diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx/continuation.h b/include/ircd/ctx/continuation.h
index dbc5b78ad..a22af05a7 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ctx/continuation.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx/continuation.h
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ struct ircd::ctx::continuation
 	operator const boost::asio::yield_context &() const;
 	operator boost::asio::yield_context &();
 
+	virtual void interrupted(ctx *const &) noexcept;
+
 	continuation(ctx *const &self = ircd::ctx::current);
-	~continuation() noexcept;
+	virtual ~continuation() noexcept;
 };
 
 /// This type of continuation should be used when yielding a context to a
@@ -66,5 +68,17 @@ struct ircd::ctx::continuation
 struct ircd::ctx::to_asio
 :ircd::ctx::continuation
 {
-	using continuation::continuation;
+	using function = std::function<void (ctx *const &) noexcept>;
+
+	function handler;
+
+	void interrupted(ctx *const &) noexcept final override;
+
+	to_asio(const function &handler = {});
 };
+
+inline
+ircd::ctx::to_asio::to_asio(const function &handler)
+:continuation{ircd::ctx::current}
+,handler{handler}
+{}
diff --git a/ircd/ctx.cc b/ircd/ctx.cc
index 72cc542de..a02267908 100644
--- a/ircd/ctx.cc
+++ b/ircd/ctx.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct ircd::ctx::ctx
 	uintptr_t stack_base;                        // assigned when spawned
 	size_t stack_max;                            // User given stack size
 	int64_t notes;                               // norm: 0 = asleep; 1 = awake; inc by others; dec by self
+	continuation *cont;                          // valid when asleep; invalid when awake
 	ctx *adjoindre;                              // context waiting for this to join()
 	microseconds awake;                          // monotonic counter
 	ctx *next;                                   // next node in a ctx::list
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ ircd::ctx::ctx::ctx(const char *const &name,
 ,stack_base{0}
 ,stack_max{stack_max}
 ,notes{1}
+,cont{nullptr}
 ,adjoindre{nullptr}
 ,awake{0us}
 ,next{nullptr}
@@ -183,8 +185,14 @@ ircd::ctx::ctx::wait()
 	if(--notes > 0)
 		return false;
 
+	const auto interruption{[this]
+	(ctx *const &interruptor) noexcept
+	{
+		wake();
+	}};
+
 	boost::system::error_code ec;
-	alarm.async_wait(boost::asio::yield_context{to_asio{this}}[ec]);
+	alarm.async_wait(boost::asio::yield_context{to_asio{interruption}}[ec]);
 
 	assert(ec == errc::operation_canceled || ec == errc::success);
 	assert(current == this);
@@ -217,7 +225,10 @@ try
 }
 catch(const boost::system::system_error &e)
 {
-	ircd::log::error("ctx::wake(%p): %s", this, e.what());
+	log::error
+	{
+		"ctx::wake(%p): %s", this, e.what()
+	};
 }
 
 /// Throws if this context has been flagged for interruption and clears
@@ -416,8 +427,15 @@ ircd::ctx::signal(ctx &ctx,
 void
 ircd::ctx::interrupt(ctx &ctx)
 {
+	if(finished(ctx))
+		return;
+
+	if(interruption(ctx))
+		return;
+
 	ctx.flags |= context::INTERRUPTED;
-	ctx.wake();
+	if(likely(&ctx != current && ctx.cont != nullptr))
+		ctx.cont->interrupted(current);
 }
 
 /// Indicates if `ctx` was ever jumped to
@@ -500,6 +518,7 @@ ircd::ctx::continuation::continuation(ctx *const &self)
 	assert(!critical_asserted);
 	assert(self != nullptr);
 	assert(self->notes <= 1);
+	self->cont = this;
 	ircd::ctx::current = nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -509,6 +528,15 @@ noexcept
 	ircd::ctx::current = self;
 	self->notes = 1;
 	mark(prof::event::CUR_CONTINUE);
+
+	// self->continuation is not null'ed here; it remains an invalid
+	// pointer while the context is awake.
+}
+
+void
+ircd::ctx::continuation::interrupted(ctx *const &interruptor)
+noexcept
+{
 }
 
 ircd::ctx::continuation::operator boost::asio::yield_context &()
@@ -522,6 +550,18 @@ const
 	return *self->yc;
 }
 
+//
+// to_asio
+//
+
+void
+ircd::ctx::to_asio::interrupted(ctx *const &interruptor)
+noexcept
+{
+	if(handler)
+		handler(interruptor);
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // ctx/context.h