diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/function_record_pyobject.h b/include/pybind11/detail/function_record_pyobject.h
index d9c5bad938..694625f89b 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/function_record_pyobject.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/function_record_pyobject.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ static PyType_Spec function_record_PyType_Spec
        function_record_PyType_Slots};
 
 inline PyTypeObject *get_function_record_PyTypeObject() {
+    PYBIND11_LOCK_INTERNALS(get_internals());
     PyTypeObject *&py_type_obj = detail::get_local_internals().function_record_py_type;
     if (!py_type_obj) {
         PyObject *py_obj = PyType_FromSpec(&function_record_PyType_Spec);
diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h b/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
index a2512a5527..a07ef1a897 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ PYBIND11_NOINLINE detail::type_info *get_type_info(PyTypeObject *type) {
     return bases.front();
 }
 
-inline detail::type_info *get_local_type_info(const std::type_info &tp) {
+inline detail::type_info *get_local_type_info_lock_held(const std::type_info &tp) {
     const auto &locals = get_local_internals().registered_types_cpp;
     auto it = locals.find(&tp);
     if (it != locals.end()) {
@@ -214,48 +214,59 @@ inline detail::type_info *get_local_type_info(const std::type_info &tp) {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-inline detail::type_info *get_global_type_info(const std::type_info &tp) {
+inline detail::type_info *get_local_type_info(const std::type_info &tp) {
+    // NB: internals and local_internals share a single mutex
+    PYBIND11_LOCK_INTERNALS(get_internals());
+    return get_local_type_info_lock_held(tp);
+}
+
+inline detail::type_info *get_global_type_info_lock_held(const std::type_info &tp) {
     // This is a two-level lookup. Hopefully we find the type info in
     // registered_types_cpp_fast, but if not we try
     // registered_types_cpp and fill registered_types_cpp_fast for
     // next time.
-    return with_internals([&](internals &internals) {
-        detail::type_info *type_info = nullptr;
+    detail::type_info *type_info = nullptr;
+    auto &internals = get_internals();
 #if PYBIND11_INTERNALS_VERSION >= 12
-        auto &fast_types = internals.registered_types_cpp_fast;
+    auto &fast_types = internals.registered_types_cpp_fast;
 #endif
-        auto &types = internals.registered_types_cpp;
+    auto &types = internals.registered_types_cpp;
 #if PYBIND11_INTERNALS_VERSION >= 12
-        auto fast_it = fast_types.find(&tp);
-        if (fast_it != fast_types.end()) {
+    auto fast_it = fast_types.find(&tp);
+    if (fast_it != fast_types.end()) {
 #    ifndef NDEBUG
-            auto types_it = types.find(std::type_index(tp));
-            assert(types_it != types.end());
-            assert(types_it->second == fast_it->second);
+        auto types_it = types.find(std::type_index(tp));
+        assert(types_it != types.end());
+        assert(types_it->second == fast_it->second);
 #    endif
-            return fast_it->second;
-        }
+        return fast_it->second;
+    }
 #endif // PYBIND11_INTERNALS_VERSION >= 12
 
-        auto it = types.find(std::type_index(tp));
-        if (it != types.end()) {
+    auto it = types.find(std::type_index(tp));
+    if (it != types.end()) {
 #if PYBIND11_INTERNALS_VERSION >= 12
-            fast_types.emplace(&tp, it->second);
+        fast_types.emplace(&tp, it->second);
 #endif
-            type_info = it->second;
-        }
-        return type_info;
-    });
+        type_info = it->second;
+    }
+    return type_info;
+}
+
+inline detail::type_info *get_global_type_info(const std::type_info &tp) {
+    PYBIND11_LOCK_INTERNALS(get_internals());
+    return get_global_type_info_lock_held(tp);
 }
 
 /// Return the type info for a given C++ type; on lookup failure can either throw or return
 /// nullptr.
 PYBIND11_NOINLINE detail::type_info *get_type_info(const std::type_info &tp,
                                                    bool throw_if_missing = false) {
-    if (auto *ltype = get_local_type_info(tp)) {
+    PYBIND11_LOCK_INTERNALS(get_internals());
+    if (auto *ltype = get_local_type_info_lock_held(tp)) {
         return ltype;
     }
-    if (auto *gtype = get_global_type_info(tp)) {
+    if (auto *gtype = get_global_type_info_lock_held(tp)) {
         return gtype;
     }