diff --git a/.changeset/heavy-radios-dream.md b/.changeset/heavy-radios-dream.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8db7e56e562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/heavy-radios-dream.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@qwik.dev/core': patch
+---
+
+FIX: QRLs are now scheduled instead of directly executed by qwik-loader, so that they are executed in the right order.
diff --git a/packages/qwik/handlers.mjs b/packages/qwik/handlers.mjs
index de787e31b57..71aea661713 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/handlers.mjs
+++ b/packages/qwik/handlers.mjs
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
  *
  * Make sure that these handlers are listed in manifest.ts
  */
-export { _task } from '@qwik.dev/core';
+export { _run, _task } from '@qwik.dev/core';
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/api.md b/packages/qwik/src/core/api.md
index c8f59ea16c9..7bbda239ded 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/api.md
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/api.md
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ export type ResourceReturn<T> = ResourcePending<T> | ResourceResolved<T> | Resou
 // @internal (undocumented)
 export const _restProps: (props: Record<string, any>, omit: string[], target?: {}) => {};
 
+// @internal
+export const _run: (...args: unknown[]) => ValueOrPromise<void>;
+
 // @internal
 export function _serialize(data: unknown[]): Promise<string>;
 
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/client/queue-qrl.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/client/queue-qrl.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbcc149b45b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/client/queue-qrl.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { QError, qError } from '../shared/error/error';
+import type { QRLInternal } from '../shared/qrl/qrl-class';
+import { ChoreType } from '../shared/scheduler';
+import { getInvokeContext } from '../use/use-core';
+import { useLexicalScope } from '../use/use-lexical-scope.public';
+import { _getQContainerElement, getDomContainer } from './dom-container';
+
+/**
+ * This is called by qwik-loader to schedule a QRL. It has to be synchronous.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export const queueQRL = (...args: unknown[]) => {
+  // This will already check container
+  const [runQrl] = useLexicalScope<[QRLInternal<(...args: unknown[]) => unknown>]>();
+  const context = getInvokeContext();
+  const el = context.$element$!;
+  const containerElement = _getQContainerElement(el) as HTMLElement;
+  const container = getDomContainer(containerElement);
+
+  const scheduler = container.$scheduler$;
+  if (!scheduler) {
+    throw qError(QError.schedulerNotFound);
+  }
+
+  return scheduler(ChoreType.RUN_QRL, null, runQrl, args);
+};
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/client/vnode-diff.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/client/vnode-diff.ts
index 7bb62f59edc..cab386f59dd 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/client/vnode-diff.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/client/vnode-diff.ts
@@ -764,7 +764,12 @@ export const vnode_diff = (
           let returnValue = false;
           qrls.flat(2).forEach((qrl) => {
             if (qrl) {
-              const value = qrl(event, element) as any;
+              const value = container.$scheduler$(
+                ChoreType.RUN_QRL,
+                null,
+                qrl as QRLInternal<(...args: unknown[]) => unknown>,
+                [event, element]
+              ) as unknown;
               returnValue = returnValue || value === true;
             }
           });
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/internal.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/internal.ts
index e5947a25507..5aaf7cbb838 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/internal.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export { _noopQrl, _noopQrlDEV, _regSymbol } from './shared/qrl/qrl';
 export { _walkJSX } from './ssr/ssr-render-jsx';
 export { _SharedContainer } from './shared/shared-container';
+export { queueQRL as _run } from './client/queue-qrl';
 export { scheduleTask as _task } from './use/use-task';
 export { _wrapSignal, _wrapProp } from './signal/signal-utils';
 export { _restProps } from './shared/utils/prop';
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/error/error.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/error/error.ts
index 409a03042f4..116acfc959b 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/error/error.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/error/error.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const codeToText = (code: number, ...parts: any[]): string => {
     // Keep one error, one line to make it easier to search for the error message.
     const MAP = [
       'Error while serializing class or style attributes', // 0
-      '', // 1 unused
+      'Scheduler not found', // 1
       '', // 2 unused
       'Only primitive and object literals can be serialized. {{0}}', // 3
       '', // 4 unused
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export const codeToText = (code: number, ...parts: any[]): string => {
 
 export const enum QError {
   stringifyClassOrStyle = 0,
-  UNUSED_1 = 1,
+  schedulerNotFound = 1,
   UNUSED_2 = 2,
   verifySerializable = 3,
   UNUSED_4 = 4,
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/scheduler.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/scheduler.ts
index 8cc3f594fc9..245b1225a71 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/scheduler.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/scheduler.ts
@@ -122,18 +122,24 @@ export const enum ChoreType {
   /* order of elements (not encoded here) */
   MICRO /* **************************** */ = 0b0000_1111,
 
-  /** Ensure tha the QRL promise is resolved before processing next chores in the queue */
+  /** Ensure that the QRL promise is resolved before processing next chores in the queue */
   QRL_RESOLVE /* ********************** */ = 0b0000_0001,
-  RESOURCE /* ************************* */ = 0b0000_0010,
-  TASK /* ***************************** */ = 0b0000_0011,
-  NODE_DIFF /* ************************ */ = 0b0000_0100,
-  NODE_PROP /* ************************ */ = 0b0000_0101,
-  COMPONENT_SSR /* ******************** */ = 0b0000_0110,
-  COMPONENT /* ************************ */ = 0b0000_0111,
-  RECOMPUTE_AND_SCHEDULE_EFFECTS /* *** */ = 0b0000_1000,
+  RUN_QRL,
+  RESOURCE,
+  TASK,
+  NODE_DIFF,
+  NODE_PROP,
+  COMPONENT_SSR,
+  COMPONENT,
+  RECOMPUTE_AND_SCHEDULE_EFFECTS,
+
+  // Next macro level
   JOURNAL_FLUSH /* ******************** */ = 0b0001_0000,
+  // Next macro level
   VISIBLE /* ************************** */ = 0b0010_0000,
+  // Next macro level
   CLEANUP_VISIBLE /* ****************** */ = 0b0011_0000,
+  // Next macro level
   WAIT_FOR_ALL /* ********************* */ = 0b1111_1111,
 }
 
@@ -202,6 +208,12 @@ export const createScheduler = (
     type: ChoreType.TASK | ChoreType.VISIBLE | ChoreType.RESOURCE,
     task: Task
   ): ValueOrPromise<void>;
+  function schedule(
+    type: ChoreType.RUN_QRL,
+    ignore: null,
+    target: QRLInternal<(...args: unknown[]) => unknown>,
+    args: unknown[]
+  ): ValueOrPromise<void>;
   function schedule(
     type: ChoreType.COMPONENT,
     host: HostElement,
@@ -234,7 +246,10 @@ export const createScheduler = (
     targetOrQrl: ChoreTarget | string | null = null,
     payload: any = null
   ): ValueOrPromise<any> {
-    const runLater: boolean = type !== ChoreType.WAIT_FOR_ALL && type !== ChoreType.COMPONENT_SSR;
+    const runLater: boolean =
+      type !== ChoreType.WAIT_FOR_ALL &&
+      type !== ChoreType.COMPONENT_SSR &&
+      type !== ChoreType.RUN_QRL;
     const isTask =
       type === ChoreType.TASK ||
       type === ChoreType.VISIBLE ||
@@ -289,15 +304,19 @@ export const createScheduler = (
       return runUptoChore.$promise$;
     }
     while (choreQueue.length) {
-      const nextChore = choreQueue.shift()!;
+      const nextChore = choreQueue[0];
       const order = choreComparator(nextChore, runUptoChore, rootVNode);
-      if (order === null) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      if (order > 0) {
+      if (order !== null && order > 0) {
         // we have processed all of the chores up to and including the given chore.
         break;
       }
+      // We can take the chore out of the queue
+      choreQueue.shift();
+      if (order === null) {
+        // There was an error with the chore.
+        DEBUG && debugTrace('skip chore', nextChore, currentChore, choreQueue);
+        continue;
+      }
       const isDeletedVNode = vNodeAlreadyDeleted(nextChore);
       if (
         isDeletedVNode &&
@@ -364,6 +383,12 @@ export const createScheduler = (
         const result = runResource(chore.$payload$ as ResourceDescriptor<TaskFn>, container, host);
         returnValue = isDomContainer(container) ? null : result;
         break;
+      case ChoreType.RUN_QRL:
+        {
+          const fn = (chore.$target$ as QRLInternal<(...args: unknown[]) => unknown>).getFn();
+          returnValue = fn(...(chore.$payload$ as unknown[]));
+        }
+        break;
       case ChoreType.TASK:
         returnValue = runTask(chore.$payload$ as Task<TaskFn, TaskFn>, container, host);
         break;
@@ -423,11 +448,11 @@ export const createScheduler = (
       }
     }
     return maybeThenPassError(returnValue, (value) => {
-      DEBUG && debugTrace('execute.DONE', null, currentChore, choreQueue);
       if (currentChore) {
         currentChore.$executed$ = true;
         currentChore.$resolve$?.(value);
       }
+      DEBUG && debugTrace('execute.DONE', null, currentChore, choreQueue);
       currentChore = null;
       return (chore.$returnValue$ = value);
     });
@@ -476,7 +501,6 @@ function choreComparator(a: Chore, b: Chore, rootVNode: ElementVNode | null): nu
     const aHost = a.$host$;
     const bHost = b.$host$;
 
-    // QRL_RESOLVE does not have a host.
     if (aHost !== bHost && aHost !== null && bHost !== null) {
       if (vnode_isVNode(aHost) && vnode_isVNode(bHost)) {
         // we are running on the client.
@@ -511,13 +535,13 @@ function choreComparator(a: Chore, b: Chore, rootVNode: ElementVNode | null): nu
       return idxDiff;
     }
 
-    // If the host is the same, we need to compare the target.
+    // If the host is the same (or missing), and the type is the same,  we need to compare the target.
     if (
       a.$target$ !== b.$target$ &&
-      ((a.$type$ === ChoreType.QRL_RESOLVE && b.$type$ === ChoreType.QRL_RESOLVE) ||
-        (a.$type$ === ChoreType.NODE_PROP && b.$type$ === ChoreType.NODE_PROP) ||
-        (a.$type$ === ChoreType.RECOMPUTE_AND_SCHEDULE_EFFECTS &&
-          b.$type$ === ChoreType.RECOMPUTE_AND_SCHEDULE_EFFECTS))
+      (a.$type$ === ChoreType.QRL_RESOLVE ||
+        a.$type$ === ChoreType.RUN_QRL ||
+        a.$type$ === ChoreType.NODE_PROP ||
+        a.$type$ === ChoreType.RECOMPUTE_AND_SCHEDULE_EFFECTS)
     ) {
       // 1 means that we are going to process chores as FIFO
       return 1;
@@ -571,6 +595,7 @@ function debugChoreToString(chore: Chore): string {
     (
       {
         [ChoreType.QRL_RESOLVE]: 'QRL_RESOLVE',
+        [ChoreType.RUN_QRL]: 'RUN_QRL',
         [ChoreType.RESOURCE]: 'RESOURCE',
         [ChoreType.TASK]: 'TASK',
         [ChoreType.NODE_DIFF]: 'NODE_DIFF',
@@ -586,7 +611,7 @@ function debugChoreToString(chore: Chore): string {
     )[chore.$type$] || 'UNKNOWN: ' + chore.$type$;
   const host = String(chore.$host$).replaceAll(/\n.*/gim, '');
   const qrlTarget = (chore.$target$ as QRLInternal<any>)?.$symbol$;
-  return `Chore(${type} ${chore.$type$ === ChoreType.QRL_RESOLVE ? qrlTarget : host} ${chore.$idx$})`;
+  return `Chore(${type} ${chore.$type$ === ChoreType.QRL_RESOLVE || chore.$type$ === ChoreType.RUN_QRL ? qrlTarget : host} ${chore.$idx$})`;
 }
 
 function debugTrace(
@@ -603,7 +628,9 @@ function debugTrace(
     );
   }
   if (currentChore) {
-    lines.push('running: ' + debugChoreToString(currentChore));
+    lines.push(
+      `${currentChore.$executed$ ? '   done' : 'running'}: ` + debugChoreToString(currentChore)
+    );
   }
   if (queue) {
     queue.forEach((chore, idx) => {
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.ts
index 66523cfa3b0..3c8f55b84c7 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/shared/shared-serialization.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ const inflate = (
   switch (typeId) {
     case TypeIds.Object:
       // We use getters for making complex values lazy
+      // TODO scan the data for computeQRLs and schedule resolve chores
       for (let i = 0; i < (data as any[]).length; i += 4) {
         const key = deserializeData(
           container,
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/ssr/ssr-render-jsx.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/ssr/ssr-render-jsx.ts
index 354d9f0afcb..2d2351ae45a 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/ssr/ssr-render-jsx.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/ssr/ssr-render-jsx.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { isDev } from '@qwik.dev/core/build';
 import { isQwikComponent } from '../shared/component.public';
-import { isQrl } from '../shared/qrl/qrl-class';
+import { createQRL, isQrl, type QRLInternal } from '../shared/qrl/qrl-class';
 import type { QRL } from '../shared/qrl/qrl.public';
 import { Fragment, directGetPropsProxyProp } from '../shared/jsx/jsx-runtime';
 import { Slot } from '../shared/jsx/slot.public';
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { qInspector } from '../shared/utils/qdev';
 import { serializeAttribute } from '../shared/utils/styles';
 import { QError, qError } from '../shared/error/error';
 import { getFileLocationFromJsx } from '../shared/utils/jsx-filename';
+import { queueQRL } from '../client/queue-qrl';
 
 class ParentComponentData {
   constructor(
@@ -484,12 +485,24 @@ function setEvent(
   const appendToValue = (valueToAppend: string) => {
     value = (value == null ? '' : value + '\n') + valueToAppend;
   };
+  const getQrlString = (qrl: QRLInternal<unknown>) => {
+    /**
+     * If there are captures we need to schedule so everything is executed in the right order + qrls
+     * are resolved.
+     *
+     * For internal qrls (starting with `_`) we assume that they do the right thing.
+     */
+    if (!qrl.$symbol$.startsWith('_') && (qrl.$captureRef$ || qrl.$capture$)) {
+      qrl = createQRL(null, '_run', queueQRL, null, null, [qrl]);
+    }
+    return qrlToString(serializationCtx, qrl);
+  };
 
   if (Array.isArray(qrls)) {
     for (let i = 0; i <= qrls.length; i++) {
       const qrl: unknown = qrls[i];
       if (isQrl(qrl)) {
-        appendToValue(qrlToString(serializationCtx, qrl));
+        appendToValue(getQrlString(qrl));
         addQwikEventToSerializationContext(serializationCtx, key, qrl);
       } else if (qrl != null) {
         // nested arrays etc.
@@ -500,7 +513,7 @@ function setEvent(
       }
     }
   } else if (isQrl(qrls)) {
-    value = qrlToString(serializationCtx, qrls);
+    value = getQrlString(qrls);
     addQwikEventToSerializationContext(serializationCtx, key, qrls);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/tests/render-api.spec.tsx b/packages/qwik/src/core/tests/render-api.spec.tsx
index e787aadae2d..d3c081c2c0b 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/tests/render-api.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/tests/render-api.spec.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ const mapping = {
   click: 'click.js',
   s_counter: 's_counter.js',
   s_click: 's_click.js',
+  // Our internal symbols
+  _run: 'core',
+  _task: 'core',
 };
 
 const defaultManifest: QwikManifest = {
@@ -1121,7 +1124,8 @@ describe('render api', () => {
           stream,
           streaming,
         });
-        expect(stream.write).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5);
+        // This can change when the size of the output changes
+        expect(stream.write).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/manifest.ts b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/manifest.ts
index c8a29264988..89cce7ebb48 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/manifest.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/manifest.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { GlobalInjections, SegmentAnalysis, Path, QwikBundle, QwikManifest
 
 // The handlers that are exported by the core package
 // See handlers.mjs
-const extraSymbols = new Set(['_task']);
+const extraSymbols = new Set(['_run', '_task']);
 
 // This is just the initial prioritization of the symbols and entries
 // at build time so there's less work during each SSR. However, SSR should
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/testing/rendering.unit-util.tsx b/packages/qwik/src/testing/rendering.unit-util.tsx
index f59e43d43a2..b85d7edff0c 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/testing/rendering.unit-util.tsx
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/testing/rendering.unit-util.tsx
@@ -271,14 +271,17 @@ function renderStyles(getStyles: () => Record<string, string | string[]>) {
   });
 }
 
-export async function rerenderComponent(element: HTMLElement) {
+export async function rerenderComponent(element: HTMLElement, flush?: boolean) {
   const container = _getDomContainer(element);
   const vElement = vnode_locate(container.rootVNode, element);
   const host = getHostVNode(vElement) as HostElement;
   const qrl = container.getHostProp<QRLInternal<OnRenderFn<unknown>>>(host, OnRenderProp)!;
   const props = container.getHostProp<Props>(host, ELEMENT_PROPS);
-  await container.$scheduler$(ChoreType.COMPONENT, host, qrl, props);
-  await getTestPlatform().flush();
+  container.$scheduler$(ChoreType.COMPONENT, host, qrl, props);
+  if (flush) {
+    // Note that this can deadlock
+    await getTestPlatform().flush();
+  }
 }
 
 function getHostVNode(vElement: _VNode | null) {