diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-task/include/task.h b/mrbgems/mruby-task/include/task.h
index 9fd36b842..082bb2319 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-task/include/task.h
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-task/include/task.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ typedef struct mrb_task {
  * Platform-specific implementations must provide these
  */
 void mrb_task_hal_init(mrb_state *mrb);
+void mrb_task_hal_final(mrb_state *mrb);
 void mrb_task_enable_irq(void);
 void mrb_task_disable_irq(void);
 void mrb_task_hal_idle_cpu(mrb_state *mrb);
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-task/src/task.c b/mrbgems/mruby-task/src/task.c
index 28c7bcb6e..5fbfc2cf0 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-task/src/task.c
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-task/src/task.c
@@ -477,15 +477,25 @@ mrb_f_usleep(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-static mrb_state *global_mrb = NULL;
+/* Maximum number of concurrent mrb_states with task scheduler */
+#ifndef MRB_TASK_MAX_VMS
+#define MRB_TASK_MAX_VMS 8
+#endif
+
+static mrb_state *vm_list[MRB_TASK_MAX_VMS];
+static volatile sig_atomic_t vm_count = 0;
 static sigset_t alarm_mask;
 
 static void
 sigalrm_handler(int sig)
 {
+  int i;
   (void)sig;
-  if (global_mrb) {
-    mrb_tick(global_mrb);
+  /* Tick all registered VMs */
+  for (i = 0; i < vm_count; i++) {
+    if (vm_list[i]) {
+      mrb_tick(vm_list[i]);
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -495,6 +505,7 @@ mrb_task_hal_init(mrb_state *mrb)
   struct sigaction sa;
   struct itimerval timer;
   int i;
+  int vm_index = -1;
 
   /* Initialize task state */
   for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
@@ -504,24 +515,49 @@ mrb_task_hal_init(mrb_state *mrb)
   mrb->task.wakeup_tick = UINT32_MAX;
   mrb->task.switching = FALSE;
 
-  global_mrb = mrb;
-
-  /* Set up SIGALRM mask for interrupt control */
+  /* Block SIGALRM during registration to avoid race */
   sigemptyset(&alarm_mask);
   sigaddset(&alarm_mask, SIGALRM);
+  sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &alarm_mask, NULL);
 
-  /* Set up signal handler */
-  sa.sa_handler = sigalrm_handler;
-  sa.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;  /* Restart interrupted syscalls */
-  sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
-  sigaction(SIGALRM, &sa, NULL);
+  /* Check if this VM is already registered */
+  for (i = 0; i < vm_count; i++) {
+    if (vm_list[i] == mrb) {
+      vm_index = i;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
 
-  /* Set up periodic timer (MRB_TICK_UNIT ms) */
-  timer.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
-  timer.it_value.tv_usec = MRB_TICK_UNIT * 1000;
-  timer.it_interval.tv_sec = 0;
-  timer.it_interval.tv_usec = MRB_TICK_UNIT * 1000;
-  setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &timer, NULL);
+  /* Register new VM if not already present */
+  if (vm_index < 0) {
+    if (vm_count >= MRB_TASK_MAX_VMS) {
+      sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &alarm_mask, NULL);
+      mrb_raisef(mrb, E_RUNTIME_ERROR,
+                 "too many mrb_states with task scheduler (max: %d)",
+                 MRB_TASK_MAX_VMS);
+    }
+    vm_list[vm_count] = mrb;
+    vm_count++;
+  }
+
+  /* Set up signal handler and timer only for first VM */
+  if (vm_count == 1) {
+    /* Set up signal handler */
+    sa.sa_handler = sigalrm_handler;
+    sa.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;  /* Restart interrupted syscalls */
+    sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
+    sigaction(SIGALRM, &sa, NULL);
+
+    /* Set up periodic timer (MRB_TICK_UNIT ms) */
+    timer.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
+    timer.it_value.tv_usec = MRB_TICK_UNIT * 1000;
+    timer.it_interval.tv_sec = 0;
+    timer.it_interval.tv_usec = MRB_TICK_UNIT * 1000;
+    setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &timer, NULL);
+  }
+
+  /* Unblock SIGALRM */
+  sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &alarm_mask, NULL);
 }
 
 void
@@ -544,6 +580,41 @@ mrb_task_hal_idle_cpu(mrb_state *mrb)
   usleep(MRB_TICK_UNIT * 1000);
 }
 
+void
+mrb_task_hal_final(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  struct itimerval timer;
+  int i, j;
+
+  /* Block SIGALRM during unregistration */
+  sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &alarm_mask, NULL);
+
+  /* Find and remove this VM from the list */
+  for (i = 0; i < vm_count; i++) {
+    if (vm_list[i] == mrb) {
+      /* Shift remaining VMs down */
+      for (j = i; j < vm_count - 1; j++) {
+        vm_list[j] = vm_list[j + 1];
+      }
+      vm_list[vm_count - 1] = NULL;
+      vm_count--;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* Stop the timer if this was the last VM */
+  if (vm_count == 0) {
+    timer.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
+    timer.it_value.tv_usec = 0;
+    timer.it_interval.tv_sec = 0;
+    timer.it_interval.tv_usec = 0;
+    setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &timer, NULL);
+  }
+
+  /* Unblock SIGALRM */
+  sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &alarm_mask, NULL);
+}
+
 #else
 /* Stub implementation for non-POSIX platforms */
 
@@ -581,6 +652,13 @@ mrb_task_hal_idle_cpu(mrb_state *mrb)
   (void)mrb;
   /* TODO: Platform-specific idle/sleep */
 }
+
+void
+mrb_task_hal_final(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  /* TODO: Platform-specific cleanup */
+}
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -1037,7 +1115,7 @@ mrb_mruby_task_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb)
 void
 mrb_mruby_task_gem_final(mrb_state *mrb)
 {
-  /* Cleanup if needed */
+  mrb_task_hal_final(mrb);
 }
 
 #else