diff --git a/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.h b/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.h
index 39168b3be7..c5883caa51 100644
--- a/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.h
+++ b/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.h
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ class PageDirectory;
 class PageTableEntry;
 
 static constexpr u32 safe_eflags_mask = 0xdff;
+static constexpr u32 iopl_mask = 3u << 12;
+
+inline u32 get_iopl_from_eflags(u32 eflags)
+{
+    return (eflags & iopl_mask) >> 12;
+}
 
 struct [[gnu::packed]] DescriptorTablePointer
 {
diff --git a/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp b/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
index 7283630f97..e5b0aa8adc 100644
--- a/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,14 @@ bool Scheduler::context_switch(Thread* thread)
     enter_current(*from_thread, false);
     ASSERT(thread == Thread::current());
 
+#if ARCH(I386)
+    auto iopl = get_iopl_from_eflags(Thread::current()->get_register_dump_from_stack().eflags);
+    if (thread->process().is_user_process() && iopl != 0) {
+        dbgln("PANIC: Switched to thread {} with non-zero IOPL={}", Thread::current()->tid().value(), iopl);
+        Processor::halt();
+    }
+#endif
+
     return true;
 }