diff --git a/eth/filters/trace_api.go b/eth/filters/trace_api.go
index a3a8a245ea80..59e26cd6bd66 100644
--- a/eth/filters/trace_api.go
+++ b/eth/filters/trace_api.go
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ func (api *FilterAPI) NewPendingTransactionsWithTrace(ctx context.Context, trace
 		metricsPendingTxsNew.Inc(1)
 		defer metricsPendingTxsEnd.Inc(1)
 
+		// Recover from any panics. Should be the last deferred call so it runs
+		// first.
+		defer func() {
+			if r := recover(); r != nil {
+				log.Error("pending_txs_stream panic:", r)
+			}
+		}()
+
 		for {
 			select {
 			case txs := <-txs:
@@ -175,6 +183,14 @@ func (api *FilterAPI) NewFullBlocksWithTrace(ctx context.Context, tracerOptsJSON
 		metricsBlocksNew.Inc(1)
 		defer metricsBlocksEnd.Inc(1)
 
+		// Recover from any panics. Should be the last deferred call so it runs
+		// first.
+		defer func() {
+			if r := recover(); r != nil {
+				log.Error("block_stream panic:", r)
+			}
+		}()
+
 		var hashes []common.Hash
 		for {
 			select {