diff --git a/changes/93.fix b/changes/93.fix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a27c7127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/93.fix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Apply queueing of individual event types to reduce contention of overlapping event handlers in each manager process
diff --git a/src/ai/backend/common/events.py b/src/ai/backend/common/events.py
index 5e95534e..0b2b2bce 100644
--- a/src/ai/backend/common/events.py
+++ b/src/ai/backend/common/events.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     KernelId,
     SessionId,
     LogSeverity,
+    Sentinel,
 )
 
 __all__ = (
@@ -621,6 +622,10 @@ class EventDispatcher(aobject):
     subscriber_loop_task: asyncio.Task
     consumer_taskset: weakref.WeakSet[asyncio.Task]
     subscriber_taskset: weakref.WeakSet[asyncio.Task]
+    consumer_queues: defaultdict[str, asyncio.Queue[
+        tuple[str, AgentId, tuple] | Sentinel,
+    ]]
+    consumer_handlers: dict[str, asyncio.Task]
 
     _log_events: bool
     _consumer_name: str
@@ -641,10 +646,18 @@ def __init__(
         self._consumer_name = secrets.token_urlsafe(16)
 
     async def __ainit__(self) -> None:
-        self.consumer_loop_task = asyncio.create_task(self._consume_loop())
-        self.subscriber_loop_task = asyncio.create_task(self._subscribe_loop())
+        self.consumer_loop_task = asyncio.create_task(
+            self._consume_loop(),
+            name="evdispatcher.consumer_loop",
+        )
+        self.subscriber_loop_task = asyncio.create_task(
+            self._subscribe_loop(),
+            name="evdispatcher.subscriber_loop",
+        )
         self.consumer_taskset = weakref.WeakSet()
         self.subscriber_taskset = weakref.WeakSet()
+        self.consumer_queues = defaultdict(asyncio.Queue)
+        self.consumer_handlers = {}
 
     async def close(self) -> None:
         cancelled_tasks = []
@@ -661,6 +674,11 @@ async def close(self) -> None:
         cancelled_tasks.append(self.consumer_loop_task)
         cancelled_tasks.append(self.subscriber_loop_task)
         await asyncio.gather(*cancelled_tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+        join_tasks = []
+        for q in self.consumer_queues.values():
+            q.put_nowait(Sentinel.TOKEN)
+            join_tasks.append(q.join())
+        await asyncio.gather(*join_tasks)
         await self.redis_client.close()
 
     def consume(
@@ -731,11 +749,15 @@ async def dispatch_consumers(
     ) -> None:
         if self._log_events:
             log.debug('DISPATCH_CONSUMERS(ev:{}, ag:{})', event_name, source)
+        consumer_tasks = []
         for consumer in self.consumers[event_name].copy():
-            self.consumer_taskset.add(asyncio.create_task(
+            consumer_tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(
                 self.handle("CONSUMER", consumer, source, args),
             ))
-            await asyncio.sleep(0)
+        results = await asyncio.gather(*consumer_tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+        for result in results:
+            if isinstance(result, Exception):
+                log.error("unexpected error while processing ev:{}", event_name, exc_info=result)
 
     async def dispatch_subscribers(
         self,
@@ -751,6 +773,16 @@ async def dispatch_subscribers(
             ))
             await asyncio.sleep(0)
 
+    async def _consume_handle(self, event_name) -> None:
+        while True:
+            params = await self.consumer_queues[event_name].get()
+            try:
+                if params is Sentinel.TOKEN:
+                    break
+                await self.dispatch_consumers(*params)
+            finally:
+                self.consumer_queues[event_name].task_done()
+
     async def _consume_loop(self) -> None:
         async with aclosing(redis.read_stream_by_group(
             self.redis_client,
@@ -760,11 +792,19 @@ async def _consume_loop(self) -> None:
         )) as agen:
             async for msg_id, msg_data in agen:
                 try:
-                    await self.dispatch_consumers(
-                        msg_data[b'name'].decode(),
-                        msg_data[b'source'].decode(),
-                        msgpack.unpackb(msg_data[b'args']),
+                    event_name = msg_data[b'name'].decode()
+                    self.consumer_queues[event_name].put_nowait(
+                        (
+                            event_name,
+                            msg_data[b'source'].decode(),
+                            msgpack.unpackb(msg_data[b'args']),
+                        ),
                     )
+                    if event_name not in self.consumer_handlers:
+                        self.consumer_handlers[event_name] = asyncio.create_task(
+                            self._consume_handle(event_name),
+                            name=f"evdispatcher.consume_handler.{event_name}"
+                        )
                 except asyncio.CancelledError:
                     raise
                 except Exception: