diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/KestrelServer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/KestrelServer.cs
index 5c5d204564..d963d6f022 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/KestrelServer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/KestrelServer.cs
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core
                 var connectionHandler = new ConnectionHandler<TContext>(ipv4ListenOptions, serviceContext, application);
                 var transport = _transportFactory.Create(ipv4ListenOptions, connectionHandler);
                 _transports.Add(transport);
-                await transport.BindAsync();
+                await transport.BindAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
             catch (AddressInUseException ex)
             {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core
                 var connectionHandler = new ConnectionHandler<TContext>(ipv6ListenOptions, serviceContext, application);
                 var transport = _transportFactory.Create(ipv6ListenOptions, connectionHandler);
                 _transports.Add(transport);
-                await transport.BindAsync();
+                await transport.BindAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
             catch (AddressInUseException ex)
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvConnection.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvConnection.cs
index 0e997c7b51..483a4fd050 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvConnection.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvConnection.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
         private readonly UvStreamHandle _socket;
         private IConnectionContext _connectionContext;
 
-        private TaskCompletionSource<object> _socketClosedTcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>();
+        private TaskCompletionSource<object> _socketClosedTcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
 
         private WritableBuffer? _currentWritableBuffer;
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvConnectionManager.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvConnectionManager.cs
index 14f314510d..9cc99b919a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvConnectionManager.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvConnectionManager.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
 
         private async Task<bool> WalkConnectionsAsync(Action<LibuvConnectionManager, TaskCompletionSource<object>> action, TimeSpan timeout)
         {
-            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>();
+            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
 
             _thread.Post(state => action(state, tcs), this);
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvThread.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvThread.cs
index 5fb6f33d00..d183f20f72 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvThread.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvThread.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
         private readonly LibuvTransport _transport;
         private readonly IApplicationLifetime _appLifetime;
         private readonly Thread _thread;
-        private readonly TaskCompletionSource<object> _threadTcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>();
+        private readonly TaskCompletionSource<object> _threadTcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
         private readonly UvLoopHandle _loop;
         private readonly UvAsyncHandle _post;
         private Queue<Work> _workAdding = new Queue<Work>(1024);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
 
         public Task StartAsync()
         {
-            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<int>();
+            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<int>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
             _thread.Start(tcs);
             return tcs.Task;
         }
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
 
         public Task PostAsync<T>(Action<T> callback, T state)
         {
-            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>();
+            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
             lock (_workSync)
             {
                 _workAdding.Enqueue(new Work
@@ -332,36 +332,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
                 try
                 {
                     work.CallbackAdapter(work.Callback, work.State);
-                    if (work.Completion != null)
-                    {
-                        ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(o =>
-                        {
-                            try
-                            {
-                                ((TaskCompletionSource<object>)o).SetResult(null);
-                            }
-                            catch (Exception e)
-                            {
-                                _log.LogError(0, e, $"{nameof(LibuvThread)}.{nameof(DoPostWork)}");
-                            }
-                        }, work.Completion);
-                    }
+                    work.Completion?.TrySetResult(null);
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
                     if (work.Completion != null)
                     {
-                        ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(o =>
-                        {
-                            try
-                            {
-                                ((TaskCompletionSource<object>)o).TrySetException(ex);
-                            }
-                            catch (Exception e)
-                            {
-                                _log.LogError(0, e, $"{nameof(LibuvThread)}.{nameof(DoPostWork)}");
-                            }
-                        }, work.Completion);
+                        work.Completion.TrySetException(ex);
                     }
                     else
                     {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/Listener.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/Listener.cs
index aa03493751..d9d1cf1798 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/Listener.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/Listener.cs
@@ -31,25 +31,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
             EndPointInformation = endPointInformation;
             Thread = thread;
 
-            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<int>(this);
-
-            Thread.Post(state =>
+            return Thread.PostAsync(listener =>
             {
-                var tcs2 = state;
-                try
-                {
-                    var listener = ((Listener) tcs2.Task.AsyncState);
-                    listener.ListenSocket = listener.CreateListenSocket();
-                    ListenSocket.Listen(LibuvConstants.ListenBacklog, ConnectionCallback, this);
-                    tcs2.SetResult(0);
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    tcs2.SetException(ex);
-                }
-            }, tcs);
-
-            return tcs.Task;
+                listener.ListenSocket = listener.CreateListenSocket();
+                listener.ListenSocket.Listen(LibuvConstants.ListenBacklog, ConnectionCallback, listener);
+            }, this);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -157,9 +143,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
             // the exception that stopped the event loop will never be surfaced.
             if (Thread.FatalError == null && ListenSocket != null)
             {
-                await Thread.PostAsync(state =>
+                await Thread.PostAsync(listener =>
                 {
-                    var listener = (Listener)state;
                     listener.ListenSocket.Dispose();
 
                     listener._closed = true;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/ListenerPrimary.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/ListenerPrimary.cs
index 7ebe34b709..d1cdcd150f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/ListenerPrimary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/ListenerPrimary.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
 
             await StartAsync(endPointInformation, thread).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            await Thread.PostAsync(state => ((ListenerPrimary)state).PostCallback(),
-                                   this).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await Thread.PostAsync(listener => listener.PostCallback(), this).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
         private void PostCallback()
@@ -175,9 +174,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
 
             if (Thread.FatalError == null && ListenPipe != null)
             {
-                await Thread.PostAsync(state =>
+                await Thread.PostAsync(listener =>
                 {
-                    var listener = (ListenerPrimary)state;
                     listener.ListenPipe.Dispose();
 
                     foreach (var dispatchPipe in listener._dispatchPipes)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/ListenerSecondary.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/ListenerSecondary.cs
index 25c7d1ab6d..ced08d8126 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/ListenerSecondary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/ListenerSecondary.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
             Thread = thread;
             DispatchPipe = new UvPipeHandle(Log);
 
-            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<int>(this);
+            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<int>(this, TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
             Thread.Post(StartCallback, tcs);
             return tcs.Task;
         }
@@ -185,9 +185,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
             // the exception that stopped the event loop will never be surfaced.
             if (Thread.FatalError == null)
             {
-                await Thread.PostAsync(state =>
+                await Thread.PostAsync(listener =>
                 {
-                    var listener = (ListenerSecondary)state;
                     listener.DispatchPipe.Dispose();
                     listener.FreeBuffer();