diff --git a/include/EventManager/Manager.hpp b/include/EventManager/Manager.hpp
index 7ba77b6..e186503 100644
--- a/include/EventManager/Manager.hpp
+++ b/include/EventManager/Manager.hpp
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
      /// mutex to protect connectionQueue_
      std::mutex mutexConnectionQueue_;
 
+     /// queue for disable scheduling request so the participants are not scheduled by the manager any longer
+     std::queue<std::shared_ptr<EventManager::Participant>> disableScheduleQueue_;
+
+     /// mutex to protect disableScheduleQueue_
+     std::mutex mutexDisableScheduleQueue_;
+
          /*
           * all private methods
           */
@@ -113,6 +119,14 @@
      */
      void processConnections_();
 
+     /**
+     * @brief disables the scheduling of the requested participants
+     *
+     * Removes the participants from the schedulingParticipants_ list that
+     * should not be scheduled anymore.
+     */
+     void processDisableScheduling_();
+
      /**
      * @brief start the main thread
      */
diff --git a/src/EventManager/Manager.cpp b/src/EventManager/Manager.cpp
index 37bdb91..1499951 100644
--- a/src/EventManager/Manager.cpp
+++ b/src/EventManager/Manager.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
      mutexSchedulingParticipants_.unlock();
 
      processConnections_(); 
+     processDisableScheduling_();
      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
    }
 
@@ -331,18 +332,14 @@
    }
  }
 
+
  void EventManager::Manager::unschedule(std::shared_ptr<EventManager::Participant> participant )
  {
-   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(mutexSchedulingParticipants_);
-
-   auto it = std::find(schedulingParticipants_.begin(), schedulingParticipants_.end(), participant);
-
-   if (it != schedulingParticipants_.end()) 
-   {
-     schedulingParticipants_.erase(it);
-   }
+   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard( mutexDisableScheduleQueue_ );
+   disableScheduleQueue_.push( participant );
  }
 
+
  void EventManager::Manager::processConnections_()
  {
    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(mutexParticipants_);
@@ -354,11 +351,31 @@
      connectionQueue_.pop();
      participants_.push_back(participant);
      
-
      participant->init();
    } 
  }
 
+
+ void EventManager::Manager::processDisableScheduling_()
+ {
+   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard( mutexDisableScheduleQueue_ );
+   while( disableScheduleQueue_.empty() != true )
+   {
+     std::shared_ptr<EventManager::Participant> participant = disableScheduleQueue_.front();
+     disableScheduleQueue_.pop();
+
+     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(mutexSchedulingParticipants_);
+     auto it = std::find(schedulingParticipants_.begin(), schedulingParticipants_.end(), participant);
+
+     if (it != schedulingParticipants_.end()) 
+     {
+       schedulingParticipants_.erase(it);
+     }
+     lk.unlock();
+   }
+ }
+
+
  void EventManager::Manager::connect(std::shared_ptr<EventManager::Participant> participant)
  {
    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(mutexParticipants_);