diff --git a/modules/event_routing/ebr_data.c b/modules/event_routing/ebr_data.c
index 96920c16618..a085dd58666 100644
--- a/modules/event_routing/ebr_data.c
+++ b/modules/event_routing/ebr_data.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ extern struct tm_binds ebr_tmb;
 static ebr_event *ebr_events = NULL;
 
 
-
 ebr_event* search_ebr_event( const str *name )
 {
 	ebr_event *ev;
@@ -466,8 +465,11 @@ int notify_ebr_subscriptions( ebr_event *ev, evi_params_t *params)
 
 	lock_get( &(ev->lock) );
 
+	ev->last_timeout_check = my_time;
+
 	/* check the EBR subscription on this event and apply the filters */
 	sub_prev = NULL;
+	sub_next = NULL;
 	for ( sub=ev->subs ; sub ; sub_prev=sub,
 								sub=sub_next?sub_next:(sub?sub->next:NULL) ) {
 
@@ -479,6 +481,26 @@ int notify_ebr_subscriptions( ebr_event *ev, evi_params_t *params)
 				sub->proc_no, pt[sub->proc_no].pid,
 				sub->event->event_name.len, sub->event->event_name.s,
 				sub->expire );
+			/* fire the job, if we deal with an WAIT */
+			if (sub->flags&EBR_SUBS_TYPE_WAIT) {
+				job =(ebr_ipc_job*)shm_malloc( sizeof(ebr_ipc_job) );
+				if (job==NULL) {
+					LM_ERR("failed to allocated new IPC job, skipping..\n");
+					continue; /* with the next subscription */
+				}
+				job->ev = ev;
+				job->data = sub->data;
+				job->flags = sub->flags;
+				job->tm = sub->tm;
+				job->avps = NULL;
+				/* sent the event notification via IPC to resume on the
+				 * subscribing process */
+				if (ipc_send_job( sub->proc_no, ebr_ipc_type , (void*)job)<0) {
+					LM_ERR("failed to send job via IPC, skipping...\n");
+					shm_free(job);
+					continue; /* keep it and try next time */
+				}
+			}
 			/* remove the subscription */
 			sub_next = sub->next;
 			/* unlink it */
@@ -579,7 +601,89 @@ int notify_ebr_subscriptions( ebr_event *ev, evi_params_t *params)
 	if (avps!=(void*)-1)
 		destroy_avp_list( &avps );
 
-	return 0;
+	return 0;				/* sent the event notification via IPC to resume on the
+				 * subscribing process */
+				if (ipc_send_job( sub->proc_no, ebr_ipc_type , (void*)job)<0) {
+					LM_ERR("failed to send job via IPC, skipping...\n");
+					shm_free(job);
+				}
+
+}
+
+
+void ebr_timeout(unsigned int ticks, void* param)
+{
+	ebr_event *ev;
+	ebr_subscription *sub, *sub_next, *sub_prev;
+	ebr_ipc_job *job;
+	unsigned int my_time;
+
+	/* iterate all events */
+	for( ev=ebr_events ; ev ; ev=ev->next) {
+
+		/* see if the expire check was done within this second */
+		if ( ev->last_timeout_check >= get_ticks() )
+			continue;
+
+		//LM_DBG("expiring for event %.*s\n",
+		//	ev->event_name.len, ev->event_name.s);
+
+		my_time = get_ticks();
+
+		lock_get( &(ev->lock) );
+
+		ev->last_timeout_check = my_time;
+
+		/* check the EBR subscriptions on this event */
+		sub_prev = NULL;
+		sub_next = NULL;
+		for ( sub=ev->subs ; sub ; sub_prev=sub,
+								sub=sub_next?sub_next:(sub?sub->next:NULL) ) {
+
+			/* skip valid and non WAIT subscriptions */
+			if ( (sub->flags&EBR_SUBS_TYPE_WAIT)==0 || sub->expire>my_time )
+				continue;
+
+			LM_DBG("subscription type [%s] from process %d(pid %d) on "
+				"event <%.*s> expired at %d, now %d\n",
+				(sub->flags&EBR_SUBS_TYPE_WAIT)?"WAIT":"NOTIFY",
+				sub->proc_no, pt[sub->proc_no].pid,
+				sub->event->event_name.len, sub->event->event_name.s,
+				sub->expire, my_time );
+
+			/* fire the job */
+			job =(ebr_ipc_job*)shm_malloc( sizeof(ebr_ipc_job) );
+			if (job==NULL) {
+				LM_ERR("failed to allocated new IPC job, skipping..\n");
+				continue; /* with the next subscription */
+			}
+			job->ev = ev;
+			job->data = sub->data;
+			job->flags = sub->flags;
+			job->tm = sub->tm;
+			job->avps = NULL;
+			/* sent the event notification via IPC to resume on the
+			 * subscribing process */
+			if (ipc_send_job( sub->proc_no, ebr_ipc_type , (void*)job)<0) {
+				LM_ERR("failed to send job via IPC, skipping...\n");
+				shm_free(job);
+				continue; /* with the next subscription */
+			}
+
+			/* remove the subscription */
+			sub_next = sub->next;
+			/* unlink it */
+			if (sub_prev) sub_prev->next = sub_next;
+			else ev->subs = sub_next;
+			/* free it */
+			free_ebr_subscription(sub);
+			/* do not count us as prev, as we are removed */
+			sub = sub_prev;
+		}
+
+		lock_release( &(ev->lock) );
+
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/modules/event_routing/ebr_data.h b/modules/event_routing/ebr_data.h
index fcaf4f4ac6d..9a18f2c5a20 100644
--- a/modules/event_routing/ebr_data.h
+++ b/modules/event_routing/ebr_data.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ typedef struct _ebr_event {
 	str event_name;
 	int event_id;
 	gen_lock_t lock;
+	unsigned int last_timeout_check;
 	ebr_subscription *subs;
 	struct _ebr_event *next;
 } ebr_event;
@@ -89,5 +90,7 @@ void handle_ebr_ipc(int sender, void *payload);
 
 int ebr_resume_from_wait(int *fd, struct sip_msg *msg, void *param);
 
+void ebr_timeout(unsigned int ticks, void* param);
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/modules/event_routing/event_routing.c b/modules/event_routing/event_routing.c
index fd5b3873ae8..5abf07ec505 100644
--- a/modules/event_routing/event_routing.c
+++ b/modules/event_routing/event_routing.c
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ static int mod_init(void)
 		LM_NOTICE("unable to load TM API, so TM context will not be "
 		          "available in notification routes\n");
 
+	if (register_timer( "EBR timeout", ebr_timeout, NULL, 1,
+	TIMER_FLAG_SKIP_ON_DELAY)<0 ) {
+		LM_ERR("failed to register timer, halting...");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }