diff --git a/examples/infected_asyncio_echo_server.py b/examples/infected_asyncio_echo_server.py
index ee7c45b..0250835 100644
--- a/examples/infected_asyncio_echo_server.py
+++ b/examples/infected_asyncio_echo_server.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import tractor
 async def aio_echo_server(
     to_trio: trio.MemorySendChannel,
     from_trio: asyncio.Queue,
+
 ) -> None:
 
     # a first message must be sent **from** this ``asyncio``
diff --git a/nooz/318.bug.rst b/nooz/318.bug.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bbf4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nooz/318.bug.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Fix a previously undetected ``trio``-``asyncio`` task lifetime linking
+issue with the ``to_asyncio.open_channel_from()`` api where both sides
+where not properly waiting/signalling termination and it was possible
+for ``asyncio``-side errors to not propagate due to a race condition.
+
+The implementation fix summary is:
+- add state to signal the end of the ``trio`` side task to be
+  read by the ``asyncio`` side and always cancel any ongoing
+  task in such cases.
+- always wait on the ``asyncio`` task termination from the ``trio``
+  side on error before maybe raising said error.
+- always close the ``trio`` mem chan on exit to ensure the other
+  side can detect it and follow.
diff --git a/tests/test_infected_asyncio.py b/tests/test_infected_asyncio.py
index 37c85fd..976741d 100644
--- a/tests/test_infected_asyncio.py
+++ b/tests/test_infected_asyncio.py
@@ -11,12 +11,25 @@ import importlib
 import pytest
 import trio
 import tractor
-from tractor import to_asyncio
-from tractor import RemoteActorError
+from tractor import (
+    to_asyncio,
+    RemoteActorError,
+)
 from tractor.trionics import BroadcastReceiver
 
 
-async def sleep_and_err(sleep_for: float = 0.1):
+async def sleep_and_err(
+    sleep_for: float = 0.1,
+
+    # just signature placeholders for compat with
+    # ``to_asyncio.open_channel_from()``
+    to_trio: Optional[trio.MemorySendChannel] = None,
+    from_trio: Optional[asyncio.Queue] = None,
+
+):
+    if to_trio:
+        to_trio.send_nowait('start')
+
     await asyncio.sleep(sleep_for)
     assert 0
 
@@ -146,6 +159,80 @@ def test_trio_cancels_aio(arb_addr):
     trio.run(main)
 
 
+@tractor.context
+async def trio_ctx(
+    ctx: tractor.Context,
+):
+
+    await ctx.started('start')
+
+    # this will block until the ``asyncio`` task sends a "first"
+    # message.
+    with trio.fail_after(2):
+        async with (
+            tractor.to_asyncio.open_channel_from(
+                sleep_and_err,
+            ) as (first, chan),
+
+            trio.open_nursery() as n,
+        ):
+
+            assert first == 'start'
+
+            # spawn another asyncio task for the cuck of it.
+            n.start_soon(
+                tractor.to_asyncio.run_task,
+                sleep_forever,
+            )
+            await trio.sleep_forever()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'parent_cancels', [False, True],
+    ids='parent_actor_cancels_child={}'.format
+)
+def test_context_spawns_aio_task_that_errors(
+    arb_addr,
+    parent_cancels: bool,
+):
+    '''
+    Verify that spawning a task via an intertask channel ctx mngr that
+    errors correctly propagates the error back from the `asyncio`-side
+    task.
+
+    '''
+    async def main():
+
+        async with tractor.open_nursery() as n:
+            p = await n.start_actor(
+                'aio_daemon',
+                enable_modules=[__name__],
+                infect_asyncio=True,
+                # debug_mode=True,
+                loglevel='cancel',
+            )
+            async with p.open_context(
+                trio_ctx,
+            ) as (ctx, first):
+
+                assert first == 'start'
+
+                if parent_cancels:
+                    await p.cancel_actor()
+
+                await trio.sleep_forever()
+
+    with pytest.raises(RemoteActorError) as excinfo:
+        trio.run(main)
+
+    err = excinfo.value
+    assert isinstance(err, RemoteActorError)
+    if parent_cancels:
+        assert err.type == trio.Cancelled
+    else:
+        assert err.type == AssertionError
+
+
 async def aio_cancel():
     ''''
     Cancel urself boi.
@@ -385,6 +472,8 @@ async def trio_to_aio_echo_server(
                 print('breaking aio echo loop')
                 break
 
+        print('exiting asyncio task')
+
     async with to_asyncio.open_channel_from(
         aio_echo_server,
     ) as (first, chan):
diff --git a/tractor/to_asyncio.py b/tractor/to_asyncio.py
index 6ca07ca..a19afe1 100644
--- a/tractor/to_asyncio.py
+++ b/tractor/to_asyncio.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from asyncio.exceptions import CancelledError
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 import inspect
-import traceback
 from typing import (
     Any,
     Callable,
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ class LinkedTaskChannel(trio.abc.Channel):
 
     _trio_cs: trio.CancelScope
     _aio_task_complete: trio.Event
+    _trio_exited: bool = False
 
     # set after ``asyncio.create_task()``
     _aio_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
@@ -73,7 +73,13 @@ class LinkedTaskChannel(trio.abc.Channel):
         await self._from_aio.aclose()
 
     async def receive(self) -> Any:
-        async with translate_aio_errors(self):
+        async with translate_aio_errors(
+            self,
+
+            # XXX: obviously this will deadlock if an on-going stream is
+            # being procesed.
+            # wait_on_aio_task=False,
+        ):
 
             # TODO: do we need this to guarantee asyncio code get's
             # cancelled in the case where the trio side somehow creates
@@ -210,10 +216,8 @@ def _run_asyncio_task(
         orig = result = id(coro)
         try:
             result = await coro
-        except GeneratorExit:
-            # no need to relay error
-            raise
         except BaseException as aio_err:
+            log.exception('asyncio task errored')
             chan._aio_err = aio_err
             raise
 
@@ -237,6 +241,7 @@ def _run_asyncio_task(
                 to_trio.close()
 
             aio_task_complete.set()
+            log.runtime(f'`asyncio` task: {task.get_name()} is complete')
 
     # start the asyncio task we submitted from trio
     if not inspect.isawaitable(coro):
@@ -291,10 +296,12 @@ def _run_asyncio_task(
             elif task_err is None:
                 assert aio_err
                 aio_err.with_traceback(aio_err.__traceback__)
-                msg = ''.join(traceback.format_exception(type(aio_err)))
-                log.error(
-                    f'infected task errorred:\n{msg}'
-                )
+                log.error('infected task errorred')
+
+            # XXX: alway cancel the scope on error
+            # in case the trio task is blocking
+            # on a checkpoint.
+            cancel_scope.cancel()
 
             # raise any ``asyncio`` side error.
             raise aio_err
@@ -307,6 +314,7 @@ def _run_asyncio_task(
 async def translate_aio_errors(
 
     chan: LinkedTaskChannel,
+    wait_on_aio_task: bool = False,
 
 ) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
     '''
@@ -318,6 +326,7 @@ async def translate_aio_errors(
 
     aio_err: Optional[BaseException] = None
 
+    # TODO: make thisi a channel method?
     def maybe_raise_aio_err(
         err: Optional[Exception] = None
     ) -> None:
@@ -367,13 +376,30 @@ async def translate_aio_errors(
             raise
 
     finally:
-        # always cancel the ``asyncio`` task if we've made it this far
-        # and it's not done.
-        if not task.done() and aio_err:
+        if (
+            # NOTE: always cancel the ``asyncio`` task if we've made it
+            # this far and it's not done.
+            not task.done() and aio_err
+
+            # or the trio side has exited it's surrounding cancel scope
+            # indicating the lifetime of the ``asyncio``-side task
+            # should also be terminated.
+            or chan._trio_exited
+        ):
+            log.runtime(
+                f'Cancelling `asyncio`-task: {task.get_name()}'
+            )
             # assert not aio_err, 'WTF how did asyncio do this?!'
             task.cancel()
 
-        # if any ``asyncio`` error was caught, raise it here inline
+        # Required to sync with the far end ``asyncio``-task to ensure
+        # any error is captured (via monkeypatching the
+        # ``channel._aio_err``) before calling ``maybe_raise_aio_err()``
+        # below!
+        if wait_on_aio_task:
+            await chan._aio_task_complete.wait()
+
+        # NOTE: if any ``asyncio`` error was caught, raise it here inline
         # here in the ``trio`` task
         maybe_raise_aio_err()
 
@@ -398,7 +424,10 @@ async def run_task(
         **kwargs,
     )
     with chan._from_aio:
-        async with translate_aio_errors(chan):
+        async with translate_aio_errors(
+            chan,
+            wait_on_aio_task=True,
+        ):
             # return single value that is the output from the
             # ``asyncio`` function-as-task. Expect the mem chan api to
             # do the job of handling cross-framework cancellations
@@ -426,13 +455,21 @@ async def open_channel_from(
         **kwargs,
     )
     async with chan._from_aio:
-        async with translate_aio_errors(chan):
+        async with translate_aio_errors(
+            chan,
+            wait_on_aio_task=True,
+        ):
             # sync to a "started()"-like first delivered value from the
             # ``asyncio`` task.
             first = await chan.receive()
 
             # deliver stream handle upward
-            yield first, chan
+            try:
+                with chan._trio_cs:
+                    yield first, chan
+            finally:
+                chan._trio_exited = True
+                chan._to_trio.close()
 
 
 def run_as_asyncio_guest(
@@ -482,7 +519,7 @@ def run_as_asyncio_guest(
                 main_outcome.unwrap()
             else:
                 trio_done_fut.set_result(main_outcome)
-                print(f"trio_main finished: {main_outcome!r}")
+                log.runtime(f"trio_main finished: {main_outcome!r}")
 
         # start the infection: run trio on the asyncio loop in "guest mode"
         log.info(f"Infecting asyncio process with {trio_main}")