diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/BackgroundExecutor.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/BackgroundExecutor.java
index b88f8b658..f6439773e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/BackgroundExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/BackgroundExecutor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package io.ebean;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 /**
@@ -37,4 +39,21 @@ public interface BackgroundExecutor {
    * </p>
    */
   void executePeriodically(Runnable r, long delay, TimeUnit unit);
+
+  /**
+   * Schedules a Runnable for one-shot action that becomes enabled after the given delay.
+   *
+   * @return a ScheduledFuture representing pending completion of the task and
+   *         whose get() method will return null upon completion
+   */
+  ScheduledFuture<?> schedule(Runnable r, long delay, TimeUnit unit);
+
+  /**
+   * Schedules a Callable for one-shot action that becomes enabled after the given delay.
+   *
+   * @return a ScheduledFuture that can be used to extract result or cancel
+   */
+  <V> ScheduledFuture<V> schedule(Callable<V> c, long delay, TimeUnit unit);
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultBackgroundExecutor.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultBackgroundExecutor.java
index 200f7fedd..e458c5165 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultBackgroundExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultBackgroundExecutor.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import io.ebeaninternal.server.lib.DaemonScheduleThreadPool;
 import org.slf4j.MDC;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 /**
@@ -64,6 +66,46 @@ public class DefaultBackgroundExecutor implements SpiBackgroundExecutor {
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public ScheduledFuture<?> schedule(Runnable r, long delay, TimeUnit unit) {
+    final Map<String, String> map = MDC.getCopyOfContextMap();
+
+    if (map == null) {
+      return schedulePool.schedule(r, delay, unit);
+    } else {
+      return schedulePool.schedule(() -> {
+        MDC.setContextMap(map);
+        try {
+          r.run();
+        } finally {
+          MDC.clear();
+        }
+      }, delay, unit);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public <V> ScheduledFuture<V> schedule(Callable<V> c, long delay, TimeUnit unit) {
+    final Map<String, String> map = MDC.getCopyOfContextMap();
+
+    if (map == null) {
+      return schedulePool.schedule(c, delay, unit);
+    } else {
+      return schedulePool.schedule(new Callable<V>() {
+        @Override
+        public V call() throws Exception {
+          MDC.setContextMap(map);
+          try {
+            return c.call();
+          } finally {
+            MDC.clear();
+          }
+        }
+
+      }, delay, unit);
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void shutdown() {
     pool.shutdown();