diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index f56fa4885..f700cfea4 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -759,7 +759,8 @@ next:
 		ilog(LOG_INFO, "Decreasing timer run interval to %llu seconds", interval / 1000000);
 	}
 
-	release_closed_sockets();
+	/* add thread scope (local) sockets to the global list, in order to release them later */
+	append_thread_lpr_to_glob_lpr();
 }
 #undef DS
 
diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 28f4f4cab..f16d069db 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -1335,9 +1335,20 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	ilog(LOG_INFO, "Startup complete, version %s", RTPENGINE_VERSION);
 
 	thread_create_detach(sighandler, NULL, "signal handler");
+
+	/* a single thread which is running a poller_timer_loop,
+	 * it calls each second a loop and if it finds something it does some work.
+	 */
 	thread_create_detach_prio(poller_timer_loop, rtpe_poller, rtpe_config.idle_scheduling,
 			rtpe_config.idle_priority, "poller timer");
-	thread_create_detach_prio(load_thread, NULL, rtpe_config.idle_scheduling, rtpe_config.idle_priority, "load monitor");
+
+	/* load monitoring thread */
+	thread_create_detach_prio(load_thread, NULL, rtpe_config.idle_scheduling,
+			rtpe_config.idle_priority, "load monitor");
+
+	/* separate thread for releasing ports (sockets), which are scheduled for clearing */
+	thread_create_detach_prio(sockets_releaser, NULL, rtpe_config.idle_scheduling,
+			rtpe_config.idle_priority, "release closed sockets");
 
 	if (!is_addr_unspecified(&rtpe_config.redis_ep.address) && initial_rtpe_config.redis_delete_async)
 		thread_create_detach(redis_delete_async_loop, NULL, "redis async");
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index ca2fe07c6..a03c89118 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ struct interface_stats_interval {
 };
 
 
+/* thread scope (local) queue for sockets to be released, only appending here */
 static __thread GQueue ports_to_release = G_QUEUE_INIT;
-
+/* global queue for sockets to be released, releasing by `sockets_releaser()` is done using that */
+static GQueue ports_to_release_glob = G_QUEUE_INIT;
+mutex_t ports_to_release_glob_lock = MUTEX_STATIC_INIT;
 
 static const struct streamhandler *__determine_handler(struct packet_stream *in, struct sink_handler *);
 
@@ -952,11 +955,49 @@ static void release_port_now(socket_t *r, struct intf_spec *spec) {
 		ilog(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to close the socket for port '%u'", port);
 	}
 }
+/**
+ * Sockets releaser.
+ */
 void release_closed_sockets(void) {
-	struct late_port_release *lpr;
-	while ((lpr = g_queue_pop_head(&ports_to_release))) {
-		release_port_now(&lpr->socket, lpr->spec);
-		g_slice_free1(sizeof(*lpr), lpr);
+	struct late_port_release * lpr;
+
+	/* for the separate releaser thread (one working with `sockets_releaser()`)
+	 * it does no job. But only for those threads related to calls processing.
+	 */
+	if (ports_to_release.head)
+		append_thread_lpr_to_glob_lpr();
+
+	if (ports_to_release_glob.head) {
+		mutex_lock(&ports_to_release_glob_lock);
+		GQueue ports_left = ports_to_release_glob;
+		g_queue_init(&ports_to_release_glob);
+		mutex_unlock(&ports_to_release_glob_lock);
+
+		while ((lpr = g_queue_pop_head(&ports_left))) {
+			release_port_now(&lpr->socket, lpr->spec);
+			g_slice_free1(sizeof(*lpr), lpr);
+		}
+	}
+}
+/**
+ * Appends thread scope (local) sockets to the global releasing list.
+ */
+void append_thread_lpr_to_glob_lpr(void) {
+	mutex_lock(&ports_to_release_glob_lock);
+	g_queue_move(&ports_to_release_glob, &ports_to_release); /* dst, src */
+	mutex_unlock(&ports_to_release_glob_lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Separate thread for releasing sockets scheduled for closing.
+ */
+void sockets_releaser(void * dummy) {
+	while (!rtpe_shutdown) {
+		release_closed_sockets();
+
+		thread_cancel_enable();
+		usleep(1000000);			/* sleep for 1 second in each iteration */
+		thread_cancel_disable();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3052,7 +3093,6 @@ done:
 
 static void stream_fd_free(void *p) {
 	struct stream_fd *f = p;
-
 	release_port(&f->socket, f->local_intf->spec);
 	crypto_cleanup(&f->crypto);
 	dtls_connection_cleanup(&f->dtls);
diff --git a/include/media_socket.h b/include/media_socket.h
index a322ab1b5..23ce1a4dd 100644
--- a/include/media_socket.h
+++ b/include/media_socket.h
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ struct stream_fd *stream_fd_new(socket_t *fd, struct call *call, struct local_in
 struct stream_fd *stream_fd_lookup(const endpoint_t *);
 void stream_fd_release(struct stream_fd *);
 void release_closed_sockets(void);
+void sockets_releaser(void * dummy);
+void append_thread_lpr_to_glob_lpr(void);
 
 void free_intf_list(struct intf_list *il);
 void free_release_intf_list(struct intf_list *il);