diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.cpp
index a3c26aeb59..8345df9265 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <components/resource/scenemanager.hpp>
 #include <components/detournavigator/navmeshcacheitem.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/detourdebugdraw.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/workqueue.hpp>
+#include <components/detournavigator/settings.hpp>
 
 #include <osg/PositionAttitudeTransform>
 #include <osg/StateSet>
@@ -17,8 +19,137 @@
 
 namespace MWRender
 {
-    NavMesh::NavMesh(const osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>& root, bool enabled)
+    struct NavMesh::LessByTilePosition
+    {
+        bool operator()(const DetourNavigator::TilePosition& lhs,
+                        const std::pair<DetourNavigator::TilePosition, DetourNavigator::Version>& rhs) const
+        {
+            return lhs < rhs.first;
+        }
+
+        bool operator()(const std::pair<DetourNavigator::TilePosition, DetourNavigator::Version>& lhs,
+                        const DetourNavigator::TilePosition& rhs) const
+        {
+            return lhs.first < rhs;
+        }
+    };
+
+    struct NavMesh::CreateNavMeshTileGroups final : SceneUtil::WorkItem
+    {
+        std::size_t mId;
+        DetourNavigator::Version mVersion;
+        const std::weak_ptr<DetourNavigator::GuardedNavMeshCacheItem> mNavMesh;
+        const osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> mGroupStateSet;
+        const osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> mDebugDrawStateSet;
+        const DetourNavigator::Settings mSettings;
+        std::map<DetourNavigator::TilePosition, Tile> mTiles;
+        std::atomic_bool mAborted {false};
+        std::mutex mMutex;
+        bool mStarted = false;
+        std::vector<std::pair<DetourNavigator::TilePosition, Tile>> mUpdatedTiles;
+        std::vector<DetourNavigator::TilePosition> mRemovedTiles;
+
+        explicit CreateNavMeshTileGroups(std::size_t id, DetourNavigator::Version version,
+            std::weak_ptr<DetourNavigator::GuardedNavMeshCacheItem> navMesh,
+            const osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet>& groupStateSet, const osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet>& debugDrawStateSet,
+            const DetourNavigator::Settings& settings, const std::map<DetourNavigator::TilePosition, Tile>& tiles)
+            : mId(id)
+            , mVersion(version)
+            , mNavMesh(navMesh)
+            , mGroupStateSet(groupStateSet)
+            , mDebugDrawStateSet(debugDrawStateSet)
+            , mSettings(settings)
+            , mTiles(tiles)
+        {
+        }
+
+        void doWork() final
+        {
+            using DetourNavigator::TilePosition;
+            using DetourNavigator::Version;
+
+            const std::lock_guard lock(mMutex);
+            mStarted = true;
+
+            if (mAborted.load(std::memory_order_acquire))
+                return;
+
+            const auto navMeshPtr = mNavMesh.lock();
+            if (navMeshPtr == nullptr)
+                return;
+
+            std::vector<std::pair<DetourNavigator::TilePosition, Version>> existingTiles;
+
+            navMeshPtr->lockConst()->forEachUsedTile([&] (const TilePosition& position, const Version& version, const dtMeshTile& /*meshTile*/)
+            {
+                existingTiles.emplace_back(position, version);
+            });
+
+            if (mAborted.load(std::memory_order_acquire))
+                return;
+
+            std::sort(existingTiles.begin(), existingTiles.end());
+
+            std::vector<DetourNavigator::TilePosition> removedTiles;
+
+            for (const auto& [position, tile] : mTiles)
+                if (!std::binary_search(existingTiles.begin(), existingTiles.end(), position, LessByTilePosition {}))
+                    removedTiles.push_back(position);
+
+            std::vector<std::pair<TilePosition, Tile>> updatedTiles;
+
+            for (const auto& [position, version] : existingTiles)
+            {
+                const auto it = mTiles.find(position);
+                if (it != mTiles.end() && it->second.mGroup != nullptr && it->second.mVersion == version)
+                    continue;
+
+                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> group;
+                {
+                    const auto navMesh = navMeshPtr->lockConst();
+                    const dtMeshTile* meshTile = DetourNavigator::getTile(navMesh->getImpl(), position);
+                    if (meshTile == nullptr)
+                        continue;
+
+                    if (mAborted.load(std::memory_order_acquire))
+                        return;
+
+                    group = SceneUtil::createNavMeshTileGroup(navMesh->getImpl(), *meshTile, mSettings, mGroupStateSet, mDebugDrawStateSet);
+                }
+                if (group == nullptr)
+                {
+                    removedTiles.push_back(position);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getResourceSystem()->getSceneManager()->recreateShaders(group, "debug");
+                group->setNodeMask(Mask_Debug);
+                updatedTiles.emplace_back(position, Tile {version, std::move(group)});
+            }
+
+            if (mAborted.load(std::memory_order_acquire))
+                return;
+
+            mUpdatedTiles = std::move(updatedTiles);
+            mRemovedTiles = std::move(removedTiles);
+        }
+
+        void abort() final
+        {
+            mAborted.store(true, std::memory_order_release);
+        }
+    };
+
+    struct NavMesh::DeallocateCreateNavMeshTileGroups final : SceneUtil::WorkItem
+    {
+        osg::ref_ptr<NavMesh::CreateNavMeshTileGroups> mWorkItem;
+
+        explicit DeallocateCreateNavMeshTileGroups(osg::ref_ptr<NavMesh::CreateNavMeshTileGroups>&& workItem)
+            : mWorkItem(std::move(workItem)) {}
+    };
+
+    NavMesh::NavMesh(const osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>& root, const osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::WorkQueue>& workQueue, bool enabled)
         : mRootNode(root)
+        , mWorkQueue(workQueue)
         , mGroupStateSet(SceneUtil::makeNavMeshTileStateSet())
         , mDebugDrawStateSet(SceneUtil::DebugDraw::makeStateSet())
         , mEnabled(enabled)
@@ -30,6 +161,8 @@ namespace MWRender
     {
         if (mEnabled)
             disable();
+        for (const auto& workItem : mWorkItems)
+            workItem->abort();
     }
 
     bool NavMesh::toggle()
@@ -42,13 +175,69 @@ namespace MWRender
         return mEnabled;
     }
 
-    void NavMesh::update(const DetourNavigator::NavMeshCacheItem& navMesh, std::size_t id,
+    void NavMesh::update(const std::shared_ptr<DetourNavigator::GuardedNavMeshCacheItem>& navMesh, std::size_t id,
         const DetourNavigator::Settings& settings)
     {
         using DetourNavigator::TilePosition;
         using DetourNavigator::Version;
 
-        if (!mEnabled || (!mTiles.empty() && mId == id && mVersion == navMesh.getVersion()))
+        if (!mEnabled)
+            return;
+
+        {
+            std::pair<std::size_t, Version> lastest {0, Version {}};
+            osg::ref_ptr<CreateNavMeshTileGroups> latestCandidate;
+            for (auto it = mWorkItems.begin(); it != mWorkItems.end();)
+            {
+                if (!(*it)->isDone())
+                {
+                    ++it;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                const std::pair<std::size_t, Version> order {(*it)->mId, (*it)->mVersion};
+                if (lastest < order)
+                {
+                    lastest = order;
+                    std::swap(latestCandidate, *it);
+                }
+                if (*it != nullptr)
+                    mWorkQueue->addWorkItem(new DeallocateCreateNavMeshTileGroups(std::move(*it)));
+                it = mWorkItems.erase(it);
+            }
+
+            if (latestCandidate != nullptr)
+            {
+                for (const TilePosition& position : latestCandidate->mRemovedTiles)
+                {
+                    const auto it = mTiles.find(position);
+                    if (it == mTiles.end())
+                        continue;
+                    mRootNode->removeChild(it->second.mGroup);
+                    mTiles.erase(it);
+                }
+
+                for (auto& [position, tile] : latestCandidate->mUpdatedTiles)
+                {
+                    const auto it = mTiles.find(position);
+                    if (it == mTiles.end())
+                    {
+                        mRootNode->addChild(tile.mGroup);
+                        mTiles.emplace_hint(it, position, std::move(tile));
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        mRootNode->replaceChild(it->second.mGroup, tile.mGroup);
+                        std::swap(it->second, tile);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                mWorkQueue->addWorkItem(new DeallocateCreateNavMeshTileGroups(std::move(latestCandidate)));
+            }
+        }
+
+        const auto version = navMesh->lock()->getVersion();
+
+        if (!mTiles.empty() && mId == id && mVersion == version)
             return;
 
         if (mId != id)
@@ -57,40 +246,35 @@ namespace MWRender
             mId = id;
         }
 
-        mVersion = navMesh.getVersion();
+        mVersion = version;
 
-        std::vector<TilePosition> updated;
-        navMesh.forEachUsedTile([&] (const TilePosition& position, const Version& version, const dtMeshTile& meshTile)
+        for (auto& workItem : mWorkItems)
         {
-            updated.push_back(position);
-            Tile& tile = mTiles[position];
-            if (tile.mGroup != nullptr && tile.mVersion == version)
-                return;
-            if (tile.mGroup != nullptr)
-                mRootNode->removeChild(tile.mGroup);
-            tile.mGroup = SceneUtil::createNavMeshTileGroup(navMesh.getImpl(), meshTile, settings,
-                                                            mGroupStateSet, mDebugDrawStateSet);
-            if (tile.mGroup == nullptr)
-                return;
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getResourceSystem()->getSceneManager()->recreateShaders(tile.mGroup, "debug");
-            tile.mGroup->setNodeMask(Mask_Debug);
-            mRootNode->addChild(tile.mGroup);
-        });
-        std::sort(updated.begin(), updated.end());
-        for (auto it = mTiles.begin(); it != mTiles.end();)
-        {
-            if (!std::binary_search(updated.begin(), updated.end(), it->first))
-            {
-                mRootNode->removeChild(it->second.mGroup);
-                it = mTiles.erase(it);
-            }
-            else
-                ++it;
+            const std::unique_lock lock(workItem->mMutex, std::try_to_lock);
+
+            if (!lock.owns_lock())
+                continue;
+
+            if (workItem->mStarted)
+                continue;
+
+            workItem->mId = id;
+            workItem->mVersion = version;
+            workItem->mTiles = mTiles;
+
+            return;
         }
+
+        osg::ref_ptr<CreateNavMeshTileGroups> workItem = new CreateNavMeshTileGroups(id, version, navMesh, mGroupStateSet, mDebugDrawStateSet, settings, mTiles);
+        mWorkQueue->addWorkItem(workItem);
+        mWorkItems.push_back(std::move(workItem));
     }
 
     void NavMesh::reset()
     {
+        for (auto& workItem : mWorkItems)
+            workItem->abort();
+        mWorkItems.clear();
         for (auto& [position, tile] : mTiles)
             mRootNode->removeChild(tile.mGroup);
         mTiles.clear();
@@ -98,15 +282,12 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     void NavMesh::enable()
     {
-        for (const auto& [position, tile] : mTiles)
-            mRootNode->addChild(tile.mGroup);
         mEnabled = true;
     }
 
     void NavMesh::disable()
     {
-        for (const auto& [position, tile] : mTiles)
-            mRootNode->removeChild(tile.mGroup);
+        reset();
         mEnabled = false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp
index fd69a3e487..1c2cfbd323 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/navmesh.hpp
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 
 #include <components/detournavigator/version.hpp>
 #include <components/detournavigator/tileposition.hpp>
+#include <components/misc/guarded.hpp>
 
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
 
 class dtNavMesh;
 
@@ -24,18 +27,24 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
     struct Settings;
 }
 
+namespace SceneUtil
+{
+    class WorkQueue;
+}
+
 namespace MWRender
 {
     class NavMesh
     {
     public:
-        NavMesh(const osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>& root, bool enabled);
+        explicit NavMesh(const osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>& root, const osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::WorkQueue>& workQueue,
+                         bool enabled);
         ~NavMesh();
 
         bool toggle();
 
-        void update(const DetourNavigator::NavMeshCacheItem& navMesh, std::size_t id,
-            const DetourNavigator::Settings& settings);
+        void update(const std::shared_ptr<Misc::ScopeGuarded<DetourNavigator::NavMeshCacheItem>>& navMesh,
+            std::size_t id, const DetourNavigator::Settings& settings);
 
         void reset();
 
@@ -55,13 +64,19 @@ namespace MWRender
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> mGroup;
         };
 
+        struct LessByTilePosition;
+        struct CreateNavMeshTileGroups;
+        struct DeallocateCreateNavMeshTileGroups;
+
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> mRootNode;
+        osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::WorkQueue> mWorkQueue;
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> mGroupStateSet;
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> mDebugDrawStateSet;
         bool mEnabled;
         std::size_t mId;
         DetourNavigator::Version mVersion;
         std::map<DetourNavigator::TilePosition, Tile> mTiles;
+        std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<CreateNavMeshTileGroups>> mWorkItems;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index a504a42faf..384580adb8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         // It is unnecessary to stop/start the viewer as no frames are being rendered yet.
         mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getShaderManager().setGlobalDefines(globalDefines);
 
-        mNavMesh.reset(new NavMesh(mRootNode, Settings::Manager::getBool("enable nav mesh render", "Navigator")));
+        mNavMesh.reset(new NavMesh(mRootNode, mWorkQueue, Settings::Manager::getBool("enable nav mesh render", "Navigator")));
         mActorsPaths.reset(new ActorsPaths(mRootNode, Settings::Manager::getBool("enable agents paths render", "Navigator")));
         mRecastMesh.reset(new RecastMesh(mRootNode, Settings::Manager::getBool("enable recast mesh render", "Navigator")));
         mPathgrid.reset(new Pathgrid(mRootNode));
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         {
             try
             {
-                mNavMesh->update(*it->second->lockConst(), mNavMeshNumber, mNavigator.getSettings());
+                mNavMesh->update(it->second, mNavMeshNumber, mNavigator.getSettings());
             }
             catch (const std::exception& e)
             {