diff --git a/lib/wasix/src/lib.rs b/lib/wasix/src/lib.rs
index c7d559f1f2b..25a56334d0a 100644
--- a/lib/wasix/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/wasix/src/lib.rs
@@ -772,3 +772,22 @@ pub(crate) fn block_in_place<Ret>(thunk: impl FnOnce() -> Ret) -> Ret {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Spawns a new blocking task that runs the provided closure.
+///
+/// The closure is executed on a separate thread, allowing it to perform blocking operations
+/// without blocking the main thread. The closure is wrapped in a `Future` that resolves to the
+/// result of the closure's execution.
+pub(crate) async fn spawn_blocking<F, R>(f: F) -> Result<R, tokio::task::JoinError>
+where
+    F: FnOnce() -> R + Send + 'static,
+    R: Send + 'static,
+{
+    cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+        if #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")] {
+            Ok(block_in_place(f))
+        } else {
+            tokio::task::spawn_blocking(f).await
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/wasix/src/runtime/package_loader/builtin_loader.rs b/lib/wasix/src/runtime/package_loader/builtin_loader.rs
index 92b2c6ca449..9fa90960f08 100644
--- a/lib/wasix/src/runtime/package_loader/builtin_loader.rs
+++ b/lib/wasix/src/runtime/package_loader/builtin_loader.rs
@@ -115,9 +115,12 @@ impl BuiltinPackageLoader {
         if dist.webc.scheme() == "file" {
             match crate::runtime::resolver::utils::file_path_from_url(&dist.webc) {
                 Ok(path) => {
-                    // FIXME: This will block the thread
-                    let bytes = std::fs::read(&path)
-                        .with_context(|| format!("Unable to read \"{}\"", path.display()))?;
+                    let bytes = crate::spawn_blocking({
+                        let path = path.clone();
+                        move || std::fs::read(path)
+                    })
+                    .await?
+                    .with_context(|| format!("Unable to read \"{}\"", path.display()))?;
                     return Ok(bytes.into());
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
@@ -222,7 +225,10 @@ impl PackageLoader for BuiltinPackageLoader {
         // in a smart way to keep memory usage down.
 
         if let Some(cache) = &self.cache {
-            match cache.save_and_load_as_mmapped(&bytes, &summary.dist).await {
+            match cache
+                .save_and_load_as_mmapped(bytes.clone(), &summary.dist)
+                .await
+            {
                 Ok(container) => {
                     tracing::debug!("Cached to disk");
                     self.in_memory.save(&container, summary.dist.webc_sha256);
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ impl PackageLoader for BuiltinPackageLoader {
 
         // The sad path - looks like we don't have a filesystem cache so we'll
         // need to keep the whole thing in memory.
-        let container = Container::from_bytes(bytes)?;
+        let container = crate::spawn_blocking(move || Container::from_bytes(bytes)).await??;
         // We still want to cache it in memory, of course
         self.in_memory.save(&container, summary.dist.webc_sha256);
         Ok(container)
@@ -271,7 +277,11 @@ impl FileSystemCache {
     async fn lookup(&self, hash: &WebcHash) -> Result<Option<Container>, Error> {
         let path = self.path(hash);
 
-        let container = crate::block_in_place(|| Container::from_disk(&path));
+        let container = crate::spawn_blocking({
+            let path = path.clone();
+            move || Container::from_disk(path)
+        })
+        .await?;
         match container {
             Ok(c) => Ok(Some(c)),
             Err(ContainerError::Open { error, .. })
@@ -288,27 +298,32 @@ impl FileSystemCache {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn save(&self, webc: &[u8], dist: &DistributionInfo) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    async fn save(&self, webc: Bytes, dist: &DistributionInfo) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let path = self.path(&dist.webc_sha256);
-
-        let parent = path.parent().expect("Always within cache_dir");
-
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)
-            .with_context(|| format!("Unable to create \"{}\"", parent.display()))?;
-
-        let mut temp = NamedTempFile::new_in(parent)?;
-        temp.write_all(webc)?;
-        temp.flush()?;
-        temp.as_file_mut().sync_all()?;
-        temp.persist(&path)?;
-
-        tracing::debug!(
-            pkg.hash=%dist.webc_sha256,
-            pkg.url=%dist.webc,
-            path=%path.display(),
-            num_bytes=webc.len(),
-            "Saved to disk",
-        );
+        let dist = dist.clone();
+
+        crate::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            let parent = path.parent().expect("Always within cache_dir");
+
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Unable to create \"{}\"", parent.display()))?;
+
+            let mut temp = NamedTempFile::new_in(parent)?;
+            temp.write_all(&webc)?;
+            temp.flush()?;
+            temp.as_file_mut().sync_all()?;
+            temp.persist(&path)?;
+
+            tracing::debug!(
+                pkg.hash=%dist.webc_sha256,
+                pkg.url=%dist.webc,
+                path=%path.display(),
+                num_bytes=webc.len(),
+                "Saved to disk",
+            );
+            Result::<_, Error>::Ok(())
+        })
+        .await??;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -316,7 +331,7 @@ impl FileSystemCache {
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip_all)]
     async fn save_and_load_as_mmapped(
         &self,
-        webc: &[u8],
+        webc: Bytes,
         dist: &DistributionInfo,
     ) -> Result<Container, Error> {
         // First, save it to disk