diff --git a/src/network/timeout.c b/src/network/timeout.c
index f8cdc02..c7ba463 100644
--- a/src/network/timeout.c
+++ b/src/network/timeout.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void timeout_queue_initialize(struct timeout_queue* t, time_t now, size_t max)
 {
 	t->last = now;
 	t->max = max;
+	memset(&t->lock, 0, sizeof(t->lock));
 	t->events = hub_malloc_zero(max * sizeof(struct timeout_evt*));
 }
 
@@ -52,12 +53,56 @@ void timeout_queue_shutdown(struct timeout_queue* t)
 	t->max = 0;
 }
 
+static int timeout_queue_locked(struct timeout_queue* t)
+{
+	return t->lock.ptr != NULL;
+}
+
+static int timeout_queue_lock(struct timeout_queue* t)
+{
+	t->lock.ptr = t;
+}
+
+// unlock and flush the locked events to the main timeout queue.
+static int timeout_queue_unlock(struct timeout_queue* t)
+{
+	struct timeout_evt* evt, *tmp, *first;
+	size_t pos;
+	t->lock.ptr = NULL;
+
+	evt = t->lock.next;
+	while (evt)
+	{
+		tmp = evt->next;
+		pos = evt->timestamp % t->max;
+		first = t->events[pos];
+		if (first)
+		{
+			first->prev->next = evt;
+			evt->prev = first->prev;
+			first->prev = evt;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			t->events[pos] = evt;
+			evt->prev = evt;
+		}
+		evt->next = 0;
+		evt = tmp;
+	}
+
+	t->lock.next = 0;
+	t->lock.prev = 0;
+}
+
+
 size_t timeout_queue_process(struct timeout_queue* t, time_t now)
 {
 	size_t pos = (size_t) t->last;
 	size_t events = 0;
 	struct timeout_evt* evt = 0;
 	t->last = now;
+	timeout_queue_lock(t);
 	for (; pos <= now; pos++)
 	{
 		while ((evt = t->events[pos % t->max]))
@@ -67,6 +112,7 @@ size_t timeout_queue_process(struct timeout_queue* t, time_t now)
 			events++;
 		}
 	}
+	timeout_queue_unlock(t);
 	return events;
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +128,61 @@ size_t timeout_queue_get_next_timeout(struct timeout_queue* t, time_t now)
 	return seconds;
 }
 
+static void timeout_queue_insert_locked(struct timeout_queue* t, struct timeout_evt* evt)
+{
+	/* All events point back to the sentinel.
+	 * this means the event is considered schedule (see timeout_evt_is_scheduled),
+	 * and it is easy to tell if the event is in the wait queue or not.
+	 */
+	evt->prev = &t->lock;
+	evt->next = NULL;
+
+	// The sentinel next points to the first event in the locked queue
+	// The sentinel prev points to the last evetnt in the locked queue.
+	// NOTE: if prev is != NULL then next also must be != NULL.
+	if (t->lock.prev)
+	{
+		t->lock.prev->next = evt;
+		t->lock.prev = evt;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		t->lock.next = evt;
+		t->lock.prev = evt;
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+static void timeout_queue_remove_locked(struct timeout_queue* t, struct timeout_evt* evt)
+{
+	uhub_assert(evt->prev == &t->lock);
+	if (t->lock.next == evt)
+	{
+		t->lock.next = evt->next;
+		if (t->lock.prev == evt)
+			t->lock.prev = evt->next;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		struct timeout_evt *prev, *it;
+		prev = 0;
+		it = t->lock.next;
+		while (it)
+		{
+			prev = it;
+			it = it->next;
+			if (it == evt)
+			{
+				prev->next = it->next;
+				if (!prev->next)
+					t->lock.prev = prev;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	timeout_evt_reset(evt);
+}
+
+
 
 void timeout_queue_insert(struct timeout_queue* t, struct timeout_evt* evt, size_t seconds)
 {
@@ -90,6 +191,12 @@ void timeout_queue_insert(struct timeout_queue* t, struct timeout_evt* evt, size
 	evt->timestamp = t->last + seconds;
 	evt->next = 0;
 
+	if (timeout_queue_locked(t))
+	{
+		timeout_queue_insert_locked(t, evt);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	first = t->events[pos];
 
 	if (first)
@@ -112,6 +219,13 @@ void timeout_queue_remove(struct timeout_queue* t, struct timeout_evt* evt)
 	size_t pos = (evt->timestamp % t->max);
 	struct timeout_evt* first = t->events[pos];
 
+	// Removing a locked event
+	if (evt->prev == &t->lock)
+	{
+		timeout_queue_remove_locked(t, evt);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!first || !evt->prev)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/network/timeout.h b/src/network/timeout.h
index d661b06..c48efaf 100644
--- a/src/network/timeout.h
+++ b/src/network/timeout.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct timeout_queue
 {
 	time_t last;
 	size_t max;
+	struct timeout_evt lock;
 	struct timeout_evt** events;
 };