diff --git a/src/DaemonTests/using_patches_in_async_mode.cs b/src/DaemonTests/using_patches_in_async_mode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65a657ba73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DaemonTests/using_patches_in_async_mode.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using JasperFx.Core;
+using Marten;
+using Marten.Events;
+using Marten.Events.Projections;
+using Marten.Patching;
+using Marten.Testing.Harness;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace DaemonTests;
+
+public class using_patches_in_async_mode : OneOffConfigurationsContext
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task do_some_patching()
+    {
+        StoreOptions(opts =>
+        {
+            opts.Projections.Add(new LetterPatcher(), ProjectionLifecycle.Async);
+        });
+
+        var id1 = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var id2 = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var id3 = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+        theSession.Events.StartStream<SimpleAggregate>(id1, new StartAggregate(), new AEvent(), new AEvent(), new BEvent());
+        theSession.Events.StartStream<SimpleAggregate>(id2, new StartAggregate(), new AEvent(), new CEvent(), new CEvent());
+        theSession.Events.StartStream<SimpleAggregate>(id3, new StartAggregate(), new BEvent(), new BEvent(), new BEvent(), new CEvent());
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+        {
+            theSession.Events.StartStream<SimpleAggregate>(new StartAggregate(), new AEvent(), new AEvent(), new BEvent());
+        }
+
+        await theSession.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        using var daemon = await theStore.BuildProjectionDaemonAsync();
+        await daemon.StartAllAsync();
+        await daemon.WaitForNonStaleData(20.Seconds());
+
+        var aggregate1 = await theSession.LoadAsync<SimpleAggregate>(id1);
+        aggregate1.ACount.ShouldBe(2);
+        aggregate1.BCount.ShouldBe(1);
+
+        var aggregate2 = await theSession.LoadAsync<SimpleAggregate>(id2);
+        aggregate2.CCount.ShouldBe(2);
+
+
+    }
+}
+
+public record StartAggregate;
+
+public class LetterPatcher: EventProjection
+{
+    public SimpleAggregate Transform(IEvent<StartAggregate> e) => new SimpleAggregate { Id = e.StreamId };
+
+    public void Project(IEvent<AEvent> e, IDocumentOperations ops)
+    {
+        ops.Patch<SimpleAggregate>(e.StreamId).Increment(x => x.ACount);
+    }
+
+    public void Project(IEvent<BEvent> e, IDocumentOperations ops)
+    {
+        ops.Patch<SimpleAggregate>(e.StreamId).Increment(x => x.BCount);
+    }
+
+    public void Project(IEvent<CEvent> e, IDocumentOperations ops)
+    {
+        ops.Patch<SimpleAggregate>(e.StreamId).Increment(x => x.CCount);
+    }
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/Marten/Events/Daemon/Internals/ProjectionUpdateBatch.cs b/src/Marten/Events/Daemon/Internals/ProjectionUpdateBatch.cs
index 38de552161..246542dd05 100644
--- a/src/Marten/Events/Daemon/Internals/ProjectionUpdateBatch.cs
+++ b/src/Marten/Events/Daemon/Internals/ProjectionUpdateBatch.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 using Marten.Internal;
 using Marten.Internal.Operations;
 using Marten.Internal.Sessions;
+using Marten.Patching;
 using Marten.Services;
 
 namespace Marten.Events.Daemon.Internals;
@@ -53,10 +54,15 @@ internal ProjectionUpdateBatch(DaemonSettings settings,
         startNewPage(session);
     }
 
-    public Task WaitForCompletion()
+    public async Task WaitForCompletion()
     {
         Queue.Complete();
-        return Queue.Completion;
+
+        await Queue.Completion.ConfigureAwait(false);
+        foreach (var patch in _patches)
+        {
+            applyOperation(patch);
+        }
     }
 
     // TODO -- make this private
@@ -250,11 +256,25 @@ private void startNewPage(IMartenSession session)
         _pages.Add(_current);
     }
 
+    private readonly List<IStorageOperation> _patches = new();
+
     private void processOperation(IStorageOperation operation)
     {
         if (_token.IsCancellationRequested)
             return;
 
+        // If there's one patch, then everything needs to be queued up for later
+        if (operation is PatchOperation || _patches.Any())
+        {
+            _patches.Add(operation);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        applyOperation(operation);
+    }
+
+    private void applyOperation(IStorageOperation operation)
+    {
         _current.Append(operation);
 
         _documentTypes.Fill(operation.DocumentType);