diff --git a/include/boost/corosio/native/detail/iocp/win_mutex.hpp b/include/boost/corosio/native/detail/iocp/win_mutex.hpp
index e83e235d..650493fa 100644
--- a/include/boost/corosio/native/detail/iocp/win_mutex.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/corosio/native/detail/iocp/win_mutex.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ namespace boost::corosio::detail {
     Each call to `lock()` or successful `try_lock()` must be
     balanced by a corresponding call to `unlock()`.
 
+    When disabled via `set_enabled(false)`, all locking operations
+    become no-ops. This supports single-threaded (lockless) mode
+    where cross-thread posting is undefined behavior.
+
     Satisfies the Lockable named requirement and is compatible
     with `std::lock_guard`, `std::unique_lock`, and `std::scoped_lock`.
 */
@@ -46,23 +50,29 @@ class win_mutex
     win_mutex(win_mutex const&)            = delete;
     win_mutex& operator=(win_mutex const&) = delete;
 
+    void set_enabled(bool v) noexcept { enabled_ = v; }
+    bool enabled() const noexcept { return enabled_; }
+
     void lock() noexcept
     {
-        ::EnterCriticalSection(&cs_);
+        if (enabled_)
+            ::EnterCriticalSection(&cs_);
     }
 
     void unlock() noexcept
     {
-        ::LeaveCriticalSection(&cs_);
+        if (enabled_)
+            ::LeaveCriticalSection(&cs_);
     }
 
     bool try_lock() noexcept
     {
-        return ::TryEnterCriticalSection(&cs_) != 0;
+        return !enabled_ || ::TryEnterCriticalSection(&cs_) != 0;
     }
 
 private:
     ::CRITICAL_SECTION cs_;
+    bool enabled_ = true;
 };
 
 } // namespace boost::corosio::detail
diff --git a/include/boost/corosio/native/detail/iocp/win_scheduler.hpp b/include/boost/corosio/native/detail/iocp/win_scheduler.hpp
index efef0914..c4842496 100644
--- a/include/boost/corosio/native/detail/iocp/win_scheduler.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/corosio/native/detail/iocp/win_scheduler.hpp
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ class BOOST_COROSIO_DECL win_scheduler final
         gqcs_timeout_ms_ = gqcs_timeout_ms;
     }
 
+    /** Enable or disable single-threaded (lockless) mode.
+
+        When enabled, the dispatch mutex becomes a no-op.
+        Cross-thread post() is undefined behavior.
+    */
+    void configure_single_threaded(bool v) noexcept
+    {
+        single_threaded_ = v;
+        dispatch_mutex_.set_enabled(!v);
+    }
+
     /** Signal that an overlapped I/O operation is now pending.
         Coordinates with do_one() via the ready_ CAS protocol. */
     void on_pending(overlapped_op* op) const;
@@ -112,6 +123,7 @@ class BOOST_COROSIO_DECL win_scheduler final
     long stop_event_posted_;
     mutable long dispatch_required_;
     unsigned long gqcs_timeout_ms_ = 500;
+    bool single_threaded_ = false;
 
     mutable win_mutex dispatch_mutex_;
     mutable op_queue completed_ops_;
diff --git a/src/corosio/src/io_context.cpp b/src/corosio/src/io_context.cpp
index 72b74e75..d0b9ff54 100644
--- a/src/corosio/src/io_context.cpp
+++ b/src/corosio/src/io_context.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ apply_scheduler_options(
 #endif
 
 #if BOOST_COROSIO_HAS_IOCP
-    static_cast<detail::win_scheduler&>(sched).configure_iocp(
-        opts.gqcs_timeout_ms);
+    auto& iocp_sched = static_cast<detail::win_scheduler&>(sched);
+    iocp_sched.configure_iocp(opts.gqcs_timeout_ms);
+    if (opts.single_threaded)
+        iocp_sched.configure_single_threaded(true);
 #endif
 
     (void)sched;