diff --git a/.github/actions/install/action.yml b/.github/actions/install/action.yml
index 3a00da65..842f39cc 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install/action.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ inputs:
   zig-v8:
     description: 'zig v8 version to install'
     required: false
-    default: 'v0.2.3'
+    default: 'v0.2.4'
   v8:
     description: 'v8 version to install'
     required: false
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index aee4842e..e683674a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM debian:stable-slim
 ARG MINISIG=0.12
 ARG ZIG_MINISIG=RWSGOq2NVecA2UPNdBUZykf1CCb147pkmdtYxgb3Ti+JO/wCYvhbAb/U
 ARG V8=14.0.365.4
-ARG ZIG_V8=v0.2.3
+ARG ZIG_V8=v0.2.4
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 
 RUN apt-get update -yq && \
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index a44dd0b4..191e1f0c 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
     .minimum_zig_version = "0.15.2",
     .dependencies = .{
         .v8 = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/lightpanda-io/zig-v8-fork/archive/5b0555e6b6154f957f9d7002ecb8005cc5a41b7a.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "v8-0.0.0-xddH6xUqBABofwwIBsof3cD3c2FstBvm7_VzoughX1Km",
+            .url = "https://github.com/lightpanda-io/zig-v8-fork/archive/v0.2.4.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "v8-0.0.0-xddH66YvBAD0YI9xr6F0Xgnw9wN30FdZ10FLyuoV3e66",
         },
-        //.v8 = .{ .path = "../zig-v8-fork" },
+        // .v8 = .{ .path = "../zig-v8-fork" },
         .@"boringssl-zig" = .{
             .url = "git+https://github.com/Syndica/boringssl-zig.git#c53df00d06b02b755ad88bbf4d1202ed9687b096",
             .hash = "boringssl-0.1.0-VtJeWehMAAA4RNnwRnzEvKcS9rjsR1QVRw1uJrwXxmVK",
diff --git a/src/browser/EventManager.zig b/src/browser/EventManager.zig
index 6c188b83..0854bdce 100644
--- a/src/browser/EventManager.zig
+++ b/src/browser/EventManager.zig
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ pub fn register(self: *EventManager, target: *EventTarget, typ: []const u8, call
     }
 
     const func = switch (callback) {
-        .function => |f| Function{ .value = f },
-        .object => |o| Function{ .object = o },
+        .function => |f| Function{ .value = try f.persist() },
+        .object => |o| Function{ .object = try o.persist() },
     };
 
     const listener = try self.listener_pool.create();
@@ -368,12 +368,13 @@ fn dispatchPhase(self: *EventManager, list: *std.DoublyLinkedList, current_targe
         }
 
         switch (listener.function) {
-            .value => |value| try value.callWithThis(void, current_target, .{event}),
+            .value => |value| try value.local().callWithThis(void, current_target, .{event}),
             .string => |string| {
                 const str = try page.call_arena.dupeZ(u8, string.str());
                 try self.page.js.eval(str, null);
             },
-            .object => |obj| {
+            .object => |*obj_global| {
+                const obj = obj_global.local();
                 if (try obj.getFunction("handleEvent")) |handleEvent| {
                     try handleEvent.callWithThis(void, obj, .{event});
                 }
@@ -443,20 +444,20 @@ const Listener = struct {
 };
 
 const Function = union(enum) {
-    value: js.Function,
+    value: js.Function.Global,
     string: String,
-    object: js.Object,
+    object: js.Object.Global,
 
     fn eqlFunction(self: Function, func: js.Function) bool {
         return switch (self) {
-            .value => |v| return v.id() == func.id(),
+            .value => |v| v.isEqual(func),
             else => false,
         };
     }
 
     fn eqlObject(self: Function, obj: js.Object) bool {
         return switch (self) {
-            .object => |o| return o.getId() == obj.getId(),
+            .object => |o| return o.isEqual(obj),
             else => false,
         };
     }
diff --git a/src/browser/Page.zig b/src/browser/Page.zig
index 913014cd..65e6ca0a 100644
--- a/src/browser/Page.zig
+++ b/src/browser/Page.zig
@@ -562,18 +562,20 @@ fn _documentIsComplete(self: *Page) !void {
     // this event is weird, it's dispatched directly on the window, but
     // with the document as the target
     event._target = self.document.asEventTarget();
+    const on_load = if (self.window._on_load) |*g| g.local() else null;
     try self._event_manager.dispatchWithFunction(
         self.window.asEventTarget(),
         event,
-        self.window._on_load,
+        on_load,
         .{ .inject_target = false, .context = "page load" },
     );
 
     const pageshow_event = try PageTransitionEvent.initTrusted("pageshow", .{}, self);
+    const on_pageshow = if (self.window._on_pageshow) |*g| g.local() else null;
     try self._event_manager.dispatchWithFunction(
         self.window.asEventTarget(),
         pageshow_event.asEvent(),
-        self.window._on_pageshow,
+        on_pageshow,
         .{ .context = "page show" },
     );
 }
@@ -1997,7 +1999,7 @@ pub fn createElementNS(self: *Page, namespace: Element.Namespace, name: []const
                 defer self._upgrading_element = prev_upgrading;
 
                 var caught: JS.TryCatch.Caught = undefined;
-                _ = def.constructor.newInstance(&caught) catch |err| {
+                _ = def.constructor.local().newInstance(&caught) catch |err| {
                     log.warn(.js, "custom element constructor", .{ .name = name, .err = err, .caught = caught });
                     return node;
                 };
diff --git a/src/browser/ScriptManager.zig b/src/browser/ScriptManager.zig
index da95bc51..62507138 100644
--- a/src/browser/ScriptManager.zig
+++ b/src/browser/ScriptManager.zig
@@ -844,8 +844,9 @@ pub const Script = struct {
         self.executeCallback("error", script_element._on_error, page);
     }
 
-    fn executeCallback(self: *const Script, comptime typ: []const u8, cb_: ?js.Function, page: *Page) void {
-        const cb = cb_ orelse return;
+    fn executeCallback(self: *const Script, comptime typ: []const u8, cb_: ?js.Function.Global, page: *Page) void {
+        const cb_global = cb_ orelse return;
+        const cb = cb_global.local();
 
         const Event = @import("webapi/Event.zig");
         const event = Event.initTrusted(typ, .{}, page) catch |err| {
diff --git a/src/browser/js/Context.zig b/src/browser/js/Context.zig
index 13c5b153..2e9f6bed 100644
--- a/src/browser/js/Context.zig
+++ b/src/browser/js/Context.zig
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ identity_map: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, js.Global(js.Object)) = .empty,
 // the @intFromPtr(js_obj.handle). But v8 can re-use address. Without
 // a reliable way to know if an object has already been persisted,
 // we now simply persist every time persist() is called.
-global_values: std.ArrayList(js.Global(js.Value)) = .empty,
-global_objects: std.ArrayList(js.Global(js.Object)) = .empty,
-global_modules: std.ArrayList(js.Global(js.Module)) = .empty,
-global_promises: std.ArrayList(js.Global(js.Promise)) = .empty,
-global_functions: std.ArrayList(js.Global(js.Function)) = .empty,
-global_promise_resolvers: std.ArrayList(js.Global(js.PromiseResolver)) = .empty,
+global_values: std.ArrayList(v8.Global) = .empty,
+global_objects: std.ArrayList(v8.Global) = .empty,
+global_modules: std.ArrayList(v8.Global) = .empty,
+global_promises: std.ArrayList(v8.Global) = .empty,
+global_functions: std.ArrayList(v8.Global) = .empty,
+global_promise_resolvers: std.ArrayList(v8.Global) = .empty,
 
 // Our module cache: normalized module specifier => module.
 module_cache: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(ModuleEntry) = .empty,
@@ -100,19 +100,19 @@ script_manager: ?*ScriptManager,
 const ModuleEntry = struct {
     // Can be null if we're asynchrously loading the module, in
     // which case resolver_promise cannot be null.
-    module: ?js.Module = null,
+    module: ?js.Module.Global = null,
 
     // The promise of the evaluating module. The resolved value is
     // meaningless to us, but the resolver promise needs to chain
     // to this, since we need to know when it's complete.
-    module_promise: ?js.Promise = null,
+    module_promise: ?js.Promise.Global = null,
 
     // The promise for the resolver which is loading the module.
     // (AKA, the first time we try to load it). This resolver will
     // chain to the module_promise  and, when it's done evaluating
     // will resolve its namespace. Any other attempt to load the
     // module willchain to this.
-    resolver_promise: ?js.Promise = null,
+    resolver_promise: ?js.Promise.Global = null,
 };
 
 pub fn fromC(c_context: *const v8.Context) *Context {
@@ -142,27 +142,27 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Context) void {
     }
 
     for (self.global_values.items) |*global| {
-        global.deinit();
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
     }
 
     for (self.global_objects.items) |*global| {
-        global.deinit();
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
     }
 
     for (self.global_modules.items) |*global| {
-        global.deinit();
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
     }
 
     for (self.global_functions.items) |*global| {
-        global.deinit();
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
     }
 
     for (self.global_promises.items) |*global| {
-        global.deinit();
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
     }
 
     for (self.global_promise_resolvers.items) |*global| {
-        global.deinit();
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
     }
 
     if (self.handle_scope) |*scope| {
@@ -452,11 +452,41 @@ pub fn zigValueToJs(self: *Context, value: anytype, comptime opts: Caller.CallOp
                 return .{ .ctx = self, .handle = @ptrCast(value.handle) };
             }
 
+            if (T == js.Function.Global) {
+                // Auto-convert Global to local for bridge
+                return .{ .ctx = self, .handle = @ptrCast(value.local().handle) };
+            }
+
             if (T == js.Object) {
                 // we're returning a v8.Object
                 return .{ .ctx = self, .handle = @ptrCast(value.handle) };
             }
 
+            if (T == js.Object.Global) {
+                // Auto-convert Global to local for bridge
+                return .{ .ctx = self, .handle = @ptrCast(value.local().handle) };
+            }
+
+            if (T == js.Value.Global) {
+                // Auto-convert Global to local for bridge
+                return .{ .ctx = self, .handle = @ptrCast(value.local().handle) };
+            }
+
+            if (T == js.Promise.Global) {
+                // Auto-convert Global to local for bridge
+                return .{ .ctx = self, .handle = @ptrCast(value.local().handle) };
+            }
+
+            if (T == js.PromiseResolver.Global) {
+                // Auto-convert Global to local for bridge
+                return .{ .ctx = self, .handle = @ptrCast(value.local().handle) };
+            }
+
+            if (T == js.Module.Global) {
+                // Auto-convert Global to local for bridge
+                return .{ .ctx = self, .handle = @ptrCast(value.local().handle) };
+            }
+
             if (T == js.Value) {
                 return value;
             }
@@ -778,6 +808,13 @@ fn jsValueToStruct(self: *Context, comptime T: type, js_value: js.Value) !?T {
             }
             return try self.newFunction(js_value);
         },
+        js.Function.Global => {
+            if (!js_value.isFunction()) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            const func = try self.newFunction(js_value);
+            return try func.persist();
+        },
         // zig fmt: off
         js.TypedArray(u8), js.TypedArray(u16), js.TypedArray(u32), js.TypedArray(u64),
         js.TypedArray(i8), js.TypedArray(i16), js.TypedArray(i32), js.TypedArray(i64),
@@ -806,6 +843,29 @@ fn jsValueToStruct(self: *Context, comptime T: type, js_value: js.Value) !?T {
                 .handle = @ptrCast(js_value.handle),
             };
         },
+        js.Object.Global => {
+            if (!js_value.isObject()) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            const obj = js.Object{
+                .ctx = self,
+                .handle = @ptrCast(js_value.handle),
+            };
+            return try obj.persist();
+        },
+        js.Value.Global => {
+            return try js_value.persist();
+        },
+        js.Promise.Global => {
+            if (!js_value.isPromise()) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            const promise = js.Promise{
+                .ctx = self,
+                .handle = @ptrCast(js_value.handle),
+            };
+            return try promise.persist();
+        },
         else => {
             if (!js_value.isObject()) {
                 return null;
@@ -1251,7 +1311,7 @@ fn _resolveModuleCallback(self: *Context, referrer: js.Module, specifier: [:0]co
 
     const entry = self.module_cache.getPtr(normalized_specifier).?;
     if (entry.module) |m| {
-        return m.handle;
+        return m.local().handle;
     }
 
     var source = try self.script_manager.?.waitForImport(normalized_specifier);
@@ -1264,7 +1324,7 @@ fn _resolveModuleCallback(self: *Context, referrer: js.Module, specifier: [:0]co
     const mod = try self.compileModule(source.src(), normalized_specifier);
     try self.postCompileModule(mod, normalized_specifier);
     entry.module = try mod.persist();
-    return entry.module.?.handle;
+    return entry.module.?.local().handle;
 }
 
 // Will get passed to ScriptManager and then passed back to us when
@@ -1272,11 +1332,11 @@ fn _resolveModuleCallback(self: *Context, referrer: js.Module, specifier: [:0]co
 const DynamicModuleResolveState = struct {
     // The module that we're resolving (we'll actually resolve its
     // namespace)
-    module: ?js.Module,
+    module: ?js.Module.Global,
     context_id: usize,
     context: *Context,
     specifier: [:0]const u8,
-    resolver: js.PromiseResolver,
+    resolver: js.PromiseResolver.Global,
 };
 
 fn _dynamicModuleCallback(self: *Context, specifier: [:0]const u8, referrer: []const u8) !js.Promise {
@@ -1285,7 +1345,7 @@ fn _dynamicModuleCallback(self: *Context, specifier: [:0]const u8, referrer: []c
         // This is easy, there's already something responsible
         // for loading the module. Maybe it's still loading, maybe
         // it's complete. Whatever, we can just return that promise.
-        return gop.value_ptr.resolver_promise.?;
+        return gop.value_ptr.resolver_promise.?.local();
     }
 
     const resolver = try self.createPromiseResolver().persist();
@@ -1299,7 +1359,7 @@ fn _dynamicModuleCallback(self: *Context, specifier: [:0]const u8, referrer: []c
         .resolver = resolver,
     };
 
-    const promise = try resolver.promise().persist();
+    const promise = try resolver.local().promise().persist();
 
     if (!gop.found_existing) {
         // this module hasn't been seen before. This is the most
@@ -1317,13 +1377,13 @@ fn _dynamicModuleCallback(self: *Context, specifier: [:0]const u8, referrer: []c
         // Next, we need to actually load it.
         self.script_manager.?.getAsyncImport(specifier, dynamicModuleSourceCallback, state, referrer) catch |err| {
             const error_msg = self.newString(@errorName(err));
-            _ = resolver.reject("dynamic module get async", error_msg);
+            _ = resolver.local().reject("dynamic module get async", error_msg);
         };
 
         // For now, we're done. but this will be continued in
         // `dynamicModuleSourceCallback`, once the source for the
         // moduel is loaded.
-        return promise;
+        return promise.local();
     }
 
     // So we have a module, but no async resolver. This can only
@@ -1339,20 +1399,21 @@ fn _dynamicModuleCallback(self: *Context, specifier: [:0]const u8, referrer: []c
     // If the module hasn't been evaluated yet (it was only instantiated
     // as a static import dependency), we need to evaluate it now.
     if (gop.value_ptr.module_promise == null) {
-        const mod = gop.value_ptr.module.?;
+        const mod_global = gop.value_ptr.module.?;
+        const mod = mod_global.local();
         const status = mod.getStatus();
         if (status == .kEvaluated or status == .kEvaluating) {
             // Module was already evaluated (shouldn't normally happen, but handle it).
             // Create a pre-resolved promise with the module namespace.
             const module_resolver = try self.createPromiseResolver().persist();
-            _ = module_resolver.resolve("resolve module", mod.getModuleNamespace());
-            gop.value_ptr.module_promise = try module_resolver.promise().persist();
+            _ = module_resolver.local().resolve("resolve module", mod.getModuleNamespace());
+            gop.value_ptr.module_promise = try module_resolver.local().promise().persist();
         } else {
             // the module was loaded, but not evaluated, we _have_ to evaluate it now
             const evaluated = mod.evaluate() catch {
                 std.debug.assert(status == .kErrored);
-                _ = resolver.reject("module evaluation", self.newString("Module evaluation failed"));
-                return promise;
+                _ = resolver.local().reject("module evaluation", self.newString("Module evaluation failed"));
+                return promise.local();
             };
             std.debug.assert(evaluated.isPromise());
             gop.value_ptr.module_promise = try evaluated.toPromise().persist();
@@ -1367,7 +1428,7 @@ fn _dynamicModuleCallback(self: *Context, specifier: [:0]const u8, referrer: []c
     // But we can skip direclty to `resolveDynamicModule` which is
     // what the above callback will eventually do.
     self.resolveDynamicModule(state, gop.value_ptr.*);
-    return promise;
+    return promise.local();
 }
 
 fn dynamicModuleSourceCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, module_source_: anyerror!ScriptManager.ModuleSource) void {
@@ -1375,7 +1436,7 @@ fn dynamicModuleSourceCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, module_source_: anyerror!ScriptM
     var self = state.context;
 
     var ms = module_source_ catch |err| {
-        _ = state.resolver.reject("dynamic module source", self.newString(@errorName(err)));
+        _ = state.resolver.local().reject("dynamic module source", self.newString(@errorName(err)));
         return;
     };
 
@@ -1392,7 +1453,7 @@ fn dynamicModuleSourceCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, module_source_: anyerror!ScriptM
                 .caught = caught,
                 .specifier = state.specifier,
             });
-            _ = state.resolver.reject("dynamic compilation failure", self.newString(caught.exception orelse ""));
+            _ = state.resolver.local().reject("dynamic compilation failure", self.newString(caught.exception orelse ""));
             return;
         };
     };
@@ -1436,8 +1497,8 @@ fn resolveDynamicModule(self: *Context, state: *DynamicModuleResolveState, modul
             }
 
             defer caller.context.runMicrotasks();
-            const namespace = s.module.?.getModuleNamespace();
-            _ = s.resolver.resolve("resolve namespace", namespace);
+            const namespace = s.module.?.local().getModuleNamespace();
+            _ = s.resolver.local().resolve("resolve namespace", namespace);
         }
     }.callback, @ptrCast(state));
 
@@ -1456,19 +1517,19 @@ fn resolveDynamicModule(self: *Context, state: *DynamicModuleResolveState, modul
             }
 
             defer ctx.runMicrotasks();
-            _ = s.resolver.reject("catch callback", js.Value{
+            _ = s.resolver.local().reject("catch callback", js.Value{
                 .ctx = ctx,
                 .handle = v8.v8__FunctionCallbackInfo__Data(callback_handle).?,
             });
         }
     }.callback, @ptrCast(state));
 
-    _ = module_entry.module_promise.?.thenAndCatch(then_callback, catch_callback) catch |err| {
+    _ = module_entry.module_promise.?.local().thenAndCatch(then_callback, catch_callback) catch |err| {
         log.err(.js, "module evaluation is promise", .{
             .err = err,
             .specifier = state.specifier,
         });
-        _ = state.resolver.reject("module promise", self.newString("Failed to evaluate promise"));
+        _ = state.resolver.local().reject("module promise", self.newString("Failed to evaluate promise"));
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/js/Function.zig b/src/browser/js/Function.zig
index f0ec8950..28e9b49c 100644
--- a/src/browser/js/Function.zig
+++ b/src/browser/js/Function.zig
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ pub const Result = struct {
     exception: []const u8,
 };
 
-pub fn id(self: *const Function) u32 {
-    return @as(u32, @bitCast(v8.v8__Object__GetIdentityHash(@ptrCast(self.handle))));
-}
-
 pub fn withThis(self: *const Function, value: anytype) !Function {
     const this_obj = if (@TypeOf(value) == js.Object)
         value.handle
@@ -172,20 +168,41 @@ pub fn getPropertyValue(self: *const Function, name: []const u8) !?js.Value {
     };
 }
 
-pub fn persist(self: *const Function) !Function {
+pub fn persist(self: *const Function) !Global {
     var ctx = self.ctx;
 
-    const global = js.Global(Function).init(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle);
+    var global: v8.Global = undefined;
+    v8.v8__Global__New(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle, &global);
+
     try ctx.global_functions.append(ctx.arena, global);
 
     return .{
+        .handle = global,
         .ctx = ctx,
-        .this = self.this,
-        .handle = global.local(),
     };
 }
 
-pub fn persistWithThis(self: *const Function, value: anytype) !Function {
-    var persisted = try self.persist();
-    return persisted.withThis(value);
+pub fn persistWithThis(self: *const Function, value: anytype) !Global {
+    const with_this = try self.withThis(value);
+    return with_this.persist();
 }
+
+pub const Global = struct {
+    handle: v8.Global,
+    ctx: *js.Context,
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Global) void {
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(&self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn local(self: *const Global) Function {
+        return .{
+            .ctx = self.ctx,
+            .handle = @ptrCast(v8.v8__Global__Get(&self.handle, self.ctx.isolate.handle)),
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn isEqual(self: *const Global, other: Function) bool {
+        return v8.v8__Global__IsEqual(&self.handle, other.handle);
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/browser/js/Module.zig b/src/browser/js/Module.zig
index ef8dec57..44d14b43 100644
--- a/src/browser/js/Module.zig
+++ b/src/browser/js/Module.zig
@@ -89,18 +89,37 @@ pub fn getScriptId(self: Module) u32 {
     return @intCast(v8.v8__Module__ScriptId(self.handle));
 }
 
-pub fn persist(self: Module) !Module {
+pub fn persist(self: Module) !Global {
     var ctx = self.ctx;
-
-    const global = js.Global(Module).init(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle);
+    var global: v8.Global = undefined;
+    v8.v8__Global__New(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle, &global);
     try ctx.global_modules.append(ctx.arena, global);
-
     return .{
+        .handle = global,
         .ctx = ctx,
-        .handle = global.local(),
     };
 }
 
+pub const Global = struct {
+    handle: v8.Global,
+    ctx: *js.Context,
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Global) void {
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(&self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn local(self: *const Global) Module {
+        return .{
+            .ctx = self.ctx,
+            .handle = @ptrCast(v8.v8__Global__Get(&self.handle, self.ctx.isolate.handle)),
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn isEqual(self: *const Global, other: Module) bool {
+        return v8.v8__Global__IsEqual(&self.handle, other.handle);
+    }
+};
+
 const Requests = struct {
     ctx: *const v8.Context,
     handle: *const v8.FixedArray,
diff --git a/src/browser/js/Object.zig b/src/browser/js/Object.zig
index 2ff64b2a..291de401 100644
--- a/src/browser/js/Object.zig
+++ b/src/browser/js/Object.zig
@@ -103,15 +103,17 @@ pub fn format(self: Object, writer: *std.Io.Writer) !void {
     return writer.writeAll(str);
 }
 
-pub fn persist(self: Object) !Object {
+pub fn persist(self: Object) !Global {
     var ctx = self.ctx;
 
-    const global = js.Global(Object).init(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle);
+    var global: v8.Global = undefined;
+    v8.v8__Global__New(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle, &global);
+
     try ctx.global_objects.append(ctx.arena, global);
 
     return .{
+        .handle = global,
         .ctx = ctx,
-        .handle = global.local(),
     };
 }
 
@@ -176,6 +178,26 @@ pub fn toZig(self: Object, comptime T: type) !T {
     return self.ctx.jsValueToZig(T, js_value);
 }
 
+pub const Global = struct {
+    handle: v8.Global,
+    ctx: *js.Context,
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Global) void {
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(&self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn local(self: *const Global) Object {
+        return .{
+            .ctx = self.ctx,
+            .handle = @ptrCast(v8.v8__Global__Get(&self.handle, self.ctx.isolate.handle)),
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn isEqual(self: *const Global, other: Object) bool {
+        return v8.v8__Global__IsEqual(&self.handle, other.handle);
+    }
+};
+
 pub const NameIterator = struct {
     count: u32,
     idx: u32 = 0,
diff --git a/src/browser/js/Promise.zig b/src/browser/js/Promise.zig
index f520a9d6..437b327a 100644
--- a/src/browser/js/Promise.zig
+++ b/src/browser/js/Promise.zig
@@ -47,14 +47,37 @@ pub fn thenAndCatch(self: Promise, on_fulfilled: js.Function, on_rejected: js.Fu
     }
     return error.PromiseChainFailed;
 }
-pub fn persist(self: Promise) !Promise {
+pub fn persist(self: Promise) !Global {
     var ctx = self.ctx;
-
-    const global = js.Global(Promise).init(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle);
+    var global: v8.Global = undefined;
+    v8.v8__Global__New(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle, &global);
     try ctx.global_promises.append(ctx.arena, global);
-
     return .{
+        .handle = global,
         .ctx = ctx,
-        .handle = global.local(),
     };
 }
+
+pub const Global = struct {
+    handle: v8.Global,
+    ctx: *js.Context,
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Global) void {
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(&self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn local(self: *const Global) Promise {
+        return .{
+            .ctx = self.ctx,
+            .handle = @ptrCast(v8.v8__Global__Get(&self.handle, self.ctx.isolate.handle)),
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn isEqual(self: *const Global, other: Promise) bool {
+        return v8.v8__Global__IsEqual(&self.handle, other.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn promise(self: *const Global) Promise {
+        return self.local();
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/browser/js/PromiseResolver.zig b/src/browser/js/PromiseResolver.zig
index a12d3a26..86f11cac 100644
--- a/src/browser/js/PromiseResolver.zig
+++ b/src/browser/js/PromiseResolver.zig
@@ -75,14 +75,33 @@ fn _reject(self: PromiseResolver, value: anytype) !void {
     ctx.runMicrotasks();
 }
 
-pub fn persist(self: PromiseResolver) !PromiseResolver {
+pub fn persist(self: PromiseResolver) !Global {
     var ctx = self.ctx;
-
-    const global = js.Global(PromiseResolver).init(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle);
+    var global: v8.Global = undefined;
+    v8.v8__Global__New(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle, &global);
     try ctx.global_promise_resolvers.append(ctx.arena, global);
-
     return .{
+        .handle = global,
         .ctx = ctx,
-        .handle = global.local(),
     };
 }
+
+pub const Global = struct {
+    handle: v8.Global,
+    ctx: *js.Context,
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Global) void {
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(&self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn local(self: *const Global) PromiseResolver {
+        return .{
+            .ctx = self.ctx,
+            .handle = @ptrCast(v8.v8__Global__Get(&self.handle, self.ctx.isolate.handle)),
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn isEqual(self: *const Global, other: PromiseResolver) bool {
+        return v8.v8__Global__IsEqual(&self.handle, other.handle);
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/browser/js/Value.zig b/src/browser/js/Value.zig
index 53e7a70a..6f4c117a 100644
--- a/src/browser/js/Value.zig
+++ b/src/browser/js/Value.zig
@@ -243,15 +243,17 @@ pub fn fromJson(ctx: *js.Context, json: []const u8) !Value {
     return .{ .ctx = ctx, .handle = value.handle };
 }
 
-pub fn persist(self: Value) !Value {
+pub fn persist(self: Value) !Global {
     var ctx = self.ctx;
 
-    const global = js.Global(Value).init(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle);
+    var global: v8.Global = undefined;
+    v8.v8__Global__New(ctx.isolate.handle, self.handle, &global);
+
     try ctx.global_values.append(ctx.arena, global);
 
     return .{
+        .handle = global,
         .ctx = ctx,
-        .handle = global.local(),
     };
 }
 
@@ -298,3 +300,23 @@ pub fn format(self: Value, writer: *std.Io.Writer) !void {
     const str = self.toString(.{}) catch return error.WriteFailed;
     return writer.writeAll(str);
 }
+
+pub const Global = struct {
+    handle: v8.Global,
+    ctx: *js.Context,
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Global) void {
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(&self.handle);
+    }
+
+    pub fn local(self: *const Global) Value {
+        return .{
+            .ctx = self.ctx,
+            .handle = @ptrCast(v8.v8__Global__Get(&self.handle, self.ctx.isolate.handle)),
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn isEqual(self: *const Global, other: Value) bool {
+        return v8.v8__Global__IsEqual(&self.handle, other.handle);
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/AbortController.zig b/src/browser/webapi/AbortController.zig
index e289d33b..d73de6b4 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/AbortController.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/AbortController.zig
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ pub fn getSignal(self: *const AbortController) *AbortSignal {
     return self._signal;
 }
 
-pub fn abort(self: *AbortController, reason_: ?js.Object, page: *Page) !void {
-    try self._signal.abort(if (reason_) |r| .{ .js_obj = r } else null, page);
+pub fn abort(self: *AbortController, reason_: ?js.Value.Global, page: *Page) !void {
+    try self._signal.abort(if (reason_) |r| .{ .js_val = r } else null, page);
 }
 
 pub const JsApi = struct {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/AbortSignal.zig b/src/browser/webapi/AbortSignal.zig
index f85afe23..9f3298aa 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/AbortSignal.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/AbortSignal.zig
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const AbortSignal = @This();
 _proto: *EventTarget,
 _aborted: bool = false,
 _reason: Reason = .undefined,
-_on_abort: ?js.Function = null,
+_on_abort: ?js.Function.Global = null,
 
 pub fn init(page: *Page) !*AbortSignal {
     return page._factory.eventTarget(AbortSignal{
@@ -45,16 +45,12 @@ pub fn getReason(self: *const AbortSignal) Reason {
     return self._reason;
 }
 
-pub fn getOnAbort(self: *const AbortSignal) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnAbort(self: *const AbortSignal) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_abort;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnAbort(self: *AbortSignal, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
-    if (cb_) |cb| {
-        self._on_abort = try cb.persistWithThis(self);
-    } else {
-        self._on_abort = null;
-    }
+pub fn setOnAbort(self: *AbortSignal, cb: ?js.Function.Global) !void {
+    self._on_abort = cb;
 }
 
 pub fn asEventTarget(self: *AbortSignal) *EventTarget {
@@ -71,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn abort(self: *AbortSignal, reason_: ?Reason, page: *Page) !void {
     // Store the abort reason (default to a simple string if none provided)
     if (reason_) |reason| {
         switch (reason) {
-            .js_obj => |js_obj| self._reason = .{ .js_obj = try js_obj.persist() },
+            .js_val => |js_val| self._reason = .{ .js_val = js_val },
             .string => |str| self._reason = .{ .string = try page.dupeString(str) },
             .undefined => self._reason = reason,
         }
@@ -81,18 +77,19 @@ pub fn abort(self: *AbortSignal, reason_: ?Reason, page: *Page) !void {
 
     // Dispatch abort event
     const event = try Event.initTrusted("abort", .{}, page);
+    const func = if (self._on_abort) |*g| g.local() else null;
     try page._event_manager.dispatchWithFunction(
         self.asEventTarget(),
         event,
-        self._on_abort,
+        func,
         .{ .context = "abort signal" },
     );
 }
 
 // Static method to create an already-aborted signal
-pub fn createAborted(reason_: ?js.Object, page: *Page) !*AbortSignal {
+pub fn createAborted(reason_: ?js.Value.Global, page: *Page) !*AbortSignal {
     const signal = try init(page);
-    try signal.abort(if (reason_) |r| .{ .js_obj = r } else null, page);
+    try signal.abort(if (reason_) |r| .{ .js_val = r } else null, page);
     return signal;
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@ pub fn throwIfAborted(self: *const AbortSignal, page: *Page) !ThrowIfAborted {
     if (self._aborted) {
         const exception = switch (self._reason) {
             .string => |str| page.js.throw(str),
-            .js_obj => |js_obj| page.js.throw(try js_obj.toString()),
+            .js_val => |js_val| page.js.throw(try js_val.local().toString(.{ .allocator = page.call_arena })),
             .undefined => page.js.throw("AbortError"),
         };
         return .{ .exception = exception };
@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@ pub fn throwIfAborted(self: *const AbortSignal, page: *Page) !ThrowIfAborted {
 }
 
 const Reason = union(enum) {
-    js_obj: js.Object,
+    js_val: js.Value.Global,
     string: []const u8,
     undefined: void,
 };
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/CustomElementDefinition.zig b/src/browser/webapi/CustomElementDefinition.zig
index 458a3319..41da64cb 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/CustomElementDefinition.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/CustomElementDefinition.zig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const Element = @import("Element.zig");
 const CustomElementDefinition = @This();
 
 name: []const u8,
-constructor: js.Function,
+constructor: js.Function.Global,
 observed_attributes: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(void) = .{},
 // For customized built-in elements, this is the element tag they extend (e.g., .button)
 // For autonomous custom elements, this is null
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/CustomElementRegistry.zig b/src/browser/webapi/CustomElementRegistry.zig
index 3f0aa382..956dd8bf 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/CustomElementRegistry.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/CustomElementRegistry.zig
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const CustomElementDefinition = @import("CustomElementDefinition.zig");
 const CustomElementRegistry = @This();
 
 _definitions: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(*CustomElementDefinition) = .{},
-_when_defined: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(js.PromiseResolver) = .{},
+_when_defined: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(js.PromiseResolver.Global) = .{},
 
 const DefineOptions = struct {
     extends: ?[]const u8 = null,
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ pub fn define(self: *CustomElementRegistry, name: []const u8, constructor: js.Fu
     }
 
     if (self._when_defined.fetchRemove(name)) |entry| {
-        entry.value.resolve("whenDefined", constructor);
+        entry.value.local().resolve("whenDefined", constructor);
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get(self: *CustomElementRegistry, name: []const u8) ?js.Function {
+pub fn get(self: *CustomElementRegistry, name: []const u8) ?js.Function.Global {
     const definition = self._definitions.get(name) orelse return null;
     return definition.constructor;
 }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn whenDefined(self: *CustomElementRegistry, name: []const u8, page: *Page)
 
     const gop = try self._when_defined.getOrPut(page.arena, name);
     if (gop.found_existing) {
-        return gop.value_ptr.promise();
+        return gop.value_ptr.local().promise();
     }
     errdefer _ = self._when_defined.remove(name);
     const owned_name = try page.dupeString(name);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub fn whenDefined(self: *CustomElementRegistry, name: []const u8, page: *Page)
     gop.key_ptr.* = owned_name;
     gop.value_ptr.* = resolver;
 
-    return resolver.promise();
+    return resolver.local().promise();
 }
 
 fn upgradeNode(self: *CustomElementRegistry, node: *Node, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ pub fn upgradeCustomElement(custom: *Custom, definition: *CustomElementDefinitio
     defer page._upgrading_element = prev_upgrading;
 
     var caught: js.TryCatch.Caught = undefined;
-    _ = definition.constructor.newInstance(&caught) catch |err| {
+    _ = definition.constructor.local().newInstance(&caught) catch |err| {
         log.warn(.js, "custom element upgrade", .{ .name = definition.name, .err = err, .caught = caught });
         return error.CustomElementUpgradeFailed;
     };
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/Document.zig b/src/browser/webapi/Document.zig
index 70627924..57db61fd 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/Document.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/Document.zig
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ _active_element: ?*Element = null,
 _style_sheets: ?*StyleSheetList = null,
 _write_insertion_point: ?*Node = null,
 _script_created_parser: ?Parser.Streaming = null,
-_adopted_style_sheets: ?js.Object = null,
+_adopted_style_sheets: ?js.Object.Global = null,
 
 pub const Type = union(enum) {
     generic,
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ pub fn getChildElementCount(self: *Document) u32 {
     return i;
 }
 
-pub fn getAdoptedStyleSheets(self: *Document, page: *Page) !js.Object {
+pub fn getAdoptedStyleSheets(self: *Document, page: *Page) !js.Object.Global {
     if (self._adopted_style_sheets) |ass| {
         return ass;
     }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/EventTarget.zig b/src/browser/webapi/EventTarget.zig
index 1e6d806b..d1e6c67a 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/EventTarget.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/EventTarget.zig
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ pub fn addEventListener(self: *EventTarget, typ: []const u8, callback_: ?EventLi
     const callback = callback_ orelse return;
 
     const em_callback = switch (callback) {
-        .object => |obj| EventManager.Callback{ .object = try obj.persist() },
-        .function => |func| EventManager.Callback{ .function = try func.persist() },
+        .object => |obj| EventManager.Callback{ .object = obj },
+        .function => |func| EventManager.Callback{ .function = func },
     };
 
     const options = blk: {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub fn removeEventListener(self: *EventTarget, typ: []const u8, callback_: ?Even
 
     const em_callback = switch (callback) {
         .function => |func| EventManager.Callback{ .function = func },
-        .object => |obj| EventManager.Callback{ .object = try obj.persist() },
+        .object => |obj| EventManager.Callback{ .object = obj },
     };
 
     const use_capture = blk: {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/History.zig b/src/browser/webapi/History.zig
index 124d57b0..41464753 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/History.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/History.zig
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ fn goInner(delta: i32, page: *Page) !void {
         if (try page.isSameOrigin(url)) {
             const event = try PopStateEvent.initTrusted("popstate", .{ .state = entry._state.value }, page);
 
+            const func = if (page.window._on_popstate) |*g| g.local() else null;
             try page._event_manager.dispatchWithFunction(
                 page.window.asEventTarget(),
                 event.asEvent(),
-                page.window._on_popstate,
+                func,
                 .{ .context = "Pop State" },
             );
         }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/IntersectionObserver.zig b/src/browser/webapi/IntersectionObserver.zig
index ea7fecf5..115430fc 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/IntersectionObserver.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/IntersectionObserver.zig
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn registerTypes() []const type {
 
 const IntersectionObserver = @This();
 
-_callback: js.Function,
+_callback: js.Function.Global,
 _observing: std.ArrayList(*Element) = .{},
 _root: ?*Element = null,
 _root_margin: []const u8 = "0px",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub const ObserverInit = struct {
     };
 };
 
-pub fn init(callback: js.Function, options: ?ObserverInit, page: *Page) !*IntersectionObserver {
+pub fn init(callback: js.Function.Global, options: ?ObserverInit, page: *Page) !*IntersectionObserver {
     const opts = options orelse ObserverInit{};
     const root_margin = if (opts.rootMargin) |rm| try page.arena.dupe(u8, rm) else "0px";
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub fn init(callback: js.Function, options: ?ObserverInit, page: *Page) !*Inters
     };
 
     return page._factory.create(IntersectionObserver{
-        ._callback = try callback.persist(),
+        ._callback = callback,
         ._root = opts.root,
         ._root_margin = root_margin,
         ._threshold = threshold,
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ pub fn deliverEntries(self: *IntersectionObserver, page: *Page) !void {
 
     const entries = try self.takeRecords(page);
     var caught: js.TryCatch.Caught = undefined;
-    self._callback.tryCall(void, .{ entries, self }, &caught) catch |err| {
+    self._callback.local().tryCall(void, .{ entries, self }, &caught) catch |err| {
         log.err(.page, "IntsctObserver.deliverEntries", .{ .err = err, .caught = caught });
         return err;
     };
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/MessagePort.zig b/src/browser/webapi/MessagePort.zig
index 8d37441f..f567199b 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/MessagePort.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/MessagePort.zig
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const MessagePort = @This();
 _proto: *EventTarget,
 _enabled: bool = false,
 _closed: bool = false,
-_on_message: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_message_error: ?js.Function = null,
+_on_message: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_message_error: ?js.Function.Global = null,
 _entangled_port: ?*MessagePort = null,
 
 pub fn init(page: *Page) !*MessagePort {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn entangle(port1: *MessagePort, port2: *MessagePort) void {
     port2._entangled_port = port1;
 }
 
-pub fn postMessage(self: *MessagePort, message: js.Value, page: *Page) !void {
+pub fn postMessage(self: *MessagePort, message: js.Value.Global, page: *Page) !void {
     if (self._closed) {
         return;
     }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn postMessage(self: *MessagePort, message: js.Value, page: *Page) !void {
     const callback = try page._factory.create(PostMessageCallback{
         .page = page,
         .port = other,
-        .message = try message.persist(),
+        .message = message,
     });
 
     try page.scheduler.add(callback, PostMessageCallback.run, 0, .{
@@ -88,33 +88,25 @@ pub fn close(self: *MessagePort) void {
     self._entangled_port = null;
 }
 
-pub fn getOnMessage(self: *const MessagePort) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnMessage(self: *const MessagePort) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_message;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnMessage(self: *MessagePort, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
-    if (cb_) |cb| {
-        self._on_message = try cb.persist();
-    } else {
-        self._on_message = null;
-    }
+pub fn setOnMessage(self: *MessagePort, cb: ?js.Function.Global) !void {
+    self._on_message = cb;
 }
 
-pub fn getOnMessageError(self: *const MessagePort) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnMessageError(self: *const MessagePort) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_message_error;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnMessageError(self: *MessagePort, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
-    if (cb_) |cb| {
-        self._on_message_error = try cb.persist();
-    } else {
-        self._on_message_error = null;
-    }
+pub fn setOnMessageError(self: *MessagePort, cb: ?js.Function.Global) !void {
+    self._on_message_error = cb;
 }
 
 const PostMessageCallback = struct {
     port: *MessagePort,
-    message: js.Value,
+    message: js.Value.Global,
     page: *Page,
 
     fn deinit(self: *PostMessageCallback) void {
@@ -138,10 +130,11 @@ const PostMessageCallback = struct {
             return null;
         };
 
+        const func = if (self.port._on_message) |*g| g.local() else null;
         self.page._event_manager.dispatchWithFunction(
             self.port.asEventTarget(),
             event.asEvent(),
-            self.port._on_message,
+            func,
             .{ .context = "MessagePort message" },
         ) catch |err| {
             log.err(.dom, "MessagePort.postMessage", .{ .err = err });
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/MutationObserver.zig b/src/browser/webapi/MutationObserver.zig
index 168b4dca..81220182 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/MutationObserver.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/MutationObserver.zig
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn registerTypes() []const type {
 
 const MutationObserver = @This();
 
-_callback: js.Function,
+_callback: js.Function.Global,
 _observing: std.ArrayList(Observing) = .{},
 _pending_records: std.ArrayList(*MutationRecord) = .{},
 /// Intrusively linked to next element (see Page.zig).
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ pub const ObserveOptions = struct {
     attributeFilter: ?[]const []const u8 = null,
 };
 
-pub fn init(callback: js.Function, page: *Page) !*MutationObserver {
+pub fn init(callback: js.Function.Global, page: *Page) !*MutationObserver {
     return page._factory.create(MutationObserver{
-        ._callback = try callback.persist(),
+        ._callback = callback,
     });
 }
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ pub fn deliverRecords(self: *MutationObserver, page: *Page) !void {
     // This ensures mutations triggered during the callback go into a fresh list
     const records = try self.takeRecords(page);
     var caught: js.TryCatch.Caught = undefined;
-    self._callback.tryCall(void, .{ records, self }, &caught) catch |err| {
+    self._callback.local().tryCall(void, .{ records, self }, &caught) catch |err| {
         log.err(.page, "MutObserver.deliverRecords", .{ .err = err, .caught = caught });
         return err;
     };
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/NodeFilter.zig b/src/browser/webapi/NodeFilter.zig
index a83cb5f2..db0c3bf6 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/NodeFilter.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/NodeFilter.zig
@@ -22,22 +22,22 @@ const Node = @import("Node.zig");
 
 const NodeFilter = @This();
 
-_func: ?js.Function,
+_func: ?js.Function.Global,
 _original_filter: ?FilterOpts,
 
 pub const FilterOpts = union(enum) {
-    function: js.Function,
+    function: js.Function.Global,
     object: struct {
         pub const js_as_object = true;
-        acceptNode: js.Function,
+        acceptNode: js.Function.Global,
     },
 };
 
 pub fn init(opts_: ?FilterOpts) !NodeFilter {
     const opts = opts_ orelse return .{ ._func = null, ._original_filter = null };
     const func = switch (opts) {
-        .function => |func| try func.persist(),
-        .object => |obj| try obj.acceptNode.persist(),
+        .function => |func| func,
+        .object => |obj| obj.acceptNode,
     };
     return .{
         ._func = func,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub const SHOW_NOTATION: u32 = 0x800;
 
 pub fn acceptNode(self: *const NodeFilter, node: *Node) !i32 {
     const func = self._func orelse return FILTER_ACCEPT;
-    return func.call(i32, .{node});
+    return func.local().call(i32, .{node});
 }
 
 pub fn shouldShow(node: *const Node, what_to_show: u32) bool {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/Performance.zig b/src/browser/webapi/Performance.zig
index bc4743cb..add39942 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/Performance.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/Performance.zig
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ pub const Entry = struct {
 
 pub const Mark = struct {
     _proto: *Entry,
-    _detail: ?js.Value,
+    _detail: ?js.Value.Global,
 
     const Options = struct {
         detail: ?js.Value = null,
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ pub const Mark = struct {
         return m;
     }
 
-    pub fn getDetail(self: *const Mark) ?js.Value {
+    pub fn getDetail(self: *const Mark) ?js.Value.Global {
         return self._detail;
     }
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ pub const Mark = struct {
 
 pub const Measure = struct {
     _proto: *Entry,
-    _detail: ?js.Object,
+    _detail: ?js.Object.Global,
 
     const Options = struct {
         detail: ?js.Object = null,
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ pub const Measure = struct {
         return m;
     }
 
-    pub fn getDetail(self: *const Measure) ?js.Object {
+    pub fn getDetail(self: *const Measure) ?js.Object.Global {
         return self._detail;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/PerformanceObserver.zig b/src/browser/webapi/PerformanceObserver.zig
index a15c7f0d..28899e7e 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/PerformanceObserver.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/PerformanceObserver.zig
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn registerTypes() []const type {
 const PerformanceObserver = @This();
 
 /// Emitted when there are events with same interests.
-_callback: js.Function,
+_callback: js.Function.Global,
 /// The threshold to deliver `PerformanceEventTiming` entries.
 _duration_threshold: f64,
 /// Entry types we're looking for are encoded as bit flags.
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ _entries: std.ArrayList(*Performance.Entry),
 const DefaultDurationThreshold: f64 = 104;
 
 /// Creates a new PerformanceObserver object with the given observer callback.
-pub fn init(callback: js.Function, page: *Page) !*PerformanceObserver {
+pub fn init(callback: js.Function.Global, page: *Page) !*PerformanceObserver {
     return page._factory.create(PerformanceObserver{
-        ._callback = try callback.persist(),
+        ._callback = callback,
         ._duration_threshold = DefaultDurationThreshold,
         ._interests = 0,
         ._entries = .{},
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pub inline fn hasRecords(self: *const PerformanceObserver) bool {
 pub fn dispatch(self: *PerformanceObserver, page: *Page) !void {
     const records = try self.takeRecords(page);
     var caught: js.TryCatch.Caught = undefined;
-    self._callback.tryCall(void, .{ EntryList{ ._entries = records }, self }, &caught) catch |err| {
+    self._callback.local().tryCall(void, .{ EntryList{ ._entries = records }, self }, &caught) catch |err| {
         log.err(.page, "PerfObserver.dispatch", .{ .err = err, .caught = caught });
         return err;
     };
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/Window.zig b/src/browser/webapi/Window.zig
index c26424f7..7b6938e8 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/Window.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/Window.zig
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ _navigator: Navigator = .init,
 _screen: *Screen,
 _performance: Performance,
 _storage_bucket: *storage.Bucket,
-_on_load: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_pageshow: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_popstate: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_error: ?js.Function = null, // TODO: invoke on error?
-_on_unhandled_rejection: ?js.Function = null, // TODO: invoke on error
+_on_load: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_pageshow: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_popstate: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_error: ?js.Function.Global = null, // TODO: invoke on error?
+_on_unhandled_rejection: ?js.Function.Global = null, // TODO: invoke on error
 _location: *Location,
 _timer_id: u30 = 0,
 _timers: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(u32, *ScheduleCallback) = .{},
@@ -145,51 +145,51 @@ pub fn getCustomElements(self: *Window) *CustomElementRegistry {
     return &self._custom_elements;
 }
 
-pub fn getOnLoad(self: *const Window) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnLoad(self: *const Window) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_load;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnLoad(self: *Window, setter: ?FunctionSetter) !void {
-    self._on_load = try getFunctionFromSetter(setter);
+pub fn setOnLoad(self: *Window, setter: ?FunctionSetter) void {
+    self._on_load = getFunctionFromSetter(setter);
 }
 
-pub fn getOnPageShow(self: *const Window) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnPageShow(self: *const Window) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_pageshow;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnPageShow(self: *Window, setter: ?FunctionSetter) !void {
-    self._on_pageshow = try getFunctionFromSetter(setter);
+pub fn setOnPageShow(self: *Window, setter: ?FunctionSetter) void {
+    self._on_pageshow = getFunctionFromSetter(setter);
 }
 
-pub fn getOnPopState(self: *const Window) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnPopState(self: *const Window) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_popstate;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnPopState(self: *Window, setter: ?FunctionSetter) !void {
-    self._on_popstate = try getFunctionFromSetter(setter);
+pub fn setOnPopState(self: *Window, setter: ?FunctionSetter) void {
+    self._on_popstate = getFunctionFromSetter(setter);
 }
 
-pub fn getOnError(self: *const Window) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnError(self: *const Window) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_error;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnError(self: *Window, setter: ?FunctionSetter) !void {
-    self._on_error = try getFunctionFromSetter(setter);
+pub fn setOnError(self: *Window, setter: ?FunctionSetter) void {
+    self._on_error = getFunctionFromSetter(setter);
 }
 
-pub fn getOnUnhandledRejection(self: *const Window) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnUnhandledRejection(self: *const Window) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_unhandled_rejection;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnUnhandledRejection(self: *Window, setter: ?FunctionSetter) !void {
-    self._on_unhandled_rejection = try getFunctionFromSetter(setter);
+pub fn setOnUnhandledRejection(self: *Window, setter: ?FunctionSetter) void {
+    self._on_unhandled_rejection = getFunctionFromSetter(setter);
 }
 
 pub fn fetch(_: *const Window, input: Fetch.Input, options: ?Fetch.InitOpts, page: *Page) !js.Promise {
     return Fetch.init(input, options, page);
 }
 
-pub fn setTimeout(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, delay_ms: ?u32, params: []js.Value, page: *Page) !u32 {
+pub fn setTimeout(self: *Window, cb: js.Function.Global, delay_ms: ?u32, params: []js.Value.Global, page: *Page) !u32 {
     return self.scheduleCallback(cb, delay_ms orelse 0, .{
         .repeat = false,
         .params = params,
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pub fn setTimeout(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, delay_ms: ?u32, params: []js.V
     }, page);
 }
 
-pub fn setInterval(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, delay_ms: ?u32, params: []js.Value, page: *Page) !u32 {
+pub fn setInterval(self: *Window, cb: js.Function.Global, delay_ms: ?u32, params: []js.Value.Global, page: *Page) !u32 {
     return self.scheduleCallback(cb, delay_ms orelse 0, .{
         .repeat = true,
         .params = params,
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub fn setInterval(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, delay_ms: ?u32, params: []js.
     }, page);
 }
 
-pub fn setImmediate(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, params: []js.Value, page: *Page) !u32 {
+pub fn setImmediate(self: *Window, cb: js.Function.Global, params: []js.Value.Global, page: *Page) !u32 {
     return self.scheduleCallback(cb, 0, .{
         .repeat = false,
         .params = params,
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ pub fn setImmediate(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, params: []js.Value, page: *P
     }, page);
 }
 
-pub fn requestAnimationFrame(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, page: *Page) !u32 {
+pub fn requestAnimationFrame(self: *Window, cb: js.Function.Global, page: *Page) !u32 {
     return self.scheduleCallback(cb, 5, .{
         .repeat = false,
         .params = &.{},
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ pub fn cancelAnimationFrame(self: *Window, id: u32) void {
 const RequestIdleCallbackOpts = struct {
     timeout: ?u32 = null,
 };
-pub fn requestIdleCallback(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, opts_: ?RequestIdleCallbackOpts, page: *Page) !u32 {
+pub fn requestIdleCallback(self: *Window, cb: js.Function.Global, opts_: ?RequestIdleCallbackOpts, page: *Page) !u32 {
     const opts = opts_ orelse RequestIdleCallbackOpts{};
     return self.scheduleCallback(cb, opts.timeout orelse 50, .{
         .mode = .idle,
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@ pub fn cancelIdleCallback(self: *Window, id: u32) void {
     sc.removed = true;
 }
 
-pub fn reportError(self: *Window, err: js.Value, page: *Page) !void {
+pub fn reportError(self: *Window, err: js.Value.Global, page: *Page) !void {
     const error_event = try ErrorEvent.initTrusted("error", .{
         .@"error" = err,
-        .message = err.toString(.{}) catch "Unknown error",
+        .message = err.local().toString(.{}) catch "Unknown error",
         .bubbles = false,
         .cancelable = true,
     }, page);
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ pub fn getIsSecureContext(_: *const Window) bool {
     return false;
 }
 
-pub fn postMessage(self: *Window, message: js.Value, target_origin: ?[]const u8, page: *Page) !void {
+pub fn postMessage(self: *Window, message: js.Value.Global, target_origin: ?[]const u8, page: *Page) !void {
     // For now, we ignore targetOrigin checking and just dispatch the message
     // In a full implementation, we would validate the origin
     _ = target_origin;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ pub fn postMessage(self: *Window, message: js.Value, target_origin: ?[]const u8,
     const origin = try self._location.getOrigin(page);
     const callback = try page._factory.create(PostMessageCallback{
         .window = self,
-        .message = try message.persist(),
+        .message = message,
         .origin = try page.arena.dupe(u8, origin),
         .page = page,
     });
@@ -465,13 +465,13 @@ pub fn scrollTo(self: *Window, opts: ScrollToOpts, y: ?i32, page: *Page) !void {
 
 const ScheduleOpts = struct {
     repeat: bool,
-    params: []js.Value,
+    params: []js.Value.Global,
     name: []const u8,
     low_priority: bool = false,
     animation_frame: bool = false,
     mode: ScheduleCallback.Mode = .normal,
 };
-fn scheduleCallback(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, delay_ms: u32, opts: ScheduleOpts, page: *Page) !u32 {
+fn scheduleCallback(self: *Window, cb: js.Function.Global, delay_ms: u32, opts: ScheduleOpts, page: *Page) !u32 {
     if (self._timers.count() > 512) {
         // these are active
         return error.TooManyTimeout;
@@ -481,12 +481,9 @@ fn scheduleCallback(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, delay_ms: u32, opts: Schedul
     self._timer_id = timer_id;
 
     const params = opts.params;
-    var persisted_params: []js.Value = &.{};
+    var persisted_params: []js.Value.Global = &.{};
     if (params.len > 0) {
-        persisted_params = try page.arena.alloc(js.Value, params.len);
-        for (params, persisted_params) |a, *ca| {
-            ca.* = try a.persist();
-        }
+        persisted_params = try page.arena.dupe(js.Value.Global, params);
     }
 
     const gop = try self._timers.getOrPut(page.arena, timer_id);
@@ -497,7 +494,7 @@ fn scheduleCallback(self: *Window, cb: js.Function, delay_ms: u32, opts: Schedul
     errdefer _ = self._timers.remove(timer_id);
 
     const callback = try page._factory.create(ScheduleCallback{
-        .cb = try cb.persist(),
+        .cb = cb,
         .page = page,
         .mode = opts.mode,
         .name = opts.name,
@@ -526,11 +523,11 @@ const ScheduleCallback = struct {
     // delay, in ms, to repeat. When null, will be removed after the first time
     repeat_ms: ?u32,
 
-    cb: js.Function,
+    cb: js.Function.Global,
 
     page: *Page,
 
-    params: []const js.Value,
+    params: []const js.Value.Global,
 
     removed: bool = false,
 
@@ -558,17 +555,17 @@ const ScheduleCallback = struct {
         switch (self.mode) {
             .idle => {
                 const IdleDeadline = @import("IdleDeadline.zig");
-                self.cb.call(void, .{IdleDeadline{}}) catch |err| {
+                self.cb.local().call(void, .{IdleDeadline{}}) catch |err| {
                     log.warn(.js, "window.idleCallback", .{ .name = self.name, .err = err });
                 };
             },
             .animation_frame => {
-                self.cb.call(void, .{page.window._performance.now()}) catch |err| {
+                self.cb.local().call(void, .{page.window._performance.now()}) catch |err| {
                     log.warn(.js, "window.RAF", .{ .name = self.name, .err = err });
                 };
             },
             .normal => {
-                self.cb.call(void, self.params) catch |err| {
+                self.cb.local().call(void, self.params) catch |err| {
                     log.warn(.js, "window.timer", .{ .name = self.name, .err = err });
                 };
             },
@@ -587,7 +584,7 @@ const ScheduleCallback = struct {
 
 const PostMessageCallback = struct {
     window: *Window,
-    message: js.Value,
+    message: js.Value.Global,
     origin: []const u8,
     page: *Page,
 
@@ -615,17 +612,17 @@ const PostMessageCallback = struct {
 };
 
 const FunctionSetter = union(enum) {
-    func: js.Function,
+    func: js.Function.Global,
     anything: js.Value,
 };
 
 // window.onload = {}; doesn't fail, but it doesn't do anything.
 // seems like setting to null is ok (though, at least on Firefix, it preserves
 // the original value, which we could do, but why?)
-fn getFunctionFromSetter(setter_: ?FunctionSetter) !?js.Function {
+fn getFunctionFromSetter(setter_: ?FunctionSetter) ?js.Function.Global {
     const setter = setter_ orelse return null;
     return switch (setter) {
-        .func => |func| try func.persist(),
+        .func => |func| func, // Already a Global from bridge auto-conversion
         .anything => null,
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/animation/Animation.zig b/src/browser/webapi/animation/Animation.zig
index f9a7988f..8fc6c99a 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/animation/Animation.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/animation/Animation.zig
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
 
 const Animation = @This();
 
-_effect: ?js.Object = null,
-_timeline: ?js.Object = null,
-_ready_resolver: ?js.PromiseResolver = null,
-_finished_resolver: ?js.PromiseResolver = null,
+_effect: ?js.Object.Global = null,
+_timeline: ?js.Object.Global = null,
+_ready_resolver: ?js.PromiseResolver.Global = null,
+_finished_resolver: ?js.PromiseResolver.Global = null,
 
 pub fn init(page: *Page) !*Animation {
     return page._factory.create(Animation{});
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ pub fn getPending(_: *const Animation) bool {
 pub fn getFinished(self: *Animation, page: *Page) !js.Promise {
     if (self._finished_resolver == null) {
         const resolver = try page.js.createPromiseResolver().persist();
-        resolver.resolve("Animation.getFinished", self);
+        resolver.local().resolve("Animation.getFinished", self);
         self._finished_resolver = resolver;
     }
-    return self._finished_resolver.?.promise();
+    return self._finished_resolver.?.local().promise();
 }
 
 pub fn getReady(self: *Animation, page: *Page) !js.Promise {
@@ -59,31 +59,23 @@ pub fn getReady(self: *Animation, page: *Page) !js.Promise {
         const resolver = try page.js.createPromiseResolver().persist();
         self._ready_resolver = resolver;
     }
-    return self._ready_resolver.?.promise();
+    return self._ready_resolver.?.local().promise();
 }
 
-pub fn getEffect(self: *const Animation) ?js.Object {
+pub fn getEffect(self: *const Animation) ?js.Object.Global {
     return self._effect;
 }
 
-pub fn setEffect(self: *Animation, effect: ?js.Object) !void {
-    if (effect) |e| {
-        self._effect = try e.persist();
-    } else {
-        self._effect = null;
-    }
+pub fn setEffect(self: *Animation, effect: ?js.Object.Global) !void {
+    self._effect = effect;
 }
 
-pub fn getTimeline(self: *const Animation) ?js.Object {
+pub fn getTimeline(self: *const Animation) ?js.Object.Global {
     return self._timeline;
 }
 
-pub fn setTimeline(self: *Animation, timeline: ?js.Object) !void {
-    if (timeline) |t| {
-        self._timeline = try t.persist();
-    } else {
-        self._timeline = null;
-    }
+pub fn setTimeline(self: *Animation, timeline: ?js.Object.Global) !void {
+    self._timeline = timeline;
 }
 
 pub const JsApi = struct {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Body.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Body.zig
index 5be6d4fe..6f35b16f 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Body.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Body.zig
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ pub const Build = struct {
     pub fn complete(node: *Node, page: *Page) !void {
         const el = node.as(Element);
         const on_load = el.getAttributeSafe("onload") orelse return;
-        page.window._on_load = page.js.stringToFunction(on_load) catch |err| blk: {
+        if (page.js.stringToFunction(on_load)) |func| {
+            page.window._on_load = try func.persist();
+        } else |err| {
             log.err(.js, "body.onload", .{ .err = err, .str = on_load });
-            break :blk null;
-        };
+        }
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Custom.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Custom.zig
index 247f82f1..c814fe5e 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Custom.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Custom.zig
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ pub fn checkAndAttachBuiltIn(element: *Element, page: *Page) !void {
     defer page._upgrading_element = prev_upgrading;
 
     var caught: js.TryCatch.Caught = undefined;
-    _ = definition.constructor.newInstance(&caught) catch |err| {
+    _ = definition.constructor.local().newInstance(&caught) catch |err| {
         log.warn(.js, "custom builtin ctor", .{ .name = is_value, .err = err, .caught = caught });
         return;
     };
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Script.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Script.zig
index 8531d275..6b1d3823 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Script.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Script.zig
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const Script = @This();
 
 _proto: *HtmlElement,
 _src: []const u8 = "",
-_on_load: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_error: ?js.Function = null,
+_on_load: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_error: ?js.Function.Global = null,
 _executed: bool = false,
 
 pub fn asElement(self: *Script) *Element {
@@ -74,28 +74,20 @@ pub fn setNonce(self: *Script, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
     return self.asElement().setAttributeSafe("nonce", value, page);
 }
 
-pub fn getOnLoad(self: *const Script) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnLoad(self: *const Script) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_load;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnLoad(self: *Script, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
-    if (cb_) |cb| {
-        self._on_load = try cb.persist();
-    } else {
-        self._on_load = null;
-    }
+pub fn setOnLoad(self: *Script, cb: ?js.Function.Global) void {
+    self._on_load = cb;
 }
 
-pub fn getOnError(self: *const Script) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnError(self: *const Script) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_error;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnError(self: *Script, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
-    if (cb_) |cb| {
-        self._on_error = try cb.persist();
-    } else {
-        self._on_error = null;
-    }
+pub fn setOnError(self: *Script, cb: ?js.Function.Global) void {
+    self._on_error = cb;
 }
 
 pub fn getNoModule(self: *const Script) bool {
@@ -136,23 +128,19 @@ pub const Build = struct {
         self._src = element.getAttributeSafe("src") orelse "";
 
         if (element.getAttributeSafe("onload")) |on_load| {
-            self._on_load = blk: {
-                const func = page.js.stringToFunction(on_load) catch |err| {
-                    log.err(.js, "script.onload", .{ .err = err, .str = on_load });
-                    break :blk null;
-                };
-                break :blk try func.persist();
-            };
+            if (page.js.stringToFunction(on_load)) |func| {
+                self._on_load = try func.persist();
+            } else |err| {
+                log.err(.js, "script.onload", .{ .err = err, .str = on_load });
+            }
         }
 
         if (element.getAttributeSafe("onerror")) |on_error| {
-            self._on_error = blk: {
-                const func = page.js.stringToFunction(on_error) catch |err| {
-                    log.err(.js, "script.onerror", .{ .err = err, .str = on_error });
-                    break :blk null;
-                };
-                break :blk try func.persist();
-            };
+            if (page.js.stringToFunction(on_error)) |func| {
+                self._on_error = try func.persist();
+            } else |err| {
+                log.err(.js, "script.onerror", .{ .err = err, .str = on_error });
+            }
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/event/CustomEvent.zig b/src/browser/webapi/event/CustomEvent.zig
index bdd6cc95..62aaabad 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/event/CustomEvent.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/event/CustomEvent.zig
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const CustomEvent = @This();
 
 _proto: *Event,
-_detail: ?js.Value = null,
 _arena: Allocator,
+_detail: ?js.Value.Global = null,
 
 const CustomEventOptions = struct {
-    detail: ?js.Value = null,
+    detail: ?js.Value.Global = null,
 };
 
 const Options = Event.inheritOptions(CustomEvent, CustomEventOptions);
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, opts_: ?Options, page: *Page) !*CustomEvent {
         CustomEvent{
             ._arena = arena,
             ._proto = undefined,
-            ._detail = if (opts.detail) |detail| try detail.persist() else null,
+            ._detail = opts.detail,
         },
     );
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub fn initCustomEvent(
     event_string: []const u8,
     bubbles: ?bool,
     cancelable: ?bool,
-    detail_: ?js.Value,
+    detail_: ?js.Value.Global,
     page: *Page,
 ) !void {
     // This function can only be called after the constructor has called.
@@ -67,16 +67,14 @@ pub fn initCustomEvent(
     self._proto._bubbles = bubbles orelse false;
     self._proto._cancelable = cancelable orelse false;
     // Detail is stored separately.
-    if (detail_) |detail| {
-        self._detail = try detail.persist();
-    }
+    self._detail = detail_;
 }
 
 pub fn asEvent(self: *CustomEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
 
-pub fn getDetail(self: *const CustomEvent) ?js.Value {
+pub fn getDetail(self: *const CustomEvent) ?js.Value.Global {
     return self._detail;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/event/ErrorEvent.zig b/src/browser/webapi/event/ErrorEvent.zig
index d6ab71e9..296def3c 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/event/ErrorEvent.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/event/ErrorEvent.zig
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ _message: []const u8 = "",
 _filename: []const u8 = "",
 _line_number: u32 = 0,
 _column_number: u32 = 0,
-_error: ?js.Value = null,
+_error: ?js.Value.Global = null,
 _arena: Allocator,
 
 pub const ErrorEventOptions = struct {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub const ErrorEventOptions = struct {
     filename: ?[]const u8 = null,
     lineno: u32 = 0,
     colno: u32 = 0,
-    @"error": ?js.Value = null,
+    @"error": ?js.Value.Global = null,
 };
 
 const Options = Event.inheritOptions(ErrorEvent, ErrorEventOptions);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fn initWithTrusted(typ: []const u8, opts_: ?Options, trusted: bool, page: *Page)
             ._filename = if (opts.filename) |str| try arena.dupe(u8, str) else "",
             ._line_number = opts.lineno,
             ._column_number = opts.colno,
-            ._error = if (opts.@"error") |err| try err.persist() else null,
+            ._error = opts.@"error",
         },
     );
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub fn getColumnNumber(self: *const ErrorEvent) u32 {
     return self._column_number;
 }
 
-pub fn getError(self: *const ErrorEvent) ?js.Value {
+pub fn getError(self: *const ErrorEvent) ?js.Value.Global {
     return self._error;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/event/MessageEvent.zig b/src/browser/webapi/event/MessageEvent.zig
index a763e301..bdf89fbd 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/event/MessageEvent.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/event/MessageEvent.zig
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ const Window = @import("../Window.zig");
 const MessageEvent = @This();
 
 _proto: *Event,
-_data: ?js.Value = null,
+_data: ?js.Value.Global = null,
 _origin: []const u8 = "",
 _source: ?*Window = null,
 
 const MessageEventOptions = struct {
-    data: ?js.Value = null,
+    data: ?js.Value.Global = null,
     origin: ?[]const u8 = null,
     source: ?*Window = null,
 };
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fn initWithTrusted(typ: []const u8, opts_: ?Options, trusted: bool, page: *Page)
         typ,
         MessageEvent{
             ._proto = undefined,
-            ._data = if (opts.data) |d| try d.persist() else null,
+            ._data = opts.data,
             ._origin = if (opts.origin) |str| try page.arena.dupe(u8, str) else "",
             ._source = opts.source,
         },
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn asEvent(self: *MessageEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
 
-pub fn getData(self: *const MessageEvent) ?js.Value {
+pub fn getData(self: *const MessageEvent) ?js.Value.Global {
     return self._data;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/media/TextTrackCue.zig b/src/browser/webapi/media/TextTrackCue.zig
index b82a95f1..3f757d19 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/media/TextTrackCue.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/media/TextTrackCue.zig
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ _id: []const u8 = "",
 _start_time: f64 = 0,
 _end_time: f64 = 0,
 _pause_on_exit: bool = false,
-_on_enter: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_exit: ?js.Function = null,
+_on_enter: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_exit: ?js.Function.Global = null,
 
 pub const Type = union(enum) {
     vtt: *@import("VTTCue.zig"),
@@ -73,28 +73,20 @@ pub fn setPauseOnExit(self: *TextTrackCue, value: bool) void {
     self._pause_on_exit = value;
 }
 
-pub fn getOnEnter(self: *const TextTrackCue) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnEnter(self: *const TextTrackCue) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_enter;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnEnter(self: *TextTrackCue, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
-    if (cb_) |cb| {
-        self._on_enter = try cb.persistWithThis(self);
-    } else {
-        self._on_enter = null;
-    }
+pub fn setOnEnter(self: *TextTrackCue, cb: ?js.Function.Global) !void {
+    self._on_enter = cb;
 }
 
-pub fn getOnExit(self: *const TextTrackCue) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnExit(self: *const TextTrackCue) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_exit;
 }
 
-pub fn setOnExit(self: *TextTrackCue, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
-    if (cb_) |cb| {
-        self._on_exit = try cb.persistWithThis(self);
-    } else {
-        self._on_exit = null;
-    }
+pub fn setOnExit(self: *TextTrackCue, cb: ?js.Function.Global) !void {
+    self._on_exit = cb;
 }
 
 pub const JsApi = struct {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/media/VTTCue.zig b/src/browser/webapi/media/VTTCue.zig
index de796a27..5235f907 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/media/VTTCue.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/media/VTTCue.zig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const VTTCue = @This();
 
 _proto: *TextTrackCue,
 _text: []const u8 = "",
-_region: ?js.Object = null,
+_region: ?js.Object.Global = null,
 _vertical: []const u8 = "",
 _snap_to_lines: bool = true,
 _line: ?f64 = null, // null represents "auto"
@@ -65,16 +65,12 @@ pub fn setText(self: *VTTCue, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
     self._text = try page.dupeString(value);
 }
 
-pub fn getRegion(self: *const VTTCue) ?js.Object {
+pub fn getRegion(self: *const VTTCue) ?js.Object.Global {
     return self._region;
 }
 
-pub fn setRegion(self: *VTTCue, value: ?js.Object) !void {
-    if (value) |v| {
-        self._region = try v.persist();
-    } else {
-        self._region = null;
-    }
+pub fn setRegion(self: *VTTCue, value: ?js.Object.Global) !void {
+    self._region = value;
 }
 
 pub fn getVertical(self: *const VTTCue) []const u8 {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/navigation/Navigation.zig b/src/browser/webapi/navigation/Navigation.zig
index c257d1d2..d2fabff1 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/navigation/Navigation.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/navigation/Navigation.zig
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ pub fn getTransition(_: *const Navigation) ?NavigationTransition {
 }
 
 const NavigationReturn = struct {
-    committed: js.Promise,
-    finished: js.Promise,
+    committed: js.Promise.Global,
+    finished: js.Promise.Global,
 };
 
 pub fn back(self: *Navigation, page: *Page) !NavigationReturn {
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ pub fn navigateInner(
             if (is_same_document) {
                 page.url = new_url;
 
-                committed.resolve("navigation push", {});
+                committed.local().resolve("navigation push", {});
                 // todo: Fire navigate event
-                finished.resolve("navigation push", {});
+                finished.local().resolve("navigation push", {});
 
                 _ = try self.pushEntry(url, .{ .source = .navigation, .value = state }, page, true);
             } else {
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ pub fn navigateInner(
             if (is_same_document) {
                 page.url = new_url;
 
-                committed.resolve("navigation replace", {});
+                committed.local().resolve("navigation replace", {});
                 // todo: Fire navigate event
-                finished.resolve("navigation replace", {});
+                finished.local().resolve("navigation replace", {});
 
                 _ = try self.replaceEntry(url, .{ .source = .navigation, .value = state }, page, true);
             } else {
@@ -306,9 +306,9 @@ pub fn navigateInner(
             if (is_same_document) {
                 page.url = new_url;
 
-                committed.resolve("navigation traverse", {});
+                committed.local().resolve("navigation traverse", {});
                 // todo: Fire navigate event
-                finished.resolve("navigation traverse", {});
+                finished.local().resolve("navigation traverse", {});
             } else {
                 try page.scheduleNavigation(url, .{ .reason = .navigation, .kind = kind }, .script);
             }
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ pub fn navigateInner(
     try self._proto.dispatch(.{ .currententrychange = event }, page);
 
     return .{
-        .committed = committed.promise(),
-        .finished = finished.promise(),
+        .committed = try committed.local().promise().persist(),
+        .finished = try finished.local().promise().persist(),
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/navigation/NavigationEventTarget.zig b/src/browser/webapi/navigation/NavigationEventTarget.zig
index 7bf5d858..c5d03d2a 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/navigation/NavigationEventTarget.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/navigation/NavigationEventTarget.zig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent = @import("../event/NavigationCurrentEnt
 pub const NavigationEventTarget = @This();
 
 _proto: *EventTarget,
-_on_currententrychange: ?js.Function = null,
+_on_currententrychange: ?js.Function.Global = null,
 
 pub fn asEventTarget(self: *NavigationEventTarget) *EventTarget {
     return self._proto;
@@ -43,15 +43,16 @@ pub fn dispatch(self: *NavigationEventTarget, event_type: DispatchType, page: *P
         };
     };
 
+    const func = if (@field(self, field)) |*g| g.local() else null;
     return page._event_manager.dispatchWithFunction(
         self.asEventTarget(),
         event,
-        @field(self, field),
+        func,
         .{ .context = "Navigation" },
     );
 }
 
-pub fn getOnCurrentEntryChange(self: *NavigationEventTarget) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnCurrentEntryChange(self: *NavigationEventTarget) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_currententrychange;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/navigation/root.zig b/src/browser/webapi/navigation/root.zig
index e007c714..26c963ac 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/navigation/root.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/navigation/root.zig
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub const NavigationState = struct {
 
 // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/NavigationTransition
 pub const NavigationTransition = struct {
-    finished: js.Promise,
+    finished: js.Promise.Global,
     from: NavigationHistoryEntry,
     navigation_type: NavigationType,
 };
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/net/Fetch.zig b/src/browser/webapi/net/Fetch.zig
index 7a2d7f33..688f3a26 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/net/Fetch.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/net/Fetch.zig
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ _page: *Page,
 _url: []const u8,
 _buf: std.ArrayList(u8),
 _response: *Response,
-_resolver: js.PromiseResolver,
+_resolver: js.PromiseResolver.Global,
 
 pub const Input = Request.Input;
 pub const InitOpts = Request.InitOpts;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub fn init(input: Input, options: ?InitOpts, page: *Page) !js.Promise {
         .done_callback = httpDoneCallback,
         .error_callback = httpErrorCallback,
     });
-    return fetch._resolver.promise();
+    return fetch._resolver.local().promise();
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Fetch) void {
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ fn httpDoneCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) !void {
         .len = self._buf.items.len,
     });
 
-    return self._resolver.resolve("fetch done", self._response);
+    return self._resolver.local().resolve("fetch done", self._response);
 }
 
 fn httpErrorCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, err: anyerror) void {
     const self: *Fetch = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
     self._response._type = .@"error"; // Set type to error for network failures
-    self._resolver.reject("fetch error", @errorName(err));
+    self._resolver.local().reject("fetch error", @errorName(err));
 }
 
 const testing = @import("../../../testing.zig");
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequest.zig b/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequest.zig
index 954ad8fa..519adba4 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequest.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequest.zig
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ _response_headers: std.ArrayList([]const u8) = .empty,
 _response_type: ResponseType = .text,
 
 _ready_state: ReadyState = .unsent,
-_on_ready_state_change: ?js.Function = null,
+_on_ready_state_change: ?js.Function.Global = null,
 
 const ReadyState = enum(u8) {
     unsent = 0,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const ReadyState = enum(u8) {
 
 const Response = union(ResponseType) {
     text: []const u8,
-    json: js.Value,
+    json: js.Value.Global,
     document: *Node.Document,
 };
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn asEventTarget(self: *XMLHttpRequest) *EventTarget {
     return self._proto._proto;
 }
 
-pub fn getOnReadyStateChange(self: *const XMLHttpRequest) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnReadyStateChange(self: *const XMLHttpRequest) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_ready_state_change;
 }
 
@@ -416,10 +416,11 @@ fn stateChanged(self: *XMLHttpRequest, state: ReadyState, page: *Page) !void {
     self._ready_state = state;
 
     const event = try Event.initTrusted("readystatechange", .{}, page);
+    const func = if (self._on_ready_state_change) |*g| g.local() else null;
     try page._event_manager.dispatchWithFunction(
         self.asEventTarget(),
         event,
-        self._on_ready_state_change,
+        func,
         .{ .context = "XHR state change" },
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequestEventTarget.zig b/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequestEventTarget.zig
index 20bea353..a211d30e 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequestEventTarget.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequestEventTarget.zig
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget = @This();
 
 _type: Type,
 _proto: *EventTarget,
-_on_abort: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_error: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_load: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_load_end: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_load_start: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_progress: ?js.Function = null,
-_on_timeout: ?js.Function = null,
+_on_abort: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_error: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_load: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_load_end: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_load_start: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_progress: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+_on_timeout: ?js.Function.Global = null,
 
 pub const Type = union(enum) {
     request: *@import("XMLHttpRequest.zig"),
@@ -63,15 +63,16 @@ pub fn dispatch(self: *XMLHttpRequestEventTarget, comptime event_type: DispatchT
         page,
     );
 
+    const func = if (@field(self, field)) |*g| g.local() else null;
     return page._event_manager.dispatchWithFunction(
         self.asEventTarget(),
         event.asEvent(),
-        @field(self, field),
+        func,
         .{ .context = "XHR " ++ typ },
     );
 }
 
-pub fn getOnAbort(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnAbort(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_abort;
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn setOnAbort(self: *XMLHttpRequestEventTarget, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn getOnError(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnError(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_error;
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn setOnError(self: *XMLHttpRequestEventTarget, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn getOnLoad(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnLoad(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_load;
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn setOnLoad(self: *XMLHttpRequestEventTarget, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn getOnLoadEnd(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnLoadEnd(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_load_end;
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ pub fn setOnLoadEnd(self: *XMLHttpRequestEventTarget, cb_: ?js.Function) !void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn getOnLoadStart(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnLoadStart(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_load_start;
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ pub fn setOnLoadStart(self: *XMLHttpRequestEventTarget, cb_: ?js.Function) !void
     }
 }
 
-pub fn getOnProgress(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnProgress(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_progress;
 }
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn setOnProgress(self: *XMLHttpRequestEventTarget, cb_: ?js.Function) !void
     }
 }
 
-pub fn getOnTimeout(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function {
+pub fn getOnTimeout(self: *const XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) ?js.Function.Global {
     return self._on_timeout;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/streams/ReadableStream.zig b/src/browser/webapi/streams/ReadableStream.zig
index f8edb594..af50d8bc 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/streams/ReadableStream.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/streams/ReadableStream.zig
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ _state: State,
 _reader: ?*ReadableStreamDefaultReader,
 _controller: *ReadableStreamDefaultController,
 _stored_error: ?[]const u8,
-_pull_fn: ?js.Function = null,
+_pull_fn: ?js.Function.Global = null,
 _pulling: bool = false,
 _pull_again: bool = false,
 _cancel: ?Cancel = null,
 
 const UnderlyingSource = struct {
     start: ?js.Function = null,
-    pull: ?js.Function = null,
-    cancel: ?js.Function = null,
+    pull: ?js.Function.Global = null,
+    cancel: ?js.Function.Global = null,
     type: ?[]const u8 = null,
 };
 
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ pub fn init(src_: ?UnderlyingSource, strategy_: ?QueueingStrategy, page: *Page)
 
         if (src.cancel) |callback| {
             self._cancel = .{
-                .callback = try callback.persist(),
+                .callback = callback,
             };
         }
 
         if (src.pull) |pull| {
-            self._pull_fn = try pull.persist();
+            self._pull_fn = pull;
             try self.callPullIfNeeded();
         }
     }
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ pub fn callPullIfNeeded(self: *ReadableStream) !void {
 
     self._pulling = true;
 
-    const pull_fn = self._pull_fn orelse return;
+    const pull_fn = &(self._pull_fn orelse return);
 
     // Call the pull function
     // Note: In a complete implementation, we'd handle the promise returned by pull
     // and set _pulling = false when it resolves
-    try pull_fn.call(void, .{self._controller});
+    try pull_fn.local().call(void, .{self._controller});
 
     self._pulling = false;
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ pub fn cancel(self: *ReadableStream, reason: ?[]const u8, page: *Page) !js.Promi
     if (self._state != .readable) {
         if (self._cancel) |c| {
             if (c.resolver) |r| {
-                return r.promise();
+                return r.local().promise();
             }
         }
         return page.js.resolvePromise(.{});
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ pub fn cancel(self: *ReadableStream, reason: ?[]const u8, page: *Page) !js.Promi
     }
 
     // Execute the cancel callback if provided
-    if (c.callback) |cb| {
+    if (c.callback) |*cb| {
         if (reason) |r| {
-            try cb.call(void, .{r});
+            try cb.local().call(void, .{r});
         } else {
-            try cb.call(void, .{});
+            try cb.local().call(void, .{});
         }
     }
 
@@ -201,19 +201,19 @@ pub fn cancel(self: *ReadableStream, reason: ?[]const u8, page: *Page) !js.Promi
         .done = true,
         .value = .empty,
     };
-    for (self._controller._pending_reads.items) |resolver| {
-        resolver.resolve("stream cancelled", result);
+    for (self._controller._pending_reads.items) |*resolver| {
+        resolver.local().resolve("stream cancelled", result);
     }
     self._controller._pending_reads.clearRetainingCapacity();
 
-    c.resolver.?.resolve("ReadableStream.cancel", {});
-    return c.resolver.?.promise();
+    c.resolver.?.local().resolve("ReadableStream.cancel", {});
+    return c.resolver.?.local().promise();
 }
 
 const Cancel = struct {
-    callback: ?js.Function = null,
+    callback: ?js.Function.Global = null,
     reason: ?[]const u8 = null,
-    resolver: ?js.PromiseResolver = null,
+    resolver: ?js.PromiseResolver.Global = null,
 };
 
 pub const JsApi = struct {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/streams/ReadableStreamDefaultController.zig b/src/browser/webapi/streams/ReadableStreamDefaultController.zig
index 72956f06..da23f77e 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/streams/ReadableStreamDefaultController.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/streams/ReadableStreamDefaultController.zig
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ _page: *Page,
 _stream: *ReadableStream,
 _arena: std.mem.Allocator,
 _queue: std.ArrayList(Chunk),
-_pending_reads: std.ArrayList(js.PromiseResolver),
+_pending_reads: std.ArrayList(js.PromiseResolver.Global),
 _high_water_mark: u32,
 
 pub fn init(stream: *ReadableStream, high_water_mark: u32, page: *Page) !*ReadableStreamDefaultController {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn init(stream: *ReadableStream, high_water_mark: u32, page: *Page) !*Readab
 pub fn addPendingRead(self: *ReadableStreamDefaultController, page: *Page) !js.Promise {
     const resolver = try page.js.createPromiseResolver().persist();
     try self._pending_reads.append(self._arena, resolver);
-    return resolver.promise();
+    return resolver.local().promise();
 }
 
 pub fn enqueue(self: *ReadableStreamDefaultController, chunk: Chunk) !void {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub fn enqueue(self: *ReadableStreamDefaultController, chunk: Chunk) !void {
         .done = false,
         .value = .fromChunk(chunk),
     };
-    resolver.resolve("stream enqueue", result);
+    resolver.local().resolve("stream enqueue", result);
 }
 
 pub fn close(self: *ReadableStreamDefaultController) !void {
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ pub fn close(self: *ReadableStreamDefaultController) !void {
         .done = true,
         .value = .empty,
     };
-    for (self._pending_reads.items) |resolver| {
-        resolver.resolve("stream close", result);
+    for (self._pending_reads.items) |*resolver| {
+        resolver.local().resolve("stream close", result);
     }
     self._pending_reads.clearRetainingCapacity();
 }
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ pub fn doError(self: *ReadableStreamDefaultController, err: []const u8) !void {
     self._stream._stored_error = try self._page.arena.dupe(u8, err);
 
     // Reject all pending reads
-    for (self._pending_reads.items) |resolver| {
-        resolver.reject("stream errror", err);
+    for (self._pending_reads.items) |*resolver| {
+        resolver.local().reject("stream errror", err);
     }
     self._pending_reads.clearRetainingCapacity();
 }