diff --git a/monarch_hyperactor/src/pytokio.rs b/monarch_hyperactor/src/pytokio.rs
index 4a6b44ad7..6537e0a88 100644
--- a/monarch_hyperactor/src/pytokio.rs
+++ b/monarch_hyperactor/src/pytokio.rs
@@ -282,8 +282,20 @@ impl PyShared {
     }
 }
 
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_tokio_thread() -> bool {
+    tokio::runtime::Handle::try_current().is_ok()
+}
+
 pub fn register_python_bindings(hyperactor_mod: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     hyperactor_mod.add_class::<PyPythonTask>()?;
     hyperactor_mod.add_class::<PyShared>()?;
+    let f = wrap_pyfunction!(is_tokio_thread, hyperactor_mod)?;
+    f.setattr(
+        "__module__",
+        "monarch._rust_bindings.monarch_hyperactor.pytokio",
+    )?;
+    hyperactor_mod.add_function(f)?;
+
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/python/monarch/_rust_bindings/monarch_hyperactor/pytokio.pyi b/python/monarch/_rust_bindings/monarch_hyperactor/pytokio.pyi
index b2b8911ca..3611a3263 100644
--- a/python/monarch/_rust_bindings/monarch_hyperactor/pytokio.pyi
+++ b/python/monarch/_rust_bindings/monarch_hyperactor/pytokio.pyi
@@ -73,3 +73,9 @@ class Shared(Generic[T]):
         Create a one-use Task that awaits on this if you want to use other PythonTask apis like with_timeout.
         """
         ...
+
+def is_tokio_thread() -> bool:
+    """
+    Returns true if the current thread is a tokio worker thread (and block_on will fail).
+    """
+    ...
diff --git a/python/monarch/_src/actor/future.py b/python/monarch/_src/actor/future.py
index f42f28c63..ec60fb23a 100644
--- a/python/monarch/_src/actor/future.py
+++ b/python/monarch/_src/actor/future.py
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
     TypeVar,
 )
 
-from monarch._rust_bindings.monarch_hyperactor.pytokio import PythonTask, Shared
+from monarch._rust_bindings.monarch_hyperactor.pytokio import (
+    is_tokio_thread,
+    PythonTask,
+    Shared,
+)
 
 from typing_extensions import deprecated, Self
 
@@ -79,7 +83,11 @@ class _Asyncio(NamedTuple):
     fut: asyncio.Future
 
 
-_Status = _Unawaited | _Complete | _Exception | _Asyncio
+class _Tokio(NamedTuple):
+    shared: Shared
+
+
+_Status = _Unawaited | _Complete | _Exception | _Asyncio | _Tokio
 
 
 class Future(Generic[R]):
@@ -108,31 +116,60 @@ def get(self, timeout: Optional[float] = None) -> R:
                 return cast("R", value)
             case _Exception(exe=exe):
                 raise exe
+            case _Tokio(_):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "already converted into a pytokio.Shared object, use 'await' from a PythonTask coroutine to get the value."
+                )
             case _:
                 raise RuntimeError("unknown status")
 
     def __await__(self) -> Generator[Any, Any, R]:
-        match self._status:
-            case _Unawaited(coro=coro):
-                loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-                fut = loop.create_future()
-                self._status = _Asyncio(fut)
-
-                async def mark_complete():
-                    try:
-                        func, value = fut.set_result, await coro
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        func, value = fut.set_exception, e
-                    loop.call_soon_threadsafe(func, value)
-
-                PythonTask.from_coroutine(mark_complete()).spawn()
-                return fut.__await__()
-            case _Asyncio(fut=fut):
-                return fut.__await__()
-            case _:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "already converted into a synchronous future, use 'get' to get the value."
-                )
+        if asyncio._get_running_loop() is not None:
+            match self._status:
+                case _Unawaited(coro=coro):
+                    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+                    fut = loop.create_future()
+                    self._status = _Asyncio(fut)
+
+                    async def mark_complete():
+                        try:
+                            func, value = fut.set_result, await coro
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            func, value = fut.set_exception, e
+                        loop.call_soon_threadsafe(func, value)
+
+                    PythonTask.from_coroutine(mark_complete()).spawn()
+                    return fut.__await__()
+                case _Asyncio(fut=fut):
+                    return fut.__await__()
+                case _Tokio(_):
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "already converted into a tokio future, but being awaited from the asyncio loop."
+                    )
+                case _:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "already converted into a synchronous future, use 'get' to get the value."
+                    )
+        elif is_tokio_thread():
+            match self._status:
+                case _Unawaited(coro=coro):
+                    shared = coro.spawn()
+                    self._status = _Tokio(shared)
+                    return shared.__await__()
+                case _Tokio(shared=shared):
+                    return shared.__await__()
+                case _Asyncio(_):
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "already converted into asyncio future, but being awaited from the tokio loop."
+                    )
+                case _:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "already converted into a synchronous future, use 'get' to get the value."
+                    )
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "__await__ with no active event loop (either asyncio or tokio)"
+            )
 
     # compatibility with old tensor engine Future objects
     # hopefully we do not need done(), add_callback because
diff --git a/python/monarch/_src/actor/proc_mesh.py b/python/monarch/_src/actor/proc_mesh.py
index ff94d0e35..6b49528ad 100644
--- a/python/monarch/_src/actor/proc_mesh.py
+++ b/python/monarch/_src/actor/proc_mesh.py
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ async def _init_manager_actors_coro(
             setup_actor = await self._spawn_nonblocking_on(
                 proc_mesh, "setup", SetupActor, setup
             )
-            # pyre-ignore
-            await setup_actor.setup.call()._status.coro
+            await setup_actor.setup.call()
 
         return proc_mesh