diff --git a/src/client/workerclient.ts b/src/client/workerclient.ts
index c7f7146..497b27a 100644
--- a/src/client/workerclient.ts
+++ b/src/client/workerclient.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import type {
 	WorkerSendResultPayload,
 	WorkerSendShardInfo,
 	WorkerShardInfo,
+	WorkerShardsConnected,
 	WorkerStart,
 } from '../websocket/discord/worker';
 import type { ManagerMessages } from '../websocket/discord/workermanager';
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ export class WorkerClient<Ready extends boolean = boolean> extends BaseClient {
 					const onPacket = this.onPacket.bind(this);
 					const handlePayload = this.options?.handlePayload?.bind(this);
 					const self = this;
+					const { sendPayloadToParent } = this.options;
 					for (const id of workerData.shards) {
 						let shard = this.shards.get(id);
 						if (!shard) {
@@ -241,12 +243,13 @@ export class WorkerClient<Ready extends boolean = boolean> extends BaseClient {
 								async handlePayload(shardId, payload) {
 									await handlePayload?.(shardId, payload);
 									await onPacket?.(payload, shardId);
-									self.postMessage({
-										workerId: workerData.workerId,
-										shardId,
-										type: 'RECEIVE_PAYLOAD',
-										payload,
-									} satisfies WorkerReceivePayload);
+									if (sendPayloadToParent)
+										self.postMessage({
+											workerId: workerData.workerId,
+											shardId,
+											type: 'RECEIVE_PAYLOAD',
+											payload,
+										} satisfies WorkerReceivePayload);
 								},
 							});
 							this.shards.set(id, shard);
@@ -418,6 +421,13 @@ export class WorkerClient<Ready extends boolean = boolean> extends BaseClient {
 						this.applicationId = packet.d.application.id;
 						this.me = Transformers.ClientUser(this, packet.d.user, packet.d.application) as never;
 						await this.events?.execute(packet.t as never, packet, this, shardId);
+						if ([...this.shards.values()].every(shard => shard.data.session_id)) {
+							this.postMessage({
+								type: 'WORKER_SHARDS_CONNECTED',
+								workerId: this.workerId,
+							} as WorkerShardsConnected);
+							await this.events?.runEvent('WORKER_SHARDS_CONNECTED', this, this.me, -1);
+						}
 						if (
 							!(
 								this.__handleGuilds?.size &&
@@ -460,4 +470,6 @@ interface WorkerClientOptions extends BaseClientOptions {
 	handlePayload?: ShardManagerOptions['handlePayload'];
 	gateway?: ClientOptions['gateway'];
 	postMessage?: (body: unknown) => unknown;
+	/** can have perfomance issues in big bots if the client sends every event, specially in startup (false by default) */
+	sendPayloadToParent?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/events/hooks/custom.ts b/src/events/hooks/custom.ts
index c97199a..7a7e88e 100644
--- a/src/events/hooks/custom.ts
+++ b/src/events/hooks/custom.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ export const BOT_READY = (_self: UsingClient, me: ClientUserStructure) => {
 export const WORKER_READY = (_self: UsingClient, me: ClientUserStructure) => {
 	return me;
 };
+
+export const WORKER_SHARDS_CONNECTED = (_self: UsingClient, me: ClientUserStructure) => {
+	return me;
+};
diff --git a/src/websocket/discord/worker.ts b/src/websocket/discord/worker.ts
index 89e07d8..fbadd8a 100644
--- a/src/websocket/discord/worker.ts
+++ b/src/websocket/discord/worker.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export type WorkerSendCacheRequest = CreateWorkerMessage<
 export type WorkerSendShardInfo = CreateWorkerMessage<'SHARD_INFO', WorkerShardInfo & { nonce: string }>;
 export type WorkerSendInfo = CreateWorkerMessage<'WORKER_INFO', WorkerInfo & { nonce: string }>;
 export type WorkerReady = CreateWorkerMessage<'WORKER_READY'>;
+export type WorkerShardsConnected = CreateWorkerMessage<'WORKER_SHARDS_CONNECTED'>;
 export type WorkerStart = CreateWorkerMessage<'WORKER_START'>;
 export type WorkerSendApiRequest = CreateWorkerMessage<
 	'WORKER_API_REQUEST',
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export type WorkerMessage =
 	| WorkerSendShardInfo
 	| WorkerSendInfo
 	| WorkerReady
+	| WorkerShardsConnected
 	| WorkerSendApiRequest
 	| WorkerSendEvalResponse
 	| WorkerSendEval
diff --git a/src/websocket/discord/workermanager.ts b/src/websocket/discord/workermanager.ts
index 4ad4e7d..b3b88e2 100644
--- a/src/websocket/discord/workermanager.ts
+++ b/src/websocket/discord/workermanager.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class WorkerManager extends Map<
 	options!: MakePartial<Required<WorkerManagerOptions>, 'adapter'>;
 	debugger?: Logger;
 	connectQueue!: ConnectQueue;
+	workerQueue: (() => void)[] = [];
 	cacheAdapter: Adapter;
 	promises = new Map<string, { resolve: (value: any) => void; timeout: NodeJS.Timeout }>();
 	rest!: ApiHandler;
@@ -135,20 +136,22 @@ export class WorkerManager extends Map<
 		if (!worker_threads) throw new Error('Cannot prepare workers without worker_threads.');
 
 		for (let i = 0; i < shards.length; i++) {
-			let worker = this.get(i);
-			if (!worker) {
-				worker = this.createWorker({
-					path: this.options.path,
-					debug: this.options.debug,
-					token: this.options.token,
-					shards: shards[i],
-					intents: this.options.intents,
-					workerId: i,
-					workerProxy: this.options.workerProxy,
-					totalShards: this.totalShards,
-					mode: this.options.mode,
+			const workerExists = this.has(i);
+			if (!workerExists) {
+				this.workerQueue.push(() => {
+					const worker = this.createWorker({
+						path: this.options.path,
+						debug: this.options.debug,
+						token: this.options.token,
+						shards: shards[i],
+						intents: this.options.intents,
+						workerId: i,
+						workerProxy: this.options.workerProxy,
+						totalShards: this.totalShards,
+						mode: this.options.mode,
+					});
+					this.set(i, worker);
 				});
-				this.set(i, worker);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -288,6 +291,17 @@ export class WorkerManager extends Map<
 					}
 				}
 				break;
+			case 'WORKER_SHARDS_CONNECTED':
+				{
+					const nextWorker = this.workerQueue.shift();
+					if (nextWorker) {
+						this.debugger?.info('Spawning next worker');
+						nextWorker();
+					} else {
+						this.debugger?.info('No more workers to spawn left');
+					}
+				}
+				break;
 			case 'WORKER_API_REQUEST':
 				{
 					const response = await this.rest.request(message.method, message.url, message.requestOptions);
@@ -431,6 +445,8 @@ export class WorkerManager extends Map<
 
 		const spaces = this.prepareSpaces();
 		await this.prepareWorkers(spaces);
+		// Start workers queue
+		return this.workerQueue.shift()?.();
 	}
 }