diff --git a/include/boost/capy/ex/detail/timer_service.hpp b/include/boost/capy/ex/detail/timer_service.hpp
index b29410e3..6b93ffbf 100644
--- a/include/boost/capy/ex/detail/timer_service.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/capy/ex/detail/timer_service.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ class BOOST_CAPY_DECL
 
     explicit timer_service(execution_context& ctx);
 
+    // Calls shutdown() to join the background thread.
+    // Handles the discard path in use_service_impl where
+    // a duplicate service is deleted without shutdown().
+    ~timer_service();
+
     /** Schedule a callback to fire after a duration.
 
         The callback is invoked on the timer service's background
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ class BOOST_CAPY_DECL
     void shutdown() override;
 
 private:
+    void stop_and_join();
     struct entry
     {
         std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point deadline;
diff --git a/src/ex/detail/timer_service.cpp b/src/ex/detail/timer_service.cpp
index 75f34b4e..995a6d3e 100644
--- a/src/ex/detail/timer_service.cpp
+++ b/src/ex/detail/timer_service.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ timer_service(execution_context& ctx)
     (void)ctx;
 }
 
+timer_service::
+~timer_service()
+{
+    stop_and_join();
+}
+
 timer_service::timer_id
 timer_service::
 schedule_at(
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ cancel(timer_id id)
 
 void
 timer_service::
-shutdown()
+stop_and_join()
 {
     {
         std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
@@ -65,6 +71,13 @@ shutdown()
         thread_.join();
 }
 
+void
+timer_service::
+shutdown()
+{
+    stop_and_join();
+}
+
 void
 timer_service::
 run()
diff --git a/test/unit/delay.cpp b/test/unit/delay.cpp
index 1a46d2f1..010672b8 100644
--- a/test/unit/delay.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/delay.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,33 @@ struct delay_test
 #endif
     }
 
+    // Test: concurrent delays on a multi-threaded pool
+    //       exercises use_service race and shared timer_service
+    void
+    testConcurrentDelays()
+    {
+        constexpr int N = 10;
+        thread_pool pool(4);
+        std::latch done(N);
+
+        auto delay_task = [](int i) -> task<void>
+        {
+            co_await delay(10ms * i);
+        };
+
+        for(int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+        {
+            run_async(pool.get_executor(),
+                [&]() { done.count_down(); },
+                [&](std::exception_ptr) {
+                    done.count_down();
+                })(delay_task(i));
+        }
+
+        done.wait();
+        BOOST_TEST(true);
+    }
+
     void
     run()
     {
@@ -251,6 +278,7 @@ struct delay_test
         testZeroDuration();
         testSequentialDelays();
         testDestroyWhileSuspended();
+        testConcurrentDelays();
     }
 };