diff --git a/dio/CHANGELOG.md b/dio/CHANGELOG.md
index 134800694..a68c78ca1 100644
--- a/dio/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/dio/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ See the [Migration Guide][] for the complete breaking changes list.**
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-*None.*
+- Fix request hanging indefinitely when async interceptor callbacks throw without calling the handler.
 
 ## 5.9.2
 
diff --git a/dio/lib/src/dio_mixin.dart b/dio/lib/src/dio_mixin.dart
index 7145cf0cd..cd9a79e29 100644
--- a/dio/lib/src/dio_mixin.dart
+++ b/dio/lib/src/dio_mixin.dart
@@ -386,6 +386,25 @@ abstract class DioMixin implements Dio {
       }
     }
 
+    // Create an error zone that catches uncaught async errors from
+    // interceptor callbacks. This prevents requests from hanging when
+    // an async interceptor throws without calling the handler.
+    // Synchronous exceptions are not caught here and propagate normally.
+    Zone createInterceptorZone(
+      _BaseHandler handler,
+      void Function(Object error) onUncaughtError,
+    ) {
+      return Zone.current.fork(
+        specification: ZoneSpecification(
+          handleUncaughtError: (self, parent, zone, error, stackTrace) {
+            if (!handler.isCompleted) {
+              onUncaughtError(error);
+            }
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
     // Convert the request interceptor to a functional callback in which
     // we can handle the return value of interceptor callback.
     FutureOr Function(dynamic) requestInterceptorWrapper(
@@ -398,7 +417,13 @@ abstract class DioMixin implements Dio {
             requestOptions.cancelToken,
             Future(() async {
               final handler = RequestInterceptorHandler();
-              cb(state.data as RequestOptions, handler);
+              createInterceptorZone(
+                handler,
+                (error) => handler.reject(
+                  assureDioException(error, requestOptions),
+                  true,
+                ),
+              ).run(() => cb(state.data as RequestOptions, handler));
               return handler.future;
             }),
           );
@@ -420,7 +445,13 @@ abstract class DioMixin implements Dio {
             requestOptions.cancelToken,
             Future(() async {
               final handler = ResponseInterceptorHandler();
-              cb(state.data as Response, handler);
+              createInterceptorZone(
+                handler,
+                (error) => handler.reject(
+                  assureDioException(error, requestOptions),
+                  true,
+                ),
+              ).run(() => cb(state.data as Response, handler));
               return handler.future;
             }),
           );
@@ -440,7 +471,10 @@ abstract class DioMixin implements Dio {
             : InterceptorState(assureDioException(error, requestOptions));
         Future<InterceptorState> handleError() async {
           final handler = ErrorInterceptorHandler();
-          cb(state.data, handler);
+          createInterceptorZone(
+            handler,
+            (error) => handler.next(assureDioException(error, requestOptions)),
+          ).run(() => cb(state.data, handler));
           return handler.future;
         }
 
diff --git a/dio/test/interceptor_test.dart b/dio/test/interceptor_test.dart
index 305c588f3..20ec2dd29 100644
--- a/dio/test/interceptor_test.dart
+++ b/dio/test/interceptor_test.dart
@@ -426,6 +426,87 @@ void main() {
       );
     });
 
+    test('Async interceptor error does not hang the request', () async {
+      final dio = Dio()
+        ..options.baseUrl = MockAdapter.mockBase
+        ..httpClientAdapter = MockAdapter();
+      const errorMsg = 'async interceptor error';
+      dio.interceptors.add(
+        InterceptorsWrapper(
+          // ignore: void_checks
+          onRequest: (options, handler) async {
+            await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 10));
+            throw UnsupportedError(errorMsg);
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+      await expectLater(
+        dio.get('/test'),
+        throwsA(
+          isA<DioException>().having(
+            (e) => e.error,
+            'error',
+            isA<UnsupportedError>()
+                .having((e) => e.message, 'message', errorMsg),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('Async onResponse error does not hang the request', () async {
+      final dio = Dio()
+        ..options.baseUrl = MockAdapter.mockBase
+        ..httpClientAdapter = MockAdapter();
+      const errorMsg = 'async response error';
+      dio.interceptors.add(
+        InterceptorsWrapper(
+          // ignore: void_checks
+          onResponse: (response, handler) async {
+            await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 10));
+            throw UnsupportedError(errorMsg);
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+      await expectLater(
+        dio.get('/test'),
+        throwsA(
+          isA<DioException>().having(
+            (e) => e.error,
+            'error',
+            isA<UnsupportedError>()
+                .having((e) => e.message, 'message', errorMsg),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('Async onError interceptor error does not hang', () async {
+      final dio = Dio()
+        ..options.baseUrl = MockAdapter.mockBase
+        ..httpClientAdapter = MockAdapter();
+      const errorMsg = 'async error interceptor error';
+      dio.interceptors.add(
+        InterceptorsWrapper(
+          // ignore: void_checks
+          onError: (err, handler) async {
+            await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 10));
+            throw UnsupportedError(errorMsg);
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+      await expectLater(
+        dio.get('/test-not-found'),
+        throwsA(
+          isA<DioException>().having(
+            (e) => e.error,
+            'error',
+            isA<UnsupportedError>()
+                .having((e) => e.message, 'message', errorMsg),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+
     group(ImplyContentTypeInterceptor, () {
       Dio createDio() {
         final dio = Dio();