diff --git a/src/H5TSint.c b/src/H5TSint.c
index a2761bb2ad3..322b7fe98c0 100644
--- a/src/H5TSint.c
+++ b/src/H5TSint.c
@@ -133,10 +133,12 @@ H5TS__init(void)
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function: H5TS_term_package
  *
- * Purpose:  Terminate this interface.
+ * Purpose:  Terminate this interface. Clean up global resources shared by
+ *              all threads.
  *
  * Note:     This function is currently registered via atexit() and is called
- *              AFTER H5_term_library().
+ *              AFTER H5_term_library(). H5TS_top_term_package() is called at library
+ *              termination to clean up per-thread resources.
  *
  * Return:    void
  *
@@ -151,9 +153,6 @@ H5TS_term_package(void)
     H5TS_mutex_destroy(&H5TS_api_info_p.api_mutex);
     H5TS_atomic_destroy_uint(&H5TS_api_info_p.attempt_lock_count);
 
-    /* Clean up per-thread library info */
-    H5TS__tinfo_term();
-
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI_VOID
 } /* end H5TS_term_package() */
 
@@ -535,6 +534,30 @@ H5TS__tinfo_destroy(void *_tinfo_node)
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI_VOID_NAMECHECK_ONLY
 }
 
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    H5TS_top_term_package
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Terminate the threadlocal parts of the H5TS interface during library terminaton.
+ *
+ * Note:        See H5TS_term_package for termination of the thread-global resources
+ *
+ * Return:      Non-negative on success / Negative on failure
+ *
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+H5TS_top_term_package(void)
+{
+    int n = 0;
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI_NOINIT_NOERR
+
+    /* Clean up per-thread library info */
+    H5TS__tinfo_term();
+
+    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(n)
+}
+
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:    H5TS__tinfo_term
  *
@@ -562,14 +585,13 @@ H5TS__tinfo_term(void)
     if (H5_UNLIKELY(H5TS_mutex_unlock(&H5TS_tinfo_mtx_s) < 0))
         HGOTO_DONE(FAIL);
 
-    /* Release critical section / mutex for modifying the thread info globals */
-    if (H5_UNLIKELY(H5TS_mutex_destroy(&H5TS_tinfo_mtx_s) < 0))
-        HGOTO_DONE(FAIL);
-
     /* Release key for thread-specific API contexts */
     if (H5_UNLIKELY(H5TS_key_delete(H5TS_thrd_info_key_g) < 0))
         HGOTO_DONE(FAIL);
 
+    /* Release critical section / mutex for modifying the thread info globals */
+    if (H5_UNLIKELY(H5TS_mutex_destroy(&H5TS_tinfo_mtx_s) < 0))
+        HGOTO_DONE(FAIL);
 done:
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI_NAMECHECK_ONLY(ret_value)
 } /* end H5TS__tinfo_term() */
diff --git a/src/H5TSprivate.h b/src/H5TSprivate.h
index d2be12414d6..64fd567a9bb 100644
--- a/src/H5TSprivate.h
+++ b/src/H5TSprivate.h
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ typedef atomic_flag H5TS_spinlock_t;
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_THREADSAFE
 /* Library/thread init/term operations */
 H5_DLL void H5TS_term_package(void);
+H5_DLL int  H5TS_top_term_package(void);
 
 /* API locking */
 H5_DLL herr_t H5TS_api_lock(void);