diff --git a/src/helpers/esp32/SerialBLEInterface.cpp b/src/helpers/esp32/SerialBLEInterface.cpp
index dcfa0e1e..2dd20b2f 100644
--- a/src/helpers/esp32/SerialBLEInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/esp32/SerialBLEInterface.cpp
@@ -118,17 +118,24 @@ void SerialBLEInterface::onWrite(BLECharacteristic* pCharacteristic, esp_ble_gat
 
   if (len > MAX_FRAME_SIZE) {
     BLE_DEBUG_PRINTLN("ERROR: onWrite(), frame too big, len=%d", len);
-  } else if (recv_queue_len >= FRAME_QUEUE_SIZE) {
-    BLE_DEBUG_PRINTLN("ERROR: onWrite(), recv_queue is full!");
   } else {
-    recv_queue[recv_queue_len].len = len;
-    memcpy(recv_queue[recv_queue_len].buf, rxValue, len);
-    recv_queue_len++;
+    Frame frame = {};
+    frame.len = len;
+    memcpy(frame.buf, rxValue, len);
+
+    if (xQueueSend(recv_queue, &frame, 0) != pdTRUE) {
+      BLE_DEBUG_PRINTLN("ERROR: onWrite(), recv_queue is full!");
+    }
   }
 }
 
 // ---------- public methods
 
+void SerialBLEInterface::clearBuffers() {
+  xQueueReset(recv_queue);
+  send_queue_len = 0;
+}
+
 void SerialBLEInterface::enable() { 
   if (_isEnabled) return;
 
@@ -202,17 +209,11 @@ size_t SerialBLEInterface::checkRecvFrame(uint8_t dest[]) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (recv_queue_len > 0) {   // check recv queue
-    size_t len = recv_queue[0].len;   // take from top of queue
-    memcpy(dest, recv_queue[0].buf, len);
-
-    BLE_DEBUG_PRINTLN("readBytes: sz=%d, hdr=%d", len, (uint32_t) dest[0]);
-
-    recv_queue_len--;
-    for (int i = 0; i < recv_queue_len; i++) {   // delete top item from queue
-      recv_queue[i] = recv_queue[i + 1];
-    }
-    return len;
+  Frame frame = {};
+  if (xQueueReceive(recv_queue, &frame, 0) == pdTRUE) {
+    memcpy(dest, frame.buf, frame.len);
+    BLE_DEBUG_PRINTLN("readBytes: sz=%d, hdr=%d", (uint32_t) frame.len, (uint32_t) dest[0]);
+    return frame.len;
   }
 
   if (pServer->getConnectedCount() == 0)  deviceConnected = false;
diff --git a/src/helpers/esp32/SerialBLEInterface.h b/src/helpers/esp32/SerialBLEInterface.h
index 965e90fd..9fb6adba 100644
--- a/src/helpers/esp32/SerialBLEInterface.h
+++ b/src/helpers/esp32/SerialBLEInterface.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <BLEServer.h>
 #include <BLEUtils.h>
 #include <BLE2902.h>
+#include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
+#include <freertos/queue.h>
 
 class SerialBLEInterface : public BaseSerialInterface, BLESecurityCallbacks, BLEServerCallbacks, BLECharacteristicCallbacks {
   BLEServer *pServer;
@@ -24,12 +26,13 @@ class SerialBLEInterface : public BaseSerialInterface, BLESecurityCallbacks, BLE
   };
 
   #define FRAME_QUEUE_SIZE  4
-  int recv_queue_len;
-  Frame recv_queue[FRAME_QUEUE_SIZE];
+  StaticQueue_t recv_queue_state;
+  uint8_t recv_queue_storage[FRAME_QUEUE_SIZE * sizeof(Frame)];
+  QueueHandle_t recv_queue;
   int send_queue_len;
   Frame send_queue[FRAME_QUEUE_SIZE];
 
-  void clearBuffers() { recv_queue_len = 0; send_queue_len = 0; }
+  void clearBuffers();
 
 protected:
   // BLESecurityCallbacks methods
@@ -58,7 +61,10 @@ public:
     _isEnabled = false;
     _last_write = 0;
     last_conn_id = 0;
-    send_queue_len = recv_queue_len = 0;
+    recv_queue = xQueueCreateStatic(
+      FRAME_QUEUE_SIZE, sizeof(Frame), recv_queue_storage, &recv_queue_state
+    );
+    send_queue_len = 0;
   }
 
   /**