diff --git a/embassy-executor/CHANGELOG.md b/embassy-executor/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fbb8cf13c..568126c32d 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/embassy-executor/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added optional "earliest deadline first" EDF scheduling
 - Migrate `cortex-ar` to `aarch32-cpu`. The feature name `arch-cortex-ar` remains the same and
   legacy ARM architectures are not supported.
+- Added `KillableExecutor` to `arch-std`.
 
 ## 0.9.1 - 2025-08-31
 
diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/arch/std.rs b/embassy-executor/src/arch/std.rs
index c62ab723b0..1083053f70 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/arch/std.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/arch/std.rs
@@ -90,5 +90,83 @@ mod thread {
             *signaled = true;
             self.condvar.notify_one();
         }
+
+        fn check(&self) -> bool {
+            let signaled = self.mutex.lock().unwrap();
+            *signaled
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Single-threaded std-based executor, that can be killed.
+    pub struct KillableExecutor {
+        inner: raw::Executor,
+        not_send: PhantomData<*mut ()>,
+        signaler: &'static Signaler,
+        kill_switch: &'static Signaler,
+    }
+
+    impl KillableExecutor {
+        /// Create a new Executor.
+        pub fn new() -> Self {
+            let signaler = Box::leak(Box::new(Signaler::new()));
+            let kill_switch = Box::leak(Box::new(Signaler::new()));
+            Self {
+                inner: raw::Executor::new(signaler as *mut Signaler as *mut ()),
+                not_send: PhantomData,
+                signaler,
+                kill_switch,
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// Run the executor.
+        ///
+        /// The `init` closure is called with a [`Spawner`] that spawns tasks on
+        /// this executor, and a [`Killer`] that can be used to abort the executor.
+        /// Use [`Spawner`] to spawn the initial task(s). After `init` returns,
+        /// the executor starts running the tasks.
+        ///
+        /// To spawn more tasks later, you may keep copies of the [`Spawner`] (it is `Copy`),
+        /// for example by passing it as an argument to the initial tasks.
+        ///
+        /// This function requires `&'static mut self`. This means you have to store the
+        /// Executor instance in a place where it'll live forever and grants you mutable
+        /// access. There's a few ways to do this:
+        ///
+        /// - a [StaticCell](https://docs.rs/static_cell/latest/static_cell/) (safe)
+        /// - a `static mut` (unsafe)
+        /// - a local variable in a function you know never returns (like `fn main() -> !`), upgrading its lifetime with `transmute`. (unsafe)
+        ///
+        /// This function returns after the `Executor` is killed.
+        pub fn run(&'static mut self, init: impl FnOnce(Spawner, Killer)) {
+            let killer = Killer::new(self.kill_switch);
+
+            init(self.inner.spawner(), killer);
+
+            while !self.kill_switch.check() {
+                unsafe { self.inner.poll() };
+                self.signaler.wait();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Handle to kill a `KillableExecutor`.
+    #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+    pub struct Killer {
+        kill_switch: &'static Signaler,
+        not_send: PhantomData<*mut ()>,
+    }
+
+    impl Killer {
+        fn new(kill_switch: &'static Signaler) -> Self {
+            Self {
+                kill_switch,
+                not_send: PhantomData,
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// Kill the associated `KillableExecutor`.
+        pub fn kill(&self) {
+            self.kill_switch.signal();
+        }
     }
 }