diff --git a/runtime/legion/legion_context.cc b/runtime/legion/legion_context.cc
index 35d5f91613..ea425df476 100644
--- a/runtime/legion/legion_context.cc
+++ b/runtime/legion/legion_context.cc
@@ -4789,17 +4789,11 @@ namespace Legion {
       }
       if (!to_perform.empty())
       {
-        for (std::vector<PostTaskArgs>::const_iterator it = 
+        for (std::vector<PostTaskArgs>::iterator it =
               to_perform.begin(); it != to_perform.end(); it++)
         {
-          if (it->instance.exists())
-          {
-            it->context->post_end_task(it->result, it->size, false/*owned*/);
-            // Once we've copied the data then we can destroy the instance
-            it->instance.destroy();
-          }
-          else
-            it->context->post_end_task(it->result, it->size, true/*owned*/);
+          DeferredPostTaskArgs args(*it);
+          runtime->issue_runtime_meta_task(args, LG_THROUGHPUT_WORK_PRIORITY);
         }
       }
       if (launch_next_op != NULL)
@@ -6625,6 +6619,24 @@ namespace Legion {
       pargs->proxy_this->process_post_end_tasks();
     }
 
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /*static*/ void InnerContext::handle_deferred_post_end_task(
+                                                               const void *args)
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    {
+      const PostTaskArgs *pargs = &((const DeferredPostTaskArgs*)args)->args;
+      if (pargs->instance.exists())
+      {
+        pargs->context->post_end_task(
+                                    pargs->result, pargs->size, false/*owned*/);
+        // Once we've copied the data then we can destroy the instance
+        pargs->instance.destroy();
+      }
+      else
+        pargs->context->post_end_task(
+                                     pargs->result, pargs->size, true/*owned*/);
+    }
+
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     void InnerContext::inline_child_task(TaskOp *child)
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/runtime/legion/legion_context.h b/runtime/legion/legion_context.h
index bee7d1c915..b5a5e4cfe0 100644
--- a/runtime/legion/legion_context.h
+++ b/runtime/legion/legion_context.h
@@ -620,6 +620,17 @@ namespace Legion {
         PhysicalInstance instance;
         RtEvent wait_on;
       };
+      struct DeferredPostTaskArgs : public LgTaskArgs<DeferredPostTaskArgs> {
+      public:
+        static const LgTaskID TASK_ID = LG_DEFERRED_POST_END_ID;
+      public:
+        DeferredPostTaskArgs(PostTaskArgs &a)
+          : LgTaskArgs<DeferredPostTaskArgs>(
+              a.context->owner_task->get_unique_op_id()),
+            args(a.context, a.result, a.size, a.instance, a.wait_on) { }
+      public:
+        PostTaskArgs args;
+      };
       struct PostDecrementArgs : public LgTaskArgs<PostDecrementArgs> {
       public:
         static const LgTaskID TASK_ID = LG_POST_DECREMENT_TASK_ID;
@@ -1001,6 +1012,7 @@ namespace Legion {
       static void handle_prepipeline_stage(const void *args);
       static void handle_dependence_stage(const void *args);
       static void handle_post_end_task(const void *args);
+      static void handle_deferred_post_end_task(const void *args);
     public:
       void free_remote_contexts(void);
       void send_remote_context(AddressSpaceID remote_instance, 
diff --git a/runtime/legion/legion_types.h b/runtime/legion/legion_types.h
index 961dd01bd4..8263183960 100644
--- a/runtime/legion/legion_types.h
+++ b/runtime/legion/legion_types.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ namespace Legion {
       LG_DEFERRED_COMPLETE_ID,
       LG_DEFERRED_COMMIT_ID,
       LG_DEFERRED_COLLECT_ID,
+      LG_DEFERRED_POST_END_ID,
       LG_PRE_PIPELINE_ID,
       LG_TRIGGER_DEPENDENCE_ID,
       LG_TRIGGER_COMPLETE_ID,
diff --git a/runtime/legion/runtime.cc b/runtime/legion/runtime.cc
index 0bbe8c6262..2c21af1c1d 100644
--- a/runtime/legion/runtime.cc
+++ b/runtime/legion/runtime.cc
@@ -19867,6 +19867,11 @@ namespace Legion {
             InnerContext::handle_post_end_task(args); 
             break;
           }
+        case LG_DEFERRED_POST_END_ID:
+          {
+            InnerContext::handle_deferred_post_end_task(args);
+            break;
+          }
         case LG_DEFERRED_READY_TRIGGER_ID:
           {
             const Operation::DeferredReadyArgs *deferred_ready_args =