diff --git a/src/core/lib/promise/activity.h b/src/core/lib/promise/activity.h
index b84fc473b6249..b142ea411f388 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/promise/activity.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/promise/activity.h
@@ -668,11 +668,13 @@ ActivityPtr MakeActivity(Factory promise_factory,
 }
 
 inline Pending IntraActivityWaiter::pending() {
-  const auto new_wakeups = GetContext<Activity>()->CurrentParticipant();
-  GRPC_TRACE_LOG(promise_primitives, INFO)
-      << "IntraActivityWaiter::pending: "
-      << GRPC_DUMP_ARGS(this, new_wakeups, wakeups_);
-  wakeups_ |= new_wakeups;
+  if (Activity::current()) {
+    const auto new_wakeups = GetContext<Activity>()->CurrentParticipant();
+    GRPC_TRACE_LOG(promise_primitives, INFO)
+        << "IntraActivityWaiter::pending: "
+        << GRPC_DUMP_ARGS(this, new_wakeups, wakeups_);
+    wakeups_ |= new_wakeups;
+  }
   return Pending();
 }