diff --git a/dali/core/exec/tasking/scheduler.cc b/dali/core/exec/tasking/scheduler.cc
index 757b41588a9..6e08bfa5a1f 100644
--- a/dali/core/exec/tasking/scheduler.cc
+++ b/dali/core/exec/tasking/scheduler.cc
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ void Scheduler::Notify(Waitable *w) {
       waiting.emplace_back(w->waiting_[i]);
 
     for (auto &task : waiting) {
+      if (!is_completion_event && !w->IsAcquirable())
+        break;
       if (task->Ready())
         continue;
 
diff --git a/dali/core/exec/tasking_test.cc b/dali/core/exec/tasking_test.cc
index da7e8890d57..68a52c61c4a 100644
--- a/dali/core/exec/tasking_test.cc
+++ b/dali/core/exec/tasking_test.cc
@@ -70,15 +70,19 @@ TEST(TaskingTest, DependentTasksAreSequential) {
 
   std::atomic_int parallel = 0;
   std::atomic_int max_parallel = 0;
+  int last_task_id = -1;
   SharedTask last_task;
   for (int i = 0; i < num_tasks; i++) {
-    auto task = Task::Create([&]() {
+    auto task = Task::Create([&, i]() {
       int p = ++parallel;
       int expected = max_parallel.load();
       while (!max_parallel.compare_exchange_strong(expected, std::max(p, expected))) {}
       std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
-
       --parallel;
+
+      if (last_task_id != i - 1)
+        throw std::runtime_error("The task order is incorrect.");
+      last_task_id = i;
     });
     if (last_task)
       task->Succeed(last_task);
@@ -91,6 +95,68 @@ TEST(TaskingTest, DependentTasksAreSequential) {
   EXPECT_EQ(parallel, 0) << "The tasks didn't finish cleanly";
 }
 
+TEST(TaskingTest, GuardedTasksAreNonParallel) {
+  int num_threads = 4;
+  Executor ex(num_threads);
+  ex.Start();
+
+  int num_tasks = 10;
+
+  std::atomic_int parallel = 0;
+  std::atomic_int max_parallel = 0;
+  std::vector<SharedTask> tasks;
+  auto sem = std::make_shared<Semaphore>(1);
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_tasks; i++) {
+    auto task = Task::Create([&]() {
+      int p = ++parallel;
+      int expected = max_parallel.load();
+      while (!max_parallel.compare_exchange_strong(expected, std::max(p, expected))) {}
+      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
+      --parallel;
+    });
+    task->GuardWith(sem);
+    ex.AddSilentTask(task);
+    tasks.push_back(std::move(task));
+  }
+  for (auto &t : tasks)
+    t->Wait();
+  EXPECT_EQ(max_parallel, 1)
+      << "The parallelism counter should not exceed 1 for a group of tasks guarded by a semaphore.";
+  EXPECT_EQ(parallel, 0) << "The tasks didn't finish cleanly";
+}
+
+
+TEST(TaskingTest, SemaphoreConcurencyLimit) {
+  int num_threads = 8;
+  int max_count = 3;
+  Executor ex(num_threads);
+  ex.Start();
+
+  int num_tasks = 15;
+
+  std::atomic_int parallel = 0;
+  std::atomic_int max_parallel = 0;
+  std::vector<SharedTask> tasks;
+  auto sem = std::make_shared<Semaphore>(max_count);
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_tasks; i++) {
+    auto task = Task::Create([&]() {
+      int p = ++parallel;
+      int expected = max_parallel.load();
+      while (!max_parallel.compare_exchange_strong(expected, std::max(p, expected))) {}
+      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
+      --parallel;
+    });
+    task->GuardWith(sem);
+    ex.AddSilentTask(task);
+    tasks.push_back(std::move(task));
+  }
+  for (auto &t : tasks)
+    t->Wait();
+  EXPECT_EQ(max_parallel, max_count)
+      << "The parallelism counter should not exceed the max. count of a guarding semaphore.";
+  EXPECT_EQ(parallel, 0) << "The tasks didn't finish cleanly";
+}
+
 namespace {
 
 struct NoCopyAtRunTime {
@@ -305,6 +371,36 @@ TEST(TaskingTest, MultiOutputLifespan) {
   EXPECT_EQ(InstanceCounter<int>::num_instances, 0);
 }
 
+TEST(TaskingTest, ReleaseAfterRun) {
+  Scheduler s;
+  auto sem = std::make_shared<Semaphore>(1);
+  auto t1 = Task::Create([]() {});
+  t1->Succeed(sem);
+  auto t2 = Task::Create([]() {});
+  t2->Succeed(t1);
+  t2->ReleaseAfterRun(sem);
+  auto t3 = Task::Create([]() {});
+  auto t4 = Task::Create([]() {});
+  t3->GuardWith(sem);  // should work the same as Succeed -> Release
+  t4->Succeed(sem)->ReleaseAfterRun(sem);
+  s.AddSilentTask(t1);
+  s.AddSilentTask(t3);
+  s.AddSilentTask(t4);
+  s.AddSilentTask(t2);
+  auto t = s.Pop();
+  EXPECT_EQ(t, t1);
+  t->Run();
+  t = s.Pop();
+  EXPECT_EQ(t, t2);
+  t->Run();
+  t = s.Pop();
+  EXPECT_EQ(t, t3);
+  t->Run();
+  t = s.Pop();
+  EXPECT_EQ(t, t4);
+  t->Run();
+}
+
 namespace {
 
 template <typename RNG>