diff --git a/addon/globalPlugins/rdAccess/handlers/remoteBrailleHandler.py b/addon/globalPlugins/rdAccess/handlers/remoteBrailleHandler.py
index 8c8bbd4..b3c09fe 100644
--- a/addon/globalPlugins/rdAccess/handlers/remoteBrailleHandler.py
+++ b/addon/globalPlugins/rdAccess/handlers/remoteBrailleHandler.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def _command_display(self, cells: list[int]):
 			with self._queuedWriteLock:
 				self._queuedWrite = cells
 			if not braille.handler.enabled and self.hasFocus:
-				self._queueFunctionOnMainThread(self._performLocalWriteCells)
+				self._queueFunctionOnMainThread(self._performLocalWriteCells, _immediate=True)
 			elif self._remoteSessionhasFocus is False:
 				self.requestRemoteAttribute(protocol.GenericAttribute.TIME_SINCE_INPUT)
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def _performLocalWriteCells(self):
 
 	def _handleRemoteSessionGainFocus(self):
 		super()._handleRemoteSessionGainFocus()
-		self._queueFunctionOnMainThread(self._performLocalWriteCells)
+		self._queueFunctionOnMainThread(self._performLocalWriteCells, _immediate=True)
 
 	def _handleExecuteGesture(self, gesture):
 		assert braille.handler is not None
diff --git a/addon/globalPlugins/rdAccess/handlers/remoteSpeechHandler.py b/addon/globalPlugins/rdAccess/handlers/remoteSpeechHandler.py
index 820ee0b..cedf326 100644
--- a/addon/globalPlugins/rdAccess/handlers/remoteSpeechHandler.py
+++ b/addon/globalPlugins/rdAccess/handlers/remoteSpeechHandler.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def _outgoing_language(self, language: str | None = None) -> str | None:
 
 	@protocol.commandHandler(protocol.RdMessageType.SPEAK)
 	def _command_speak(self, sequence: SpeechSequence):
-		self._queueFunctionOnMainThread(self._speak, sequence)
+		self._queueFunctionOnMainThread(self._speak, sequence, _immediate=True)
 
 	def _speak(self, sequence: SpeechSequence):
 		pitchChange = configuration.getIncomingSpeechPitchChange(fromCache=True)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _speak(self, sequence: SpeechSequence):
 	@protocol.commandHandler(protocol.RdMessageType.CANCEL)
 	def _command_cancel(self):
 		self._indexesSpeaking.clear()
-		self._queueFunctionOnMainThread(self._cancel)
+		self._queueFunctionOnMainThread(self._cancel, _immediate=True)
 
 	def _cancel(self):
 		self._driver.cancel()
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def _cancel(self):
 
 	@protocol.commandHandler(protocol.RdMessageType.PAUSE_SPEECH)
 	def _command_pause(self, switch: bool):
-		self._queueFunctionOnMainThread(self._pause, switch)
+		self._queueFunctionOnMainThread(self._pause, switch, _immediate=True)
 
 	def _pause(self, switch: bool):
 		speech.pauseSpeech(switch)