diff --git a/shell/common/node_bindings.cc b/shell/common/node_bindings.cc
index f88ff0303da9..3d837b31985c 100644
--- a/shell/common/node_bindings.cc
+++ b/shell/common/node_bindings.cc
@@ -909,28 +909,22 @@ void NodeBindings::UvRunOnce() {
   // Enter node context while dealing with uv events.
   v8::Context::Scope context_scope(env->context());
 
-  // Node.js expects `kExplicit` microtasks policy and will run microtasks
-  // checkpoints after every call into JavaScript. Since we use a different
-  // policy in the renderer - switch to `kExplicit` and then drop back to the
-  // previous policy value.
-  v8::MicrotaskQueue* microtask_queue = env->context()->GetMicrotaskQueue();
-  auto old_policy = microtask_queue->microtasks_policy();
-  DCHECK_EQ(microtask_queue->GetMicrotasksScopeDepth(), 0);
-  microtask_queue->set_microtasks_policy(v8::MicrotasksPolicy::kExplicit);
+  {
+    util::ExplicitMicrotasksScope microtasks_scope(
+        env->context()->GetMicrotaskQueue());
 
-  if (browser_env_ != BrowserEnvironment::kBrowser)
-    TRACE_EVENT_BEGIN0("devtools.timeline", "FunctionCall");
+    if (browser_env_ != BrowserEnvironment::kBrowser)
+      TRACE_EVENT_BEGIN0("devtools.timeline", "FunctionCall");
 
-  // Deal with uv events.
-  int r = uv_run(uv_loop_, UV_RUN_NOWAIT);
+    // Deal with uv events.
+    int r = uv_run(uv_loop_, UV_RUN_NOWAIT);
 
-  if (browser_env_ != BrowserEnvironment::kBrowser)
-    TRACE_EVENT_END0("devtools.timeline", "FunctionCall");
+    if (browser_env_ != BrowserEnvironment::kBrowser)
+      TRACE_EVENT_END0("devtools.timeline", "FunctionCall");
 
-  microtask_queue->set_microtasks_policy(old_policy);
-
-  if (r == 0)
-    base::RunLoop().QuitWhenIdle();  // Quit from uv.
+    if (r == 0)
+      base::RunLoop().QuitWhenIdle();  // Quit from uv.
+  }
 
   // Tell the worker thread to continue polling.
   uv_sem_post(&embed_sem_);
diff --git a/shell/common/node_util.cc b/shell/common/node_util.cc
index 89eaf8894219..f777796339a1 100644
--- a/shell/common/node_util.cc
+++ b/shell/common/node_util.cc
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ node::Environment* CreateEnvironment(v8::Isolate* isolate,
   return env;
 }
 
+ExplicitMicrotasksScope::ExplicitMicrotasksScope(v8::MicrotaskQueue* queue)
+    : microtask_queue_(queue), original_policy_(queue->microtasks_policy()) {
+  DCHECK_EQ(microtask_queue_->GetMicrotasksScopeDepth(), 0);
+  microtask_queue_->set_microtasks_policy(v8::MicrotasksPolicy::kExplicit);
+}
+
+ExplicitMicrotasksScope::~ExplicitMicrotasksScope() {
+  microtask_queue_->set_microtasks_policy(original_policy_);
+}
+
 }  // namespace electron::util
 
 namespace electron::Buffer {
diff --git a/shell/common/node_util.h b/shell/common/node_util.h
index fdc92c0f6b9e..b159fcf65776 100644
--- a/shell/common/node_util.h
+++ b/shell/common/node_util.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "base/containers/span.h"
+#include "base/memory/raw_ptr.h"
+#include "v8-microtask-queue.h"
 #include "v8/include/v8-forward.h"
 
 namespace node {
@@ -63,6 +65,27 @@ node::Environment* CreateEnvironment(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                                      node::EnvironmentFlags::Flags env_flags,
                                      std::string_view process_type = "");
 
+// A scope that temporarily changes the microtask policy to explicit. Use this
+// anywhere that can trigger Node.js or uv_run().
+//
+// Node.js expects `kExplicit` microtasks policy and will run microtasks
+// checkpoints after every call into JavaScript. Since we use a different
+// policy in the renderer, this scope temporarily changes the policy to
+// `kExplicit` while the scope is active, then restores the original policy
+// when it's destroyed.
+class ExplicitMicrotasksScope {
+ public:
+  explicit ExplicitMicrotasksScope(v8::MicrotaskQueue* queue);
+  ~ExplicitMicrotasksScope();
+
+  ExplicitMicrotasksScope(const ExplicitMicrotasksScope&) = delete;
+  ExplicitMicrotasksScope& operator=(const ExplicitMicrotasksScope&) = delete;
+
+ private:
+  base::raw_ptr<v8::MicrotaskQueue> microtask_queue_;
+  v8::MicrotasksPolicy original_policy_;
+};
+
 }  // namespace electron::util
 
 namespace electron::Buffer {
diff --git a/shell/renderer/electron_renderer_client.cc b/shell/renderer/electron_renderer_client.cc
index c18b81d49dde..5757c2c76cad 100644
--- a/shell/renderer/electron_renderer_client.cc
+++ b/shell/renderer/electron_renderer_client.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "shell/common/gin_helper/event_emitter_caller.h"
 #include "shell/common/node_bindings.h"
 #include "shell/common/node_includes.h"
+#include "shell/common/node_util.h"
 #include "shell/common/options_switches.h"
 #include "shell/renderer/electron_render_frame_observer.h"
 #include "shell/renderer/web_worker_observer.h"
@@ -178,19 +179,12 @@ void ElectronRendererClient::WillReleaseScriptContext(
   if (env == node_bindings_->uv_env())
     node_bindings_->set_uv_env(nullptr);
 
-  // Destroying the node environment will also run the uv loop,
-  // Node.js expects `kExplicit` microtasks policy and will run microtasks
-  // checkpoints after every call into JavaScript. Since we use a different
-  // policy in the renderer - switch to `kExplicit` and then drop back to the
-  // previous policy value.
-  v8::MicrotaskQueue* microtask_queue = context->GetMicrotaskQueue();
-  auto old_policy = microtask_queue->microtasks_policy();
-  DCHECK_EQ(microtask_queue->GetMicrotasksScopeDepth(), 0);
-  microtask_queue->set_microtasks_policy(v8::MicrotasksPolicy::kExplicit);
-
-  environments_.erase(iter);
-
-  microtask_queue->set_microtasks_policy(old_policy);
+  // Destroying the node environment will also run the uv loop.
+  {
+    util::ExplicitMicrotasksScope microtasks_scope(
+        context->GetMicrotaskQueue());
+    environments_.erase(iter);
+  }
 
   // ElectronBindings is tracking node environments.
   electron_bindings_->EnvironmentDestroyed(env);
diff --git a/shell/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc b/shell/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc
index d1953998cb72..ccdaf7911a31 100644
--- a/shell/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc
+++ b/shell/renderer/web_worker_observer.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "shell/common/gin_helper/event_emitter_caller.h"
 #include "shell/common/node_bindings.h"
 #include "shell/common/node_includes.h"
+#include "shell/common/node_util.h"
 
 namespace electron {
 
@@ -112,19 +113,13 @@ void WebWorkerObserver::ContextWillDestroy(v8::Local<v8::Context> context) {
     gin_helper::EmitEvent(env->isolate(), env->process_object(), "exit");
   }
 
-  // Destroying the node environment will also run the uv loop,
-  // Node.js expects `kExplicit` microtasks policy and will run microtasks
-  // checkpoints after every call into JavaScript. Since we use a different
-  // policy in the renderer - switch to `kExplicit`
-  v8::MicrotaskQueue* microtask_queue = context->GetMicrotaskQueue();
-  auto old_policy = microtask_queue->microtasks_policy();
-  DCHECK_EQ(microtask_queue->GetMicrotasksScopeDepth(), 0);
-  microtask_queue->set_microtasks_policy(v8::MicrotasksPolicy::kExplicit);
-
-  base::EraseIf(environments_,
-                [env](auto const& item) { return item.get() == env; });
-
-  microtask_queue->set_microtasks_policy(old_policy);
+  // Destroying the node environment will also run the uv loop.
+  {
+    util::ExplicitMicrotasksScope microtasks_scope(
+        context->GetMicrotaskQueue());
+    base::EraseIf(environments_,
+                  [env](auto const& item) { return item.get() == env; });
+  }
 
   // ElectronBindings is tracking node environments.
   electron_bindings_->EnvironmentDestroyed(env);