diff --git a/scex-core/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/IGlobal.scala b/scex-core/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/IGlobal.scala
index 3d34ee6..0b0b29a 100644
--- a/scex-core/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/IGlobal.scala
+++ b/scex-core/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/IGlobal.scala
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ class IGlobal(settings: Settings, reporter: Reporter, val classLoader: ClassLoad
 
   import definitions._
 
+  // Don't poll for work while parsing. Background compile resets a stale unit (clearing its synthetics) and only then
+  // re-parses and re-enters it, so work run from the parser (e.g. our askForResponse calls) could force a lazy accessor
+  // symbol left over from an aborted pass and crash with "no synthetic tree found for bean accessor".
+  // This applies to every parse on the compiler thread and defers everything pollForWork does: interrupts, queued work
+  // items, cancellation checks, shutdown and fresh-run requests, and yielding. All of it resumes at the next typer
+  // check point. Scex sources are small, so the delay is negligible. Guarded by ParsePollingTest.
+  override def signalParseProgress(pos: Position): Unit = ()
+
   abstract class ScexMember extends Member {
     def prefix: Type
     def ownerTpe: Type = prefix
diff --git a/scex-core/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/ScexPresentationCompiler.scala b/scex-core/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/ScexPresentationCompiler.scala
index 1d88af3..d281986 100644
--- a/scex-core/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/ScexPresentationCompiler.scala
+++ b/scex-core/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/ScexPresentationCompiler.scala
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ trait ScexPresentationCompiler extends ScexCompiler { compiler =>
   protected def isEnabled: Boolean = !settings.noPresentation.value
   protected def presentationCompilerSettings: Settings = settings
 
+  protected def createIGlobal(settings: Settings, reporter: Reporter, classLoader: ClassLoader): IGlobal =
+    new IGlobal(settings, reporter, classLoader)
+
   private var reporter: Reporter = _
   private var global: IGlobal = _
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ trait ScexPresentationCompiler extends ScexCompiler { compiler =>
     if (isEnabled) {
       logger.info("Initializing Scala presentation compiler")
       reporter = new Reporter(presentationCompilerSettings)
-      global = new IGlobal(presentationCompilerSettings, reporter, getSharedClassLoader)
+      global = createIGlobal(presentationCompilerSettings, reporter, getSharedClassLoader)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/scex-core/src/test/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/ParsePollingTest.scala b/scex-core/src/test/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/ParsePollingTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d66129b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scex-core/src/test/scala/com/avsystem/scex/compiler/presentation/ParsePollingTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package com.avsystem.scex.compiler.presentation
+
+import com.avsystem.scex.compiler.presentation.ScopeAndTypeCompletionTest.Root
+import com.avsystem.scex.compiler.{CompilationTest, ScexSettings}
+import com.avsystem.scex.japi.{DefaultJavaScexCompiler, JavaScexCompiler}
+import com.avsystem.scex.util.SimpleContext
+import org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuite
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
+import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._
+import scala.tools.nsc.Settings
+
+/** Background compile resets a stale unit (clearing its synthetics) before re-parsing and re-entering it. If the
+  * presentation compiler polled for work in between, a scex request could force an accessor symbol whose synthetic tree
+  * is already gone ("no synthetic tree found for bean accessor"). This test fails deterministically if any polling
+  * happens while a unit is being parsed and entered, regardless of whether the race actually triggers.
+  */
+class ParsePollingTest extends AnyFunSuite with CompilationTest {
+
+  private val pollCount = new AtomicInteger
+  private val pollsDuringParseAndEnter = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue[String]
+
+  override protected def createCompiler: JavaScexCompiler = {
+    val settings = new ScexSettings
+    settings.classfileDirectory.value = "testClassfileCache"
+    new DefaultJavaScexCompiler(settings) {
+      override protected def createIGlobal(settings: Settings, reporter: Reporter, classLoader: ClassLoader) =
+        new IGlobal(settings, reporter, classLoader) {
+          override protected def checkForMoreWork(pos: Position): Unit = {
+            pollCount.incrementAndGet()
+            // Relies on scalac's `scala.tools.nsc.interactive.Global.parseAndEnter` showing up as a stack frame. If a
+            // scalac upgrade renames or inlines it, this never matches and the test passes vacuously (pollCount only
+            // proves this IGlobal is in use), so re-check the frame name after upgrading Scala.
+            val inParseAndEnter = StackWalker.getInstance.walk { frames =>
+              frames.anyMatch(f =>
+                f.getClassName == "scala.tools.nsc.interactive.Global" && f.getMethodName == "parseAndEnter"
+              )
+            }
+            if (inParseAndEnter) {
+              pollsDuringParseAndEnter.add(Thread.currentThread.getStackTrace.mkString("\n  "))
+            }
+            super.checkForMoreWork(pos)
+          }
+        }
+    }
+  }
+
+  val utils =
+    """
+      |def utilMethod: Int = 42
+      |val utilStuff = 5
+    """.stripMargin
+
+  val profile = createProfile(utils = utils)
+
+  test("presentation compiler does not poll for work while parsing and entering a unit") {
+    val completer = compiler.getCompleter[SimpleContext[Root], Any](profile, template = false)
+    completer.getScopeCompletion
+    completer.getTypeCompletion("_root.", 5)
+
+    assert(pollCount.get > 0, "custom IGlobal was not used")
+    assert(pollsDuringParseAndEnter.isEmpty, pollsDuringParseAndEnter.asScala.headOption.getOrElse(""))
+  }
+}