diff --git a/src/main/java/com/budiyev/android/codescanner/CodeScanner.java b/src/main/java/com/budiyev/android/codescanner/CodeScanner.java
index 808ec53..e8a965d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/budiyev/android/codescanner/CodeScanner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/budiyev/android/codescanner/CodeScanner.java
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ public void onPreviewFrame(byte[] data, Camera camera) {
                 return;
             }
             Decoder decoder = decoderWrapper.getDecoder();
-            if (decoder.isProcessing()) {
+            if (decoder.shouldSkipTask()) {
                 return;
             }
             Point imageSize = decoderWrapper.getImageSize();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/budiyev/android/codescanner/Decoder.java b/src/main/java/com/budiyev/android/codescanner/Decoder.java
index 083c0fa..70bc1be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/budiyev/android/codescanner/Decoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/budiyev/android/codescanner/Decoder.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 import java.util.EnumMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
-import java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue;
 
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@
 import com.google.zxing.Result;
 
 final class Decoder {
-    private final BlockingQueue<DecodeTask> mDecodeQueue = new SynchronousQueue<>();
+    private static final int MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 4;
+    private final BlockingQueue<DecodeTask> mDecodeQueue = new ArrayBlockingQueue<>(MAX_QUEUE_SIZE);
     private final MultiFormatReader mReader;
     private final DecoderThread mDecoderThread;
     private final StateListener mStateListener;
     private final Map<DecodeHintType, Object> mHints;
     private volatile DecodeCallback mCallback;
-    private volatile boolean mProcessing;
+    private volatile boolean mProcessingResult;
 
     public Decoder(@NonNull StateListener stateListener, @NonNull List<BarcodeFormat> formats,
             @Nullable DecodeCallback callback) {
@@ -80,8 +81,8 @@ public void shutdown() {
         mDecodeQueue.clear();
     }
 
-    public boolean isProcessing() {
-        return mProcessing;
+    public boolean shouldSkipTask() {
+        return mProcessingResult || mDecodeQueue.remainingCapacity() == 0;
     }
 
     private final class DecoderThread extends Thread {
@@ -103,20 +104,21 @@ public void run() {
                     Result result = null;
                     try {
                         DecodeTask task = mDecodeQueue.take();
-                        mProcessing = true;
                         mStateListener.onStateChanged(Decoder.State.DECODING);
                         result = task.decode(mReader);
                     } catch (ReaderException ignored) {
                     } finally {
                         if (result != null) {
+                            mProcessingResult = true;
+                            mDecodeQueue.clear();
                             if (mStateListener.onStateChanged(Decoder.State.DECODED)) {
                                 DecodeCallback callback = mCallback;
                                 if (callback != null) {
                                     callback.onDecoded(result);
                                 }
                             }
+                            mProcessingResult = false;
                         }
-                        mProcessing = false;
                     }
                 } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                     break;