diff --git a/lib/base/workqueue.cpp b/lib/base/workqueue.cpp
index 67e51c397..f84b753c8 100644
--- a/lib/base/workqueue.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/workqueue.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ int WorkQueue::m_NextID = 1;
 
 WorkQueue::WorkQueue(size_t maxItems)
 	: m_ID(m_NextID++), m_MaxItems(maxItems), m_Joined(false),
-	  m_Stopped(false), m_ExceptionCallback(WorkQueue::DefaultExceptionCallback),
-	  m_LastStatus(0)
+	  m_Stopped(false), m_ExceptionCallback(WorkQueue::DefaultExceptionCallback)
 {
 	m_Thread = boost::thread(boost::bind(&WorkQueue::WorkerThreadProc, this));
+
+	m_StatusTimer = make_shared<Timer>();
+	m_StatusTimer->SetInterval(10);
+	m_StatusTimer->OnTimerExpired.connect(boost::bind(&WorkQueue::StatusTimerHandler, this));
+	m_StatusTimer->Start();
 }
 
 WorkQueue::~WorkQueue(void)
@@ -49,37 +53,37 @@ WorkQueue::~WorkQueue(void)
  */
 void WorkQueue::Enqueue(const WorkCallback& callback, bool allowInterleaved)
 {
+	WorkItem item;
+	item.Callback = callback;
+	item.AllowInterleaved = allowInterleaved;
+
+	bool wq_thread = (boost::this_thread::get_id() == GetThreadId());
+
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_Mutex);
 
 	ASSERT(!m_Stopped);
 
-	bool wq_thread = (boost::this_thread::get_id() == GetThreadId());
-
 	if (!wq_thread) {
 		while (m_Items.size() >= m_MaxItems)
-			m_CV.wait(lock);
+			m_CVFull.wait(lock);
 	}
 
-	WorkItem item;
-	item.Callback = callback;
-	item.AllowInterleaved = allowInterleaved;
-
 	m_Items.push_back(item);
 
 	if (wq_thread)
 		ProcessItems(lock, true);
 	else
-		m_CV.notify_all();
+		m_CVEmpty.notify_one();
 }
 
 void WorkQueue::Join(void)
 {
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_Mutex);
 	m_Joined = true;
-	m_CV.notify_all();
+	m_CVEmpty.notify_all();
 
 	while (!m_Stopped)
-		m_CV.wait(lock);
+		m_CVFull.wait(lock);
 }
 
 boost::thread::id WorkQueue::GetThreadId(void) const
@@ -99,26 +103,27 @@ void WorkQueue::DefaultExceptionCallback(boost::exception_ptr exp)
 	throw;
 }
 
+void WorkQueue::StatusTimerHandler(void)
+{
+	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_Mutex);
+
+	Log(LogInformation, "base", "WQ #" + Convert::ToString(m_ID) + " items: " + Convert::ToString(m_Items.size()));
+}
+
 void WorkQueue::ProcessItems(boost::mutex::scoped_lock& lock, bool interleaved)
 {
 	while (!m_Items.empty()) {
+		WorkItem wi = m_Items.front();
+
+		if (interleaved && !wi.AllowInterleaved)
+			return;
+
+		m_Items.pop_front();
+		m_CVFull.notify_all();
+
+		lock.unlock();
+
 		try {
-			WorkItem wi = m_Items.front();
-
-			if (interleaved && !wi.AllowInterleaved)
-				return;
-
-			m_Items.pop_front();
-			m_CV.notify_all();
-
-			double now = Utility::GetTime();
-
-			if (m_LastStatus + 10 < now) {
-				Log(LogInformation, "base", "WQ items: " + Convert::ToString(m_Items.size()));
-				m_LastStatus = now;
-			}
-
-			lock.unlock();
 			wi.Callback();
 		} catch (const std::exception& ex) {
 			lock.lock();
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ void WorkQueue::WorkerThreadProc(void)
 
 	for (;;) {
 		while (m_Items.empty() && !m_Joined)
-			m_CV.wait(lock);
+			m_CVEmpty.wait(lock);
 
 		if (m_Joined)
 			break;
@@ -153,5 +158,5 @@ void WorkQueue::WorkerThreadProc(void)
 	}
 
 	m_Stopped = true;
-	m_CV.notify_all();
+	m_CVFull.notify_all();
 }
diff --git a/lib/base/workqueue.h b/lib/base/workqueue.h
index 5cfce709f..56b2c8df6 100644
--- a/lib/base/workqueue.h
+++ b/lib/base/workqueue.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define WORKQUEUE_H
 
 #include "base/i2-base.h"
+#include "base/timer.h"
 #include <deque>
 #include <boost/function.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class I2_BASE_API WorkQueue
 public:
 	typedef boost::function<void (boost::exception_ptr)> ExceptionCallback;
 
-	WorkQueue(size_t maxItems = 2500000);
+	WorkQueue(size_t maxItems = 25000);
 	~WorkQueue(void);
 
 	void Enqueue(const WorkCallback& callback, bool allowInterleaved = false);
@@ -65,17 +66,19 @@ private:
 	static int m_NextID;
 
 	boost::mutex m_Mutex;
-	boost::condition_variable m_CV;
+	boost::condition_variable m_CVEmpty;
+	boost::condition_variable m_CVFull;
 	boost::thread m_Thread;
 	size_t m_MaxItems;
 	bool m_Joined;
 	bool m_Stopped;
 	std::deque<WorkItem> m_Items;
 	ExceptionCallback m_ExceptionCallback;
-	double m_LastStatus;
+	Timer::Ptr m_StatusTimer;
 
 	void ProcessItems(boost::mutex::scoped_lock& lock, bool interleaved);
 	void WorkerThreadProc(void);
+	void StatusTimerHandler(void);
 
 	static void DefaultExceptionCallback(boost::exception_ptr exp);
 };