diff --git a/fish-rust/src/threads.rs b/fish-rust/src/threads.rs
index 82a5e4c75..b5d4620e1 100644
--- a/fish-rust/src/threads.rs
+++ b/fish-rust/src/threads.rs
@@ -133,12 +133,20 @@ fn iothread_perform_cant_wait_ffi(callback: &cxx::SharedPtr<ffi::CppCallback>) {
 /// A [`ThreadPool`] or [`Debounce`] work request.
 type WorkItem = Box<dyn FnOnce() + 'static + Send>;
 
-/// The queue of [`WorkItem`]s to be executed on the main thread. This is added to from
-/// [`Debounce::enqueue_main_thread()`] and read from in `iothread_service_main()`.
+// A helper type to allow us to (temporarily) send an object to another thread.
+struct ForceSend<T>(T);
+
+// Safety: only used on main thread.
+unsafe impl<T> Send for ForceSend<T> {}
+
+#[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+type DebounceCallback = ForceSend<Box<dyn FnOnce() + 'static>>;
+
+/// The queue of [`WorkItem`]s to be executed on the main thread. This is read from in
+/// `iothread_service_main()`.
 ///
-/// Since items are enqueued from various background threads then read by the main thread, the work
-/// items must implement `Send`.
-static MAIN_THREAD_QUEUE: Mutex<Vec<WorkItem>> = Mutex::new(Vec::new());
+/// Since the queue is synchronized, items don't need to implement `Send`.
+static MAIN_THREAD_QUEUE: Mutex<Vec<DebounceCallback>> = Mutex::new(Vec::new());
 
 /// Initialize some global static variables. Must be called at startup from the main thread.
 pub fn init() {
@@ -566,12 +574,11 @@ pub fn iothread_service_main() {
     // posting uses the opposite order.
     NOTIFY_SIGNALLER.try_consume();
 
-    // Move the queue to a local variable. The MAIN_THREAD_QUEUE lock is not held after this.
     let queue = std::mem::take(&mut *MAIN_THREAD_QUEUE.lock().expect("Mutex poisoned!"));
 
     // Perform each completion in order.
-    for func in queue {
-        (func)();
+    for callback in queue {
+        (callback.0)();
     }
 }
 
@@ -666,8 +673,7 @@ impl Debounce {
     ///
     /// The result is a token which is only of interest to the test suite.
     pub fn perform(&self, handler: impl FnOnce() + 'static + Send) -> NonZeroU64 {
-        let h = Box::new(handler);
-        self.perform_inner(h)
+        self.perform_with_completion(handler, |_result| ())
     }
 
     fn perform_ffi(&self, callback: &cxx::SharedPtr<ffi::CppCallback>) -> u64 {
@@ -707,24 +713,28 @@ impl Debounce {
     pub fn perform_with_completion<H, R, C>(&self, handler: H, completion: C) -> NonZeroU64
     where
         H: FnOnce() -> R + 'static + Send,
-        C: FnOnce(R) + 'static + Send,
+        C: FnOnce(R) + 'static,
         R: 'static + Send,
     {
-        let h = Box::new(move || {
+        assert_is_main_thread();
+        let completion_wrapper = ForceSend(completion);
+        let work_item = Box::new(move || {
             let result = handler();
-            let c = Box::new(move || {
-                (completion)(result);
-            });
-            Self::enqueue_main_thread_result(c);
+            let callback: DebounceCallback = ForceSend(Box::new(move || {
+                let completion = completion_wrapper;
+                (completion.0)(result);
+            }));
+            MAIN_THREAD_QUEUE.lock().unwrap().push(callback);
+            NOTIFY_SIGNALLER.post();
         });
-        self.perform_inner(h)
+        self.perform_inner(work_item)
     }
 
-    fn perform_inner(&self, handler: WorkItem) -> NonZeroU64 {
+    fn perform_inner(&self, work_item: WorkItem) -> NonZeroU64 {
         let mut spawn = false;
         let active_token = {
             let mut data = self.data.lock().expect("Mutex poisoned!");
-            data.next_req = Some(handler);
+            data.next_req = Some(work_item);
             // If we have a timeout and our running thread has exceeded it, abandon that thread.
             if data.active_token.is_some()
                 && !self.timeout.is_zero()
@@ -757,12 +767,6 @@ impl Debounce {
 
         active_token
     }
-
-    /// Static helper to add a [`WorkItem`] to [`MAIN_THREAD_ID`] and signal [`NOTIFY_SIGNALLER`].
-    fn enqueue_main_thread_result(f: WorkItem) {
-        MAIN_THREAD_QUEUE.lock().expect("Mutex poisoned!").push(f);
-        NOTIFY_SIGNALLER.post();
-    }
 }
 
 #[test]