diff --git a/src/utils/trace.ts b/src/utils/trace.ts
index f5c2345..a238337 100644
--- a/src/utils/trace.ts
+++ b/src/utils/trace.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,19 @@ export function emitTrace(
 ): void {
   if (!fn) return
   try {
-    fn(event)
+    // Guard async callbacks: if fn returns a Promise, swallow its rejection
+    // so an async onTrace never produces an unhandled promise rejection.
+    const result = fn(event) as unknown
+    if (result && typeof (result as Promise<unknown>).catch === 'function') {
+      ;(result as Promise<unknown>).catch(noop)
+    }
   } catch {
     // Intentionally swallowed — observability must never break execution.
   }
 }
 
+function noop() {}
+
 /** Generate a unique run ID for trace correlation. */
 export function generateRunId(): string {
   return randomUUID()
diff --git a/tests/trace.test.ts b/tests/trace.test.ts
index 7e4884b..fbeb78c 100644
--- a/tests/trace.test.ts
+++ b/tests/trace.test.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,25 @@ describe('emitTrace', () => {
       }),
     ).not.toThrow()
   })
+
+  it('swallows rejected promises from async callbacks', async () => {
+    // An async onTrace that rejects should not produce unhandled rejection
+    const fn = async () => { throw new Error('async boom') }
+    emitTrace(fn as unknown as (event: TraceEvent) => void, {
+      type: 'agent',
+      runId: 'r1',
+      agent: 'a',
+      turns: 1,
+      tokens: { input_tokens: 0, output_tokens: 0 },
+      toolCalls: 0,
+      startMs: 0,
+      endMs: 0,
+      durationMs: 0,
+    })
+    // If the rejection is not caught, vitest will fail with unhandled rejection.
+    // Give the microtask queue a tick to surface any unhandled rejection.
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10))
+  })
 })
 
 describe('generateRunId', () => {