diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Backend/DirectGLES/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Backend/DirectGLES/CMakeLists.txt
index a9550675..cb66c443 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Backend/DirectGLES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Backend/DirectGLES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ target_include_directories(EsslShaderPassTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         EsslShaderPassTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ target_include_directories(BaseInstanceInjectionTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         BaseInstanceInjectionTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ target_include_directories(ViewportIndexRoutingTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ViewportIndexRoutingTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 include(GoogleTest)
 add_executable(ContextEpochTest ContextEpochTest.cpp)
 target_include_directories(ContextEpochTest PRIVATE ${MGL_ROOT}/include ${MGL_ROOT}/MobileGL)
-target_link_libraries(ContextEpochTest PRIVATE GTest::gtest_main ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(ContextEpochTest PRIVATE MobileGLTestMain ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
 gtest_discover_tests(ContextEpochTest DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT 30 PROPERTIES LABELS unit)
 
 # P3b/P4b R-5: D-K2's dependency rule had six statements and nothing compared them. This binary
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ gtest_discover_tests(ContextEpochTest DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT 30 PROPERTIES LABELS uni
 # (MG_Impl/Pipe, through MG_Pipe) and the server gate (MG_Backend/DirectGLES's resolvers).
 add_executable(SubsystemDepsTest SubsystemDepsTest.cpp)
 target_include_directories(SubsystemDepsTest PRIVATE ${MGL_ROOT}/include ${MGL_ROOT}/MobileGL)
-target_link_libraries(SubsystemDepsTest PRIVATE GTest::gtest_main ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(SubsystemDepsTest PRIVATE MobileGLTestMain ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
 gtest_discover_tests(SubsystemDepsTest DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT 30 PROPERTIES LABELS unit)
 gtest_discover_tests(EsslShaderPassTest DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT 30 PROPERTIES LABELS unit)
 gtest_discover_tests(BaseInstanceInjectionTest DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT 30 PROPERTIES LABELS unit)
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Backend/DirectVulkan/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Backend/DirectVulkan/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d223f46..c1d1b2ee 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Backend/DirectVulkan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Backend/DirectVulkan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ target_link_libraries(DirectVulkanSanityTest PRIVATE Vulkan::Vulkan)
 
 target_link_libraries(
         DirectVulkanSanityTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 if (APPLE)
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/BackendLoader/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/BackendLoader/CMakeLists.txt
index e213ebfd..dd8c69fc 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/BackendLoader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/BackendLoader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ target_include_directories(BackendLoaderTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         BackendLoaderTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Buffer/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Buffer/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ffb19a6..861442e8 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Buffer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Buffer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ target_include_directories(BufferTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         BufferTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ target_include_directories(SplitBufferTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         SplitBufferTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/CMakeLists.txt
index 680b65df..a3277ff9 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
 set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
 
+# The main() of every test binary: gtest's, then the shader compile workers stop before main
+# returns (see TestMain.cpp).
+add_library(MobileGLTestMain STATIC TestMain.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(MobileGLTestMain PUBLIC GTest::gtest MobileGL_s)
+target_include_directories(MobileGLTestMain PRIVATE ${MGL_ROOT}/include ${MGL_ROOT}/MobileGL)
+
 enable_testing()
 
 # # Find the required libraries using our custom Find modules
@@ -42,7 +48,7 @@ add_executable(
 )
 target_link_libraries(
   SanityTest
-  GTest::gtest_main
+  MobileGLTestMain
   MobileGL_s
 )
 
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ add_subdirectory(Backend/DirectGLES)
 # Which session's submission stops the GPU (MG_Backend/GpuHangWatch.h): no device, no driver.
 add_executable(GpuHangWatchTest Backend/GpuHangWatchTest.cpp)
 target_include_directories(GpuHangWatchTest PRIVATE ${MGL_ROOT}/include ${MGL_ROOT}/MobileGL)
-target_link_libraries(GpuHangWatchTest PRIVATE GTest::gtest_main ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(GpuHangWatchTest PRIVATE MobileGLTestMain ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
 gtest_discover_tests(GpuHangWatchTest DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT 30 PROPERTIES LABELS unit)
 if (ENABLE_INTEGRATION_TESTS)
     add_subdirectory(Backend/DirectVulkan)
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/EGLState/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/EGLState/CMakeLists.txt
index 8424efcd..fa895929 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/EGLState/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/EGLState/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ target_include_directories(EGLStateTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         EGLStateTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Framebuffer/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Framebuffer/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ca717d1..7d457bb0 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Framebuffer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Framebuffer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ target_include_directories(FramebufferTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         FramebufferTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Gbm/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Gbm/CMakeLists.txt
index c9a5a63a..b1fa955f 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Gbm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Gbm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(GbmGlamorTest PRIVATE
         MOBILEGL_TEST_GBM_BACKEND_DIR="$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:mobilegl_gbm>"
         MOBILEGL_TEST_FAKE_SHARED_IMAGE_LIBRARY="$<TARGET_FILE:mobilegl_fake_shared_images>"
 )
-target_link_libraries(GbmGlamorTest PRIVATE GTest::gtest_main ${MOBILEGL_TEST_GBM_LIBRARY} ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(GbmGlamorTest PRIVATE MobileGLTestMain ${MOBILEGL_TEST_GBM_LIBRARY} ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 
 include(GoogleTest)
 gtest_discover_tests(GbmGlamorTest DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT 30 PROPERTIES LABELS unit)
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Pipe/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Pipe/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b74c86f..ccb526c5 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Pipe/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Pipe/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ target_include_directories(PipeCatalogueTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         PipeCatalogueTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ endif()
 # P13 W5: the record arm's fail / latch seam, in both library shapes (with and without MG_Remote).
 add_executable(RecordFailSeamTest RecordFailSeamTest.cpp)
 target_include_directories(RecordFailSeamTest PRIVATE ${MGL_ROOT}/include ${MGL_ROOT}/MobileGL)
-target_link_libraries(RecordFailSeamTest PRIVATE GTest::gtest_main ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(RecordFailSeamTest PRIVATE MobileGLTestMain ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
 gtest_discover_tests(RecordFailSeamTest DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT 30 PROPERTIES LABELS unit)
 
 # P7 B4 aggregate-wait regression control shares the production selector; no device is needed.
 add_executable(MagmaAggregateWaitTest MagmaAggregateWaitTest.cpp)
 target_include_directories(MagmaAggregateWaitTest PRIVATE ${MGL_ROOT}/include ${MGL_ROOT}/MobileGL)
-target_link_libraries(MagmaAggregateWaitTest PRIVATE GTest::gtest_main ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(MagmaAggregateWaitTest PRIVATE MobileGLTestMain ${LINK_LIBRARIES})
 gtest_discover_tests(MagmaAggregateWaitTest DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT 30 PROPERTIES LABELS unit)
 
 # The P1 poison and verify shapes at the block level: a fake GLContext, the real filler and
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ foreach(pipeTest TrackerTest SlotAllocatorTest CsoCacheTest)
         )
 
         target_link_libraries(${pipeTest} PRIVATE
-                GTest::gtest_main
+                MobileGLTestMain
                 ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
         )
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ target_include_directories(MagmaPipeIdentityTest PRIVATE
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(MagmaPipeIdentityTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Pipeline/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Pipeline/CMakeLists.txt
index a5155caa..deb5b1ef 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Pipeline/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Pipeline/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ target_include_directories(PipelineQuirkTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         PipelineQuirkTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Program/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Program/CMakeLists.txt
index a3360406..6a9033de 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Program/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Program/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ target_include_directories(ProgramUtilTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ProgramUtilTest
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ target_include_directories(AsyncCompileTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         AsyncCompileTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ target_include_directories(OptimisticStatusTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         OptimisticStatusTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ target_include_directories(AsyncLinkTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         AsyncLinkTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ target_include_directories(AsyncSpirvPhaseTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         AsyncSpirvPhaseTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ target_include_directories(ShaderCompileAdoptionTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ShaderCompileAdoptionTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ target_include_directories(ParallelShaderCompileTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ParallelShaderCompileTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ target_include_directories(XfbFrontendOrderInvarianceTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         XfbFrontendOrderInvarianceTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ target_include_directories(AsyncTeardownTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         AsyncTeardownTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ target_include_directories(XfbBlockVaryingTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         XfbBlockVaryingTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ target_include_directories(TessellationLinkTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         TessellationLinkTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ target_include_directories(ProgramPipelineCompositeTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ProgramPipelineCompositeTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ target_include_directories(ProgramInterfaceTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ProgramInterfaceTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ target_include_directories(ProgramTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ProgramTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ target_include_directories(ProgramArtifactsTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ProgramArtifactsTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ target_include_directories(ProgramArtifactsCodecTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ProgramArtifactsCodecTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Query/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Query/CMakeLists.txt
index 9936c0d8..32ea9ab9 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Query/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Query/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ target_include_directories(QueryTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         QueryTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/SelfTest/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/SelfTest/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f15bf8f..bcc35171 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/SelfTest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/SelfTest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ target_include_directories(DriverPostIterationRPWitnessTest PRIVATE
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(DriverPostIterationRPWitnessTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ target_include_directories(DriverBugProbesTest PRIVATE
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(DriverBugProbesTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ target_include_directories(PrimitivesGeneratedNoXfbProbeTest PRIVATE
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(PrimitivesGeneratedNoXfbProbeTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(BakedInternalShadersTest PRIVATE
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(BakedInternalShadersTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         glslang
         glslang-default-resource-limits
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/ShaderTranspiler/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/ShaderTranspiler/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ab13782..7fedb822 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/ShaderTranspiler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/ShaderTranspiler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ target_include_directories(SpirvPassTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         SpirvPassTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ target_include_directories(TranslationCacheTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         TranslationCacheTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/State/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/State/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b2e91c2..a1da7525 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/State/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/State/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ target_include_directories(DebugTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         DebugTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ target_include_directories(ObjectLifetimeIdTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ObjectLifetimeIdTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ target_include_directories(TransformFeedbackLifetimeIdTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         TransformFeedbackLifetimeIdTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ target_include_directories(RenderStateTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         RenderStateTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ target_include_directories(NegativeApiErrorsTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         NegativeApiErrorsTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ target_include_directories(MipmapFootprintTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         MipmapFootprintTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ target_include_directories(ContextStateOwnershipTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ContextStateOwnershipTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Swapchain/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Swapchain/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c9875b4..3dba7c2f 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Swapchain/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Swapchain/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ target_include_directories(SwapchainPresentModeTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         SwapchainPresentModeTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/TestMain.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Test/TestMain.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48f31a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/TestMain.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// MobileGL - MobileGL/MG_Test/TestMain.cpp
+// Copyright (c) 2025-2026 MobileGL-Dev
+// Licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0:
+//   https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
+//   https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
+// End of Source File Header
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <MG_Util/Async/ShaderCompilePool.h>
+
+// gtest's main, plus one step: the shader compile workers stop before main returns, as an
+// application's eglTerminate stops them. Left to the pool's atexit fallback, a worker still
+// compiling when the tests end can deadlock the MSVC runtime: the fallback waits for the worker
+// while holding the runtime's exit lock, and the worker needs that lock to register the destructor
+// of a static it constructs for the first time.
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+    const int result = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+    MobileGL::MG_Util::Async::ShaderCompilePool::StopAndDrainProcessPoolAtExit();
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Texture/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Texture/CMakeLists.txt
index ebf6ca22..78caa56e 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Texture/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Texture/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ target_include_directories(TextureTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         TextureTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ target_include_directories(TextureViewTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         TextureViewTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Util/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Util/CMakeLists.txt
index 93040656..4c49165b 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ target_include_directories(JobNodeTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         JobNodeTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ target_include_directories(PipeStatsTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         PipeStatsTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ target_include_directories(DamageTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         DamageTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ target_include_directories(ConfigFileTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         ConfigFileTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ target_include_directories(X11DisplayGuardTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         X11DisplayGuardTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ target_include_directories(X11PresentTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         X11PresentTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/VertexArray/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/VertexArray/CMakeLists.txt
index f412eee7..9716d4f8 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/VertexArray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/VertexArray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ target_include_directories(VertexArrayTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         VertexArrayTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ target_include_directories(VertexAttribBindingStateTest PRIVATE
 
 target_link_libraries(
         VertexAttribBindingStateTest PRIVATE
-        GTest::gtest_main
+        MobileGLTestMain
         ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Wire/CMakeLists.txt b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Wire/CMakeLists.txt
index b4d64aa9..9278ab1f 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Wire/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Wire/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ foreach (test IN LISTS MOBILEGL_WIRE_TESTS)
     endif ()
 
     target_link_libraries(${test} PRIVATE
-            GTest::gtest_main
+            MobileGLTestMain
             ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
     )
     if (test STREQUAL "ServerSpawnTest")
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ if (NOT WIN32)
             ${MGL_ROOT}/3rdparty/flatbuffers/include
     )
     target_link_libraries(EventForfeitPeerTest PRIVATE
-            GTest::gtest_main
+            MobileGLTestMain
             ${LINK_LIBRARIES}
     )
     if (TARGET MobileGLServer)
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Util/Async/ShaderCompilePool.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Util/Async/ShaderCompilePool.cpp
index cbbc863a..e142a7a0 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Util/Async/ShaderCompilePool.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Util/Async/ShaderCompilePool.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Util::Async {
                     // it just also has to happen for a process that exits without ever
                     // calling eglTerminate, which is the norm for a test binary and legal
                     // for an application. Registered here, during main, so it runs before
-                    // the destructors of statics constructed at load time.
+                    // the destructors of statics constructed at load time. The MSVC runtime
+                    // runs this under its exit lock, so a worker that constructs a static for
+                    // the first time meanwhile deadlocks: a program linking MobileGL statically
+                    // drains before main returns, as MG_Test's TestMain.cpp does.
                     ShaderCompilePool::StopAndDrainProcessPoolAtExit();
                 });
             });