2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/validationinterface.cpp b/src/validationinterface.cpp
index c6a021119e..d91707cf9f 100644
--- a/src/validationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/validationinterface.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ void CMainSignals::MempoolEntryRemoved(CTransactionRef ptx, MemPoolRemovalReason
 }
 
 void CMainSignals::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex *pindexNew, const CBlockIndex *pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload) {
-    m_internals->UpdatedBlockTip(pindexNew, pindexFork, fInitialDownload);
+    m_internals->m_schedulerClient.AddToProcessQueue([pindexNew, pindexFork, fInitialDownload, this] {
+        m_internals->UpdatedBlockTip(pindexNew, pindexFork, fInitialDownload);
+    });
 }
 
 void CMainSignals::TransactionAddedToMempool(const CTransactionRef &ptx) {
diff --git a/src/validationinterface.h b/src/validationinterface.h
index 9b5ac2ac23..1494c6dc21 100644
--- a/src/validationinterface.h
+++ b/src/validationinterface.h
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ void CallFunctionInValidationInterfaceQueue(std::function<void ()> func);
 
 class CValidationInterface {
 protected:
-    /** Notifies listeners of updated block chain tip */
+    /**
+     * Notifies listeners of updated block chain tip
+     *
+     * Called on a background thread.
+     */
     virtual void UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex *pindexNew, const CBlockIndex *pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload) {}
     /**
      * Notifies listeners of a transaction having been added to mempool.