diff --git a/include/haproxy/event_hdl-t.h b/include/haproxy/event_hdl-t.h
index e1966fd07..eb5d05737 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/event_hdl-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/event_hdl-t.h
@@ -79,8 +79,14 @@ struct event_hdl_sub_list_head {
 
 /* event_hdl_sub_list is an alias (please use this for portability) */
 typedef struct event_hdl_sub_list_head event_hdl_sub_list;
+
+struct event_hdl_async_equeue_head {
+	struct mt_list head;
+	uint32_t size; /* near realtime size, not fully synced with head (to be used as a hint) */
+};
+
 /* event_hdl_async_equeue is an alias to mt_list (please use this for portability) */
-typedef struct mt_list event_hdl_async_equeue;
+typedef struct event_hdl_async_equeue_head event_hdl_async_equeue;
 
 /* subscription mgmt from event */
 struct event_hdl_sub_mgmt
diff --git a/include/haproxy/event_hdl.h b/include/haproxy/event_hdl.h
index 6b396ada2..41dc44674 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/event_hdl.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/event_hdl.h
@@ -416,19 +416,31 @@ void event_hdl_async_free_event(struct event_hdl_async_event *e);
 /* use this for advanced async mode to initialize event queue */
 static inline void event_hdl_async_equeue_init(event_hdl_async_equeue *queue)
 {
-	MT_LIST_INIT(queue);
+	MT_LIST_INIT(&queue->head);
+	queue->size = 0;
 }
 
 /* use this for advanced async mode to pop an event from event queue */
 static inline struct event_hdl_async_event *event_hdl_async_equeue_pop(event_hdl_async_equeue *queue)
 {
-	return MT_LIST_POP(queue, struct event_hdl_async_event *, mt_list);
+	struct event_hdl_async_event *event;
+
+	event = MT_LIST_POP(&queue->head, struct event_hdl_async_event *, mt_list);
+	if (event)
+		HA_ATOMIC_DEC(&queue->size);
+	return event;
 }
 
 /* use this for advanced async mode to check if the event queue is empty */
 static inline int event_hdl_async_equeue_isempty(event_hdl_async_equeue *queue)
 {
-	return MT_LIST_ISEMPTY(queue);
+	return MT_LIST_ISEMPTY(&queue->head);
+}
+
+/* use this for advanced async mode to check if the event queue size */
+static inline uint32_t event_hdl_async_equeue_size(event_hdl_async_equeue *queue)
+{
+	return HA_ATOMIC_LOAD(&queue->size);
 }
 
 /* use this to initialize <sub_list> event subscription list */
diff --git a/src/event_hdl.c b/src/event_hdl.c
index 37a4adcc2..aecca8706 100644
--- a/src/event_hdl.c
+++ b/src/event_hdl.c
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ static inline void _event_hdl_unsubscribe(struct event_hdl_sub *del_sub)
 		 * consumed the END event before the wakeup, and some tasks
 		 * kill themselves (ie: normal async mode) when they receive such event
 		 */
-		lock = MT_LIST_APPEND_LOCKED(del_sub->hdl.async_equeue, &del_sub->async_end->mt_list);
+		HA_ATOMIC_INC(&del_sub->hdl.async_equeue->size);
+		lock = MT_LIST_APPEND_LOCKED(&del_sub->hdl.async_equeue->head, &del_sub->async_end->mt_list);
 
 		/* wake up the task */
 		event_hdl_task_wakeup(del_sub->hdl.async_task);
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ struct event_hdl_sub *event_hdl_subscribe_ptr(event_hdl_sub_list *sub_list,
 				/* memory error */
 				goto memory_error;
 			}
-			MT_LIST_INIT(&task_ctx->e_queue);
+			event_hdl_async_equeue_init(&task_ctx->e_queue);
 			task_ctx->func = new_sub->hdl.async_ptr;
 
 			new_sub->hdl.async_equeue = &task_ctx->e_queue;
@@ -785,7 +786,8 @@ static int _event_hdl_publish(event_hdl_sub_list *sub_list, struct event_hdl_sub
 
 				/* appending new event to event hdl queue */
 				MT_LIST_INIT(&new_event->mt_list);
-				MT_LIST_APPEND(cur_sub->hdl.async_equeue, &new_event->mt_list);
+				HA_ATOMIC_INC(&cur_sub->hdl.async_equeue->size);
+				MT_LIST_APPEND(&cur_sub->hdl.async_equeue->head, &new_event->mt_list);
 
 				/* wake up the task */
 				event_hdl_task_wakeup(cur_sub->hdl.async_task);