diff --git a/src/embed_tests/TestFinalizer.cs b/src/embed_tests/TestFinalizer.cs
index bb90c92cf..53838f315 100644
--- a/src/embed_tests/TestFinalizer.cs
+++ b/src/embed_tests/TestFinalizer.cs
@@ -36,16 +36,18 @@ public void CollectBasicObject()
         {
             Assert.IsTrue(Finalizer.Instance.Enable);
 
-            int thId = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId;
             Finalizer.Instance.Threshold = 1;
             bool called = false;
+            var objectCount = 0;
             EventHandler<Finalizer.CollectArgs> handler = (s, e) =>
             {
-                Assert.AreEqual(thId, Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
-                Assert.GreaterOrEqual(e.ObjectCount, 1);
+                objectCount = e.ObjectCount;
                 called = true;
             };
 
+            Assert.IsFalse(called);
+            Finalizer.Instance.CollectOnce += handler;
+
             WeakReference shortWeak;
             WeakReference longWeak;
             {
@@ -61,18 +63,16 @@ public void CollectBasicObject()
                 Assert.NotZero(garbage.Count);
                 Assert.IsTrue(garbage.Any(T => ReferenceEquals(T.Target, longWeak.Target)));
             }
-
-            Assert.IsFalse(called);
-            Finalizer.Instance.CollectOnce += handler;
             try
             {
-                Finalizer.Instance.CallPendingFinalizers();
+                Finalizer.Instance.Collect(forceDispose: false);
             }
             finally
             {
                 Finalizer.Instance.CollectOnce -= handler;
             }
             Assert.IsTrue(called);
+            Assert.GreaterOrEqual(objectCount, 1);
         }
 
         private static void MakeAGarbage(out WeakReference shortWeak, out WeakReference longWeak)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ private static void MakeAGarbage(out WeakReference shortWeak, out WeakReference
 
         private static long CompareWithFinalizerOn(PyObject pyCollect, bool enbale)
         {
-            // Must larger than 512 bytes make sure Python use 
+            // Must larger than 512 bytes make sure Python use
             string str = new string('1', 1024);
             Finalizer.Instance.Enable = true;
             FullGCCollect();
@@ -164,10 +164,11 @@ internal static void CreateMyPyObject(IntPtr op)
         public void ErrorHandling()
         {
             bool called = false;
+            var errorMessage = "";
             EventHandler<Finalizer.ErrorArgs> handleFunc = (sender, args) =>
             {
                 called = true;
-                Assert.AreEqual(args.Error.Message, "MyPyObject");
+                errorMessage = args.Error.Message;
             };
             Finalizer.Instance.Threshold = 1;
             Finalizer.Instance.ErrorHandler += handleFunc;
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ public void ErrorHandling()
             {
                 Finalizer.Instance.ErrorHandler -= handleFunc;
             }
+            Assert.AreEqual(errorMessage, "MyPyObject");
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/runtime/finalizer.cs b/src/runtime/finalizer.cs
index bab301af8..dd5c0b4dd 100644
--- a/src/runtime/finalizer.cs
+++ b/src/runtime/finalizer.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Python.Runtime
 {
@@ -28,20 +27,10 @@ public class ErrorArgs : EventArgs
         public int Threshold { get; set; }
         public bool Enable { get; set; }
 
-        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)]
-        struct PendingArgs
-        {
-            public bool cancelled;
-        }
-
-        [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-        private delegate int PendingCall(IntPtr arg);
-        private readonly PendingCall _collectAction;
-
         private ConcurrentQueue<IPyDisposable> _objQueue = new ConcurrentQueue<IPyDisposable>();
         private bool _pending = false;
         private readonly object _collectingLock = new object();
-        private IntPtr _pendingArgs = IntPtr.Zero;
+        private Task _finalizerTask;
 
         #region FINALIZER_CHECK
 
@@ -84,23 +73,20 @@ private Finalizer()
         {
             Enable = true;
             Threshold = 200;
-            _collectAction = OnPendingCollect;
         }
 
-        public void CallPendingFinalizers()
+        public void Collect(bool forceDispose = true)
         {
-            if (Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId != Runtime.MainManagedThreadId)
+            if (Instance._finalizerTask != null
+                && !Instance._finalizerTask.IsCompleted)
             {
-                throw new Exception("PendingCall should execute in main Python thread");
+                var ts = PythonEngine.BeginAllowThreads();
+                Instance._finalizerTask.Wait();
+                PythonEngine.EndAllowThreads(ts);
             }
-            Runtime.Py_MakePendingCalls();
-        }
-
-        public void Collect()
-        {
-            using (var gilState = new Py.GILState())
+            else if (forceDispose)
             {
-                DisposeAll();
+                Instance.DisposeAll();
             }
         }
 
@@ -141,25 +127,7 @@ internal static void Shutdown()
                 Instance._objQueue = new ConcurrentQueue<IPyDisposable>();
                 return;
             }
-            Instance.DisposeAll();
-            if (Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId != Runtime.MainManagedThreadId)
-            {
-                if (Instance._pendingArgs == IntPtr.Zero)
-                {
-                    Instance.ResetPending();
-                    return;
-                }
-                // Not in main thread just cancel the pending operation to avoid error in different domain
-                // It will make a memory leak
-                unsafe
-                {
-                    PendingArgs* args = (PendingArgs*)Instance._pendingArgs;
-                    args->cancelled = true;
-                }
-                Instance.ResetPending();
-                return;
-            }
-            Instance.CallPendingFinalizers();
+            Instance.Collect(forceDispose: true);
         }
 
         private void AddPendingCollect()
@@ -171,16 +139,17 @@ private void AddPendingCollect()
                     if (!_pending)
                     {
                         _pending = true;
-                        var args = new PendingArgs { cancelled = false };
-                        _pendingArgs = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(PendingArgs)));
-                        Marshal.StructureToPtr(args, _pendingArgs, false);
-                        IntPtr func = Marshal.GetFunctionPointerForDelegate(_collectAction);
-                        if (Runtime.Py_AddPendingCall(func, _pendingArgs) != 0)
+                        // should already be complete but just in case
+                        _finalizerTask?.Wait();
+
+                        _finalizerTask = Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
                         {
-                            // Full queue, append next time
-                            FreePendingArgs();
-                            _pending = false;
-                        }
+                            using (Py.GIL())
+                            {
+                                Instance.DisposeAll();
+                                _pending = false;
+                            }
+                        });
                     }
                 }
                 finally
@@ -190,29 +159,6 @@ private void AddPendingCollect()
             }
         }
 
-        private static int OnPendingCollect(IntPtr arg)
-        {
-            Debug.Assert(arg == Instance._pendingArgs);
-            try
-            {
-                unsafe
-                {
-                    PendingArgs* pendingArgs = (PendingArgs*)arg;
-                    if (pendingArgs->cancelled)
-                    {
-                        return 0;
-                    }
-                }
-                Instance.DisposeAll();
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                Instance.FreePendingArgs();
-                Instance.ResetPending();
-            }
-            return 0;
-        }
-
         private void DisposeAll()
         {
             CollectOnce?.Invoke(this, new CollectArgs()
@@ -246,23 +192,6 @@ private void DisposeAll()
             }
         }
 
-        private void FreePendingArgs()
-        {
-            if (_pendingArgs != IntPtr.Zero)
-            {
-                Marshal.FreeHGlobal(_pendingArgs);
-                _pendingArgs = IntPtr.Zero;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void ResetPending()
-        {
-            lock (_collectingLock)
-            {
-                _pending = false;
-            }
-        }
-
 #if FINALIZER_CHECK
         private void ValidateRefCount()
         {