diff --git a/pkg/agent/multicast/mcast_controller.go b/pkg/agent/multicast/mcast_controller.go
index a1df1200eb7..0800ca78649 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/multicast/mcast_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/multicast/mcast_controller.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (c *Controller) updateGroupMemberStatus(obj interface{}, e *mcastGroupEvent
 	newStatus := &GroupMemberStatus{
 		group:          status.group,
 		localMembers:   make(map[string]time.Time),
-		remoteMembers:  status.remoteMembers,
+		remoteMembers:  status.remoteMembers.Union(nil),
 		lastIGMPReport: status.lastIGMPReport,
 		ofGroupID:      status.ofGroupID,
 	}
@@ -559,10 +559,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncGroup(groupKey string) error {
 func (c *Controller) groupIsStale(status *GroupMemberStatus) bool {
 	membersCount := len(status.localMembers)
 	diff := time.Now().Sub(status.lastIGMPReport)
-	if membersCount == 0 || diff > c.mcastGroupTimeout {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return membersCount == 0 || diff > c.mcastGroupTimeout
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) groupHasInstalled(groupKey string) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/agent/multicast/mcast_controller_test.go b/pkg/agent/multicast/mcast_controller_test.go
index a2d7b1b032f..6d61dfcb303 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/multicast/mcast_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/multicast/mcast_controller_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package multicast
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
@@ -1031,6 +1032,92 @@ func TestMemberChanged(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestConcurrentEventHandlerAndWorkers(t *testing.T) {
+	c := newMockMulticastController(t, true)
+	c.ifaceStore = interfacestore.NewInterfaceStore()
+	stopCh := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(stopCh)
+	groupIP := net.ParseIP("224.3.4.5")
+	numEvents := 10
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(4)
+
+	eventFunc := func(eType eventType, isLocal bool) {
+		leastSignificantByteArr := rand.Perm(numEvents)
+		ifaceNamePrefix := "local-interfaceName"
+		ifaceType := interfacestore.ContainerInterface
+
+		if !isLocal {
+			ifaceNamePrefix = "remote-interfaceName"
+			ifaceType = interfacestore.TunnelInterface
+		}
+		for i := 0; i < len(leastSignificantByteArr); i++ {
+			var srcNode net.IP
+			var containerCfg *interfacestore.ContainerInterfaceConfig
+			if !isLocal {
+				srcNode = net.ParseIP(fmt.Sprintf("10.20.30.%d", leastSignificantByteArr[i]+2))
+			} else {
+				containerCfg = &interfacestore.ContainerInterfaceConfig{
+					ContainerID: fmt.Sprintf("container-%d", i),
+				}
+			}
+			iface := &interfacestore.InterfaceConfig{
+				Type:          ifaceType,
+				InterfaceName: fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", ifaceNamePrefix, i),
+				OVSPortConfig: &interfacestore.OVSPortConfig{
+					OFPort: int32(i),
+				},
+				ContainerInterfaceConfig: containerCfg,
+			}
+			if eType == groupJoin {
+				c.ifaceStore.AddInterface(iface)
+			}
+			c.groupEventCh <- &mcastGroupEvent{
+				group:   groupIP,
+				eType:   eType,
+				time:    time.Now(),
+				iface:   iface,
+				srcNode: srcNode,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// Below func adds local group join events.
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		eventFunc(groupJoin, true)
+	}()
+	// Below func adds local group leave events.
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		eventFunc(groupLeave, true)
+	}()
+	// Below func adds remote group join events.
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		eventFunc(groupJoin, false)
+	}()
+	// Below func adds remote group leave events.
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		eventFunc(groupLeave, false)
+	}()
+
+	mockOFClient.EXPECT().InstallMulticastGroup(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+	mockOFClient.EXPECT().InstallMulticastFlows(groupIP, gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+	mockOFClient.EXPECT().UninstallMulticastGroup(gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+	mockOFClient.EXPECT().UninstallMulticastFlows(groupIP).AnyTimes()
+	mockOFClient.EXPECT().SendIGMPRemoteReportPacketOut(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+	mockOFClient.EXPECT().SendIGMPQueryPacketOut(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+	go c.eventHandler(stopCh)
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		go wait.Until(c.worker, time.Second, stopCh)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		return len(c.groupEventCh) == 0 && c.queue.Len() == 0
+	}, time.Second, time.Millisecond*100)
+}
+
 func TestRemoteMemberJoinLeave(t *testing.T) {
 	mockController := newMockMulticastController(t, true)
 	_ = mockController.initialize(t)