diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjectorManager.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjectorManager.cpp
index 2327bda0e7..f6f4dc58bf 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjectorManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjectorManager.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ void AudioInjectorManager::run() {
             if (_injectors.size() > 0) {
                 // loop through the injectors in the map and send whatever frames need to go out
                 auto front = _injectors.top();
+
+                // create an InjectorQueue to hold injectors to be queued
+                // this allows us to call processEvents even if a single injector wants to be re-queued immediately
+                InjectorQueue holdingQueue;
+
                 while (_injectors.size() > 0 && front.first <= usecTimestampNow()) {
                     // either way we're popping this injector off - get a copy first
                     auto injector = front.second;
@@ -89,8 +94,8 @@ void AudioInjectorManager::run() {
                         auto nextCallDelta = injector->injectNextFrame();
 
                         if (nextCallDelta >= 0 && !injector->isFinished()) {
-                            // re-enqueue the injector with the correct timing
-                            _injectors.emplace(usecTimestampNow() + nextCallDelta, injector);
+                            // enqueue the injector with the correct timing in our holding queue
+                            holdingQueue.emplace(usecTimestampNow() + nextCallDelta, injector);
                         }
                     }
                     
@@ -101,6 +106,12 @@ void AudioInjectorManager::run() {
                         break;
                     }
                 }
+
+                // if there are injectors in the holding queue, push them to our persistent queue now
+                while (!holdingQueue.empty()) {
+                    _injectors.push(holdingQueue.top());
+                    holdingQueue.pop();
+                }
             }
 
         } else {