diff --git a/src/api/go/README.md b/src/api/go/README.md
index 8814b72a1e..e499cea244 100644
--- a/src/api/go/README.md
+++ b/src/api/go/README.md
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ go run basic_example.go
 
 ## Memory Management
 
-The Go bindings use `runtime.SetFinalizer` to automatically manage Z3 reference counts. You don't need to manually call inc_ref/dec_ref. However, be aware that finalizers run during garbage collection, so resources may not be freed immediately.
+The Go bindings use `runtime.SetFinalizer` to automatically manage Z3 reference counts. You don't need to manually call inc_ref/dec_ref. However, be aware that finalizers run during garbage collection, so resources may not be freed immediately. The bindings enable `Z3_enable_concurrent_dec_ref` when creating contexts so finalizer-driven decref operations are safe with concurrent GC.
 
 ## Thread Safety
 
diff --git a/src/api/go/z3.go b/src/api/go/z3.go
index 4e982111e3..7c37b31332 100644
--- a/src/api/go/z3.go
+++ b/src/api/go/z3.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ type Context struct {
 // NewContext creates a new Z3 context with default configuration.
 func NewContext() *Context {
 	ctx := &Context{ptr: C.Z3_mk_context_rc(C.Z3_mk_config())}
+	C.Z3_enable_concurrent_dec_ref(ctx.ptr)
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(ctx, func(c *Context) {
 		C.Z3_del_context(c.ptr)
 	})
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ func NewContext() *Context {
 // NewContextWithConfig creates a new Z3 context with the given configuration.
 func NewContextWithConfig(cfg *Config) *Context {
 	ctx := &Context{ptr: C.Z3_mk_context_rc(cfg.ptr)}
+	C.Z3_enable_concurrent_dec_ref(ctx.ptr)
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(ctx, func(c *Context) {
 		C.Z3_del_context(c.ptr)
 	})