diff --git a/source/vibe/core/channel.d b/source/vibe/core/channel.d
index 6995c28..c8bec6f 100644
--- a/source/vibe/core/channel.d
+++ b/source/vibe/core/channel.d
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import core.sync.mutex;
 // TODO: implement a multi-channel wait, e.g.
 // TaggedAlgebraic!(...) consumeAny(ch1, ch2, ch3); - requires a waitOnMultipleConditions function
 
+// NOTE: not using synchronized (m_mutex) because it is not nothrow
+
 
 /** Creates a new channel suitable for cross-task and cross-thread communication.
 */
@@ -135,24 +137,33 @@ private final class ChannelImpl(T, size_t buffer_size) {
 	}
 
 	@property bool empty()
-	shared {
-		synchronized (m_mutex) {
+	shared nothrow {
+		{
+			m_mutex.lock_nothrow();
+			scope (exit) m_mutex.unlock_nothrow();
+
 			auto thisus = () @trusted { return cast(ChannelImpl)this; } ();
 			return thisus.m_closed && thisus.m_items.empty;
 		}
 	}
 
 	@property size_t bufferFill()
-	shared {
-		synchronized (m_mutex) {
+	shared nothrow {
+		{
+			m_mutex.lock_nothrow();
+			scope (exit) m_mutex.unlock_nothrow();
+
 			auto thisus = () @trusted { return cast(ChannelImpl)this; } ();
 			return thisus.m_items.length;
 		}
 	}
 
 	void close()
-	shared {
-		synchronized (m_mutex) {
+	shared nothrow {
+		{
+			m_mutex.lock_nothrow();
+			scope (exit) m_mutex.unlock_nothrow();
+
 			auto thisus = () @trusted { return cast(ChannelImpl)this; } ();
 			thisus.m_closed = true;
 			thisus.m_condition.notifyAll();
@@ -160,11 +171,14 @@ private final class ChannelImpl(T, size_t buffer_size) {
 	}
 
 	bool tryConsumeOne(ref T dst)
-	shared {
+	shared nothrow {
 		auto thisus = () @trusted { return cast(ChannelImpl)this; } ();
 		bool was_full = false;
 
-		synchronized (m_mutex) {
+		{
+			m_mutex.lock_nothrow();
+			scope (exit) m_mutex.unlock_nothrow();
+
 			while (thisus.m_items.empty) {
 				if (m_closed) return false;
 				thisus.m_condition.wait();
@@ -185,7 +199,10 @@ private final class ChannelImpl(T, size_t buffer_size) {
 		T ret;
 		bool was_full = false;
 
-		synchronized (m_mutex) {
+		{
+			m_mutex.lock_nothrow();
+			scope (exit) m_mutex.unlock_nothrow();
+
 			while (thisus.m_items.empty) {
 				if (m_closed) throw new Exception("Attempt to consume from an empty channel.");
 				thisus.m_condition.wait();
@@ -201,11 +218,14 @@ private final class ChannelImpl(T, size_t buffer_size) {
 	}
 
 	bool consumeAll(ref FixedRingBuffer!(T, buffer_size) dst)
-	shared {
+	shared nothrow {
 		auto thisus = () @trusted { return cast(ChannelImpl)this; } ();
 		bool was_full = false;
 
-		synchronized (m_mutex) {
+		{
+			m_mutex.lock_nothrow();
+			scope (exit) m_mutex.unlock_nothrow();
+
 			while (thisus.m_items.empty) {
 				if (m_closed) return false;
 				thisus.m_condition.wait();
@@ -225,7 +245,10 @@ private final class ChannelImpl(T, size_t buffer_size) {
 		auto thisus = () @trusted { return cast(ChannelImpl)this; } ();
 		bool need_notify = false;
 
-		synchronized (m_mutex) {
+		{
+			m_mutex.lock_nothrow();
+			scope (exit) m_mutex.unlock_nothrow();
+
 			enforce(!m_closed, "Sending on closed channel.");
 			while (thisus.m_items.full)
 				thisus.m_condition.wait();
@@ -274,3 +297,23 @@ private final class ChannelImpl(T, size_t buffer_size) {
 	ch.close();
 	assert(ch.empty);
 }
+
+@safe unittest { // ensure nothrow'ness for throwing struct
+	static struct S {
+		this(this) { throw new Exception("meh!"); }
+	}
+	auto ch = createChannel!S;
+	ch.put(S.init);
+	ch.put(S.init);
+
+	S s;
+	FixedRingBuffer!(S, 100, true) sb;
+
+	() nothrow {
+		assert(ch.tryConsumeOne(s));
+		assert(ch.consumeAll(sb));
+		assert(sb.length == 1);
+		ch.close();
+		assert(ch.empty);
+	} ();
+}