diff --git a/agb/src/lib.rs b/agb/src/lib.rs
index c3184e4d..a91a6c67 100644
--- a/agb/src/lib.rs
+++ b/agb/src/lib.rs
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ pub use {agb_alloc::ExternalAllocator, agb_alloc::InternalAllocator};
 #[panic_handler]
 #[allow(unused_must_use)]
 fn panic_implementation(info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
+    avoid_double_panic(info);
+
+    use core::fmt::Write;
     if let Some(mut mgba) = mgba::Mgba::new() {
         let _ = mgba.print(format_args!("{info}"), mgba::DebugLevel::Fatal);
     }
@@ -211,6 +214,26 @@ fn panic_implementation(info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
     loop {}
 }
 
+// If we panic during the panic handler, then there isn't much we can do any more. So this code
+// just infinite loops halting the CPU.
+fn avoid_double_panic(info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) {
+    static IS_PANICKING: portable_atomic::AtomicBool = portable_atomic::AtomicBool::new(false);
+
+    if IS_PANICKING.load(portable_atomic::Ordering::SeqCst) {
+        if let Some(mut mgba) = mgba::Mgba::new() {
+            let _ = mgba.print(
+                format_args!("Double panic: {info}"),
+                mgba::DebugLevel::Fatal,
+            );
+        }
+        loop {
+            syscall::halt();
+        }
+    } else {
+        IS_PANICKING.store(true, portable_atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+}
+
 /// The Gba struct is used to control access to the Game Boy Advance's hardware in a way which makes it the
 /// borrow checker's responsibility to ensure no clashes of global resources.
 ///
@@ -325,6 +348,8 @@ pub mod test_runner {
 
     #[panic_handler]
     fn panic_implementation(info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
+        avoid_double_panic(info);
+
         #[cfg(feature = "backtrace")]
         let frames = backtrace::unwind_exception();