diff --git a/akka-persistence-typed/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/typed/internal/EventsourcedRunning.scala b/akka-persistence-typed/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/typed/internal/EventsourcedRunning.scala
index 322218d28b..674d60475f 100644
--- a/akka-persistence-typed/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/typed/internal/EventsourcedRunning.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence-typed/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/typed/internal/EventsourcedRunning.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import akka.actor.typed.Behavior.StoppedBehavior
 import akka.actor.typed.scaladsl.Behaviors
 import akka.actor.typed.scaladsl.Behaviors.MutableBehavior
 import akka.annotation.InternalApi
-import akka.persistence.Eventsourced.{ PendingHandlerInvocation, StashingHandlerInvocation }
 import akka.persistence.JournalProtocol._
 import akka.persistence._
 import akka.persistence.journal.Tagged
@@ -102,20 +101,15 @@ private[akka] object EventsourcedRunning {
 
           val newState2 = internalPersist(newState, eventToPersist)
 
-          val handler: Any ⇒ Unit = { _ ⇒
-            if (setup.snapshotWhen(newState2.state, event, newState2.seqNr))
-              internalSaveSnapshot(newState2)
-          }
-          val pendingInvocations = StashingHandlerInvocation(event, handler) :: Nil
+          val shouldSnapshotAfterPersist = setup.snapshotWhen(newState2.state, event, newState2.seqNr)
 
-          persistingEvents(newState2, pendingInvocations, sideEffects)
+          persistingEvents(newState2, numberOfEvents = 1, shouldSnapshotAfterPersist, sideEffects)
 
         case PersistAll(events) ⇒
           if (events.nonEmpty) {
             // apply the event before persist so that validation exception is handled before persisting
             // the invalid event, in case such validation is implemented in the event handler.
             // also, ensure that there is an event handler for each single event
-            var count = events.size
             var seqNr = state.seqNr
             val (newState, shouldSnapshotAfterPersist) = events.foldLeft((state, false)) {
               case ((currentState, snapshot), event) ⇒
@@ -128,19 +122,7 @@ private[akka] object EventsourcedRunning {
 
             val newState2 = internalPersistAll(eventsToPersist, newState)
 
-            val handler: Any ⇒ Unit = { _ ⇒
-              count -= 1
-              if (count == 0) {
-                if (shouldSnapshotAfterPersist)
-                  internalSaveSnapshot(newState2)
-              }
-            }
-
-            val pendingInvocations = events.map { event ⇒
-              StashingHandlerInvocation(event, handler)
-            }
-
-            persistingEvents(newState2, pendingInvocations, sideEffects)
+            persistingEvents(newState2, events.size, shouldSnapshotAfterPersist, sideEffects)
 
           } else {
             // run side-effects even when no events are emitted
@@ -177,21 +159,25 @@ private[akka] object EventsourcedRunning {
   // ===============================================
 
   def persistingEvents(
-    state:              EventsourcedState[S],
-    pendingInvocations: immutable.Seq[PendingHandlerInvocation],
-    sideEffects:        immutable.Seq[ChainableEffect[_, S]]
+    state:                      EventsourcedState[S],
+    numberOfEvents:             Int,
+    shouldSnapshotAfterPersist: Boolean,
+    sideEffects:                immutable.Seq[ChainableEffect[_, S]]
   ): Behavior[InternalProtocol] = {
     withMdc(setup, MDC.PersistingEvents) {
-      new PersistingEvents(state, pendingInvocations, sideEffects)
+      new PersistingEvents(state, numberOfEvents, shouldSnapshotAfterPersist, sideEffects)
     }
   }
 
   class PersistingEvents(
-    var state:              EventsourcedState[S],
-    var pendingInvocations: immutable.Seq[PendingHandlerInvocation],
-    var sideEffects:        immutable.Seq[ChainableEffect[_, S]])
+    var state:                  EventsourcedState[S],
+    numberOfEvents:             Int,
+    shouldSnapshotAfterPersist: Boolean,
+    var sideEffects:            immutable.Seq[ChainableEffect[_, S]])
     extends MutableBehavior[EventsourcedBehavior.InternalProtocol] {
 
+    private var eventCounter = 0
+
     override def onMessage(msg: EventsourcedBehavior.InternalProtocol): Behavior[EventsourcedBehavior.InternalProtocol] = {
       msg match {
         case SnapshotterResponse(r)            ⇒ onSnapshotterResponse(r)
@@ -211,30 +197,37 @@ private[akka] object EventsourcedRunning {
     final def onJournalResponse(
       response: Response): Behavior[InternalProtocol] = {
       setup.log.debug("Received Journal response: {}", response)
+
+      def onWriteResponse(p: PersistentRepr): Behavior[InternalProtocol] = {
+        state = state.updateLastSequenceNr(p)
+        eventCounter += 1
+
+        // only once all things are applied we can revert back
+        if (eventCounter < numberOfEvents) this
+        else {
+          if (shouldSnapshotAfterPersist)
+            internalSaveSnapshot(state)
+
+          tryUnstash(applySideEffects(sideEffects, state))
+        }
+      }
+
       response match {
         case WriteMessageSuccess(p, id) ⇒
-          if (id == setup.writerIdentity.instanceId) {
-            state = state.updateLastSequenceNr(p)
-            // FIXME is the order of pendingInvocations not reversed?
-            pendingInvocations.head.handler(p.payload)
-            pendingInvocations = pendingInvocations.tail
-
-            // only once all things are applied we can revert back
-            if (pendingInvocations.nonEmpty) this
-            else tryUnstash(applySideEffects(sideEffects, state))
-          } else this
+          if (id == setup.writerIdentity.instanceId)
+            onWriteResponse(p)
+          else this
 
         case WriteMessageRejected(p, cause, id) ⇒
           if (id == setup.writerIdentity.instanceId) {
-            state = state.updateLastSequenceNr(p)
             onPersistRejected(cause, p.payload, p.sequenceNr) // does not stop (by design)
-            tryUnstash(applySideEffects(sideEffects, state))
+            onWriteResponse(p)
           } else this
 
         case WriteMessageFailure(p, cause, id) ⇒
-          if (id == setup.writerIdentity.instanceId) {
+          if (id == setup.writerIdentity.instanceId)
             onPersistFailureThenStop(cause, p.payload, p.sequenceNr)
-          } else this
+          else this
 
         case WriteMessagesSuccessful ⇒
           // ignore