diff --git a/gvsbuild/patches/glib-base/0001-gpoll-windows-use-a-threadpool-when-polling-large-nu.patch b/gvsbuild/patches/glib-base/0001-gpoll-windows-use-a-threadpool-when-polling-large-nu.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32d00487d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gvsbuild/patches/glib-base/0001-gpoll-windows-use-a-threadpool-when-polling-large-nu.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+From 3baf1f1a73952277abd05ac82b0b356c6f5ab725 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Yash Trivedi <yash.trivedi.se@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:27:19 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] gpoll windows: use a threadpool when polling large number of
+ fds
+
+---
+ glib/gpoll.c | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
+ 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/glib/gpoll.c b/glib/gpoll.c
+index 5afc7596d..4ec0bfdd3 100644
+--- a/glib/gpoll.c
++++ b/glib/gpoll.c
+@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ typedef struct
+   GPollFD *handle_to_fd[MAXIMUM_WAIT_OBJECTS];
+   GPollFD *msg_fd;
+   GPollFD *stop_fd;
++  gint retval;
+   gint nhandles;
+   DWORD    timeout_ms;
+ } GWin32PollThreadData;
+@@ -290,8 +291,30 @@ poll_single_thread (GWin32PollThreadData *data)
+        */
+       retval = poll_rest (data->msg_fd, data->stop_fd, data->handles, data->handle_to_fd, data->nhandles, data->timeout_ms);
+     }
++  data->retval = retval;
+ 
+-  return retval;
++  return data->retval;
++}
++
++static VOID CALLBACK
++poll_single_worker_wrapper (PTP_CALLBACK_INSTANCE instance,
++                            PVOID                 context,
++                            PTP_WORK              work)
++{
++  UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER (instance);
++  UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER (work);
++
++  GWin32PollThreadData *data = context;
++
++  poll_single_thread (data);
++
++  /* Signal the stop in case any of the workers did not stop yet */
++  if (!SetEvent ((HANDLE) data->stop_fd->fd))
++    {
++      gchar *emsg = g_win32_error_message (GetLastError ());
++      g_error ("gpoll: failed to signal the stop event: %s", emsg);
++      g_free (emsg);
++    }
+ }
+ 
+ static void
+@@ -344,19 +367,15 @@ fill_poll_thread_data (GPollFD              *fds,
+     }
+ }
+ 
+-static guint __stdcall
+-poll_thread_run (gpointer user_data)
++static void
++cleanup_workers (guint     nworkers,
++                 PTP_WORK *work_handles)
+ {
+-  GWin32PollThreadData *data = user_data;
+-
+-  /* Docs say that it is safer to call _endthreadex by our own:
+-   * https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/endthread-endthreadex
+-   */
+-  _endthreadex (poll_single_thread (data));
+-
+-  g_assert_not_reached ();
+-
+-  return 0;
++  for (guint i = 0; i < nworkers; i++)
++    {
++      if (work_handles[i] != NULL)
++        CloseThreadpoolWork (work_handles[i]);
++    }
+ }
+ 
+ /* One slot for a possible msg object or the stop event */
+@@ -368,7 +387,7 @@ g_poll (GPollFD *fds,
+ 	gint     timeout)
+ {
+   guint nthreads, threads_remain;
+-  HANDLE thread_handles[MAXIMUM_WAIT_OBJECTS];
++  HANDLE worker_completed_handles[1] = { NULL, };
+   GWin32PollThreadData *threads_data;
+   GPollFD stop_event = { 0, };
+   GPollFD *f;
+@@ -377,6 +396,7 @@ g_poll (GPollFD *fds,
+   DWORD thread_retval;
+   int retval;
+   GPollFD *msg_fd = NULL;
++  PTP_WORK work_handles[MAXIMUM_WAIT_OBJECTS] = { NULL, };
+ 
+   if (timeout == -1)
+     timeout = INFINITE;
+@@ -422,8 +442,10 @@ g_poll (GPollFD *fds,
+   stop_event.fd = (gint)CreateEventW (NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
+ #endif
+   stop_event.events = G_IO_IN;
++  worker_completed_handles[0] = (HANDLE) stop_event.fd;
+ 
+   threads_data = g_new0 (GWin32PollThreadData, nthreads);
++
+   for (i = 0; i < nthreads; i++)
+     {
+       guint thread_fds;
+@@ -444,30 +466,46 @@ g_poll (GPollFD *fds,
+           threads_data[i].msg_fd = NULL;
+         }
+ 
+-      thread_handles[i] = (HANDLE) _beginthreadex (NULL, 0, poll_thread_run, &threads_data[i], 0, &ignore);
++      work_handles[i] = CreateThreadpoolWork (poll_single_worker_wrapper, &threads_data[i],
++                                              NULL);
++      if (work_handles[i] == NULL)
++        {
++          gchar *emsg = g_win32_error_message (GetLastError ());
++          g_error ("CreateThreadpoolWork failed: %s", emsg);
++          g_free (emsg);
++          retval = -1;
++          goto cleanup;
++        }
++
++      SubmitThreadpoolWork (work_handles[i]);
+     }
+ 
+-  /* Wait for at least one thread to return */
++  /* Wait for at least one worker to return */
+   if (msg_fd != NULL)
+-    ready = MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx (nthreads, thread_handles, timeout,
++    ready = MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx (1, worker_completed_handles, timeout,
+                                          QS_ALLINPUT, MWMO_ALERTABLE);
+   else
+-    ready = WaitForMultipleObjects (nthreads, thread_handles, FALSE, timeout);
++    ready = WaitForMultipleObjects (1, worker_completed_handles, FALSE, timeout);
+ 
+-  /* Signal the stop in case any of the threads did not stop yet */
+-  if (!SetEvent ((HANDLE)stop_event.fd))
++  /* Signal the stop in case any of the workers did not stop yet */
++  if (!SetEvent ((HANDLE) stop_event.fd))
+     {
+       gchar *emsg = g_win32_error_message (GetLastError ());
+-      g_warning ("gpoll: failed to signal the stop event: %s", emsg);
++      g_error ("gpoll: failed to signal the stop event: %s", emsg);
+       g_free (emsg);
++      retval = -1;
++      goto cleanup;
+     }
+ 
+-  /* Wait for the rest of the threads to finish */
+-  WaitForMultipleObjects (nthreads, thread_handles, TRUE, INFINITE);
++  /* Wait for the all workers to finish individually, since we're not using a cleanup group.
++    We disable fCancelPendingCallbacks since we share the default process threadpool.
++    */
++  for (i = 0; i < nthreads; i++)
++    WaitForThreadpoolWorkCallbacks (work_handles[i], FALSE);
+ 
+   /* The return value of all the threads give us all the fds that changed state */
+   retval = 0;
+-  if (msg_fd != NULL && ready == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + nthreads)
++  if (msg_fd != NULL && ready == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1)
+     {
+       msg_fd->revents |= G_IO_IN;
+       retval = 1;
+@@ -475,18 +513,19 @@ g_poll (GPollFD *fds,
+ 
+   for (i = 0; i < nthreads; i++)
+     {
+-      if (GetExitCodeThread (thread_handles[i], &thread_retval))
+-        retval = (retval == -1) ? -1 : ((thread_retval == (DWORD) -1) ? -1 : (int) (retval + thread_retval));
+-
+-      CloseHandle (thread_handles[i]);
++      thread_retval = threads_data[i].retval;
++      retval = (retval == -1) ? -1 : ((thread_retval == (DWORD) -1) ? -1 : (int) (retval + thread_retval));
+     }
+ 
++cleanup:
+   if (retval == -1)
+-    for (f = fds; f < &fds[nfds]; ++f)
+-      f->revents = 0;
+-
++    {
++      for (f = fds; f < &fds[nfds]; ++f)
++        f->revents = 0;
++    }
++  cleanup_workers (nthreads, work_handles);
+   g_free (threads_data);
+-  CloseHandle ((HANDLE)stop_event.fd);
++  CloseHandle ((HANDLE) stop_event.fd);
+ 
+   return retval;
+ }
+-- 
+2.43.0
+
diff --git a/gvsbuild/patches/glib/0001-gpoll-windows-use-a-threadpool-when-polling-large-nu.patch b/gvsbuild/patches/glib/0001-gpoll-windows-use-a-threadpool-when-polling-large-nu.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32d00487d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gvsbuild/patches/glib/0001-gpoll-windows-use-a-threadpool-when-polling-large-nu.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+From 3baf1f1a73952277abd05ac82b0b356c6f5ab725 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Yash Trivedi <yash.trivedi.se@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:27:19 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] gpoll windows: use a threadpool when polling large number of
+ fds
+
+---
+ glib/gpoll.c | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
+ 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/glib/gpoll.c b/glib/gpoll.c
+index 5afc7596d..4ec0bfdd3 100644
+--- a/glib/gpoll.c
++++ b/glib/gpoll.c
+@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ typedef struct
+   GPollFD *handle_to_fd[MAXIMUM_WAIT_OBJECTS];
+   GPollFD *msg_fd;
+   GPollFD *stop_fd;
++  gint retval;
+   gint nhandles;
+   DWORD    timeout_ms;
+ } GWin32PollThreadData;
+@@ -290,8 +291,30 @@ poll_single_thread (GWin32PollThreadData *data)
+        */
+       retval = poll_rest (data->msg_fd, data->stop_fd, data->handles, data->handle_to_fd, data->nhandles, data->timeout_ms);
+     }
++  data->retval = retval;
+ 
+-  return retval;
++  return data->retval;
++}
++
++static VOID CALLBACK
++poll_single_worker_wrapper (PTP_CALLBACK_INSTANCE instance,
++                            PVOID                 context,
++                            PTP_WORK              work)
++{
++  UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER (instance);
++  UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER (work);
++
++  GWin32PollThreadData *data = context;
++
++  poll_single_thread (data);
++
++  /* Signal the stop in case any of the workers did not stop yet */
++  if (!SetEvent ((HANDLE) data->stop_fd->fd))
++    {
++      gchar *emsg = g_win32_error_message (GetLastError ());
++      g_error ("gpoll: failed to signal the stop event: %s", emsg);
++      g_free (emsg);
++    }
+ }
+ 
+ static void
+@@ -344,19 +367,15 @@ fill_poll_thread_data (GPollFD              *fds,
+     }
+ }
+ 
+-static guint __stdcall
+-poll_thread_run (gpointer user_data)
++static void
++cleanup_workers (guint     nworkers,
++                 PTP_WORK *work_handles)
+ {
+-  GWin32PollThreadData *data = user_data;
+-
+-  /* Docs say that it is safer to call _endthreadex by our own:
+-   * https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/endthread-endthreadex
+-   */
+-  _endthreadex (poll_single_thread (data));
+-
+-  g_assert_not_reached ();
+-
+-  return 0;
++  for (guint i = 0; i < nworkers; i++)
++    {
++      if (work_handles[i] != NULL)
++        CloseThreadpoolWork (work_handles[i]);
++    }
+ }
+ 
+ /* One slot for a possible msg object or the stop event */
+@@ -368,7 +387,7 @@ g_poll (GPollFD *fds,
+ 	gint     timeout)
+ {
+   guint nthreads, threads_remain;
+-  HANDLE thread_handles[MAXIMUM_WAIT_OBJECTS];
++  HANDLE worker_completed_handles[1] = { NULL, };
+   GWin32PollThreadData *threads_data;
+   GPollFD stop_event = { 0, };
+   GPollFD *f;
+@@ -377,6 +396,7 @@ g_poll (GPollFD *fds,
+   DWORD thread_retval;
+   int retval;
+   GPollFD *msg_fd = NULL;
++  PTP_WORK work_handles[MAXIMUM_WAIT_OBJECTS] = { NULL, };
+ 
+   if (timeout == -1)
+     timeout = INFINITE;
+@@ -422,8 +442,10 @@ g_poll (GPollFD *fds,
+   stop_event.fd = (gint)CreateEventW (NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
+ #endif
+   stop_event.events = G_IO_IN;
++  worker_completed_handles[0] = (HANDLE) stop_event.fd;
+ 
+   threads_data = g_new0 (GWin32PollThreadData, nthreads);
++
+   for (i = 0; i < nthreads; i++)
+     {
+       guint thread_fds;
+@@ -444,30 +466,46 @@ g_poll (GPollFD *fds,
+           threads_data[i].msg_fd = NULL;
+         }
+ 
+-      thread_handles[i] = (HANDLE) _beginthreadex (NULL, 0, poll_thread_run, &threads_data[i], 0, &ignore);
++      work_handles[i] = CreateThreadpoolWork (poll_single_worker_wrapper, &threads_data[i],
++                                              NULL);
++      if (work_handles[i] == NULL)
++        {
++          gchar *emsg = g_win32_error_message (GetLastError ());
++          g_error ("CreateThreadpoolWork failed: %s", emsg);
++          g_free (emsg);
++          retval = -1;
++          goto cleanup;
++        }
++
++      SubmitThreadpoolWork (work_handles[i]);
+     }
+ 
+-  /* Wait for at least one thread to return */
++  /* Wait for at least one worker to return */
+   if (msg_fd != NULL)
+-    ready = MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx (nthreads, thread_handles, timeout,
++    ready = MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx (1, worker_completed_handles, timeout,
+                                          QS_ALLINPUT, MWMO_ALERTABLE);
+   else
+-    ready = WaitForMultipleObjects (nthreads, thread_handles, FALSE, timeout);
++    ready = WaitForMultipleObjects (1, worker_completed_handles, FALSE, timeout);
+ 
+-  /* Signal the stop in case any of the threads did not stop yet */
+-  if (!SetEvent ((HANDLE)stop_event.fd))
++  /* Signal the stop in case any of the workers did not stop yet */
++  if (!SetEvent ((HANDLE) stop_event.fd))
+     {
+       gchar *emsg = g_win32_error_message (GetLastError ());
+-      g_warning ("gpoll: failed to signal the stop event: %s", emsg);
++      g_error ("gpoll: failed to signal the stop event: %s", emsg);
+       g_free (emsg);
++      retval = -1;
++      goto cleanup;
+     }
+ 
+-  /* Wait for the rest of the threads to finish */
+-  WaitForMultipleObjects (nthreads, thread_handles, TRUE, INFINITE);
++  /* Wait for the all workers to finish individually, since we're not using a cleanup group.
++    We disable fCancelPendingCallbacks since we share the default process threadpool.
++    */
++  for (i = 0; i < nthreads; i++)
++    WaitForThreadpoolWorkCallbacks (work_handles[i], FALSE);
+ 
+   /* The return value of all the threads give us all the fds that changed state */
+   retval = 0;
+-  if (msg_fd != NULL && ready == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + nthreads)
++  if (msg_fd != NULL && ready == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1)
+     {
+       msg_fd->revents |= G_IO_IN;
+       retval = 1;
+@@ -475,18 +513,19 @@ g_poll (GPollFD *fds,
+ 
+   for (i = 0; i < nthreads; i++)
+     {
+-      if (GetExitCodeThread (thread_handles[i], &thread_retval))
+-        retval = (retval == -1) ? -1 : ((thread_retval == (DWORD) -1) ? -1 : (int) (retval + thread_retval));
+-
+-      CloseHandle (thread_handles[i]);
++      thread_retval = threads_data[i].retval;
++      retval = (retval == -1) ? -1 : ((thread_retval == (DWORD) -1) ? -1 : (int) (retval + thread_retval));
+     }
+ 
++cleanup:
+   if (retval == -1)
+-    for (f = fds; f < &fds[nfds]; ++f)
+-      f->revents = 0;
+-
++    {
++      for (f = fds; f < &fds[nfds]; ++f)
++        f->revents = 0;
++    }
++  cleanup_workers (nthreads, work_handles);
+   g_free (threads_data);
+-  CloseHandle ((HANDLE)stop_event.fd);
++  CloseHandle ((HANDLE) stop_event.fd);
+ 
+   return retval;
+ }
+-- 
+2.43.0
+
diff --git a/gvsbuild/projects/glib.py b/gvsbuild/projects/glib.py
index 27d377060..2c72dc28e 100644
--- a/gvsbuild/projects/glib.py
+++ b/gvsbuild/projects/glib.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             patches=[
                 "001-glib-package-installation-directory.patch",
                 "0001-gsocket-windows-check-event-before-calling-WSAEnumNe.patch",
+                "0001-gpoll-windows-use-a-threadpool-when-polling-large-nu.patch",
             ],
         )
         self.add_param("-Dman-pages=disabled")
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             patches=[
                 "001-glib-package-installation-directory.patch",
                 "0001-gsocket-windows-check-event-before-calling-WSAEnumNe.patch",
+                "0001-gpoll-windows-use-a-threadpool-when-polling-large-nu.patch",
             ],
         )
         self.add_param("-Dman-pages=disabled")