diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/threading/TaskDispatchThread.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/threading/TaskDispatchThread.cpp
index f57774e8890..466d95b07f7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/threading/TaskDispatchThread.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/threading/TaskDispatchThread.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ void TaskDispatchThread::loop() noexcept {
         if (task.dispatchTime > now) {
           // Wait until the scheduled task time, if delayed
           loopCv_.wait_until(lock, task.dispatchTime);
+          continue;
         }
       } else {
         // Shutting down, skip all the remaining tasks
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/threading/tests/TaskDispatchThreadTests.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/threading/tests/TaskDispatchThreadTests.cpp
index 8bd61a703d5..867f1815df2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/threading/tests/TaskDispatchThreadTests.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/threading/tests/TaskDispatchThreadTests.cpp
@@ -128,10 +128,12 @@ TEST_F(TaskDispatchThreadTest, RunAsyncFromMultipleThreads) {
   EXPECT_EQ(counter.load(), 3);
 }
 
+// Test: quit() shouldn't block if it is called inside loop thread
 TEST_F(TaskDispatchThreadTest, QuitInTaskShouldntBeBlockedForever) {
   dispatcher->runSync([&] { dispatcher->quit(); });
 }
 
+// Test: quit() should wait for already running task in the thread
 TEST_F(TaskDispatchThreadTest, QuitShouldWaitAlreadyRunningTask) {
   {
     std::unique_ptr<int> counter = std::make_unique<int>(0);
@@ -147,4 +149,14 @@ TEST_F(TaskDispatchThreadTest, QuitShouldWaitAlreadyRunningTask) {
   // forcing dispatcher to join thread
   dispatcher.reset();
 }
+
+// Test: sync tasks shouldn't be blocked for forever due to delayed task
+TEST_F(TaskDispatchThreadTest, SyncTaskShouldntBeBlockedDueToDelayedTask) {
+  std::atomic<int> counter = 0;
+  constexpr int kHugeDelay = 100000;
+  dispatcher->runAsync([&] {}, std::chrono::seconds(kHugeDelay));
+  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
+  dispatcher->runSync([&] { counter++; });
+  EXPECT_EQ(counter.load(), 1);
+}
 } // namespace facebook::react