diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/_base/event.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/_base/event.ts
index a80483c2c..1c53bb85a 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/_base/event.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/_base/event.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,24 @@ export type IWaitUntilData<T> = Omit<T, 'waitUntil' | 'signal'>;
 export class AsyncEmitter<T extends IWaitUntil> extends Emitter<T> {
   private _asyncDeliveryQueue?: LinkedList<[(event: T) => void, IWaitUntilData<T>]>;
 
+  async fireAsyncConcurrent(data: IWaitUntilData<T>, signal: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.isDisposed || this._listeners === undefined || signal.aborted) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const snapshot = Array.from(this._listeners);
+    await Promise.all(
+      snapshot.map((entry) =>
+        this.deliverAsync(
+          (event) => {
+            entry.listener.call(entry.thisArg, event);
+          },
+          data,
+          signal,
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
   async fireAsync(data: IWaitUntilData<T>, signal: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
     if (this.isDisposed || this._listeners === undefined) {
       return;
@@ -129,32 +147,37 @@ export class AsyncEmitter<T extends IWaitUntil> extends Emitter<T> {
 
     while (this._asyncDeliveryQueue.size > 0 && !signal.aborted) {
       const [deliver, eventData] = this._asyncDeliveryQueue.shift()!;
-      const thenables: Promise<unknown>[] = [];
+      await this.deliverAsync(deliver, eventData, signal);
+    }
+  }
 
-      const event = {
-        ...eventData,
-        signal,
-        waitUntil: (p: Promise<unknown>): void => {
-          if (Object.isFrozen(thenables)) {
-            throw new Error('waitUntil can NOT be called asynchronously');
-          }
-          thenables.push(p);
-        },
-      } as T;
-
-      try {
-        deliver(event);
-      } catch (error) {
-        onUnexpectedError(error);
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      void Object.freeze(thenables);
-      const settled = await Promise.allSettled(thenables);
-      for (const result of settled) {
-        if (result.status === 'rejected') {
-          onUnexpectedError(result.reason);
+  private async deliverAsync(
+    deliver: (event: T) => void,
+    data: IWaitUntilData<T>,
+    signal: AbortSignal,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const thenables: Promise<unknown>[] = [];
+    const event = {
+      ...data,
+      signal,
+      waitUntil: (p: Promise<unknown>): void => {
+        if (Object.isFrozen(thenables)) {
+          throw new Error('waitUntil can NOT be called asynchronously');
         }
+        thenables.push(p);
+      },
+    } as T;
+    try {
+      deliver(event);
+    } catch (error) {
+      onUnexpectedError(error);
+      return;
+    }
+    void Object.freeze(thenables);
+    const settled = await Promise.allSettled(thenables);
+    for (const result of settled) {
+      if (result.status === 'rejected') {
+        onUnexpectedError(result.reason);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/app/mcpConfig/configStore.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/app/mcpConfig/configStore.ts
index b0f94a169..93b06d722 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/app/mcpConfig/configStore.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/app/mcpConfig/configStore.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class McpConfigStore extends Disposable implements IMcpConfigStore {
     await this.storage.write(CONFIG_SCOPE, MCP_CONFIG_KEY, textEncoder.encode(text), {
       atomic: true,
     });
-    await this.writeEmitter.fireAsync({}, NO_ABORT);
+    await this.writeEmitter.fireAsyncConcurrent({}, NO_ABORT);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/app/mcpConfig/configStore.test.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/app/mcpConfig/configStore.test.ts
index 19948f217..2b4d40b8c 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/app/mcpConfig/configStore.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/app/mcpConfig/configStore.test.ts
@@ -317,5 +317,33 @@ describe('McpConfigStore', () => {
       await mutation;
       expect(completed).toBe(true);
     });
+
+    it('starts asynchronous listeners concurrently before waiting for completion', async () => {
+      let resolveStarted!: () => void;
+      const started = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        resolveStarted = resolve;
+      });
+      let release!: () => void;
+      const gate = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        release = resolve;
+      });
+      let secondStarted = false;
+      store.onDidWrite((event) => {
+        resolveStarted();
+        event.waitUntil(gate);
+      });
+      store.onDidWrite(() => {
+        secondStarted = true;
+      });
+
+      const mutation = store.add(stdioServer('alpha'));
+      await started;
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      const secondStartedBeforeRelease = secondStarted;
+      release();
+      await mutation;
+
+      expect(secondStartedBeforeRelease).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 });