diff --git a/src/main/java/org/red5/server/net/rtmp/BaseRTMPHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/red5/server/net/rtmp/BaseRTMPHandler.java
index efa01a72..766cf9ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/red5/server/net/rtmp/BaseRTMPHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/red5/server/net/rtmp/BaseRTMPHandler.java
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 import org.apache.mina.core.session.IoSession;
 import org.red5.io.object.StreamAction;
+import org.red5.server.api.Red5;
 import org.red5.server.api.event.IEventDispatcher;
 import org.red5.server.api.service.IPendingServiceCall;
 import org.red5.server.api.service.IPendingServiceCallback;
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.red5.server.net.rtmp.message.Packet;
 import org.red5.server.net.rtmp.status.StatusCodes;
 import org.red5.server.so.SharedObjectMessage;
+import org.red5.server.stream.ClientBroadcastStream;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -44,6 +48,8 @@
  * Base class for all RTMP handlers.
  * 
  * @author The Red5 Project
+ * @author Andy Shaules
+ * @author Paul Gregoire
  */
 public abstract class BaseRTMPHandler implements IRTMPHandler, Constants, StatusCodes {
 
@@ -99,17 +105,14 @@ public void messageReceived(RTMPConnection conn, Packet packet) throws Exception
                         // log.trace("Marking message as originating from a Live source");
                         message.setSourceType(Constants.SOURCE_TYPE_LIVE);
                         // NOTE: If we respond to "publish" with "NetStream.Publish.BadName",
-                        // the client sends a few stream packets before stopping. We need to ignore them
+                        // the client sends a few stream packets before stopping; we need to ignore them.
                         if (stream != null) {
-                            recvDispatchExecutor.submit(() -> {
-                                try {
-                                    Thread.currentThread().setName(String.format("RTMPRecvDispatch@%s", conn.getSessionId()));
-                                    ((IEventDispatcher) stream).dispatchEvent(message);
-                                    message.release();
-                                } catch (Exception e) {
-                                    log.warn("Exception on Media dispatch", e);
-                                }
-                            });
+                            EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder epeo = (EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder) conn.getAttribute(EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder.ATTRIBUTE_NAME);
+                            if (epeo == null && stream != null) {
+                                epeo = new EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder((ClientBroadcastStream) stream, conn);
+                                conn.setAttribute(EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder.ATTRIBUTE_NAME, epeo);
+                            }
+                            epeo.addPacket(message);
                         }
                         break;
                     case TYPE_FLEX_SHARED_OBJECT:
@@ -131,15 +134,12 @@ public void messageReceived(RTMPConnection conn, Packet packet) throws Exception
                     case TYPE_FLEX_STREAM_SEND:
                         if (((Notify) message).getData() != null && stream != null) {
                             // Stream metadata
-                            recvDispatchExecutor.submit(() -> {
-                                try {
-                                    Thread.currentThread().setName(String.format("RTMPRecvDispatch@%s", conn.getSessionId()));
-                                    ((IEventDispatcher) stream).dispatchEvent(message);
-                                    message.release();
-                                } catch (Exception e) {
-                                    log.warn("Exception on Notify dispatch", e);
-                                }
-                            });
+                            EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder epeo = (EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder) conn.getAttribute(EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder.ATTRIBUTE_NAME);
+                            if (epeo == null) {
+                                epeo = new EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder((ClientBroadcastStream) stream, conn);
+                                conn.setAttribute(EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder.ATTRIBUTE_NAME, epeo);
+                            }
+                            epeo.addPacket(message);
                         } else {
                             onCommand(conn, channel, header, (Notify) message);
                         }
@@ -364,4 +364,65 @@ protected void onStreamBytesRead(RTMPConnection conn, Channel channel, Header so
      */
     protected abstract void onSharedObject(RTMPConnection conn, Channel channel, Header source, SharedObjectMessage message);
 
+    /**
+     * Class ensures a stream's event dispatching occurs on only one core at any one time. Eliminates thread racing internal to ClientBroadcastStream 
+     * and keeps all incoming events in order.
+     */
+    private static class EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder implements Runnable {
+
+        public final static String ATTRIBUTE_NAME = "EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder";
+
+        private LinkedBlockingQueue<IRTMPEvent> events = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
+
+        private AtomicBoolean state = new AtomicBoolean();
+
+        private final ClientBroadcastStream stream;
+
+        private final RTMPConnection conn;
+
+        private int iter;
+
+        public EnsuresPacketExecutionOrder(ClientBroadcastStream stream, RTMPConnection conn) {
+            this.stream = stream;
+            this.conn = conn;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Add packet to the stream's incoming queue. 
+         * @param packet
+         */
+        public void addPacket(IRTMPEvent packet) {
+            events.offer(packet);
+            if (state.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
+                recvDispatchExecutor.submit(this);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void run() {
+            // use int to identify different thread instance
+            Thread.currentThread().setName(String.format("RTMPRecvDispatch@%s-%d", conn.getSessionId(), iter++));
+            iter &= 7;
+            // always set connection local on dispatch threads
+            Red5.setConnectionLocal(conn);
+            // we were created for a reason, grab the event
+            IRTMPEvent message = events.poll();
+            // null check just in case queue was drained before we woke
+            if (message != null) {
+                // dispatch to stream
+                stream.dispatchEvent(message);
+                // release / clean up
+                message.release();
+            }
+            // set null before resubmit
+            Red5.setConnectionLocal(null);
+            // resubmit for another go if we have more
+            if (!events.isEmpty()) {
+                recvDispatchExecutor.submit(this);
+            } else {
+                state.set(false);
+            }
+            // resubmitting rather than looping until empty plays nice with other threads
+        }
+    }
+
 }