diff --git a/js/public/GCAPI.h b/js/public/GCAPI.h
index 5f9789009af8..ce04ab43dc73 100644
--- a/js/public/GCAPI.h
+++ b/js/public/GCAPI.h
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ namespace JS {
   D(FULL_CELL_PTR_STR_BUFFER, 28)          \
   D(TOO_MUCH_JIT_CODE, 29)                 \
   D(FULL_CELL_PTR_BIGINT_BUFFER, 30)       \
+  D(INIT_SELF_HOSTING, 31)                 \
                                            \
   /* These are reserved for future use. */ \
-  D(RESERVED7, 31)                         \
   D(RESERVED8, 32)                         \
                                            \
   /* Reasons from Firefox */               \
diff --git a/js/src/gc/Allocator.cpp b/js/src/gc/Allocator.cpp
index 6f04952be726..037166d35ea3 100644
--- a/js/src/gc/Allocator.cpp
+++ b/js/src/gc/Allocator.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ bool GCRuntime::checkAllocatorState(JSContext* cx, AllocKind kind) {
                     kind == AllocKind::SCOPE);
   MOZ_ASSERT_IF(!cx->zone()->isAtomsZone(),
                 kind != AllocKind::ATOM && kind != AllocKind::FAT_INLINE_ATOM);
+  MOZ_ASSERT_IF(cx->zone()->isSelfHostingZone(),
+                !rt->parentRuntime && !selfHostingZoneFrozen);
   MOZ_ASSERT(!JS::RuntimeHeapIsBusy());
 #endif
 
diff --git a/js/src/gc/GC.cpp b/js/src/gc/GC.cpp
index bf8100f3d814..166a8de8832c 100644
--- a/js/src/gc/GC.cpp
+++ b/js/src/gc/GC.cpp
@@ -1258,6 +1258,21 @@ bool GCRuntime::init(uint32_t maxbytes) {
   return true;
 }
 
+void GCRuntime::freezeSelfHostingZone() {
+  MOZ_ASSERT(!selfHostingZoneFrozen);
+  MOZ_ASSERT(!isIncrementalGCInProgress());
+
+  for (ZonesIter zone(this, WithAtoms); !zone.done(); zone.next()) {
+    MOZ_ASSERT(!zone->isGCScheduled());
+    if (zone->isSelfHostingZone()) {
+      zone->scheduleGC();
+    }
+  }
+
+  gc(GC_SHRINK, JS::GCReason::INIT_SELF_HOSTING);
+  selfHostingZoneFrozen = true;
+}
+
 void GCRuntime::finish() {
   // Wait for nursery background free to end and disable it to release memory.
   if (nursery().isEnabled()) {
@@ -1704,8 +1719,16 @@ AutoDisableCompactingGC::~AutoDisableCompactingGC() {
   --cx->compactingDisabledCount;
 }
 
-static bool CanRelocateZone(Zone* zone) {
-  return !zone->isAtomsZone() && !zone->isSelfHostingZone();
+bool GCRuntime::canRelocateZone(Zone* zone) const {
+  if (zone->isAtomsZone()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (zone->isSelfHostingZone() && selfHostingZoneFrozen) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 Arena* ArenaList::removeRemainingArenas(Arena** arenap) {
@@ -2018,7 +2041,7 @@ bool GCRuntime::relocateArenas(Zone* zone, JS::GCReason reason,
   gcstats::AutoPhase ap(stats(), gcstats::PhaseKind::COMPACT_MOVE);
 
   MOZ_ASSERT(!zone->isPreservingCode());
-  MOZ_ASSERT(CanRelocateZone(zone));
+  MOZ_ASSERT(canRelocateZone(zone));
 
   js::CancelOffThreadIonCompile(rt, JS::Zone::Compact);
 
@@ -3841,7 +3864,7 @@ bool GCRuntime::prepareZonesForCollection(JS::GCReason reason,
       MOZ_ASSERT(zone->canCollect());
       any = true;
       zone->changeGCState(Zone::NoGC, Zone::MarkBlackOnly);
-    } else {
+    } else if (zone->canCollect()) {
       *isFullOut = false;
     }
 
@@ -3911,7 +3934,7 @@ void GCRuntime::relazifyFunctionsForShrinkingGC() {
 void GCRuntime::purgeShapeCachesForShrinkingGC() {
   gcstats::AutoPhase ap(stats(), gcstats::PhaseKind::PURGE_SHAPE_CACHES);
   for (GCZonesIter zone(this); !zone.done(); zone.next()) {
-    if (!CanRelocateZone(zone) || zone->keepShapeCaches()) {
+    if (!canRelocateZone(zone) || zone->keepShapeCaches()) {
       continue;
     }
     for (auto baseShape = zone->cellIterUnsafe<BaseShape>(); !baseShape.done();
@@ -3927,7 +3950,7 @@ void GCRuntime::purgeSourceURLsForShrinkingGC() {
   gcstats::AutoPhase ap(stats(), gcstats::PhaseKind::PURGE_SOURCE_URLS);
   for (GCZonesIter zone(this); !zone.done(); zone.next()) {
     // URLs are not tracked for realms in the system zone.
-    if (!CanRelocateZone(zone) || zone->isSystem) {
+    if (!canRelocateZone(zone) || zone->isSystem) {
       continue;
     }
     for (CompartmentsInZoneIter comp(zone); !comp.done(); comp.next()) {
@@ -6127,7 +6150,7 @@ void GCRuntime::beginCompactPhase() {
 
   MOZ_ASSERT(zonesToMaybeCompact.ref().isEmpty());
   for (GCZonesIter zone(this); !zone.done(); zone.next()) {
-    if (CanRelocateZone(zone)) {
+    if (canRelocateZone(zone)) {
       zonesToMaybeCompact.ref().append(zone);
     }
   }
diff --git a/js/src/gc/GC.h b/js/src/gc/GC.h
index 1292de03355b..c6f14c06f22d 100644
--- a/js/src/gc/GC.h
+++ b/js/src/gc/GC.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ void FinishGC(JSContext* cx, JS::GCReason = JS::GCReason::FINISH_GC);
  */
 void MergeRealms(JS::Realm* source, JS::Realm* target);
 
+void CollectSelfHostingZone(JSContext* cx);
+
 enum VerifierType { PreBarrierVerifier };
 
 #ifdef JS_GC_ZEAL
diff --git a/js/src/gc/GCRuntime.h b/js/src/gc/GCRuntime.h
index 55d1e91cbcac..c0d932b5b11a 100644
--- a/js/src/gc/GCRuntime.h
+++ b/js/src/gc/GCRuntime.h
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ class GCRuntime {
 
   JS::HeapState heapState() const { return heapState_; }
 
+  void freezeSelfHostingZone();
+  bool isSelfHostingZoneFrozen() const { return selfHostingZoneFrozen; }
+
   inline bool hasZealMode(ZealMode mode);
   inline void clearZealMode(ZealMode mode);
   inline bool upcomingZealousGC();
@@ -734,6 +737,7 @@ class GCRuntime {
   void endCompactPhase();
   void sweepTypesAfterCompacting(Zone* zone);
   void sweepZoneAfterCompacting(MovingTracer* trc, Zone* zone);
+  bool canRelocateZone(Zone* zone) const;
   MOZ_MUST_USE bool relocateArenas(Zone* zone, JS::GCReason reason,
                                    Arena*& relocatedListOut,
                                    SliceBudget& sliceBudget);
@@ -862,6 +866,12 @@ class GCRuntime {
                   mozilla::recordreplay::Behavior::DontPreserve>
       numActiveZoneIters;
 
+  /*
+   * The self hosting zone is collected once after initialization. We don't
+   * allow allocation after this point and we don't collect it again.
+   */
+  WriteOnceData<bool> selfHostingZoneFrozen;
+
   /* During shutdown, the GC needs to clean up every possible object. */
   MainThreadData<bool> cleanUpEverything;
 
diff --git a/js/src/gc/Zone.cpp b/js/src/gc/Zone.cpp
index b784671c7e47..14e19befc62a 100644
--- a/js/src/gc/Zone.cpp
+++ b/js/src/gc/Zone.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ bool Zone::init(bool isSystemArg) {
 }
 
 void Zone::setNeedsIncrementalBarrier(bool needs) {
-  MOZ_ASSERT_IF(needs, canCollect());
   needsIncrementalBarrier_ = needs;
 }
 
@@ -498,6 +497,11 @@ bool Zone::canCollect() {
     return !runtimeFromAnyThread()->hasHelperThreadZones();
   }
 
+  // We don't collect the self hosting zone after it has been initialized.
+  if (isSelfHostingZone()) {
+    return !runtimeFromAnyThread()->gc.isSelfHostingZoneFrozen();
+  }
+
   // Zones that will be or are currently used by other threads cannot be
   // collected.
   return !createdForHelperThread();
diff --git a/js/src/gc/Zone.h b/js/src/gc/Zone.h
index c6019a1efc15..4418365ecc11 100644
--- a/js/src/gc/Zone.h
+++ b/js/src/gc/Zone.h
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class Zone : public js::ZoneAllocator, public js::gc::GraphNodeBase<JS::Zone> {
   void changeGCState(GCState prev, GCState next) {
     MOZ_ASSERT(RuntimeHeapIsBusy());
     MOZ_ASSERT(gcState() == prev);
-    MOZ_ASSERT_IF(next != NoGC, canCollect());
+    MOZ_ASSERT(canCollect());
     gcState_ = next;
   }
 
diff --git a/js/src/vm/SelfHosting.cpp b/js/src/vm/SelfHosting.cpp
index 40f3b2947277..bdec328124c7 100644
--- a/js/src/vm/SelfHosting.cpp
+++ b/js/src/vm/SelfHosting.cpp
@@ -2769,6 +2769,10 @@ bool JSRuntime::initSelfHosting(JSContext* cx) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  // Garbage collect the self hosting zone once when it is created. It should
+  // not be modified after this point.
+  cx->runtime()->gc.freezeSelfHostingZone();
+
   return true;
 }