diff --git a/src/meshcore/radio.py b/src/meshcore/radio.py
index 0e2bfec..246b1c9 100644
--- a/src/meshcore/radio.py
+++ b/src/meshcore/radio.py
@@ -376,8 +376,21 @@ def reschedule_flood_advert_from_config(self, storage_api) -> None:
         """Re-fetch bot-config and reschedule periodic flood adverts."""
         self.schedule_flood_advert_from_config(storage_api)
 
+    def _submit_coro_to_radio_loop(self, coro):
+        """Schedule *coro* on the MeshCore asyncio loop (safe from any thread)."""
+        loop = self._loop
+        if loop is None or not loop.is_running():
+            raise RadioError("MeshCoreRadio: event loop not running")
+        try:
+            running = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            running = None
+        if running is loop:
+            return asyncio.create_task(coro)
+        return asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(coro, loop)
+
     def schedule_channel_sync(self, storage_apis: list) -> None:
-        """Schedule channel sync on the radio loop (must run on that loop's thread)."""
+        """Schedule channel sync on the radio asyncio loop (any thread)."""
         if not storage_apis:
             return
         loop = self._loop
@@ -399,7 +412,10 @@ async def _task() -> None:
             await sync_channels_to_storage_apis_async(self, storage_apis)
             logger.info("MeshCore channel sync finished")
 
-        asyncio.create_task(_task())
+        try:
+            self._submit_coro_to_radio_loop(_task())
+        except RadioError as exc:
+            logger.warning("MeshCore channel sync not scheduled: %s", exc)
 
     def run_coroutine(self, coro, *, timeout: float = 30.0):
         """Run a coroutine on the MeshCore asyncio loop from another thread."""
diff --git a/test/meshcore/test_radio_channel_sync.py b/test/meshcore/test_radio_channel_sync.py
index adf1aa7..ac86d02 100644
--- a/test/meshcore/test_radio_channel_sync.py
+++ b/test/meshcore/test_radio_channel_sync.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import threading
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
@@ -49,3 +50,41 @@ async def _fake_sync(_radio, _storages):
             await asyncio.wait_for(done.wait(), timeout=1.0)
 
     asyncio.run(_runner())
+
+
+def test_schedule_channel_sync_from_worker_thread() -> None:
+    """WS apply_mc_channel_config thread must schedule sync on the radio loop."""
+
+    async def _runner():
+        radio = MeshCoreRadio.__new__(MeshCoreRadio)
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        radio._loop = loop  # noqa: SLF001
+        radio._meshcore = MagicMock()
+        radio._meshcore.is_connected = True
+
+        storage = MagicMock()
+        storage.base_url = "http://api.test"
+        done = asyncio.Event()
+
+        async def _fake_sync(_radio, _storages):
+            done.set()
+
+        with patch(
+            "src.meshcore.channel_sync.sync_channels_to_storage_apis_async",
+            side_effect=_fake_sync,
+        ):
+            err: list[BaseException] = []
+
+            def _worker():
+                try:
+                    radio.schedule_channel_sync([storage])
+                except BaseException as exc:
+                    err.append(exc)
+
+            t = threading.Thread(target=_worker)
+            t.start()
+            t.join(timeout=2.0)
+            assert not err, err
+            await asyncio.wait_for(done.wait(), timeout=1.0)
+
+    asyncio.run(_runner())