diff --git a/ReactCommon/utils/RuntimeExecutor.h b/ReactCommon/utils/RuntimeExecutor.h
index e06caaa65ec..bdde3603e61 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/utils/RuntimeExecutor.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/utils/RuntimeExecutor.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
+
 #include <jsi/jsi.h>
 
 namespace facebook {
@@ -23,5 +26,84 @@ namespace react {
 using RuntimeExecutor =
     std::function<void(std::function<void(jsi::Runtime &runtime)> &&callback)>;
 
+/*
+ * The caller can expect that the callback will be executed sometime later on an
+ * unspecified thread.
+ * Use this method when the caller prefers to not be blocked by executing the
+ * `callback`.
+ * Note that this method does not provide any guarantees
+ * about when the `callback` will be executed (before returning to the caller,
+ * after that, or in parallel), the only thing that is guaranteed is that there
+ * is no synchronization.
+ */
+inline static void executeAsynchronously(
+    RuntimeExecutor const &runtimeExecutor,
+    std::function<void(jsi::Runtime &runtime)> &&callback) noexcept {
+  std::thread{[callback = std::move(callback), runtimeExecutor]() mutable {
+    runtimeExecutor(std::move(callback));
+  }};
+}
+
+/*
+ * Executes a `callback` in a *synchronous* manner using given
+ * `RuntimeExecutor`.
+ * Use this method when the caller needs to *be blocked* by executing the
+ * callback but does not concerted about the particular thread on which the
+ * `callback` will be executed.
+ */
+inline static void executeSynchronously_CAN_DEADLOCK(
+    RuntimeExecutor const &runtimeExecutor,
+    std::function<void(jsi::Runtime &runtime)> &&callback) noexcept {
+  std::mutex mutex;
+  mutex.lock();
+
+  runtimeExecutor(
+      [callback = std::move(callback), &mutex](jsi::Runtime &runtime) {
+        callback(runtime);
+        mutex.unlock();
+      });
+
+  mutex.lock();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Executes a `callback` in a *synchronous* manner on the same thread using
+ * given `RuntimeExecutor`.
+ * Use this method when the caller needs to *be blocked* by executing the
+ * `callback` and requires that the callback will be executed on the same
+ * thread.
+ */
+inline static void executeSynchronouslyOnSameThread_CAN_DEADLOCK(
+    RuntimeExecutor const &runtimeExecutor,
+    std::function<void(jsi::Runtime &runtime)> &&callback) noexcept {
+  // Note: We need the third mutex to get back to the main thread before
+  // the lambda is finished (because all mutexes are allocated on the stack).
+  // We use `recursive_mutex` here to not deadlock in case if a
+  // `RuntimeExecutor` executes the callback synchronously.
+
+  std::recursive_mutex mutex1;
+  std::recursive_mutex mutex2;
+  std::recursive_mutex mutex3;
+
+  mutex1.lock();
+  mutex2.lock();
+  mutex3.lock();
+
+  jsi::Runtime *runtimePtr;
+
+  runtimeExecutor([&](jsi::Runtime &runtime) {
+    runtimePtr = &runtime;
+    mutex1.unlock();
+    // `callback` is called somewhere here.
+    mutex2.lock();
+    mutex3.unlock();
+  });
+
+  mutex1.lock();
+  callback(*runtimePtr);
+  mutex2.unlock();
+  mutex3.lock();
+}
+
 } // namespace react
 } // namespace facebook