diff --git a/rust/hg-cpython/src/ref_sharing.rs b/rust/hg-cpython/src/ref_sharing.rs
--- a/rust/hg-cpython/src/ref_sharing.rs
+++ b/rust/hg-cpython/src/ref_sharing.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
     mutably_borrowed: Cell<bool>,
 }
 
+// &PySharedState can be Send because any mutation of inner cells is
+// synchronized by the GIL.
+unsafe impl Sync for PySharedState {}
+
 impl PySharedState {
     pub fn borrow_mut<'a, T>(
         &'a self,