diff --git a/src/event/AsyncEvent.php b/src/event/AsyncEvent.php
index 14fc208b2..28b9a6d56 100644
--- a/src/event/AsyncEvent.php
+++ b/src/event/AsyncEvent.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace pocketmine\event;
 use pocketmine\promise\Promise;
 use pocketmine\promise\PromiseResolver;
 use pocketmine\timings\Timings;
-use pocketmine\utils\ObjectSet;
 use function array_shift;
 use function count;
 
@@ -37,17 +36,14 @@ use function count;
  * When all the promises of a priority level have been resolved, the next priority level is called.
  */
 abstract class AsyncEvent{
-	/** @phpstan-var ObjectSet<Promise<null>> $promises */
-	private ObjectSet $promises;
 	/** @var array<class-string<AsyncEvent>, int> $delegatesCallDepth */
 	private static array $delegatesCallDepth = [];
 	private const MAX_EVENT_CALL_DEPTH = 50;
 
 	/**
-	 * @phpstan-return Promise<self>
+	 * @phpstan-return Promise<static>
 	 */
 	final public function call() : Promise{
-		$this->promises = new ObjectSet();
 		if(!isset(self::$delegatesCallDepth[$class = static::class])){
 			self::$delegatesCallDepth[$class] = 0;
 		}
@@ -62,7 +58,12 @@ abstract class AsyncEvent{
 
 		++self::$delegatesCallDepth[$class];
 		try{
-			return $this->callAsyncDepth();
+			/** @phpstan-var PromiseResolver<static> $globalResolver */
+			$globalResolver = new PromiseResolver();
+
+			$this->asyncEachPriority(HandlerListManager::global()->getAsyncListFor(static::class), EventPriority::ALL, $globalResolver);
+
+			return $globalResolver->getPromise();
 		}finally{
 			--self::$delegatesCallDepth[$class];
 			$timings->stopTiming();
@@ -70,81 +71,84 @@ abstract class AsyncEvent{
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @phpstan-return Promise<self>
+	 * TODO: this should use EventPriority constants for the list type but it's inconvenient with the current design
+	 * @phpstan-param list<int> $remaining
+	 * @phpstan-param PromiseResolver<static> $globalResolver
 	 */
-	private function callAsyncDepth() : Promise{
-		/** @phpstan-var PromiseResolver<self> $globalResolver */
-		$globalResolver = new PromiseResolver();
-
-		$handlerList = HandlerListManager::global()->getAsyncListFor(static::class);
-		$priorities = EventPriority::ALL;
-		$testResolve = function () use ($handlerList, &$testResolve, &$priorities, $globalResolver){
-			if(count($priorities) === 0){
+	private function asyncEachPriority(AsyncHandlerList $handlerList, array $remaining, PromiseResolver $globalResolver) : void{
+		while(true){
+			$nextPriority = array_shift($remaining);
+			if($nextPriority === null){
 				$globalResolver->resolve($this);
-			}else{
-				$this->callPriority($handlerList, array_shift($priorities))->onCompletion(function() use ($testResolve) : void{
-					$testResolve();
-				}, function () use ($globalResolver) {
-					$globalResolver->reject();
-				});
+				break;
 			}
-		};
 
-		$testResolve();
-
-		return $globalResolver->getPromise();
+			$promise = $this->callPriority($handlerList, $nextPriority);
+			if($promise !== null){
+				$promise->onCompletion(
+					onSuccess: fn() => $this->asyncEachPriority($handlerList, $remaining, $globalResolver),
+					onFailure: $globalResolver->reject(...)
+				);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @phpstan-return Promise<null>
 	 */
-	private function callPriority(AsyncHandlerList $handlerList, int $priority) : Promise{
+	private function callPriority(AsyncHandlerList $handlerList, int $priority) : ?Promise{
 		$handlers = $handlerList->getListenersByPriority($priority);
+		if(count($handlers) === 0){
+			return null;
+		}
 
 		/** @phpstan-var PromiseResolver<null> $resolver */
 		$resolver = new PromiseResolver();
 
+		$concurrentPromises = [];
 		$nonConcurrentHandlers = [];
 		foreach($handlers as $registration){
 			if($registration->canBeCalledConcurrently()){
 				$result = $registration->callAsync($this);
 				if($result !== null) {
-					$this->promises->add($result);
+					$concurrentPromises[] = $result;
 				}
 			}else{
 				$nonConcurrentHandlers[] = $registration;
 			}
 		}
 
-		$testResolve = function() use (&$nonConcurrentHandlers, &$testResolve, $resolver){
-			$this->waitForPromises()->onCompletion(function() use (&$nonConcurrentHandlers, $testResolve, $resolver){
-				$handler = array_shift($nonConcurrentHandlers);
-				if($handler !== null){
-					$result = $handler->callAsync($this);
-					if($result !== null) {
-						$this->promises->add($result);
-					}
-					$testResolve();
-				}else{
-					$resolver->resolve(null);
-				}
-			}, function() use ($resolver) {
-				$resolver->reject();
-			});
-		};
-
-		$testResolve();
+		Promise::all($concurrentPromises)->onCompletion(
+			onSuccess: fn() => $this->processExclusiveHandlers($nonConcurrentHandlers, $resolver),
+			onFailure: $resolver->reject(...)
+		);
 
 		return $resolver->getPromise();
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @phpstan-return Promise<array<int, null>>
+	 * @param AsyncRegisteredListener[] $handlers
+	 * @phpstan-param PromiseResolver<null> $resolver
 	 */
-	private function waitForPromises() : Promise{
-		$array = $this->promises->toArray();
-		$this->promises->clear();
+	private function processExclusiveHandlers(array $handlers, PromiseResolver $resolver) : void{
+		while(true){
+			$handler = array_shift($handlers);
+			if($handler === null){
+				$resolver->resolve(null);
+				break;
+			}
+			$result = $handler->callAsync($this);
+			if($result instanceof Promise){
+				//wait for this promise to resolve before calling the next handler
+				$result->onCompletion(
+					onSuccess: fn() => $this->processExclusiveHandlers($handlers, $resolver),
+					onFailure: $resolver->reject(...)
+				);
+				break;
+			}
 
-		return Promise::all($array);
+			//this handler didn't return a promise - continue directly to the next one
+		}
 	}
 }