diff --git a/criu/timer.c b/criu/timer.c
index 856501be6b..b8c0e32f45 100644
--- a/criu/timer.c
+++ b/criu/timer.c
@@ -306,6 +306,16 @@ static int encode_notify_thread_id(pid_t rtid, struct pstree_item *item, PosixTi
 
 	if (!(root_ns_mask & CLONE_NEWPID)) {
 		/* Non-pid-namespace case */
+		for (i = 0; i < item->nr_threads; i++) {
+			if (item->threads[i].real == rtid)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		if (i == item->nr_threads) {
+			pr_warn("Skipping timer because notify thread %d is dead\n", rtid);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
 		pte->notify_thread_id = rtid;
 		pte->has_notify_thread_id = true;
 		return 0;
@@ -326,8 +336,8 @@ static int encode_notify_thread_id(pid_t rtid, struct pstree_item *item, PosixTi
 	}
 
 	if (vtid == 0) {
-		pr_err("Unable to convert the notify thread id %d\n", rtid);
-		return -1;
+		pr_warn("Skipping timer because notify thread %d is dead\n", rtid);
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	pte->notify_thread_id = vtid;
@@ -351,10 +361,7 @@ static int encode_posix_timer(struct pstree_item *item, struct posix_timer *v, s
 	pte->vsec = v->val.it_value.tv_sec;
 	pte->vnsec = v->val.it_value.tv_nsec;
 
-	if (encode_notify_thread_id(vp->spt.notify_thread_id, item, pte))
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
+	return encode_notify_thread_id(vp->spt.notify_thread_id, item, pte);
 }
 
 int parasite_dump_posix_timers_seized(struct proc_posix_timers_stat *proc_args, struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
@@ -367,7 +374,7 @@ int parasite_dump_posix_timers_seized(struct proc_posix_timers_stat *proc_args,
 	struct parasite_dump_posix_timers_args *args;
 	int ret, exit_code = -1;
 	int args_size;
-	int i;
+	int i, j;
 
 	if (core_alloc_posix_timers(tte, proc_args->timer_n, &pte))
 		return -1;
@@ -386,14 +393,28 @@ int parasite_dump_posix_timers_seized(struct proc_posix_timers_stat *proc_args,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto end_posix;
 
+	/*
+	* i advances every iteration (indexes parasite-filled args->timer[]);                                                                                                                                            
+	* j advances only for timers we keep, both the next output slot                                                                                                                                            
+	* and the final count. Timers whose notify thread has exited are                                                                                                                                                 
+	* skipped (i.e., j <= i).                                                                                                                                                                                            
+	*/ 
 	i = 0;
+	j = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry(temp, &proc_args->timers, list) {
-		posix_timer_entry__init(&pte[i]);
-		if (encode_posix_timer(item, &args->timer[i], temp, &pte[i]))
+		posix_timer_entry__init(&pte[j]);
+		ret = encode_posix_timer(item, &args->timer[i], temp, &pte[j]);
+		if (ret < 0)
 			goto end_posix;
-		tte->posix[i] = &pte[i];
+		if (ret == 1) {
+			i++;
+			continue;
+		}
+		tte->posix[j] = &pte[j];
 		i++;
+		j++;
 	}
+	tte->n_posix = j;
 
 	exit_code = 0;
 end_posix:
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/Makefile b/test/zdtm/static/Makefile
index 947cafd37b..47a5fdc7b4 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/Makefile
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/Makefile
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ TST_NOFILE	:=				\
 		pthread_timers			\
 		pthread_timers_h		\
 		leader_posix_timer		\
+		dead_thread_posix_timer		\
 		rseq00				\
 		membarrier			\
 		vdso00				\
@@ -618,6 +619,7 @@ pthread02:		LDLIBS += -pthread
 pthread_timers:		LDLIBS += -lrt -pthread
 pthread_timers_h:	LDLIBS += -lrt -pthread
 leader_posix_timer:	LDLIBS += -lrt -pthread
+dead_thread_posix_timer:	LDLIBS += -lrt -pthread
 different_creds:	LDLIBS += -pthread
 sigpending:		LDLIBS += -pthread
 sigaltstack:		LDLIBS += -pthread
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/dead_thread_posix_timer.c b/test/zdtm/static/dead_thread_posix_timer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afd973ebaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/dead_thread_posix_timer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "zdtmtst.h"
+
+#ifndef SIGEV_THREAD_ID
+#define SIGEV_THREAD_ID 4
+#endif
+
+const char *test_doc = "Check that a SIGEV_THREAD_ID timer targeting a dead thread doesn't break dump";
+const char *test_author = "Felicitas Pojtinger <felicitaspojtinger@loopholelabs.io>";
+
+static timer_t timerid;
+
+static void *worker(void *arg)
+{
+	pid_t tid;
+	struct sigevent evp = {};
+
+	tid = syscall(SYS_gettid);
+
+	evp.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD_ID;
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
+	evp._sigev_un._tid = tid;
+#else
+	evp.sigev_notify_thread_id = tid;
+#endif
+	evp.sigev_signo = SIGRTMIN;
+
+	if (timer_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &evp, &timerid)) {
+		pr_perror("timer_create");
+		return (void *)1;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	pthread_t thr;
+	void *ret;
+
+	test_init(argc, argv);
+
+	if (pthread_create(&thr, NULL, worker, NULL)) {
+		pr_perror("pthread_create");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (pthread_join(thr, &ret)) {
+		pr_perror("pthread_join");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (ret != NULL) {
+		fail("Timer creation thread failed");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	test_daemon();
+	test_waitsig();
+
+	pass();
+
+	timer_delete(timerid);
+	return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/dead_thread_posix_timer.desc b/test/zdtm/static/dead_thread_posix_timer.desc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0a31e06bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/dead_thread_posix_timer.desc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{'feature': 'ns_pid'}