diff --git a/ESP8266/ESP8266.cpp b/ESP8266/ESP8266.cpp
index c260b98..291018b 100644
--- a/ESP8266/ESP8266.cpp
+++ b/ESP8266/ESP8266.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ ESP8266::ESP8266(PinName tx, PinName rx, bool debug, PinName rts, PinName cts)
     // Don't see a reason to make distiction between software(Software WDT reset) and hardware(wdt reset) watchdog treatment
     //https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/blob/4897e0006b5b0123a2fa31f67b14a3fff65ce561/doc/faq/a02-my-esp-crashes.md#watchdog
     _parser.oob("Soft WDT reset", callback(this, &ESP8266::_oob_watchdog_reset));
+    _parser.oob("busy ", callback(this, &ESP8266::_oob_busy));
 
     for(int i= 0; i < SOCKET_COUNT; i++) {
         _sock_i[i].open = false;
@@ -590,18 +591,25 @@ void ESP8266::_process_oob(uint32_t timeout, bool all) {
     set_timeout();
 }
 
+void ESP8266::bg_process_oob(uint32_t timeout, bool all)
+{
+    _smutex.lock();
+    _process_oob(timeout, all);
+    _smutex.unlock();
+}
+
 int32_t ESP8266::_recv_tcp_passive(int id, void *data, uint32_t amount, uint32_t timeout)
 {
     int32_t len;
     int32_t ret = (int32_t)NSAPI_ERROR_WOULD_BLOCK;
 
+    _smutex.lock();
+
     // No flow control, drain the USART receive register ASAP to avoid data overrun
     if (_serial_rts == NC) {
         _process_oob(timeout, true);
     }
 
-    _smutex.lock();
-
     // NOTE: documentation v3.0 says '+CIPRECVDATA:<data_len>,' but it's not how the FW responds...
     bool done = _parser.send("AT+CIPRECVDATA=%d,%lu", id, amount)
         && _parser.recv("+CIPRECVDATA,%ld:", &len)
@@ -832,10 +840,29 @@ void ESP8266::_oob_watchdog_reset()
         _sock_i[i].open = false;
     }
 
-    _conn_status = NSAPI_STATUS_DISCONNECTED;
+    // Makes possible to reinitialize
+    _conn_status = NSAPI_STATUS_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED;
     _conn_stat_cb();
 }
 
+void ESP8266::_oob_busy()
+{
+    char status[5];
+    if (_parser.recv("%4[^\"]\n", status)) {
+        if (strcmp(status, " s...\n") == 0) {
+            ; //TODO maybe do something here, or not...
+        } else if (strcmp(status, "p...\n") == 0) {
+            ; //TODO maybe do something here, or not...
+        } else {
+            MBED_ERROR(MBED_MAKE_ERROR(MBED_MODULE_DRIVER, MBED_ERROR_CODE_EBADMSG), \
+                    "ESP8266::_oob_busy: unrecognized busy state\n");
+        }
+    } else {
+            MBED_ERROR(MBED_MAKE_ERROR(MBED_MODULE_DRIVER, MBED_ERROR_CODE_ENOMSG), \
+                    "ESP8266::_oob_busy: AT timeout\n");
+    }
+}
+
 void ESP8266::_oob_connect_err()
 {
     _fail = false;
diff --git a/ESP8266/ESP8266.h b/ESP8266/ESP8266.h
index bce2a72..59319e7 100644
--- a/ESP8266/ESP8266.h
+++ b/ESP8266/ESP8266.h
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 #define ESP8266_H
 
 #include "ATCmdParser.h"
+#include "Mutex.h"
 #include "nsapi_types.h"
 #include "rtos.h"
+#include "drivers/UARTSerial.h"
 
 // Various timeouts for different ESP8266 operations
 #ifndef ESP8266_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
@@ -342,6 +344,14 @@ class ESP8266
      */
     bool cond_enable_tcp_passive_mode();
 
+    /**
+     * For executing OOB processing on background
+     *
+     * @param timeout AT parser receive timeout
+     * @param if TRUE, process all OOBs instead of only one
+     */
+    void bg_process_oob(uint32_t timeout, bool all);
+
     static const int8_t WIFIMODE_STATION = 1;
     static const int8_t WIFIMODE_SOFTAP = 2;
     static const int8_t WIFIMODE_STATION_SOFTAP = 3;
@@ -397,6 +407,7 @@ class ESP8266
     void _oob_connection_status();
     void _oob_socket_close_err();
     void _oob_watchdog_reset();
+    void _oob_busy();
 
     // OOB state variables
     int _connect_error;
diff --git a/ESP8266Interface.cpp b/ESP8266Interface.cpp
index 166742d..69ff2ac 100644
--- a/ESP8266Interface.cpp
+++ b/ESP8266Interface.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <cstring>
+#include "events/EventQueue.h"
+#include "events/mbed_shared_queues.h"
+#include "platform/Callback.h"
 #include "ESP8266.h"
 #include "ESP8266Interface.h"
 #include "mbed_debug.h"
@@ -49,7 +52,9 @@ ESP8266Interface::ESP8266Interface()
       _initialized(false),
       _started(false),
       _conn_stat(NSAPI_STATUS_DISCONNECTED),
-      _conn_stat_cb(NULL)
+      _conn_stat_cb(NULL),
+      _global_event_queue(NULL),
+      _oob_event_id(0)
 {
     memset(_cbs, 0, sizeof(_cbs));
     memset(ap_ssid, 0, sizeof(ap_ssid));
@@ -73,7 +78,9 @@ ESP8266Interface::ESP8266Interface(PinName tx, PinName rx, bool debug, PinName r
       _initialized(false),
       _started(false),
       _conn_stat(NSAPI_STATUS_DISCONNECTED),
-      _conn_stat_cb(NULL)
+      _conn_stat_cb(NULL),
+      _global_event_queue(NULL),
+      _oob_event_id(0)
 {
     memset(_cbs, 0, sizeof(_cbs));
     memset(ap_ssid, 0, sizeof(ap_ssid));
@@ -89,6 +96,13 @@ ESP8266Interface::ESP8266Interface(PinName tx, PinName rx, bool debug, PinName r
     }
 }
 
+ESP8266Interface::~ESP8266Interface()
+{
+    if (_oob_event_id) {
+        _global_event_queue->cancel(_oob_event_id);
+    }
+}
+
 int ESP8266Interface::connect(const char *ssid, const char *pass, nsapi_security_t security,
                                         uint8_t channel)
 {
@@ -104,6 +118,17 @@ int ESP8266Interface::connect(const char *ssid, const char *pass, nsapi_security
     return connect();
 }
 
+void ESP8266Interface::_oob2global_event_queue()
+{
+    _global_event_queue = mbed_event_queue();
+    _oob_event_id = _global_event_queue->call_every(ESP8266_RECV_TIMEOUT, callback(this, &ESP8266Interface::proc_oob_evnt));
+
+    if (!_oob_event_id) {
+        MBED_ERROR(MBED_MAKE_ERROR(MBED_MODULE_DRIVER, MBED_ERROR_CODE_ENOMEM), \
+                "ESP8266::_oob2geq: unable to allocate OOB event");
+    }
+}
+
 int ESP8266Interface::connect()
 {
     nsapi_error_t status;
@@ -123,6 +148,10 @@ int ESP8266Interface::connect()
         return status;
     }
 
+    if (!_oob_event_id) {
+        _oob2global_event_queue();
+    }
+
     if(get_ip_address()) {
         return NSAPI_ERROR_IS_CONNECTED;
     }
@@ -196,10 +225,16 @@ int ESP8266Interface::set_channel(uint8_t channel)
 
 int ESP8266Interface::disconnect()
 {
-    _started = false;
-    _initialized = false;
+    int ret = _esp.disconnect() ? NSAPI_ERROR_OK : NSAPI_ERROR_DEVICE_ERROR;
 
-    return _esp.disconnect() ? NSAPI_ERROR_OK : NSAPI_ERROR_DEVICE_ERROR;
+    if (ret == NSAPI_ERROR_OK) {
+        // Try to lure the nw status update from ESP8266, might come later
+        _esp.bg_process_oob(ESP8266_RECV_TIMEOUT, true);
+        // In case the status update arrives later
+        _conn_stat = NSAPI_STATUS_DISCONNECTED;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
 }
 
 const char *ESP8266Interface::get_ip_address()
@@ -613,13 +648,16 @@ void ESP8266Interface::update_conn_state_cb()
         // Start from scratch if connection drops/is dropped
         case NSAPI_STATUS_DISCONNECTED:
             _started = false;
-            _initialized = false;
             break;
         // Handled on AT layer
         case NSAPI_STATUS_LOCAL_UP:
         case NSAPI_STATUS_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED:
         default:
-            MBED_ASSERT(false);
+            _started = false;
+            _initialized = false;
+            _global_event_queue->cancel(_oob_event_id);
+            _oob_event_id = 0;
+            _conn_stat = NSAPI_STATUS_DISCONNECTED;
     }
 
     // Inform upper layers
@@ -627,3 +665,10 @@ void ESP8266Interface::update_conn_state_cb()
         _conn_stat_cb(NSAPI_EVENT_CONNECTION_STATUS_CHANGE, _conn_stat);
     }
 }
+
+void ESP8266Interface::proc_oob_evnt()
+{
+    if (_initialized) {
+        _esp.bg_process_oob(ESP8266_RECV_TIMEOUT, true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ESP8266Interface.h b/ESP8266Interface.h
index 52b413c..838ba53 100644
--- a/ESP8266Interface.h
+++ b/ESP8266Interface.h
@@ -18,8 +18,17 @@
 #define ESP8266_INTERFACE_H
 
 #include "mbed.h"
-#include "ESP8266.h"
 
+#include "events/EventQueue.h"
+#include "events/mbed_shared_queues.h"
+#include "platform/Callback.h"
+#include "netsocket/nsapi_types.h"
+#include "netsocket/NetworkInterface.h"
+#include "netsocket/NetworkStack.h"
+#include "netsocket/WiFiAccessPoint.h"
+#include "netsocket/WiFiInterface.h"
+
+#include "ESP8266.h"
 
 #define ESP8266_SOCKET_COUNT 5
 
@@ -44,6 +53,11 @@ class ESP8266Interface : public NetworkStack, public WiFiInterface
      */
     ESP8266Interface(PinName tx, PinName rx, bool debug=false, PinName rts=NC, PinName cts=NC);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief ESP8266Interface default destructor
+     */
+    ~ESP8266Interface();
+
     /** Start the interface
      *
      *  Attempts to connect to a WiFi network. Requires ssid and passphrase to be set.
@@ -354,6 +368,13 @@ class ESP8266Interface : public NetworkStack, public WiFiInterface
     // Connection state reporting to application
     nsapi_connection_status_t _conn_stat;
     Callback<void(nsapi_event_t, intptr_t)> _conn_stat_cb;
+
+    // Background OOB processing
+    // Use global EventQueue
+    events::EventQueue *_global_event_queue;
+    int _oob_event_id;
+    void proc_oob_evnt();
+    void _oob2global_event_queue();
 };
 
 #endif