diff --git a/extensions/grpc/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/grpc/server/blocking/MultiThreadedBlockingImplTest.java b/extensions/grpc/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/grpc/server/blocking/MultiThreadedBlockingImplTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7f80c59068859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/grpc/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/grpc/server/blocking/MultiThreadedBlockingImplTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package io.quarkus.grpc.server.blocking;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.acme.Request;
+import org.acme.Response;
+import org.acme.StandardBlockingGrpcServiceGrpc;
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.JavaArchive;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver;
+import io.quarkus.grpc.GrpcClient;
+import io.quarkus.grpc.GrpcService;
+import io.quarkus.grpc.runtime.devmode.GrpcServices;
+import io.quarkus.test.QuarkusUnitTest;
+import io.smallrye.common.annotation.Blocking;
+import io.vertx.core.impl.ConcurrentHashSet;
+
+public class MultiThreadedBlockingImplTest {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(GrpcServices.class);
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    static final QuarkusUnitTest config = new QuarkusUnitTest()
+            .setFlatClassPath(true)
+            .setArchiveProducer(
+                    () -> ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class)
+                            .addPackage(StandardBlocking.class.getPackage())
+                            .addPackage(
+                                    StandardBlockingGrpcServiceGrpc.StandardBlockingGrpcServiceImplBase.class.getPackage()));
+
+    @GrpcClient
+    StandardBlockingGrpcServiceGrpc.StandardBlockingGrpcServiceBlockingStub client;
+
+    static ExecutorService executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+
+    @AfterAll
+    static void cleanup() {
+        executor.shutdown();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testTheBlockingCallsCanBeDispatchedOnMultipleThreads() throws InterruptedException {
+        int count = 100;
+        ConcurrentHashSet<String> threads = new ConcurrentHashSet<>();
+        CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(count);
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            int id = i;
+            executor.submit(() -> {
+                threads.add(invokeService(id));
+                latch.countDown();
+            });
+        }
+
+        Assertions.assertTrue(latch.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+        Assertions.assertTrue(threads.size() > 1);
+    }
+
+    String invokeService(int id) {
+        return client.invoke(Request.newBuilder().setId(id).build()).getThread();
+    }
+
+    @GrpcService
+    @Blocking
+    static class StandardBlocking extends StandardBlockingGrpcServiceGrpc.StandardBlockingGrpcServiceImplBase {
+        @Override
+        public void invoke(Request request, StreamObserver<Response> responseObserver) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(Duration.ofSeconds(2).toMillis());
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
+            responseObserver.onNext(Response.newBuilder()
+                    .setId(request.getId()).setThread(Thread.currentThread().getName()).build());
+            responseObserver.onCompleted();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/grpc/deployment/src/test/proto/blocking/BlockingGrpcService.proto b/extensions/grpc/deployment/src/test/proto/blocking/BlockingGrpcService.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b3521ce857420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/grpc/deployment/src/test/proto/blocking/BlockingGrpcService.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+option java_multiple_files = true;
+option java_package = "org.acme";
+
+package hello;
+
+service StandardBlockingGrpcService {
+  rpc Invoke (Request) returns (Response) {}
+}
+
+message Request {
+  int32 id = 1;
+}
+
+message Response {
+  int32 id = 1;
+  string thread = 2;
+}
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diff --git a/extensions/grpc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/grpc/runtime/supports/blocking/BlockingServerInterceptor.java b/extensions/grpc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/grpc/runtime/supports/blocking/BlockingServerInterceptor.java
index 047d67adce374..3a467c4e320e1 100644
--- a/extensions/grpc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/grpc/runtime/supports/blocking/BlockingServerInterceptor.java
+++ b/extensions/grpc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/grpc/runtime/supports/blocking/BlockingServerInterceptor.java
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ private void executeBlockingWithRequestContext(Consumer<ServerCall.Listener<ReqT
                         blockingHandler);
             }
             this.isConsumingFromIncomingEvents = true;
-            vertx.executeBlocking(blockingHandler, true).onComplete(p -> {
+            vertx.executeBlocking(blockingHandler, false).onComplete(p -> {
                 Consumer<ServerCall.Listener<ReqT>> next = incomingEvents.poll();
                 if (next != null) {
                     executeBlockingWithRequestContext(next);