diff --git a/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h b/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
index 2df37b0e05..95fd120337 100644
--- a/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
+++ b/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ struct switch_session_manager {
 	uint32_t session_count;
 	uint32_t session_limit;
 	switch_size_t session_id;
+	switch_queue_t *thread_queue;
+	switch_mutex_t *mutex;
+	int ready;
+	int running;
+	int busy;
 };
 
 extern struct switch_session_manager session_manager;
diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index dcaace2724..1fda42588c 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -690,6 +690,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_core_session_t *) switch_core_session_request_by_name(_In_
 */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_thread_launch(_In_ switch_core_session_t *session);
 
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_thread_pool_launch(switch_core_session_t *session);
+
 /*! 
   \brief Retrieve a pointer to the channel object associated with a given session
   \param session the session to retrieve from
diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 381ab22012..6a593a879e 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	SCF_SYNC_CLOCK_REQUESTED = (1 << 19),
 	SCF_CORE_ODBC_REQ = (1 << 20),
 	SCF_DEBUG_SQL = (1 << 21),
-	SCF_API_EXPANSION = (1 << 22)
+	SCF_API_EXPANSION = (1 << 22),
+	SCF_SESSION_THREAD_POOL = (1 << 23)
 } switch_core_flag_enum_t;
 typedef uint32_t switch_core_flag_t;
 
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index 49b84f998a..e259a2d8a8 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -1440,6 +1440,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init(switch_core_flag_t flags, switc
 	switch_set_flag((&runtime), SCF_AUTO_SCHEMAS);
 	switch_set_flag((&runtime), SCF_CLEAR_SQL);
 	switch_set_flag((&runtime), SCF_API_EXPANSION);
+	switch_set_flag((&runtime), SCF_SESSION_THREAD_POOL);
 #ifdef WIN32
 	switch_set_flag((&runtime), SCF_THREADED_SYSTEM_EXEC);
 #endif
@@ -1751,6 +1752,12 @@ static void switch_load_core_config(const char *file)
 					} else {
 						switch_clear_flag((&runtime), SCF_AUTO_SCHEMAS);
 					}
+				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "session-thread-pool")) {
+					if (switch_true(val)) {
+						switch_set_flag((&runtime), SCF_SESSION_THREAD_POOL);
+					} else {
+						switch_clear_flag((&runtime), SCF_SESSION_THREAD_POOL);
+					}
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "auto-clear-sql")) {
 					if (switch_true(val)) {
 						switch_set_flag((&runtime), SCF_CLEAR_SQL);
diff --git a/src/switch_core_session.c b/src/switch_core_session.c
index 4113afd1e0..4b334315e2 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_session.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_session.c
@@ -1451,12 +1451,156 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC switch_core_session_thread(switch_thread_t *thre
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+typedef struct switch_thread_pool_node_s {
+	switch_memory_pool_t *pool;
+} switch_thread_pool_node_t;
+
+static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC switch_core_session_thread_pool_worker(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
+{
+	switch_thread_pool_node_t *node = (switch_thread_pool_node_t *) obj;
+	switch_memory_pool_t *pool = node->pool;
+	void *pop;
+	int check = 0;
+
+	switch_mutex_lock(session_manager.mutex);
+	session_manager.running++;
+	switch_mutex_unlock(session_manager.mutex);
+
+	while(session_manager.ready) {
+		switch_status_t check_status;
+
+		if (check) {
+			check_status = switch_queue_trypop(session_manager.thread_queue, &pop);
+		} else {
+			check_status = switch_queue_pop(session_manager.thread_queue, &pop);
+		}
+
+		if (check_status == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+			switch_core_session_t *session = (switch_core_session_t *) pop;
+
+			if (!session) break;
+
+			
+			switch_mutex_lock(session_manager.mutex);
+			session_manager.busy++;
+			switch_mutex_unlock(session_manager.mutex);
+			
+			switch_core_session_thread(thread, (void *) session);
+
+			switch_mutex_lock(session_manager.mutex);
+			session_manager.busy--;
+			switch_mutex_unlock(session_manager.mutex);
+
+		} else {
+			if (check) {
+				break;
+			}
+			check++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch_mutex_lock(session_manager.mutex);
+	session_manager.running--;
+	switch_mutex_unlock(session_manager.mutex);
+
+	switch_core_destroy_memory_pool(&pool);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+static switch_status_t check_queue(void) 
+{
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+	int ttl = 0;
+	int x = 0;
+
+	switch_mutex_lock(session_manager.mutex);
+	ttl = switch_queue_size(session_manager.thread_queue);
+	x = (session_manager.running - session_manager.busy);
+	switch_mutex_unlock(session_manager.mutex);
+
+
+
+	while (x < ttl) {
+		switch_thread_t *thread;
+		switch_threadattr_t *thd_attr;
+		switch_memory_pool_t *pool;
+		switch_thread_pool_node_t *node;
+		
+		switch_core_new_memory_pool(&pool);
+		node = switch_core_alloc(pool, sizeof(*node));
+		node->pool = pool;
+
+		switch_threadattr_create(&thd_attr, node->pool);
+		switch_threadattr_detach_set(thd_attr, 1);
+		switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
+
+		if (switch_thread_create(&thread, thd_attr, switch_core_session_thread_pool_worker, node, node->pool) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CRIT, "Thread Failure!\n");
+			switch_core_destroy_memory_pool(&pool);
+			status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+		} else {
+			status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+		}
+		x++;
+	}
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+
+static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC switch_core_session_thread_pool_manager(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
+{
+	int x = 0;
+
+	while(session_manager.ready) {
+		switch_yield(100000);
+
+		if (++x == 300) {
+			switch_queue_interrupt_all(session_manager.thread_queue);
+			x = 0;
+		}
+
+		check_queue();
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_thread_pool_launch(switch_core_session_t *session)
+{
+	if (session_manager.ready == 1) {
+		switch_thread_t *thread;
+		switch_threadattr_t *thd_attr;
+
+		switch_queue_create(&session_manager.thread_queue, 100000, session_manager.memory_pool);
+		switch_mutex_init(&session_manager.mutex, SWITCH_MUTEX_NESTED, session_manager.memory_pool);
+
+		switch_threadattr_create(&thd_attr, session_manager.memory_pool);
+		switch_threadattr_detach_set(thd_attr, 1);
+		switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
+		switch_thread_create(&thread, thd_attr, switch_core_session_thread_pool_manager, NULL, session_manager.memory_pool);
+		session_manager.ready++;
+	}
+
+	switch_queue_push(session_manager.thread_queue, session);
+	check_queue();
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_thread_launch(switch_core_session_t *session)
 {
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	switch_thread_t *thread;
-	switch_threadattr_t *thd_attr;;
+	switch_threadattr_t *thd_attr;
 
+	if (switch_test_flag((&runtime), SCF_SESSION_THREAD_POOL)) {
+		return switch_core_session_thread_pool_launch(session);
+	}
+	
 	switch_threadattr_create(&thd_attr, session->pool);
 	switch_threadattr_detach_set(thd_attr, 1);
 
@@ -2042,16 +2186,24 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_core_sessions_per_second(uint32_t new_limit)
 
 void switch_core_session_init(switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
 {
+
+
 	memset(&session_manager, 0, sizeof(session_manager));
 	session_manager.session_limit = 1000;
 	session_manager.session_id = 1;
 	session_manager.memory_pool = pool;
 	switch_core_hash_init(&session_manager.session_table, session_manager.memory_pool);
+	session_manager.ready = 1;
+
+
 }
 
 void switch_core_session_uninit(void)
 {
 	switch_core_hash_destroy(&session_manager.session_table);
+	session_manager.ready = 0;
+	switch_queue_interrupt_all(session_manager.thread_queue);
+	
 }
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_app_log_t *) switch_core_session_get_app_log(switch_core_session_t *session)
diff --git a/src/switch_core_state_machine.c b/src/switch_core_state_machine.c
index 46d49e6883..da00b6bca5 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_state_machine.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_state_machine.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_session_run(switch_core_session_t *session)
 	const switch_state_handler_table_t *driver_state_handler = NULL;
 	const switch_state_handler_table_t *application_state_handler = NULL;
 	int silly = 0;
-	uint32_t new_loops = 5000;
+	//	uint32_t new_loops = 5000;
 
 	/*
 	   Life of the channel. you have channel and pool in your session
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_session_run(switch_core_session_t *session)
 		endstate = switch_channel_get_state(session->channel);
 
 		if (endstate == switch_channel_get_running_state(session->channel)) {
+			/**
 			if (endstate == CS_NEW) {
 				switch_cond_next();
 				switch_ivr_parse_all_events(session);
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_session_run(switch_core_session_t *session)
 					switch_channel_hangup(session->channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_INVALID_CALL_REFERENCE);
 				}
 			} else {
+			**/
 				switch_ivr_parse_all_events(session);
 				switch_ivr_parse_all_events(session);
 
@@ -490,7 +492,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_session_run(switch_core_session_t *session)
 
 				switch_ivr_parse_all_events(session);
 				switch_ivr_parse_all_events(session);
-			}
+				//}
 		}
 	}
   done:
diff --git a/src/switch_event.c b/src/switch_event.c
index 5b7891d496..4a53229af7 100644
--- a/src/switch_event.c
+++ b/src/switch_event.c
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ static switch_status_t switch_event_queue_dispatch_event(switch_event_t **eventp
 		if (switch_queue_size(EVENT_DISPATCH_QUEUE) > (unsigned int)(DISPATCH_QUEUE_LEN * DISPATCH_THREAD_COUNT)) {
 			launch++;
 		}
+
+		switch_mutex_unlock(EVENT_QUEUE_MUTEX);
 		
 		if (launch) {
 			if (SOFT_MAX_DISPATCH + 1 < MAX_DISPATCH) {
@@ -314,8 +316,6 @@ static switch_status_t switch_event_queue_dispatch_event(switch_event_t **eventp
 			}
 		}
 
-		switch_mutex_unlock(EVENT_QUEUE_MUTEX);
-
 		*eventp = NULL;
 		switch_queue_push(EVENT_DISPATCH_QUEUE, event);
 		event = NULL;