diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/thread_pool/work_stealing_thread_pool.cc b/src/core/lib/event_engine/thread_pool/work_stealing_thread_pool.cc
index 55e8ec7bcf6..fd60eec3ce7 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/thread_pool/work_stealing_thread_pool.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/thread_pool/work_stealing_thread_pool.cc
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ void WorkStealingThreadPool::ThreadState::ThreadBody() {
         pool_->queue()->Add(closure);
       }
     }
+  } else if (pool_->IsShutdown()) {
+    FinishDraining();
   }
   GPR_ASSERT(g_local_queue->Empty());
   pool_->theft_registry()->Unenroll(g_local_queue);
@@ -395,6 +397,28 @@ bool WorkStealingThreadPool::ThreadState::Step() {
   return should_run_again;
 }
 
+void WorkStealingThreadPool::ThreadState::FinishDraining() {
+  // If a fork occurs at any point during shutdown, quit draining. The post-fork
+  // threads will finish draining the global queue.
+  while (!pool_->IsForking()) {
+    if (!g_local_queue->Empty()) {
+      auto* closure = g_local_queue->PopMostRecent();
+      if (closure != nullptr) {
+        closure->Run();
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!pool_->queue()->Empty()) {
+      auto* closure = pool_->queue()->PopMostRecent();
+      if (closure != nullptr) {
+        closure->Run();
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
 // -------- WorkStealingThreadPool::ThreadCount --------
 
 void WorkStealingThreadPool::ThreadCount::Add(CounterType counter_type) {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/thread_pool/work_stealing_thread_pool.h b/src/core/lib/event_engine/thread_pool/work_stealing_thread_pool.h
index 14c366e4d1a..f5cbba8debd 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/thread_pool/work_stealing_thread_pool.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/thread_pool/work_stealing_thread_pool.h
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ class WorkStealingThreadPool final : public ThreadPool {
     void ThreadBody();
     void SleepIfRunning();
     bool Step();
+    // After the pool is shut down, ensure all local and global callbacks are
+    // executed before quitting the thread.
+    void FinishDraining();
 
    private:
     // pool_ must be the first member so that it is alive when the thread count