diff --git a/scheduler/scheduler.cc b/scheduler/scheduler.cc
index 02b6431..1e9aee7 100644
--- a/scheduler/scheduler.cc
+++ b/scheduler/scheduler.cc
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 Scheduler::Scheduler()
   : m_running(false)
+  , m_executor(1)
 {
   event_set_fatal_callback(errorCallback);
   evthread_use_pthreads();
@@ -113,12 +114,19 @@
 }
 
 void
+Scheduler::execute(Executor::Job job)
+{
+  m_executor.execute(job);
+}
+
+void
 Scheduler::start()
 {
   ScopedLock lock(m_mutex);
   if (!m_running)
   {
     m_thread = boost::thread(&Scheduler::eventLoop, this);
+    m_executor.start();
     m_running = true;
   }
 }
@@ -139,6 +147,7 @@
   if (breakAndWait)
     {
       event_base_loopbreak(m_base);
+      m_executor.shutdown();
       m_thread.join();
     }
 }
diff --git a/scheduler/scheduler.h b/scheduler/scheduler.h
index 18bd9bd..096be98 100644
--- a/scheduler/scheduler.h
+++ b/scheduler/scheduler.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include "task.h"
 #include "interval-generator.h"
+#include "executor.h"
 
 class Scheduler;
 typedef boost::shared_ptr<Scheduler> SchedulerPtr;
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@
   rescheduleTaskAt (TaskPtr task, double time);
 
   void
+  execute(Executor::Job);
+
+  void
   eventLoop();
 
   event_base *
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@
   event_base *m_base;
   event *m_ev;
   boost::thread m_thread;
+  Executor m_executor;
 };
 
 struct SchedulerException : virtual boost::exception, virtual std::exception { };
diff --git a/scheduler/task.cc b/scheduler/task.cc
index 0d09199..4702906 100644
--- a/scheduler/task.cc
+++ b/scheduler/task.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 eventCallback(evutil_socket_t fd, short what, void *arg)
 {
   Task *task = static_cast<Task *>(arg);
-  task->run();
+  task->execute();
   task = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -68,3 +68,9 @@
   m_tv->tv_sec = static_cast<int>(intPart);
   m_tv->tv_usec = static_cast<int>((fraction * 1000000));
 }
+
+void
+Task::execute()
+{
+  m_scheduler->execute(boost::bind(&Task::run, this));
+}
diff --git a/scheduler/task.h b/scheduler/task.h
index 8289c57..41e4438 100644
--- a/scheduler/task.h
+++ b/scheduler/task.h
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
   void
   setTv(double delay);
 
+  void
+  execute();
+
 protected:
   Callback m_callback;
   Tag m_tag;