diff --git a/include/MixerWorkerThread.h b/include/MixerWorkerThread.h
index 8b900195f4f..8d6b0c72a26 100644
--- a/include/MixerWorkerThread.h
+++ b/include/MixerWorkerThread.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class MixerWorkerThread : public QThread
 
 		JobQueue() :
 			m_items(),
-			m_queueSize( 0 ),
+			m_writeIndex( 0 ),
 			m_itemsDone( 0 ),
 			m_opMode( Static )
 		{
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ class MixerWorkerThread : public QThread
 		void wait();
 
 	private:
-#define JOB_QUEUE_SIZE 1024
+#define JOB_QUEUE_SIZE 8192
 		QAtomicPointer<ThreadableJob> m_items[JOB_QUEUE_SIZE];
-		AtomicInt m_queueSize;
+		AtomicInt m_writeIndex;
 		AtomicInt m_itemsDone;
 		OperationMode m_opMode;
 
diff --git a/src/core/MixerWorkerThread.cpp b/src/core/MixerWorkerThread.cpp
index e8c6bd61c08..ae5d505647b 100644
--- a/src/core/MixerWorkerThread.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MixerWorkerThread.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "MixerWorkerThread.h"
 
 #include "denormals.h"
+#include <QDebug>
 #include <QMutex>
 #include <QWaitCondition>
 #include "ThreadableJob.h"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ QList<MixerWorkerThread *> MixerWorkerThread::workerThreads;
 // implementation of internal JobQueue
 void MixerWorkerThread::JobQueue::reset( OperationMode _opMode )
 {
-	m_queueSize = 0;
+	m_writeIndex = 0;
 	m_itemsDone = 0;
 	m_opMode = _opMode;
 }
@@ -54,7 +55,13 @@ void MixerWorkerThread::JobQueue::addJob( ThreadableJob * _job )
 		// update job state
 		_job->queue();
 		// actually queue the job via atomic operations
-		m_items[m_queueSize.fetchAndAddOrdered(1)] = _job;
+		auto index = m_writeIndex.fetchAndAddOrdered(1);
+		if (index < JOB_QUEUE_SIZE) {
+			m_items[index] = _job;
+		} else {
+			qWarning() << "Job queue is full!";
+			m_itemsDone.fetchAndAddOrdered(1);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -63,10 +70,10 @@ void MixerWorkerThread::JobQueue::addJob( ThreadableJob * _job )
 void MixerWorkerThread::JobQueue::run()
 {
 	bool processedJob = true;
-	while( processedJob && (int) m_itemsDone < (int) m_queueSize )
+	while( processedJob && (int) m_itemsDone < (int) m_writeIndex )
 	{
 		processedJob = false;
-		for( int i = 0; i < m_queueSize; ++i )
+		for( int i = 0; i < m_writeIndex && i < JOB_QUEUE_SIZE; ++i )
 		{
 			ThreadableJob * job = m_items[i].fetchAndStoreOrdered( NULL );
 			if( job )
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@ void MixerWorkerThread::JobQueue::run()
 
 void MixerWorkerThread::JobQueue::wait()
 {
-	while( (int) m_itemsDone < (int) m_queueSize )
+	while( (int) m_itemsDone < (int) m_writeIndex )
 	{
 #if defined(LMMS_HOST_X86) || defined(LMMS_HOST_X86_64)
 		asm( "pause" );