@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ typedef enum mi_option_e {
   mi_option_arena_reserve,            // initial memory size in KiB for arena reservation (1GiB on 64-bit)
   mi_option_arena_purge_mult,         
   mi_option_purge_extend_delay,
+  mi_option_abandoned_reclaim_on_free,  // reclaim abandoned segments on a free
   _mi_option_last,
   // legacy option names
   mi_option_large_os_pages = mi_option_allow_large_os_pages,
 
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ void       _mi_segment_huge_page_reset(mi_segment_t* segment, mi_page_t* page, m
 void       _mi_segment_thread_collect(mi_segments_tld_t* tld);
 void       _mi_abandoned_reclaim_all(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_segments_tld_t* tld);
 void       _mi_abandoned_await_readers(void);
+bool       _mi_segment_attempt_reclaim(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_segment_t* segment);
 
 // "page.c"
 void*      _mi_malloc_generic(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t size, bool zero, size_t huge_alignment)  mi_attr_noexcept mi_attr_malloc;
 
@@ -406,12 +406,24 @@ static void mi_stat_huge_free(const mi_page_t* page) {
 // multi-threaded free (or free in huge block if compiled with MI_HUGE_PAGE_ABANDON)
 static mi_decl_noinline void _mi_free_block_mt(mi_page_t* page, mi_block_t* block)
 {
+  // first see if the segment was abandoned and we can reclaim it
+  mi_segment_t* const segment = _mi_page_segment(page);
+  if (mi_option_is_enabled(mi_option_abandoned_reclaim_on_free) &&
+      mi_atomic_load_relaxed(&segment->thread_id) == 0) 
+  {
+    // the segment is abandoned, try to reclaim it into our heap
+    if (_mi_segment_attempt_reclaim(mi_prim_get_default_heap(), segment)) {
+      mi_assert_internal(_mi_prim_thread_id() == mi_atomic_load_relaxed(&segment->thread_id));
+      mi_free(block);  // recursively free as now it will be a local free in our heap
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+  
   // The padding check may access the non-thread-owned page for the key values.
   // that is safe as these are constant and the page won't be freed (as the block is not freed yet).
   mi_check_padding(page, block);
   _mi_padding_shrink(page, block, sizeof(mi_block_t));       // for small size, ensure we can fit the delayed thread pointers without triggering overflow detection
 
-  mi_segment_t* const segment = _mi_page_segment(page);
   if (segment->page_kind == MI_PAGE_HUGE) {
     #if MI_HUGE_PAGE_ABANDON
     // huge page segments are always abandoned and can be freed immediately
@@ -424,9 +436,8 @@ static mi_decl_noinline void _mi_free_block_mt(mi_page_t* page, mi_block_t* bloc
     // (as the owning thread needs to actually free the memory later).
     _mi_segment_huge_page_reset(segment, page, block);
     #endif
-  }
-
-
+  }  
+  
   #if (MI_DEBUG>0) && !MI_TRACK_ENABLED  && !MI_TSAN       // note: when tracking, cannot use mi_usable_size with multi-threading
   memset(block, MI_DEBUG_FREED, mi_usable_size(block));
   #endif
 
@@ -749,9 +749,9 @@ bool _mi_arena_segment_clear_abandoned(mi_memid_t memid )
   mi_arena_t* arena = mi_atomic_load_ptr_acquire(mi_arena_t, &mi_arenas[arena_idx]);
   mi_assert_internal(arena != NULL);
   bool was_abandoned = _mi_bitmap_unclaim(arena->blocks_abandoned, arena->field_count, 1, bitmap_idx);
-  mi_assert_internal(was_abandoned);
-  mi_assert_internal(_mi_bitmap_is_claimed(arena->blocks_inuse, arena->field_count, 1, bitmap_idx));
-  mi_assert_internal(arena->blocks_committed == NULL || _mi_bitmap_is_claimed(arena->blocks_committed, arena->field_count, 1, bitmap_idx));
+  // mi_assert_internal(was_abandoned);
+  mi_assert_internal(!was_abandoned || _mi_bitmap_is_claimed(arena->blocks_inuse, arena->field_count, 1, bitmap_idx));
+  //mi_assert_internal(arena->blocks_committed == NULL || _mi_bitmap_is_claimed(arena->blocks_committed, arena->field_count, 1, bitmap_idx));
   return was_abandoned;
 }
 
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ void _mi_arena_segment_mark_abandoned(mi_memid_t memid)
   mi_arena_t* arena = mi_atomic_load_ptr_acquire(mi_arena_t, &mi_arenas[arena_idx]);
   mi_assert_internal(arena != NULL);
   const bool was_unset = _mi_bitmap_claim(arena->blocks_abandoned, arena->field_count, 1, bitmap_idx, NULL);
+  MI_UNUSED_RELEASE(was_unset);
   mi_assert_internal(was_unset);
   mi_assert_internal(_mi_bitmap_is_claimed(arena->blocks_inuse, arena->field_count, 1, bitmap_idx));
 }
 
@@ -81,16 +81,17 @@ static mi_option_desc_t options[_mi_option_last] =
   { 100, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(os_tag) },                   // only apple specific for now but might serve more or less related purpose
   { 16,  UNINIT, MI_OPTION(max_errors) },               // maximum errors that are output
   { 16,  UNINIT, MI_OPTION(max_warnings) },             // maximum warnings that are output
-  { 8,   UNINIT, MI_OPTION(max_segment_reclaim)},       // max. number of segment reclaims from the abandoned segments per try.
+  { 16,  UNINIT, MI_OPTION(max_segment_reclaim)},       // max. number of segment reclaims from the abandoned segments per try.
   { 0,   UNINIT, MI_OPTION(destroy_on_exit)},           // release all OS memory on process exit; careful with dangling pointer or after-exit frees!
   #if (MI_INTPTR_SIZE>4)
   { 1024L * 1024L, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(arena_reserve) },  // reserve memory N KiB at a time
   #else
   {  128L * 1024L, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(arena_reserve) },
   #endif
 
-  { 10,  UNINIT, MI_OPTION(arena_purge_mult) },        // purge delay multiplier for arena's
+  { 10,  UNINIT, MI_OPTION(arena_purge_mult) },         // purge delay multiplier for arena's
   { 1,   UNINIT, MI_OPTION_LEGACY(purge_extend_delay, decommit_extend_delay) },
+  { 1,   UNINIT, MI_OPTION(abandoned_reclaim_on_free) }, // reclaim an abandoned segment on a free
 };
 
 static void mi_option_init(mi_option_desc_t* desc);
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static void mi_segment_remove_all_purges(mi_segment_t* segment, bool force_purge
     mi_page_t* page = &segment->pages[i];
     if (!page->segment_in_use) {
       mi_page_purge_remove(page, tld);
-      if (force_purge) {
+      if (force_purge && page->is_committed) {
         mi_page_purge(segment, page, tld);
       }
     }
@@ -902,6 +902,16 @@ static mi_segment_t* mi_segment_reclaim(mi_segment_t* segment, mi_heap_t* heap,
   }
 }
 
+// attempt to reclaim a particular segment (called from multi threaded free `alloc.c:mi_free_block_mt`)
+bool _mi_segment_attempt_reclaim(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_segment_t* segment) {
+  if (mi_atomic_load_relaxed(&segment->thread_id) != 0) return false;  // it is not abandoned  
+  if (_mi_arena_segment_clear_abandoned(segment->memid)) {  // atomically unabandon
+    mi_segment_t* res = mi_segment_reclaim(segment, heap, 0, NULL, &heap->tld->segments);
+    mi_assert_internal(res != NULL);
+    return (res != NULL);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
 
 void _mi_abandoned_reclaim_all(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_segments_tld_t* tld) {
   mi_segment_t* segment;
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@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static void mi_segment_remove_all_purges(mi_segment_t* segment, bool force_purge
336	336	mi_page_t* page = &segment->pages[i];
337	337	if (!page->segment_in_use) {
338	338	mi_page_purge_remove(page, tld);
339		- if (force_purge) {
	339	+ if (force_purge && page->is_committed) {
340	340	mi_page_purge(segment, page, tld);
341	341	}
342	342	}
@@ -902,6 +902,16 @@ static mi_segment_t* mi_segment_reclaim(mi_segment_t* segment, mi_heap_t* heap,
902	902	}
903	903	}
904	904
	905	+ // attempt to reclaim a particular segment (called from multi threaded free `alloc.c:mi_free_block_mt`)
	906	+ bool _mi_segment_attempt_reclaim(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_segment_t* segment) {
	907	+ if (mi_atomic_load_relaxed(&segment->thread_id) != 0) return false; // it is not abandoned
	908	+ if (_mi_arena_segment_clear_abandoned(segment->memid)) { // atomically unabandon
	909	+ mi_segment_t* res = mi_segment_reclaim(segment, heap, 0, NULL, &heap->tld->segments);
	910	+ mi_assert_internal(res != NULL);
	911	+ return (res != NULL);
	912	+ }
	913	+ return false;
	914	+ }
905	915
906	916	void _mi_abandoned_reclaim_all(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_segments_tld_t* tld) {
907	917	mi_segment_t* segment;