diff --git a/Sources/LiveKit/Core/SignalClient.swift b/Sources/LiveKit/Core/SignalClient.swift
index fe05ff28a..3716ef0b7 100644
--- a/Sources/LiveKit/Core/SignalClient.swift
+++ b/Sources/LiveKit/Core/SignalClient.swift
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ private extension SignalClient {
 
                 self.pingTimeoutTimer = {
                     let timer = DispatchQueueTimer(timeInterval: TimeInterval(jr.pingTimeout), queue: self.queue)
-                    timer.handler = { [weak self] in
+                    timer.setOnTimer { [weak self] in
                         guard let self = self else { return }
                         self.log("ping/pong timed out", .error)
                         self.cleanUp(reason: .networkError(SignalClientError.serverPingTimedOut()))
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ private extension SignalClient {
 
         pingIntervalTimer = {
             let timer = DispatchQueueTimer(timeInterval: TimeInterval(jr.pingInterval), queue: queue)
-            timer.handler = { [weak self] in self?.onPingIntervalTimer() }
+            timer.setOnTimer { [weak self] in self?.onPingIntervalTimer() }
             timer.resume()
             return timer
         }()
diff --git a/Sources/LiveKit/Core/Transport.swift b/Sources/LiveKit/Core/Transport.swift
index 0b903e33e..4b0191769 100644
--- a/Sources/LiveKit/Core/Transport.swift
+++ b/Sources/LiveKit/Core/Transport.swift
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ internal class Transport: MulticastDelegate<TransportDelegate> {
         DispatchQueue.liveKitWebRTC.sync { pc.delegate = self }
         add(delegate: delegate)
 
-        statsTimer.handler = { [weak self] in
+        statsTimer.setOnTimer { [weak self] in
             self?.onStatsTimer()
         }
 
diff --git a/Sources/LiveKit/Support/DispatchQueueTimer.swift b/Sources/LiveKit/Support/DispatchQueueTimer.swift
index 4f06bc581..a0fd86165 100644
--- a/Sources/LiveKit/Support/DispatchQueueTimer.swift
+++ b/Sources/LiveKit/Support/DispatchQueueTimer.swift
@@ -18,71 +18,97 @@ import Foundation
 
 internal class DispatchQueueTimer: Loggable {
 
+    typealias OnTimer = (() -> Void)
+
     public enum State {
         case suspended
         case resumed
     }
 
-    private let queue: DispatchQueue?
-    private let timeInterval: TimeInterval
-    private var timer: DispatchSourceTimer!
-    public var handler: (() -> Void)?
-    public private(set) var state: State = .suspended
+    private let _queue: DispatchQueue?
+    private let _timeInterval: TimeInterval
+    private var _timer: DispatchSourceTimer!
+    private var _state: State = .suspended
+    private var _handler: OnTimer?
+
+    private let _lock = UnfairLock()
 
     public init(timeInterval: TimeInterval, queue: DispatchQueue? = nil) {
-        self.timeInterval = timeInterval
-        self.queue = queue
-        self.timer = createTimer()
+        _timeInterval = timeInterval
+        _queue = queue
+        _timer = _createTimer()
     }
 
     deinit {
-        cleanUpTimer()
-        handler = nil
+        _cleanUpTimer()
+        _handler = nil
     }
 
-    // reset the state
-    public func reset() {
-        cleanUpTimer()
-        timer = createTimer()
-        state = .suspended
-    }
+    // MARK: - Public
 
-    public func restart() {
-        reset()
-        resume()
+    public func setOnTimer(_ block: @escaping OnTimer) {
+        _lock.sync {
+            _handler = block
+        }
     }
 
-    // continue from where it was suspended
     public func resume() {
-        if state == .resumed {
-            return
+        _lock.sync {
+            _resume()
         }
-        state = .resumed
-        timer.resume()
     }
 
     public func suspend() {
-        if state == .suspended {
-            return
+        _lock.sync {
+            _suspend()
+        }
+    }
+
+    public func restart() {
+        _lock.sync {
+            _restart()
         }
-        state = .suspended
-        timer.suspend()
     }
 
-    private func createTimer() -> DispatchSourceTimer {
-        let timer = DispatchSource.makeTimerSource(queue: queue)
-        timer.schedule(deadline: .now() + self.timeInterval, repeating: self.timeInterval)
-        timer.setEventHandler { [weak self] in self?.handler?() }
+    // MARK: - Private
+
+    private func _reset() {
+        _cleanUpTimer()
+        _timer = _createTimer()
+        _state = .suspended
+    }
+
+    private func _restart() {
+        _reset()
+        _resume()
+    }
+
+    private func _resume() {
+        if _state == .resumed { return }
+        _state = .resumed
+        _timer.resume()
+    }
+
+    private func _suspend() {
+        if _state == .suspended { return }
+        _state = .suspended
+        _timer.suspend()
+    }
+
+    private func _createTimer() -> DispatchSourceTimer {
+        let timer = DispatchSource.makeTimerSource(queue: _queue)
+        timer.schedule(deadline: .now() + self._timeInterval, repeating: self._timeInterval)
+        timer.setEventHandler { [weak self] in self?._handler?() }
         return timer
     }
 
-    private func cleanUpTimer() {
-        timer.setEventHandler {}
-        timer.cancel()
+    private func _cleanUpTimer() {
+        _timer.setEventHandler {}
+        _timer.cancel()
         /*
          If the timer is suspended, calling cancel without resuming
          triggers a crash. This is documented here https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/15902
          */
-        resume()
+        _resume()
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/LiveKit/Track/Capturers/MacOSScreenCapturer.swift b/Sources/LiveKit/Track/Capturers/MacOSScreenCapturer.swift
index b8c8225f4..e0e001ae0 100644
--- a/Sources/LiveKit/Track/Capturers/MacOSScreenCapturer.swift
+++ b/Sources/LiveKit/Track/Capturers/MacOSScreenCapturer.swift
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class MacOSScreenCapturer: VideoCapturer {
 
         let timeInterval: TimeInterval = 1 / Double(options.fps)
         dispatchSourceTimer = DispatchQueueTimer(timeInterval: timeInterval, queue: captureQueue)
-        dispatchSourceTimer?.handler = { [weak self] in self?.onDispatchSourceTimer() }
+        dispatchSourceTimer?.setOnTimer { [weak self] in self?.onDispatchSourceTimer() }
         dispatchSourceTimer?.resume()
     }
 
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ extension MacOSScreenCapturer {
 
         frameResendTimer = {
             let timer = DispatchQueueTimer(timeInterval: timeInterval, queue: self.captureQueue)
-            timer.handler = { [weak self] in self?.onFrameResendTimer() }
+            timer.setOnTimer { [weak self] in self?.onFrameResendTimer() }
             timer.resume()
             return timer
         }()
diff --git a/Sources/LiveKit/Track/Track.swift b/Sources/LiveKit/Track/Track.swift
index b028441ff..e03fea6ae 100644
--- a/Sources/LiveKit/Track/Track.swift
+++ b/Sources/LiveKit/Track/Track.swift
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public class Track: NSObject, Loggable {
             }
         }
 
-        statsTimer.handler = { [weak self] in
+        statsTimer.setOnTimer { [weak self] in
             self?.onStatsTimer()
         }
     }
diff --git a/Sources/LiveKit/TrackPublications/RemoteTrackPublication.swift b/Sources/LiveKit/TrackPublications/RemoteTrackPublication.swift
index 80630b6bc..cf599058b 100644
--- a/Sources/LiveKit/TrackPublications/RemoteTrackPublication.swift
+++ b/Sources/LiveKit/TrackPublications/RemoteTrackPublication.swift
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class RemoteTrackPublication: TrackPublication {
                    track: track,
                    participant: participant)
 
-        asTimer.handler = { [weak self] in self?.onAdaptiveStreamTimer() }
+        asTimer.setOnTimer { [weak self] in self?.onAdaptiveStreamTimer() }
     }
 
     deinit {
diff --git a/Sources/LiveKit/Views/VideoView.swift b/Sources/LiveKit/Views/VideoView.swift
index a2b5f61bd..966aa2203 100644
--- a/Sources/LiveKit/Views/VideoView.swift
+++ b/Sources/LiveKit/Views/VideoView.swift
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ public class VideoView: NativeView, Loggable {
             }
         }
 
-        _renderTimer.handler = { [weak self] in
+        _renderTimer.setOnTimer { [weak self] in
 
             guard let self = self else { return }
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ public class VideoView: NativeView, Loggable {
             }
         }
 
-        _fpsTimer.handler = { [weak self] in
+        _fpsTimer.setOnTimer { [weak self] in
 
             guard let self = self else { return }