diff --git a/monkey/common/event_queue/__init__.py b/monkey/common/event_queue/__init__.py
index 1c2e287d7..63a105a06 100644
--- a/monkey/common/event_queue/__init__.py
+++ b/monkey/common/event_queue/__init__.py
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ from .types import AgentEventSubscriber
 from .pypubsub_publisher_wrapper import PyPubSubPublisherWrapper
 from .i_agent_event_queue import IAgentEventQueue
 from .pypubsub_agent_event_queue import PyPubSubAgentEventQueue
+from .locking_agent_event_queue_decorator import LockingAgentEventQueueDecorator
diff --git a/monkey/common/event_queue/locking_agent_event_queue_decorator.py b/monkey/common/event_queue/locking_agent_event_queue_decorator.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3aa8097a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/common/event_queue/locking_agent_event_queue_decorator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from threading import Lock
+from typing import Type
+
+from common.agent_events import AbstractAgentEvent
+
+from . import AgentEventSubscriber, IAgentEventQueue
+
+
+class LockingAgentEventQueueDecorator(IAgentEventQueue):
+    """
+    Makes an IAgentEventQueue thread-safe by locking publish()
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, agent_event_queue: IAgentEventQueue, lock: Lock):
+        self._lock = lock
+        self._agent_event_queue = agent_event_queue
+
+    def subscribe_all_events(self, subscriber: AgentEventSubscriber):
+        self._agent_event_queue.subscribe_all_events(subscriber)
+
+    def subscribe_type(
+        self, event_type: Type[AbstractAgentEvent], subscriber: AgentEventSubscriber
+    ):
+        self._agent_event_queue.subscribe_type(event_type, subscriber)
+
+    def subscribe_tag(self, tag: str, subscriber: AgentEventSubscriber):
+        self._agent_event_queue.subscribe_tag(tag, subscriber)
+
+    def publish(self, event: AbstractAgentEvent):
+        with self._lock:
+            self._agent_event_queue.publish(event)
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/__init__.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/__init__.py
index 6eab2b6ac..1a9ec662b 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/__init__.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from .types import IslandEventSubscriber
 from .i_island_event_queue import IIslandEventQueue, IslandEventTopic
 from .pypubsub_island_event_queue import PyPubSubIslandEventQueue
+from .locking_island_event_queue_decorator import LockingIslandEventQueueDecorator
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/locking_island_event_queue_decorator.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/locking_island_event_queue_decorator.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..200f2f1d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/locking_island_event_queue_decorator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from threading import Lock
+
+from . import IIslandEventQueue, IslandEventSubscriber, IslandEventTopic
+
+
+class LockingIslandEventQueueDecorator(IIslandEventQueue):
+    """
+    Makes an IIslandEventQueue thread-safe by locking publish()
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, island_event_queue: IIslandEventQueue, lock: Lock):
+        self._lock = lock
+        self._island_event_queue = island_event_queue
+
+    def subscribe(self, topic: IslandEventTopic, subscriber: IslandEventSubscriber):
+        self._island_event_queue.subscribe(topic, subscriber)
+
+    def publish(self, topic: IslandEventTopic, **kwargs):
+        with self._lock:
+            self._island_event_queue.publish(topic, **kwargs)
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/pypubsub_island_event_queue.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/pypubsub_island_event_queue.py
index 8f7759072..b2259ce3e 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/pypubsub_island_event_queue.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/pypubsub_island_event_queue.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class PyPubSubIslandEventQueue(IIslandEventQueue):
+    """
+    Implements IIslandEventQueue using pypubsub
+    """
+
     def __init__(self, pypubsub_publisher: Publisher):
         self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapper = PyPubSubPublisherWrapper(pypubsub_publisher)
 
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/initialize.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/initialize.py
index 1cd020fd8..40839c388 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/initialize.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/initialize.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import threading
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from pubsub.core import Publisher
@@ -15,9 +16,17 @@ from common.agent_event_serializers import (
     register_common_agent_event_serializers,
 )
 from common.aws import AWSInstance
-from common.event_queue import IAgentEventQueue, PyPubSubAgentEventQueue
+from common.event_queue import (
+    IAgentEventQueue,
+    LockingAgentEventQueueDecorator,
+    PyPubSubAgentEventQueue,
+)
 from common.utils.file_utils import get_binary_io_sha256_hash
-from monkey_island.cc.event_queue import IIslandEventQueue, PyPubSubIslandEventQueue
+from monkey_island.cc.event_queue import (
+    IIslandEventQueue,
+    LockingIslandEventQueueDecorator,
+    PyPubSubIslandEventQueue,
+)
 from monkey_island.cc.repository import (
     AgentBinaryRepository,
     FileAgentConfigurationRepository,
@@ -72,8 +81,7 @@ def initialize_services(container: DIContainer, data_dir: Path):
         ILockableEncryptor, RepositoryEncryptor(data_dir / REPOSITORY_KEY_FILE_NAME)
     )
     container.register(Publisher, Publisher)
-    container.register_instance(IAgentEventQueue, container.resolve(PyPubSubAgentEventQueue))
-    container.register_instance(IIslandEventQueue, container.resolve(PyPubSubIslandEventQueue))
+    _register_event_queues(container)
 
     _setup_agent_event_serializers(container)
     _register_repositories(container, data_dir)
@@ -100,6 +108,32 @@ def _register_conventions(container: DIContainer):
     )
 
 
+def _register_event_queues(container: DIContainer):
+    event_queue_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    agent_event_queue = container.resolve(PyPubSubAgentEventQueue)
+    decorated_agent_event_queue = _decorate_agent_event_queue(agent_event_queue, event_queue_lock)
+    container.register_instance(IAgentEventQueue, decorated_agent_event_queue)
+
+    island_event_queue = container.resolve(PyPubSubIslandEventQueue)
+    decorated_island_event_queue = _decorate_island_event_queue(
+        island_event_queue, event_queue_lock
+    )
+    container.register_instance(IIslandEventQueue, decorated_island_event_queue)
+
+
+def _decorate_agent_event_queue(
+    agent_event_queue: IAgentEventQueue, lock: threading.Lock
+) -> IAgentEventQueue:
+    return LockingAgentEventQueueDecorator(agent_event_queue, lock)
+
+
+def _decorate_island_event_queue(
+    island_event_queue: IIslandEventQueue, lock: threading.Lock
+) -> IIslandEventQueue:
+    return LockingIslandEventQueueDecorator(island_event_queue, lock)
+
+
 def _register_repositories(container: DIContainer, data_dir: Path):
     container.register_instance(
         IFileRepository,