diff --git a/src/Socket/chats.ts b/src/Socket/chats.ts
index 3ae52791..639ebd4d 100644
--- a/src/Socket/chats.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/chats.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,18 @@ export const makeChatsSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 	let privacySettings: { [_: string]: string } | undefined
 
 	let syncState: SyncState = SyncState.Connecting
-	/** this mutex ensures that the notifications (receipts, messages etc.) are processed in order */
-	const processingMutex = makeMutex()
+
+	/** this mutex ensures that messages are processed in order */
+	const messageMutex = makeMutex()
+
+	/** this mutex ensures that receipts are processed in order */
+	const receiptMutex = makeMutex()
+
+	/** this mutex ensures that app state patches are processed in order */
+	const appStatePatchMutex = makeMutex()
+
+	/** this mutex ensures that notifications are processed in order */
+	const notificationMutex = makeMutex()
 
 	// Timeout for AwaitingInitialSync state
 	let awaitingSyncTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined
@@ -748,7 +758,7 @@ export const makeChatsSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		let initial: LTHashState
 		let encodeResult: { patch: proto.ISyncdPatch; state: LTHashState }
 
-		await processingMutex.mutex(async () => {
+		await appStatePatchMutex.mutex(async () => {
 			await authState.keys.transaction(async () => {
 				logger.debug({ patch: patchCreate }, 'applying app patch')
 
@@ -1180,7 +1190,10 @@ export const makeChatsSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		...sock,
 		createCallLink,
 		getBotListV2,
-		processingMutex,
+		messageMutex,
+		receiptMutex,
+		appStatePatchMutex,
+		notificationMutex,
 		fetchPrivacySettings,
 		upsertMessage,
 		appPatch,
diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
index bb7307d8..7f787c6d 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		ev,
 		authState,
 		ws,
-		processingMutex,
+		messageMutex,
+		notificationMutex,
+		receiptMutex,
 		signalRepository,
 		query,
 		upsertMessage,
@@ -1067,7 +1069,7 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 
 		try {
 			await Promise.all([
-				processingMutex.mutex(async () => {
+				receiptMutex.mutex(async () => {
 					const status = getStatusFromReceiptType(attrs.type)
 					if (
 						typeof status !== 'undefined' &&
@@ -1141,7 +1143,7 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 
 		try {
 			await Promise.all([
-				processingMutex.mutex(async () => {
+				notificationMutex.mutex(async () => {
 					const msg = await processNotification(node)
 					if (msg) {
 						const fromMe = areJidsSameUser(node.attrs.participant || remoteJid, authState.creds.me!.id)
@@ -1218,7 +1220,7 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		}
 
 		try {
-			await processingMutex.mutex(async () => {
+			await messageMutex.mutex(async () => {
 				await decrypt()
 				// message failed to decrypt
 				if (msg.messageStubType === proto.WebMessageInfo.StubType.CIPHERTEXT && msg.category !== 'peer') {
diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-send.ts b/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
index adfc5a7a..9762c268 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const makeMessagesSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 	const {
 		ev,
 		authState,
-		processingMutex,
+		messageMutex,
 		signalRepository,
 		upsertMessage,
 		query,
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ export const makeMessagesSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 				})
 				if (config.emitOwnEvents) {
 					process.nextTick(async () => {
-						await processingMutex.mutex(() => upsertMessage(fullMsg, 'append'))
+						await messageMutex.mutex(() => upsertMessage(fullMsg, 'append'))
 					})
 				}