diff --git a/blockmanager.go b/blockmanager.go
index 9f182f82a..2907e440a 100644
--- a/blockmanager.go
+++ b/blockmanager.go
@@ -995,12 +995,9 @@ func (b *blockManager) handleNotifyMsg(notification *btcchain.Notification) {
 			b.server.txMemPool.RemoveDoubleSpends(tx)
 		}
 
-		// Notify frontends
+		// Notify registered websocket clients
 		if r := b.server.rpcServer; r != nil {
-			go func() {
-				r.ntfnMgr.NotifyBlockTXs(block)
-				r.ntfnMgr.NotifyBlockConnected(block)
-			}()
+			r.ntfnMgr.NotifyBlockConnected(block)
 		}
 
 	// A block has been disconnected from the main block chain.
@@ -1023,9 +1020,9 @@ func (b *blockManager) handleNotifyMsg(notification *btcchain.Notification) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Notify frontends
+		// Notify registered websocket clients
 		if r := b.server.rpcServer; r != nil {
-			go r.ntfnMgr.NotifyBlockDisconnected(block)
+			r.ntfnMgr.NotifyBlockDisconnected(block)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/mempool.go b/mempool.go
index 299d030db..20c32450c 100644
--- a/mempool.go
+++ b/mempool.go
@@ -911,13 +911,7 @@ func (mp *txMemPool) maybeAcceptTransaction(tx *btcutil.Tx, isOrphan *bool, isNe
 
 	// Notify websocket clients about mempool transactions.
 	if mp.server.rpcServer != nil {
-		go func() {
-			mp.server.rpcServer.ntfnMgr.NotifyForTx(tx, nil)
-
-			if isNew {
-				mp.server.rpcServer.ntfnMgr.NotifyForNewTx(tx)
-			}
-		}()
+		mp.server.rpcServer.ntfnMgr.NotifyMempoolTx(tx, isNew)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index c8f002afc..fefbc297d 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ func (s *rpcServer) Start() {
 			s.wg.Done()
 		}(listener)
 	}
+
+	s.ntfnMgr.Start()
 }
 
 // limitConnections responds with a 503 service unavailable and returns true if
@@ -297,6 +299,7 @@ func (s *rpcServer) Stop() error {
 		}
 	}
 	s.ntfnMgr.Shutdown()
+	s.ntfnMgr.WaitForShutdown()
 	close(s.quit)
 	s.wg.Wait()
 	rpcsLog.Infof("RPC server shutdown complete")
diff --git a/rpcwebsocket.go b/rpcwebsocket.go
index 48aa17621..137e01412 100644
--- a/rpcwebsocket.go
+++ b/rpcwebsocket.go
@@ -104,75 +104,263 @@ func (s *rpcServer) WebsocketHandler(conn *websocket.Conn, remoteAddr string,
 // have registered for and notifies them accordingly.  It is also used to keep
 // track of all connected websocket clients.
 type wsNotificationManager struct {
-	sync.Mutex
-
 	// server is the RPC server the notification manager is associated with.
 	server *rpcServer
 
+	// queueNotification queues a notification for handling.
+	queueNotification chan interface{}
+
+	// notificationMsgs feeds notificationHandler with notifications
+	// and client (un)registeration requests from a queue as well as
+	// registeration and unregisteration requests from clients.
+	notificationMsgs chan interface{}
+
+	// Access channel for current number of connected clients.
+	numClients chan int
+
+	// Shutdown handling
+	wg   sync.WaitGroup
+	quit chan struct{}
+}
+
+// queueHandler manages a queue of empty interfaces, reading from in and
+// sending the oldest unsent to out.  This handler stops when either of the
+// in or quit channels are closed, and closes out before returning, without
+// waiting to send any variables still remaining in the queue.
+func queueHandler(in <-chan interface{}, out chan<- interface{}, quit <-chan struct{}) {
+	var q []interface{}
+	var dequeue chan<- interface{}
+	skipQueue := out
+	var next interface{}
+out:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case n, ok := <-in:
+			if !ok {
+				// Sender closed input channel.
+				break out
+			}
+
+			// Either send to out immediately if skipQueue is
+			// non-nil (queue is empty) and reader is ready,
+			// or append to the queue and send later.
+			select {
+			case skipQueue <- n:
+			default:
+				q = append(q, n)
+				dequeue = out
+				skipQueue = nil
+				next = q[0]
+			}
+
+		case dequeue <- next:
+			copy(q, q[1:])
+			q[len(q)-1] = nil // avoid leak
+			q = q[:len(q)-1]
+			if len(q) == 0 {
+				dequeue = nil
+				skipQueue = out
+			}
+
+		case <-quit:
+			break out
+		}
+	}
+	close(out)
+}
+
+// queueHandler maintains a queue of notifications and notification handler
+// control messages.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) queueHandler() {
+	queueHandler(m.queueNotification, m.notificationMsgs, m.quit)
+	m.wg.Done()
+}
+
+// NotifyBlockConnected passes a block newly-connected to the best chain
+// to the notification manager for block and transaction notification
+// processing.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyBlockConnected(block *btcutil.Block) {
+	m.queueNotification <- (*notificationBlockConnected)(block)
+}
+
+// NotifyBlockDisconnected passes a block disconnected from the best chain
+// to the notification manager for block notification processing.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyBlockDisconnected(block *btcutil.Block) {
+	m.queueNotification <- (*notificationBlockDisconnected)(block)
+}
+
+// NotifyMempoolTx passes a transaction accepted by mempool to the
+// notification manager for transaction notification processing.  If
+// isNew is true, the tx is is a new transaction, rather than one
+// added to the mempool during a reorg.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyMempoolTx(tx *btcutil.Tx, isNew bool) {
+	m.queueNotification <- &notificationTxAcceptedByMempool{
+		isNew: isNew,
+		tx:    tx,
+	}
+}
+
+// Notification types
+type notificationBlockConnected btcutil.Block
+type notificationBlockDisconnected btcutil.Block
+type notificationTxAcceptedByMempool struct {
+	isNew bool
+	tx    *btcutil.Tx
+}
+
+// Notification control requests
+type notificationRegisterClient wsClient
+type notificationUnregisterClient wsClient
+type notificationRegisterBlocks wsClient
+type notificationUnregisterBlocks wsClient
+type notificationRegisterNewMempoolTxs wsClient
+type notificationUnregisterNewMempoolTxs wsClient
+type notificationRegisterSpent struct {
+	wsc *wsClient
+	op  *btcwire.OutPoint
+}
+type notificationUnregisterSpent struct {
+	wsc *wsClient
+	op  *btcwire.OutPoint
+}
+type notificationRegisterAddr struct {
+	wsc  *wsClient
+	addr string
+}
+type notificationUnregisterAddr struct {
+	wsc  *wsClient
+	addr string
+}
+
+// notificationHandler reads notifications and control messages from the queue
+// handler and processes one at a time.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) notificationHandler() {
 	// clients is a map of all currently connected websocket clients.
-	clients map[chan bool]*wsClient
+	clients := make(map[chan bool]*wsClient)
 
 	// Maps used to hold lists of websocket clients to be notified on
 	// certain events.  Each websocket client also keeps maps for the events
 	// which have multiple triggers to make removal from these lists on
 	// connection close less horrendously expensive.
-	blockNotifications map[chan bool]*wsClient
-	txNotifications    map[chan bool]*wsClient
-	spentNotifications map[btcwire.OutPoint]map[chan bool]*wsClient
-	addrNotifications  map[string]map[chan bool]*wsClient
+	//
+	// Where possible, the quit channel is used as the unique id for a client
+	// since it is quite a bit more efficient than using the entire struct.
+	blockNotifications := make(map[chan bool]*wsClient)
+	txNotifications := make(map[chan bool]*wsClient)
+	watchedOutPoints := make(map[btcwire.OutPoint]map[chan bool]*wsClient)
+	watchedAddrs := make(map[string]map[chan bool]*wsClient)
+
+out:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case n, ok := <-m.notificationMsgs:
+			if !ok {
+				// queueHandler quit.
+				break out
+			}
+			switch n := n.(type) {
+			case *notificationBlockConnected:
+				block := (*btcutil.Block)(n)
+				if len(blockNotifications) != 0 {
+					m.notifyBlockConnected(blockNotifications,
+						block)
+				}
+
+				// Skip iterating through all txs if no
+				// tx notification requests exist.
+				if len(watchedOutPoints) == 0 && len(watchedAddrs) == 0 {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				for _, tx := range block.Transactions() {
+					m.notifyForTx(watchedOutPoints,
+						watchedAddrs, tx, block)
+				}
+
+			case *notificationBlockDisconnected:
+				m.notifyBlockDisconnected(blockNotifications,
+					(*btcutil.Block)(n))
+
+			case *notificationTxAcceptedByMempool:
+				if n.isNew && len(txNotifications) != 0 {
+					m.notifyForNewTx(txNotifications, n.tx)
+				}
+				m.notifyForTx(watchedOutPoints, watchedAddrs, n.tx, nil)
+
+			case *notificationRegisterBlocks:
+				wsc := (*wsClient)(n)
+				blockNotifications[wsc.quit] = wsc
+
+			case *notificationRegisterClient:
+				wsc := (*wsClient)(n)
+				clients[wsc.quit] = wsc
+
+			case *notificationUnregisterClient:
+				wsc := (*wsClient)(n)
+				// Remove any requests made by the client as well as
+				// the client itself.
+				delete(blockNotifications, wsc.quit)
+				delete(txNotifications, wsc.quit)
+				for k := range wsc.spentRequests {
+					op := k
+					m.removeSpentRequest(watchedOutPoints, wsc, &op)
+				}
+				for addr := range wsc.addrRequests {
+					m.removeAddrRequest(watchedAddrs, wsc, addr)
+				}
+				delete(clients, wsc.quit)
+
+			case *notificationRegisterSpent:
+				m.addSpentRequest(watchedOutPoints, n.wsc, n.op)
+
+			case *notificationUnregisterSpent:
+				m.removeSpentRequest(watchedOutPoints, n.wsc, n.op)
+
+			case *notificationRegisterAddr:
+				m.addAddrRequest(watchedAddrs, n.wsc, n.addr)
+
+			case *notificationUnregisterAddr:
+				m.removeAddrRequest(watchedAddrs, n.wsc, n.addr)
+
+			default:
+				rpcsLog.Warn("Unhandled notification type")
+			}
+
+		case m.numClients <- len(clients):
+
+		case <-m.quit:
+			// RPC server shutting down.
+			break out
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range clients {
+		c.Disconnect()
+	}
+	m.wg.Done()
 }
 
 // NumClients returns the number of clients actively being served.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
 func (m *wsNotificationManager) NumClients() int {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	return len(m.clients)
+	return <-m.numClients
 }
 
-// AddBlockUpdateRequest requests block update notifications to the passed
+// RegisterBlockUpdates requests block update notifications to the passed
 // websocket client.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) AddBlockUpdateRequest(wsc *wsClient) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// Add the client to the map to notify when block updates are seen.
-	// Use the quit channel as a unique id for the client since it is quite
-	// a bit more efficient than using the entire struct.
-	m.blockNotifications[wsc.quit] = wsc
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) RegisterBlockUpdates(wsc *wsClient) {
+	m.queueNotification <- (*notificationRegisterBlocks)(wsc)
 }
 
-// RemoveBlockUpdateRequest removes block update notifications for the passed
+// UnregisterBlockUpdates removes block update notifications for the passed
 // websocket client.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) RemoveBlockUpdateRequest(wsc *wsClient) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// Delete the client from the map to notify when block updates are seen.
-	// Use the quit channel as a unique id for the client since it is quite
-	// a bit more efficient than using the entire struct.
-	delete(m.blockNotifications, wsc.quit)
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) UnregisterBlockUpdates(wsc *wsClient) {
+	m.queueNotification <- (*notificationUnregisterBlocks)(wsc)
 }
 
-// NotifyBlockConnected notifies websocket clients that have registered for
+// notifyBlockConnected notifies websocket clients that have registered for
 // block updates when a block is connected to the main chain.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyBlockConnected(block *btcutil.Block) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// Nothing to do if there are no websocket clients registered to
-	// receive notifications that result from a newly connected block.
-	if len(m.blockNotifications) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
+func (*wsNotificationManager) notifyBlockConnected(clients map[chan bool]*wsClient,
+	block *btcutil.Block) {
 
 	hash, err := block.Sha()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -188,23 +376,18 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyBlockConnected(block *btcutil.Block) {
 			"%v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	for _, wsc := range m.blockNotifications {
+	for _, wsc := range clients {
 		wsc.QueueNotification(marshalledJSON)
 	}
 }
 
-// NotifyBlockDisconnected notifies websocket clients that have registered for
+// notifyBlockDisconnected notifies websocket clients that have registered for
 // block updates when a block is disconnected from the main chain (due to a
 // reorganize).
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyBlockDisconnected(block *btcutil.Block) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// Nothing to do if there are no websocket clients registered to
-	// receive notifications that result from a newly connected block.
-	if len(m.blockNotifications) == 0 {
+func (*wsNotificationManager) notifyBlockDisconnected(clients map[chan bool]*wsClient, block *btcutil.Block) {
+	// Skip notification creation if no clients have requested block
+	// connected/disconnected notifications.
+	if len(clients) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -224,56 +407,27 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyBlockDisconnected(block *btcutil.Block) {
 			"notification: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	for _, wsc := range m.blockNotifications {
+	for _, wsc := range clients {
 		wsc.QueueNotification(marshalledJSON)
 	}
 }
 
-// AddNewTxRequest requests notifications to the passed websocket client when
-// new transactions are added to the memory pool.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) AddNewTxRequest(wsc *wsClient) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// Add the client to the map to notify when a new transaction is added
-	// to the memory pool.  Use the quit channel as a unique id for the
-	// client since it is quite a bit more efficient than using the entire
-	// struct.
-	m.txNotifications[wsc.quit] = wsc
+// RegisterNewMempoolTxsUpdates requests notifications to the passed websocket
+// client when new transactions are added to the memory pool.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) RegisterNewMempoolTxsUpdates(wsc *wsClient) {
+	m.queueNotification <- (*notificationRegisterNewMempoolTxs)(wsc)
 }
 
-// RemoveNewTxRequest removes notifications to the passed websocket client when
-// new transaction are added to the memory pool.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) RemoveNewTxRequest(wsc *wsClient) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// Delete the client from the map to notify when a new transaction is
-	// seen in the memory pool.  Use the quit channel as a unique id for the
-	// client since it is quite a bit more efficient than using the entire
-	// struct.
-	delete(m.txNotifications, wsc.quit)
+// UnregisterNewMempoolTxsUpdates removes notifications to the passed websocket
+// client when new transaction are added to the memory pool.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) UnregisterNewMempoolTxsUpdates(wsc *wsClient) {
+	m.queueNotification <- (*notificationUnregisterNewMempoolTxs)(wsc)
 }
 
-// NotifyForNewTx notifies websocket clients that have registerd for updates
+// notifyForNewTx notifies websocket clients that have registerd for updates
 // when a new transaction is added to the memory pool.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyForNewTx(tx *btcutil.Tx) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// Nothing to do if there are no websocket clients registered to
-	// receive notifications about transactions added to the memory pool.
-	if len(m.txNotifications) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	txID := tx.Sha().String()
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForNewTx(clients map[chan bool]*wsClient, tx *btcutil.Tx) {
+	txShaStr := tx.Sha().String()
 	mtx := tx.MsgTx()
 
 	var amount int64
@@ -281,7 +435,7 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyForNewTx(tx *btcutil.Tx) {
 		amount += txOut.Value
 	}
 
-	ntfn := btcws.NewAllTxNtfn(txID, amount)
+	ntfn := btcws.NewAllTxNtfn(txShaStr, amount)
 	marshalledJSON, err := json.Marshal(ntfn)
 	if err != nil {
 		rpcsLog.Errorf("Failed to marshal tx notification: %s", err.Error())
@@ -290,10 +444,12 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyForNewTx(tx *btcutil.Tx) {
 
 	var verboseNtfn *btcws.AllVerboseTxNtfn
 	var marshalledJSONVerbose []byte
-	for _, wsc := range m.txNotifications {
+	for _, wsc := range clients {
 		if wsc.verboseTxUpdates {
 			if verboseNtfn == nil {
-				rawTx, err := createTxRawResult(m.server.server.btcnet, txID, mtx, nil, 0, nil)
+				net := m.server.server.btcnet
+				rawTx, err := createTxRawResult(net, txShaStr,
+					mtx, nil, 0, nil)
 				if err != nil {
 					return
 				}
@@ -312,48 +468,59 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyForNewTx(tx *btcutil.Tx) {
 	}
 }
 
-// addSpentRequest is the internal function which implements the public
-// AddSpentRequest.  See the comment for AddSpentRequest for more details.
-//
-// This function MUST be called with the notification manager lock held.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) addSpentRequest(wsc *wsClient, op *btcwire.OutPoint) {
+// RegisterSpentRequest requests an notification when the passed outpoint is
+// confirmed spent (contained in a block connected to the main chain) for the
+// passed websocket client.  The request is automatically removed once the
+// notification has been sent.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) RegisterSpentRequest(wsc *wsClient, op *btcwire.OutPoint) {
+	m.queueNotification <- &notificationRegisterSpent{
+		wsc: wsc,
+		op:  op,
+	}
+}
+
+// addSpentRequest modifies a map of watched outpoints to sets of websocket
+// clients to add a new request watch the outpoint op and create and send
+// a notification when spent to the websocket client wsc.
+func (*wsNotificationManager) addSpentRequest(ops map[btcwire.OutPoint]map[chan bool]*wsClient,
+	wsc *wsClient, op *btcwire.OutPoint) {
+
 	// Track the request in the client as well so it can be quickly be
 	// removed on disconnect.
 	wsc.spentRequests[*op] = struct{}{}
 
 	// Add the client to the list to notify when the outpoint is seen.
 	// Create the list as needed.
-	cmap, ok := m.spentNotifications[*op]
+	cmap, ok := ops[*op]
 	if !ok {
 		cmap = make(map[chan bool]*wsClient)
-		m.spentNotifications[*op] = cmap
+		ops[*op] = cmap
 	}
 	cmap[wsc.quit] = wsc
 }
 
-// AddSpentRequest requests an notification when the passed outpoint is
-// confirmed spent (contained in a block connected to the main chain) for the
-// passed websocket client.  The request is automatically removed once the
-// notification has been sent.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) AddSpentRequest(wsc *wsClient, op *btcwire.OutPoint) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	m.addSpentRequest(wsc, op)
+// UnregisterSpentRequest removes a request from the passed websocket client
+// to be notified when the passed outpoint is confirmed spent (contained in a
+// block connected to the main chain).
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) UnregisterSpentRequest(wsc *wsClient, op *btcwire.OutPoint) {
+	m.queueNotification <- &notificationUnregisterSpent{
+		wsc: wsc,
+		op:  op,
+	}
 }
 
-// removeSpentRequest is the internal function which implements the public
-// RemoveSpentRequest.  See the comment for RemoveSpentRequest for more details.
-//
-// This function MUST be called with the notification manager lock held.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) removeSpentRequest(wsc *wsClient, op *btcwire.OutPoint) {
+// removeSpentRequest modifies a map of watched outpoints to remove the
+// websocket client wsc from the set of clients to be notified when a
+// watched outpoint is spent.  If wsc is the last client, the outpoint
+// key is removed from the map.
+func (*wsNotificationManager) removeSpentRequest(ops map[btcwire.OutPoint]map[chan bool]*wsClient,
+	wsc *wsClient, op *btcwire.OutPoint) {
+
 	// Remove the request tracking from the client.
 	delete(wsc.spentRequests, *op)
 
 	// Remove the client from the list to notify.
-	notifyMap, ok := m.spentNotifications[*op]
+	notifyMap, ok := ops[*op]
 	if !ok {
 		rpcsLog.Warnf("Attempt to remove nonexistent spent request "+
 			"for websocket client %s", wsc.addr)
@@ -361,25 +528,13 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) removeSpentRequest(wsc *wsClient, op *btcwire.Ou
 	}
 	delete(notifyMap, wsc.quit)
 
-	// Remove the map entry altogether if there are no more clients
-	// interested in it.
+	// Remove the map entry altogether if there are
+	// no more clients interested in it.
 	if len(notifyMap) == 0 {
-		delete(m.spentNotifications, *op)
+		delete(ops, *op)
 	}
 }
 
-// RemoveSpentRequest removes a request from the passed websocket client to be
-// notified when the passed outpoint is confirmed spent (contained in a block
-// connected to the main chain).
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) RemoveSpentRequest(wsc *wsClient, op *btcwire.OutPoint) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	m.removeSpentRequest(wsc, op)
-}
-
 // txHexString returns the serialized transaction encoded in hexadecimal.
 func txHexString(tx *btcutil.Tx) string {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -388,30 +543,52 @@ func txHexString(tx *btcutil.Tx) string {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(buf.Bytes())
 }
 
+// blockDetails creates a BlockDetails struct to include in btcws notifications
+// from a block and a transaction's block index.
+func blockDetails(block *btcutil.Block, txIndex int) *btcws.BlockDetails {
+	if block == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	blockSha, _ := block.Sha() // never errors
+	return &btcws.BlockDetails{
+		Height: int32(block.Height()),
+		Hash:   blockSha.String(),
+		Index:  txIndex,
+		Time:   block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp.Unix(),
+	}
+}
+
+// newRedeemingTxNotification returns a new marshalled redeemingtx notification
+// with the passed parameters.
+func newRedeemingTxNotification(txHex string, index int, block *btcutil.Block) ([]byte, error) {
+	// Create and marshal the notification.
+	ntfn := btcws.NewRedeemingTxNtfn(txHex, blockDetails(block, index))
+	return json.Marshal(ntfn)
+}
+
 // notifyForTxOuts examines each transaction output, notifying interested
 // websocket clients of the transaction if an output spends to a watched
 // address.  A spent notification request is automatically registered for
 // the client for each matching output.
-//
-// This function MUST be called with the notification manager lock held.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForTxOuts(tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.Block) {
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForTxOuts(ops map[btcwire.OutPoint]map[chan bool]*wsClient,
+	addrs map[string]map[chan bool]*wsClient, tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.Block) {
+
 	// Nothing to do if nobody is listening for address notifications.
-	if len(m.addrNotifications) == 0 {
+	if len(addrs) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
 	txHex := ""
 	wscNotified := make(map[chan bool]bool)
 	for i, txOut := range tx.MsgTx().TxOut {
-		_, addrs, _, err := btcscript.ExtractPkScriptAddrs(
+		_, txAddrs, _, err := btcscript.ExtractPkScriptAddrs(
 			txOut.PkScript, m.server.server.btcnet)
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		for _, addr := range addrs {
-			encodedAddr := addr.EncodeAddress()
-			cmap, ok := m.addrNotifications[encodedAddr]
+		for _, txAddr := range txAddrs {
+			cmap, ok := addrs[txAddr.EncodeAddress()]
 			if !ok {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -429,7 +606,7 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForTxOuts(tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.B
 
 			op := btcwire.NewOutPoint(tx.Sha(), uint32(i))
 			for wscQuit, wsc := range cmap {
-				m.addSpentRequest(wsc, op)
+				m.addSpentRequest(ops, wsc, op)
 
 				if !wscNotified[wscQuit] {
 					wscNotified[wscQuit] = true
@@ -440,36 +617,29 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForTxOuts(tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.B
 	}
 }
 
-// NotifyForTx examines the inputs and outputs of the passed transaction,
+// notifyForTx examines the inputs and outputs of the passed transaction,
 // notifying websocket clients of outputs spending to a watched address
 // and inputs spending a watched outpoint.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyForTx(tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.Block) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForTx(ops map[btcwire.OutPoint]map[chan bool]*wsClient,
+	addrs map[string]map[chan bool]*wsClient, tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.Block) {
 
-	m.notifyForTxIns(tx, block)
-	m.notifyForTxOuts(tx, block)
-}
-
-// newRedeemingTxNotification returns a new marshalled redeemingtx notification
-// with the passed parameters.
-func newRedeemingTxNotification(txHex string, index int, block *btcutil.Block) ([]byte, error) {
-	// Create and marshal the notification.
-	ntfn := btcws.NewRedeemingTxNtfn(txHex, blockDetails(block, index))
-	return json.Marshal(ntfn)
+	if len(ops) != 0 {
+		m.notifyForTxIns(ops, tx, block)
+	}
+	if len(addrs) != 0 {
+		m.notifyForTxOuts(ops, addrs, tx, block)
+	}
 }
 
 // notifyForTxIns examines the inputs of the passed transaction and sends
 // interested websocket clients a redeemingtx notification if any inputs
 // spend a watched output.  If block is non-nil, any matching spent
 // requests are removed.
-//
-// This function MUST be called with the notification manager lock held.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForTxIns(tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.Block) {
-	// Nothing to do if nobody is listening for spent notifications.
-	if len(m.spentNotifications) == 0 {
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForTxIns(ops map[btcwire.OutPoint]map[chan bool]*wsClient,
+	tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.Block) {
+
+	// Nothing to do if nobody is watching outpoints.
+	if len(ops) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -477,7 +647,7 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForTxIns(tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.Bl
 	wscNotified := make(map[chan bool]bool)
 	for _, txIn := range tx.MsgTx().TxIn {
 		prevOut := &txIn.PreviousOutpoint
-		if cmap, ok := m.spentNotifications[*prevOut]; ok {
+		if cmap, ok := ops[*prevOut]; ok {
 			if txHex == "" {
 				txHex = txHexString(tx)
 			}
@@ -488,7 +658,7 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForTxIns(tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.Bl
 			}
 			for wscQuit, wsc := range cmap {
 				if block != nil {
-					m.removeSpentRequest(wsc, prevOut)
+					m.removeSpentRequest(ops, wsc, prevOut)
 				}
 
 				if !wscNotified[wscQuit] {
@@ -500,144 +670,109 @@ func (m *wsNotificationManager) notifyForTxIns(tx *btcutil.Tx, block *btcutil.Bl
 	}
 }
 
-// NotifyBlockTXs examines the input and outputs of the passed transaction
-// and sends websocket clients notifications they are interested in.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) NotifyBlockTXs(block *btcutil.Block) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// Nothing to do if there are no websocket clients registered to receive
-	// notifications about spent outpoints or payments to addresses.
-	if len(m.spentNotifications) == 0 && len(m.addrNotifications) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	for _, tx := range block.Transactions() {
-		m.notifyForTxIns(tx, block)
-		m.notifyForTxOuts(tx, block)
+// RegisterTxOutAddressRequest requests notifications to the passed websocket
+// client when a transaction output spends to the passed address.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) RegisterTxOutAddressRequest(wsc *wsClient, addr string) {
+	m.queueNotification <- &notificationRegisterAddr{
+		wsc:  wsc,
+		addr: addr,
 	}
 }
 
-func blockDetails(block *btcutil.Block, txIndex int) *btcws.BlockDetails {
-	if block == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	blockSha, _ := block.Sha() // never errors
-	return &btcws.BlockDetails{
-		Height: int32(block.Height()),
-		Hash:   blockSha.String(),
-		Index:  txIndex,
-		Time:   block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp.Unix(),
-	}
-}
-
-// AddAddrRequest requests notifications to the passed websocket client when
-// a transaction pays to the passed address.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) AddAddrRequest(wsc *wsClient, addr string) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
+// addAddrRequest adds the websocket client wsc to the address to client set
+// addrs so wsc will be notified for any mempool or block transaction outputs
+// spending to addr.
+func (*wsNotificationManager) addAddrRequest(addrs map[string]map[chan bool]*wsClient,
+	wsc *wsClient, addr string) {
 
 	// Track the request in the client as well so it can be quickly be
 	// removed on disconnect.
 	wsc.addrRequests[addr] = struct{}{}
 
-	// Add the client to the list to notify when the outpoint is seen.
-	// Create the list as needed.
-	cmap, ok := m.addrNotifications[addr]
+	// Add the client to the set of clients to notify when the outpoint is
+	// seen.  Create map as needed.
+	cmap, ok := addrs[addr]
 	if !ok {
 		cmap = make(map[chan bool]*wsClient)
-		m.addrNotifications[addr] = cmap
+		addrs[addr] = cmap
 	}
 	cmap[wsc.quit] = wsc
 }
 
-// removeAddrRequest is the internal function which implements the public
-// RemoveAddrRequest.  See the comment for RemoveAddrRequest for more details.
-//
-// This function MUST be called with the notification manager lock held.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) removeAddrRequest(wsc *wsClient, addr string) {
+// UnregisterTxOutAddressRequest removes a request from the passed websocket
+// client to be notified when a transaction spends to the passed address.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) UnregisterTxOutAddressRequest(wsc *wsClient, addr string) {
+	m.queueNotification <- &notificationUnregisterAddr{
+		wsc:  wsc,
+		addr: addr,
+	}
+}
+
+// removeAddrRequest removes the websocket client wsc from the address to
+// client set addrs so it will no longer receive notification updates for
+// any transaction outputs send to addr.
+func (*wsNotificationManager) removeAddrRequest(addrs map[string]map[chan bool]*wsClient,
+	wsc *wsClient, addr string) {
+
 	// Remove the request tracking from the client.
 	delete(wsc.addrRequests, addr)
 
 	// Remove the client from the list to notify.
-	notifyMap, ok := m.addrNotifications[addr]
+	cmap, ok := addrs[addr]
 	if !ok {
 		rpcsLog.Warnf("Attempt to remove nonexistent addr request "+
 			"<%s> for websocket client %s", addr, wsc.addr)
 		return
 	}
-	delete(notifyMap, wsc.quit)
+	delete(cmap, wsc.quit)
 
 	// Remove the map entry altogether if there are no more clients
 	// interested in it.
-	if len(notifyMap) == 0 {
-		delete(m.addrNotifications, addr)
+	if len(cmap) == 0 {
+		delete(addrs, addr)
 	}
 }
 
-// RemoveAddrRequest removes a request from the passed websocket client to be
-// notified when a transaction pays to the passed address.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
-func (m *wsNotificationManager) RemoveAddrRequest(wsc *wsClient, addr string) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	m.removeAddrRequest(wsc, addr)
-}
-
 // AddClient adds the passed websocket client to the notification manager.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
 func (m *wsNotificationManager) AddClient(wsc *wsClient) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	m.clients[wsc.quit] = wsc
+	m.queueNotification <- (*notificationRegisterClient)(wsc)
 }
 
 // RemoveClient removes the passed websocket client and all notifications
 // registered for it.
-//
-// This function is safe for concurrent access.
 func (m *wsNotificationManager) RemoveClient(wsc *wsClient) {
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
-	// Remove any requests made by the client as well as the client itself.
-	delete(m.blockNotifications, wsc.quit)
-	delete(m.txNotifications, wsc.quit)
-	for k := range wsc.spentRequests {
-		op := k
-		m.removeSpentRequest(wsc, &op)
-	}
-	for addr := range wsc.addrRequests {
-		m.removeAddrRequest(wsc, addr)
-	}
-	delete(m.clients, wsc.quit)
+	m.queueNotification <- (*notificationUnregisterClient)(wsc)
 }
 
-// Shutdown disconnects all websocket clients the manager knows about.
+// Start starts the goroutines required for the manager to queue and process
+// websocket client notifications.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) Start() {
+	m.wg.Add(2)
+	go m.queueHandler()
+	go m.notificationHandler()
+}
+
+// WaitForShutdown blocks until all notification manager goroutines have
+// finished.
+func (m *wsNotificationManager) WaitForShutdown() {
+	m.wg.Wait()
+}
+
+// Shutdown shuts down the manager, stopping the notification queue and
+// notification handler goroutines.
 func (m *wsNotificationManager) Shutdown() {
-	for _, wsc := range m.clients {
-		wsc.Disconnect()
-	}
+	close(m.quit)
 }
 
 // newWsNotificationManager returns a new notification manager ready for use.
 // See wsNotificationManager for more details.
 func newWsNotificationManager(server *rpcServer) *wsNotificationManager {
 	return &wsNotificationManager{
-		server:             server,
-		clients:            make(map[chan bool]*wsClient),
-		blockNotifications: make(map[chan bool]*wsClient),
-		txNotifications:    make(map[chan bool]*wsClient),
-		spentNotifications: make(map[btcwire.OutPoint]map[chan bool]*wsClient),
-		addrNotifications:  make(map[string]map[chan bool]*wsClient),
+		server:            server,
+		queueNotification: make(chan interface{}),
+		notificationMsgs:  make(chan interface{}),
+		numClients:        make(chan int),
+		quit:              make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1228,7 +1363,7 @@ func handleGetCurrentNet(wsc *wsClient, icmd btcjson.Cmd) (interface{}, *btcjson
 // handleNotifyBlocks implements the notifyblocks command extension for
 // websocket connections.
 func handleNotifyBlocks(wsc *wsClient, icmd btcjson.Cmd) (interface{}, *btcjson.Error) {
-	wsc.server.ntfnMgr.AddBlockUpdateRequest(wsc)
+	wsc.server.ntfnMgr.RegisterBlockUpdates(wsc)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -1240,7 +1375,7 @@ func handleNotifySpent(wsc *wsClient, icmd btcjson.Cmd) (interface{}, *btcjson.E
 		return nil, &btcjson.ErrInternal
 	}
 
-	wsc.server.ntfnMgr.AddSpentRequest(wsc, cmd.OutPoint)
+	wsc.server.ntfnMgr.RegisterSpentRequest(wsc, cmd.OutPoint)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -1253,7 +1388,7 @@ func handleNotifyAllNewTXs(wsc *wsClient, icmd btcjson.Cmd) (interface{}, *btcjs
 	}
 
 	wsc.verboseTxUpdates = cmd.Verbose
-	wsc.server.ntfnMgr.AddNewTxRequest(wsc)
+	wsc.server.ntfnMgr.RegisterNewMempoolTxsUpdates(wsc)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -1275,7 +1410,7 @@ func handleNotifyNewTXs(wsc *wsClient, icmd btcjson.Cmd) (interface{}, *btcjson.
 			return nil, &e
 		}
 
-		wsc.server.ntfnMgr.AddAddrRequest(wsc, addr.EncodeAddress())
+		wsc.server.ntfnMgr.RegisterTxOutAddressRequest(wsc, addr.EncodeAddress())
 	}
 
 	return nil, nil