diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java
index 06fea65ba9..34f8a5b3ab 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import java.util.Deque;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.event.v1.model.EventType;
 import org.alfresco.repo.event.v1.model.RepoEvent;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
     private PersonService personService;
     protected NodeResourceHelper nodeResourceHelper;
 
+    private Executor threadPoolExecutor;
     private NodeTypeFilter nodeTypeFilter;
     private ChildAssociationTypeFilter childAssociationTypeFilter;
     private EventUserFilter userFilter;
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "transactionService", transactionService);
         PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "personService", personService);
         PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "nodeResourceHelper", nodeResourceHelper);
+        PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "threadPoolExecutor", threadPoolExecutor);
 
         this.nodeTypeFilter = eventFilterRegistry.getNodeTypeFilter();
         this.childAssociationTypeFilter = eventFilterRegistry.getChildAssociationTypeFilter();
@@ -198,6 +201,11 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         this.nodeResourceHelper = nodeResourceHelper;
     }
 
+    public void setThreadPoolExecutor(Executor threadPoolExecutor)
+    {
+        this.threadPoolExecutor = threadPoolExecutor;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onCreateNode(ChildAssociationRef childAssocRef)
     {
@@ -427,6 +435,11 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         }
 
         protected void sendEvent(NodeRef nodeRef, EventConsolidator consolidator)
+        {
+            threadPoolExecutor.execute(()-> sendEventNow(nodeRef, consolidator));
+        }
+
+        private void sendEventNow(NodeRef nodeRef, EventConsolidator consolidator)
         {
             if (consolidator.isTemporaryNode())
             {
@@ -468,6 +481,12 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         }
 
         protected void sendEvent(ChildAssociationRef childAssociationRef, ChildAssociationEventConsolidator consolidator)
+        {
+            threadPoolExecutor.execute(()-> sendEventNow(childAssociationRef, consolidator));
+        }
+
+        private void sendEventNow(ChildAssociationRef childAssociationRef,
+                ChildAssociationEventConsolidator consolidator)
         {
             if (consolidator.isTemporaryChildAssociation())
             {
@@ -508,6 +527,11 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         }
 
         protected void sendEvent(AssociationRef peerAssociationRef, PeerAssociationEventConsolidator consolidator)
+        {
+            threadPoolExecutor.execute(()-> sendEventNow(peerAssociationRef, consolidator));
+        }
+
+        private void sendEventNow(AssociationRef peerAssociationRef, PeerAssociationEventConsolidator consolidator)
         {
             if (consolidator.isTemporaryPeerAssociation())
             {
@@ -533,6 +557,7 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
                 LOGGER.trace("List of Events:" + listOfEvents);
                 LOGGER.trace("Sending event:" + event);
             }
+
             // Need to execute this in another read txn because Camel expects it
             transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction((RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>) () -> {
                 event2MessageProducer.send(event);
diff --git a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml
index c5d899023f..e1fc358a65 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml
+++ b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml
@@ -56,5 +56,23 @@
 
     <bean id="eventGeneratorV2" class="org.alfresco.repo.event2.EventGenerator" parent="baseEventGeneratorV2">
         <property name="nodeResourceHelper" ref="nodeResourceHelper"/>
+        <property name="threadPoolExecutor">
+             <ref bean="eventAsyncThreadPool"/>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+    
+    <bean id="eventAsyncThreadPool" class="org.alfresco.util.ThreadPoolExecutorFactoryBean">
+        <property name="poolName">
+            <value>eventAsyncThreadPool</value>
+        </property>
+        <property name="corePoolSize">
+            <value>${repo.event2.threadPool.coreSize}</value>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximumPoolSize">
+            <value>${repo.event2.threadPool.maximumSize}</value>
+        </property>        
+        <property name="threadPriority">
+            <value>${repo.event2.threadPool.priority}</value>
+        </property>
     </bean>
 </beans>
diff --git a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
index 7f5b92d9c6..1830e2f831 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
+++ b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
@@ -1209,6 +1209,10 @@ repo.event2.filter.childAssocTypes=rn:rendition
 repo.event2.filter.users=System, null
 # Topic name
 repo.event2.topic.endpoint=amqp:topic:alfresco.repo.event2
+# Thread pool for async delivery
+repo.event2.threadPool.priority=1
+repo.event2.threadPool.coreSize=8
+repo.event2.threadPool.maximumSize=10
 
 # MNT-21083
 # --DELETE_NOT_EXISTS - default settings
diff --git a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent.java b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent.java
index 458336401f..64e365d013 100644
--- a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent.java
+++ b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
 import javax.jms.ConnectionFactory;
 
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent extends BaseSpringTest
     @Autowired
     protected ObjectMapper event2ObjectMapper;
 
+    @Autowired @Qualifier("eventGeneratorV2")
+    protected EventGenerator eventGenerator;
+
+
     protected NodeRef rootNodeRef;
 
     @BeforeClass
@@ -143,6 +148,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent extends BaseSpringTest
         });
     }
 
+    @Before
+    public void forceEventGeneratorToBeSynchronous() {
+        eventGenerator.setThreadPoolExecutor(new Executor()
+        {
+            @Override
+            public void execute(Runnable command)
+            {
+                command.run();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     @After
     public void tearDown()
     {