwindSafe for Arena {}
+impl std::panic::RefUnwindSafe for Arena {}
+
 impl Arena {
 	pub fn new(capacity: usize) -> Self {
 		let buf = (0..capacity).map(|_| UnsafeCell::new(MaybeUninit::uninit())).collect();
@@ -211,6 +214,33 @@ mod tests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	#[test]
+	fn panics_leave_the_arena_coherent() {
+		fn assert_ref_unwind_safe<T: std::panic::RefUnwindSafe>() {}
+		assert_ref_unwind_safe::<Arena>();
+
+		static DROPS: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
+		struct Probe(#[allow(dead_code)] String);
+		impl Drop for Probe {
+			fn drop(&mut self) {
+				DROPS.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+			}
+		}
+		let mut arena = Arena::new(1024);
+		let cell = ArenaCell::new();
+		let result = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+			let (_, weak) = arena.alloc(Probe("pre-panic".into())).unwrap();
+			cell.store(weak);
+			panic!("mid-eval");
+		});
+		assert!(result.is_err());
+		assert!(cell.load(&arena).is_some(), "the generation is still live after the caught panic");
+		arena.reset();
+		assert_eq!(DROPS.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 1, "reset reclaims pre-panic allocations");
+		assert!(cell.load(&arena).is_none(), "the bump kills stale handles");
+		assert!(arena.alloc(0u32).is_some(), "the arena stays usable");
+	}
+
 	#[test]
 	fn drop_glue_runs_on_reset() {
 		static DROPS: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
diff --git a/node-graph/node-macro/src/gcodegen.rs b/node-graph/node-macro/src/gcodegen.rs
index 693ad783fc..d2c681512a 100644
--- a/node-graph/node-macro/src/gcodegen.rs
+++ b/node-graph/node-macro/src/gcodegen.rs
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_gnode_code(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeF
 	let slot_check = quote! {
 		let __key = #core_types::wire::cache_key(__input);
 		{
-			let __entries = self.slot.lock().unwrap();
+			let __entries = self.slot.lock().unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
 			if let Some(__state) = __entries.get(&__key) {
 				return match __state {
 					Some(value) => __cell.merge(value.clone()),
@@ -347,13 +347,13 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_gnode_code(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeF
 			let completion = future_completion(&parsed.output_type);
 			quote! {
 				#slot_check
-				self.slot.lock().unwrap().insert(__key, None);
+				self.slot.lock().unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner).insert(__key, None);
 				let __slot = std::sync::Arc::clone(&self.slot);
 				#(#snapshot_binding)*
 				let __future = self::#fn_name(#(#future_args),*);
 				_runtime.0.spawn(_source, Box::pin(async move {
 					let __value = #completion;
-					__slot.lock().unwrap().insert(__key, Some(__value));
+					__slot.lock().unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner).insert(__key, Some(__value));
 				}));
 				#inflight
 			}
@@ -384,11 +384,11 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_gnode_code(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeF
 				#slot_check
 				#placeholder_binding
 				#acquire
-				self.slot.lock().unwrap().insert(__key, None);
+				self.slot.lock().unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner).insert(__key, None);
 				let __slot = std::sync::Arc::clone(&self.slot);
 				_runtime.0.spawn(_source, Box::pin(async move {
 					let __value = #completion;
-					__slot.lock().unwrap().insert(__key, Some(__value));
+					__slot.lock().unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner).insert(__key, Some(__value));
 				}));
 				#spawn_return
 			}