diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index 231b26f269..33df7e31dd 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -882,6 +882,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_exec(_In_ switch_core_sessio
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_execute_application_get_flags(_In_ switch_core_session_t *session,
 																				  _In_ const char *app, _In_opt_z_ const char *arg, _Out_opt_ int32_t *flags);
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_execute_application_async(switch_core_session_t *session, const char *app, const char *arg);
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_get_app_flags(const char *app, int32_t *flags);
 
 /*! 
diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index c63a1aadb9..a9c87c5954 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -2518,7 +2518,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_perform_mark_ring_ready_value(swi
 			if ((arg = strchr(app, ' '))) {
 				*arg++ = '\0';
 			}
-			switch_core_session_execute_application(channel->session, app, arg);
+
+			if (switch_core_session_in_thread(channel->session)) {
+				switch_core_session_execute_application(channel->session, app, arg);
+			} else {
+				switch_core_session_execute_application_async(channel->session, app, arg);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -2571,7 +2576,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_perform_mark_pre_answered(switch_
 			if ((arg = strchr(app, ' '))) {
 				*arg++ = '\0';
 			}
-			switch_core_session_execute_application(channel->session, app, arg);
+
+			if (switch_core_session_in_thread(channel->session)) {
+				switch_core_session_execute_application(channel->session, app, arg);
+			} else {
+				switch_core_session_execute_application_async(channel->session, app, arg);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ((var = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, SWITCH_PASSTHRU_PTIME_MISMATCH_VARIABLE))) {
@@ -2750,7 +2760,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_perform_mark_answered(switch_chan
 			}
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CHANNEL_LOG(channel), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "%s execute on answer: %s(%s)\n", channel->name, app,
 							  switch_str_nil(arg));
-			switch_core_session_execute_application(channel->session, app, arg);
+
+			if (switch_core_session_in_thread(channel->session)) {
+				switch_core_session_execute_application(channel->session, app, arg);
+			} else {
+				switch_core_session_execute_application_async(channel->session, app, arg);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/switch_core_session.c b/src/switch_core_session.c
index aaa47cc696..a84bfabaf0 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_session.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_session.c
@@ -855,6 +855,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_queue_event(switch_core_sess
 		if (switch_queue_trypush(session->event_queue, *event) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			*event = NULL;
 			status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+			if (switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_PROXY_MODE) || switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_THREAD_SLEEPING)) {
+				switch_core_session_wake_session_thread(session);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1814,6 +1818,28 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_get_app_flags(const char *ap
 
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_execute_application_async(switch_core_session_t *session, const char *app, const char *arg)
+{
+	switch_event_t *execute_event;
+	
+	if (switch_event_create(&execute_event, SWITCH_EVENT_COMMAND) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		switch_event_add_header_string(execute_event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "call-command", "execute");
+		switch_event_add_header_string(execute_event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "execute-app-name", app);
+
+		if (arg) {
+			switch_event_add_header_string(execute_event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "execute-app-arg", arg);
+		}
+		
+		switch_event_add_header_string(execute_event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "event-lock", "true");
+		switch_core_session_queue_private_event(session, &execute_event, SWITCH_FALSE);
+		
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+}
+
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_execute_application_get_flags(switch_core_session_t *session, const char *app,
 																				  const char *arg, int32_t *flags)
 {
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
index 4cae1a67e2..4d320d0e5c 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
@@ -348,20 +348,10 @@ static void *audio_bridge_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
 		if (read_frame_count > DEFAULT_LEAD_FRAMES && switch_channel_media_ack(chan_a)) {
 			
 			if (exec_app) {
-				switch_event_t *execute_event;
 				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session_a), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "%s Bridge execute app %s(%s)\n", 
 								  switch_channel_get_name(chan_a), exec_app, exec_data);
 
-				if (switch_event_create(&execute_event, SWITCH_EVENT_COMMAND) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-					switch_event_add_header_string(execute_event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "call-command", "execute");
-					switch_event_add_header_string(execute_event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "execute-app-name", exec_app);
-					if (exec_data) {
-						switch_event_add_header_string(execute_event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "execute-app-arg", exec_data);
-					}
-					//switch_event_add_header(execute_event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "lead-frames", "%d", 5);
-					switch_event_add_header_string(execute_event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "event-lock", "true");
-					switch_core_session_queue_private_event(session_a, &execute_event, SWITCH_FALSE);
-				}
+				switch_core_session_execute_application_async(session_a, exec_app, exec_data);
 				exec_app = exec_data = NULL;
 			}