diff --git a/src/ucs/memory/rcache.c b/src/ucs/memory/rcache.c
index 7cf2ae8c50a..0c05154bae5 100644
--- a/src/ucs/memory/rcache.c
+++ b/src/ucs/memory/rcache.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static void ucs_rcache_invalidate_range(ucs_rcache_t *rcache, ucs_pgt_addr_t sta
 }
 
 /* Lock must be held in write mode */
-static void ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue(ucs_rcache_t *rcache)
+static void ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue_internal(ucs_rcache_t *rcache)
 {
     ucs_rcache_inv_entry_t *entry;
 
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ ucs_rcache_check_overlap(ucs_rcache_t *rcache, ucs_pgt_addr_t *start,
     ucs_trace_func("rcache=%s, *start=0x%lx, *end=0x%lx", rcache->name, *start,
                    *end);
 
-    ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue(rcache);
+    ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue_internal(rcache);
 
     ucs_rcache_find_regions(rcache, *start, *end - 1, &region_list);
 
@@ -739,6 +739,13 @@ void ucs_rcache_region_put(ucs_rcache_t *rcache, ucs_rcache_region_t *region)
     UCS_STATS_UPDATE_COUNTER(rcache->stats, UCS_RCACHE_PUTS, 1);
 }
 
+void ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue_slow(ucs_rcache_t *rcache)
+{
+    pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&rcache->lock);
+    ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue_internal(rcache);
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&rcache->lock);
+}
+
 static UCS_CLASS_INIT_FUNC(ucs_rcache_t, const ucs_rcache_params_t *params,
                            const char *name, ucs_stats_node_t *stats_parent)
 {
@@ -839,7 +846,7 @@ static UCS_CLASS_CLEANUP_FUNC(ucs_rcache_t)
 
     ucm_unset_event_handler(self->params.ucm_events, ucs_rcache_unmapped_callback,
                             self);
-    ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue(self);
+    ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue_internal(self);
     ucs_rcache_purge(self);
 
     if (self->lru.count > 0) {
diff --git a/src/ucs/memory/rcache_int.h b/src/ucs/memory/rcache_int.h
index 2a144adbc2c..c69889a5459 100644
--- a/src/ucs/memory/rcache_int.h
+++ b/src/ucs/memory/rcache_int.h
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 #ifndef UCS_REG_CACHE_INT_H_
 #define UCS_REG_CACHE_INT_H_
 
+#include "rcache.h"
+
 #include <ucs/datastruct/list.h>
+#include <ucs/datastruct/queue.h>
+#include <ucs/stats/stats.h>
 #include <ucs/type/spinlock.h>
 
 
@@ -61,4 +65,16 @@ struct ucs_rcache {
     UCS_STATS_NODE_DECLARE(stats)
 };
 
+
+void ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue_slow(ucs_rcache_t *rcache);
+
+
+static UCS_F_ALWAYS_INLINE void
+ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue_fast(ucs_rcache_t *rcache)
+{
+    if (ucs_unlikely(!ucs_queue_is_empty(&rcache->inv_q))) {
+        ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue_slow(rcache);
+    }
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/uct/base/uct_md.h b/src/uct/base/uct_md.h
index 7754c457e63..97033935d26 100644
--- a/src/uct/base/uct_md.h
+++ b/src/uct/base/uct_md.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <uct/api/uct.h>
 #include <ucs/config/parser.h>
+#include <ucs/memory/rcache_int.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 
diff --git a/src/uct/ib/base/ib_md.h b/src/uct/ib/base/ib_md.h
index dc3a2dba952..c98fecf5b29 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/base/ib_md.h
+++ b/src/uct/ib/base/ib_md.h
@@ -417,4 +417,13 @@ ucs_status_t
 uct_ib_md_handle_mr_list_multithreaded(uct_ib_md_t *md, void *address,
                                        size_t length, uint64_t access,
                                        size_t chunk, struct ibv_mr **mrs);
+
+static UCS_F_ALWAYS_INLINE void
+uct_ib_md_progress(uct_ib_md_t *md)
+{
+    if (ucs_likely(md->rcache != NULL)){
+        ucs_rcache_check_inv_queue_fast(md->rcache);
+    }
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/uct/ib/dc/dc_mlx5.c b/src/uct/ib/dc/dc_mlx5.c
index 42e14b2032a..69dc15a58dd 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/dc/dc_mlx5.c
+++ b/src/uct/ib/dc/dc_mlx5.c
@@ -239,29 +239,37 @@ uct_dc_mlx5_poll_tx(uct_dc_mlx5_iface_t *iface)
     return 1;
 }
 
-static unsigned uct_dc_mlx5_iface_progress(void *arg)
+static UCS_F_ALWAYS_INLINE unsigned
+uct_dc_mlx5_iface_progress_common(uct_dc_mlx5_iface_t *iface, int poll_flags)
 {
-    uct_dc_mlx5_iface_t *iface = arg;
     unsigned count;
 
-    count = uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_poll_rx(&iface->super, 0);
+    count = uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_poll_rx(&iface->super, poll_flags);
+    if (count > 0) {
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    count = uct_dc_mlx5_poll_tx(iface);
     if (count > 0) {
         return count;
     }
-    return uct_dc_mlx5_poll_tx(iface);
+
+    uct_ib_md_progress(uct_ib_iface_md(&iface->super.super.super));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned uct_dc_mlx5_iface_progress(void *arg)
+{
+    uct_dc_mlx5_iface_t *iface = arg;
+
+    return uct_dc_mlx5_iface_progress_common(iface, 0);
 }
 
 static unsigned uct_dc_mlx5_iface_progress_tm(void *arg)
 {
     uct_dc_mlx5_iface_t *iface = arg;
-    unsigned count;
 
-    count = uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_poll_rx(&iface->super,
-                                             UCT_RC_MLX5_POLL_FLAG_TM);
-    if (count > 0) {
-        return count;
-    }
-    return uct_dc_mlx5_poll_tx(iface);
+    return uct_dc_mlx5_iface_progress_common(iface, UCT_RC_MLX5_POLL_FLAG_TM);
 }
 
 static void UCS_CLASS_DELETE_FUNC_NAME(uct_dc_mlx5_iface_t)(uct_iface_t*);
diff --git a/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_iface.c b/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_iface.c
index 5335f4c56b8..7316736c215 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_iface.c
+++ b/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_iface.c
@@ -140,16 +140,30 @@ uct_rc_mlx5_iface_poll_tx(uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *iface)
     return 1;
 }
 
-unsigned uct_rc_mlx5_iface_progress(void *arg)
+static UCS_F_ALWAYS_INLINE unsigned
+uct_rc_mlx5_iface_progress_common(uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *iface,
+                                  int poll_flag)
 {
-    uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *iface = arg;
     unsigned count;
 
-    count = uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_poll_rx(iface, UCT_RC_MLX5_POLL_FLAG_HAS_EP);
+    count = uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_poll_rx(iface, poll_flag);
     if (count > 0) {
         return count;
     }
-    return uct_rc_mlx5_iface_poll_tx(iface);
+    count = uct_rc_mlx5_iface_poll_tx(iface);
+    if (count > 0) {
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    uct_ib_md_progress(uct_ib_iface_md(&iface->super.super));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+unsigned uct_rc_mlx5_iface_progress(void *arg)
+{
+    uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *iface = arg;
+
+    return uct_rc_mlx5_iface_progress_common(iface, UCT_RC_MLX5_POLL_FLAG_HAS_EP);
 }
 
 static ucs_status_t uct_rc_mlx5_iface_query(uct_iface_h tl_iface, uct_iface_attr_t *iface_attr)
@@ -320,15 +334,9 @@ ucs_status_t uct_rc_mlx5_iface_create_qp(uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *iface,
 static UCS_F_MAYBE_UNUSED unsigned uct_rc_mlx5_iface_progress_tm(void *arg)
 {
     uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *iface = arg;
-    unsigned count;
 
-    count = uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_poll_rx(iface,
-                                             UCT_RC_MLX5_POLL_FLAG_HAS_EP |
+    return uct_rc_mlx5_iface_progress_common(iface, UCT_RC_MLX5_POLL_FLAG_HAS_EP |
                                              UCT_RC_MLX5_POLL_FLAG_TM);
-    if (count > 0) {
-        return count;
-    }
-    return uct_rc_mlx5_iface_poll_tx(iface);
 }
 
 #if IBV_HW_TM
diff --git a/src/uct/ib/rc/verbs/rc_verbs_iface.c b/src/uct/ib/rc/verbs/rc_verbs_iface.c
index 6338a1be01c..4d23196d8d9 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/rc/verbs/rc_verbs_iface.c
+++ b/src/uct/ib/rc/verbs/rc_verbs_iface.c
@@ -139,7 +139,13 @@ static unsigned uct_rc_verbs_iface_progress(void *arg)
         return count;
     }
 
-    return uct_rc_verbs_iface_poll_tx(iface);
+    count = uct_rc_verbs_iface_poll_tx(iface);
+    if (count > 0) {
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    uct_ib_md_progress(uct_ib_iface_md(&iface->super.super));
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static void uct_rc_verbs_iface_init_inl_wrs(uct_rc_verbs_iface_t *iface)
diff --git a/src/uct/ib/ud/base/ud_iface.c b/src/uct/ib/ud/base/ud_iface.c
index 43822ac64f5..9a734220478 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/ud/base/ud_iface.c
+++ b/src/uct/ib/ud/base/ud_iface.c
@@ -847,6 +847,8 @@ static void uct_ud_iface_timer(int timer_id, void *arg)
     ucs_twheel_sweep(&iface->async.slow_timer, now);
     uct_ud_iface_async_progress(iface);
     uct_ud_leave(iface);
+
+    uct_ib_md_progress(uct_ib_iface_md(&iface->super));
 }
 
 void uct_ud_iface_release_desc(uct_recv_desc_t *self, void *desc)