diff --git a/src/core/lib/promise/party.cc b/src/core/lib/promise/party.cc
index 5a14f235cf4..6d04e251ee8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/promise/party.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/promise/party.cc
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ Party::Participant::~Participant() {
 Party::~Party() {}
 
 void Party::CancelRemainingParticipants() {
+  if (!sync_.has_participants()) return;
   ScopedActivity activity(this);
   for (size_t i = 0; i < party_detail::kMaxParticipants; i++) {
     if (auto* p =
diff --git a/src/core/lib/promise/party.h b/src/core/lib/promise/party.h
index 6a1894ff2bf..b8f11cfd9bd 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/promise/party.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/promise/party.h
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ class PartySyncUsingAtomics {
     return iteration_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
   }
 
+  bool has_participants() const {
+    return (state_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) & kAllocatedMask) != 0;
+  }
+
  private:
   bool UnreffedLast();