diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/caServerApp/exAsyncPV.cc b/src/makeBaseApp/top/caServerApp/exAsyncPV.cc
index fe0e4deb7..7e0758c13 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/caServerApp/exAsyncPV.cc
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/caServerApp/exAsyncPV.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
 
 #include "exServer.h"
 
+exAsyncPV::exAsyncPV ( exServer & cas, pvInfo & setup, 
+                             bool preCreateFlag, bool scanOnIn,
+                             double asyncDelayIn ) :
+    exScalarPV ( cas, setup, preCreateFlag, scanOnIn ),
+    asyncDelay ( asyncDelayIn ),
+    simultAsychReadIOCount ( 0u ),
+    simultAsychWriteIOCount ( 0u )
+{
+}
+
 //
 // exAsyncPV::read()
 //
@@ -22,16 +32,21 @@ caStatus exAsyncPV::read (const casCtx &ctx, gdd &valueIn)
 {
 	exAsyncReadIO	*pIO;
 	
-	if ( this->simultAsychIOCount >= this->cas.maxSimultAsyncIO () ) {
+	if ( this->simultAsychReadIOCount >= this->cas.maxSimultAsyncIO () ) {
 		return S_casApp_postponeAsyncIO;
 	}
 
 	pIO = new exAsyncReadIO ( this->cas, ctx, 
 	                *this, valueIn, this->asyncDelay );
 	if ( ! pIO ) {
-		return S_casApp_noMemory;
+        if ( this->simultAsychReadIOCount > 0 ) {
+            return S_casApp_postponeAsyncIO;
+        }
+        else {
+		    return S_casApp_noMemory;
+        }
 	}
-	this->simultAsychIOCount++;
+	this->simultAsychReadIOCount++;
     return S_casApp_asyncCompletion;
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +55,7 @@ caStatus exAsyncPV::read (const casCtx &ctx, gdd &valueIn)
 //
 caStatus exAsyncPV::writeNotify ( const casCtx &ctx, const gdd &valueIn )
 {	
-	if ( this->simultAsychIOCount >= this->cas.maxSimultAsyncIO() ) {
+	if ( this->simultAsychWriteIOCount >= this->cas.maxSimultAsyncIO() ) {
 		return S_casApp_postponeAsyncIO;
 	}
 
@@ -48,9 +63,14 @@ caStatus exAsyncPV::writeNotify ( const casCtx &ctx, const gdd &valueIn )
         exAsyncWriteIO ( this->cas, ctx, *this, 
 	                    valueIn, this->asyncDelay );
 	if ( ! pIO ) {
-		return S_casApp_noMemory;
-	}
-	this->simultAsychIOCount++;
+        if ( this->simultAsychReadIOCount > 0 ) {
+            return S_casApp_postponeAsyncIO;
+        }
+        else {
+		    return S_casApp_noMemory;
+        }
+    }
+	this->simultAsychWriteIOCount++;
 	return S_casApp_asyncCompletion;
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +83,7 @@ caStatus exAsyncPV::write ( const casCtx &ctx, const gdd &valueIn )
     // sent always applied behavior that IOCs provide excepting
     // that we will alow N requests to pend instead of a limit
     // of only one imposed in the IOC
-	if ( this->simultAsychIOCount >= this->cas.maxSimultAsyncIO() ) {
+	if ( this->simultAsychWriteIOCount >= this->cas.maxSimultAsyncIO() ) {
         pStandbyValue.set ( & valueIn );
 		return S_casApp_success;
 	}
@@ -72,24 +92,55 @@ caStatus exAsyncPV::write ( const casCtx &ctx, const gdd &valueIn )
         exAsyncWriteIO ( this->cas, ctx, *this, 
 	                    valueIn, this->asyncDelay );
 	if ( ! pIO ) {
-		return S_casApp_noMemory;
-	}
-	this->simultAsychIOCount++;
+        pStandbyValue.set ( & valueIn );
+		return S_casApp_success;
+    }
+	this->simultAsychWriteIOCount++;
 	return S_casApp_asyncCompletion;
 }
 
-void exAsyncPV::removeIO ()
+// Implementing a specialized update for exAsyncPV
+// allows standby value to update when we update 
+// the PV from an asynchronous write timer expiration
+// which is a better time compared to removeIO below
+// which, if used, gets the reads and writes out of
+// order. This type of reordering can cause the 
+// regression tests to fail.
+caStatus exAsyncPV :: updateFromAsyncWrite ( const gdd & src )
 {
-    if ( this->simultAsychIOCount > 0u ) {
-        this->simultAsychIOCount--;
-        if ( this->simultAsychIOCount == 0 && 
+    caStatus stat = this->update ( src );
+    if ( this->simultAsychWriteIOCount <=1 && 
             pStandbyValue.valid () ) {
+//printf("updateFromAsyncWrite: write standby\n");
+        stat = this->update ( *this->pStandbyValue );
+        this->pStandbyValue.set ( 0 );
+    }
+    return stat;
+}
+
+void exAsyncPV::removeReadIO ()
+{
+    if ( this->simultAsychReadIOCount > 0u ) {
+        this->simultAsychReadIOCount--;
+    }
+    else {
+        fprintf ( stderr, "inconsistent simultAsychReadIOCount?\n" );
+    }
+}
+
+void exAsyncPV::removeWriteIO ()
+{
+    if ( this->simultAsychWriteIOCount > 0u ) {
+        this->simultAsychWriteIOCount--;
+        if ( this->simultAsychWriteIOCount == 0 && 
+            pStandbyValue.valid () ) {
+//printf("removeIO: write standby\n");
             this->update ( *this->pStandbyValue );
             this->pStandbyValue.set ( 0 );
         }
     }
     else {
-        fprintf ( stderr, "inconsistent simultAsychIOCount?\n" );
+        fprintf ( stderr, "inconsistent simultAsychWriteIOCount?\n" );
     }
 }
 
@@ -115,9 +166,9 @@ exAsyncWriteIO::~exAsyncWriteIO()
     // hasnt been written then force it to happen
     // now so that regression testing works
     if ( this->pValue.valid () ) {
-        this->pv.update ( *this->pValue );
+        this->pv.updateFromAsyncWrite ( *this->pValue );
     }
-	this->pv.removeIO();
+	this->pv.removeWriteIO();
 }
 
 //
@@ -127,7 +178,8 @@ exAsyncWriteIO::~exAsyncWriteIO()
 epicsTimerNotify::expireStatus exAsyncWriteIO::
     expire ( const epicsTime & /* currentTime */ ) 
 {
-	caStatus status = this->pv.update ( *this->pValue );
+    assert ( this->pValue.valid () );
+	caStatus status = this->pv.updateFromAsyncWrite ( *this->pValue );
 	this->pValue.set ( 0 );
 	this->postIOCompletion ( status );
     return noRestart;
@@ -150,16 +202,16 @@ exAsyncReadIO::exAsyncReadIO ( exServer & cas, const casCtx & ctxIn,
 //
 exAsyncReadIO::~exAsyncReadIO()
 {
-	this->pv.removeIO ();
+	this->pv.removeReadIO ();
     this->timer.destroy ();
 }
 
-
 //
 // exAsyncReadIO::expire()
 // (a virtual function that runs when the base timer expires)
 //
-epicsTimerNotify::expireStatus exAsyncReadIO::expire ( const epicsTime & /* currentTime */ )
+epicsTimerNotify::expireStatus 
+    exAsyncReadIO::expire ( const epicsTime & /* currentTime */ )
 {
 	//
 	// map between the prototype in and the
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/caServerApp/exServer.h b/src/makeBaseApp/top/caServerApp/exServer.h
index af8ad2b69..5fb6adaf7 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/caServerApp/exServer.h
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/caServerApp/exServer.h
@@ -334,11 +334,14 @@ public:
     caStatus read ( const casCtx & ctxIn, gdd & protoIn );
     caStatus write ( const casCtx & ctxIn, const gdd & value );
     caStatus writeNotify ( const casCtx & ctxIn, const gdd & value );
-    void removeIO();
+    void removeReadIO();
+    void removeWriteIO();
+    caStatus updateFromAsyncWrite ( const gdd & );
 private:
     double asyncDelay;
     smartConstGDDPointer pStandbyValue;
-    unsigned simultAsychIOCount;
+    unsigned simultAsychReadIOCount;
+    unsigned simultAsychWriteIOCount;
     exAsyncPV & operator = ( const exAsyncPV & );
     exAsyncPV ( const exAsyncPV & );
 };
@@ -580,15 +583,6 @@ inline unsigned exServer :: maxSimultAsyncIO () const
     return this->_maxSimultAsyncIO;
 }
 
-inline exAsyncPV::exAsyncPV ( exServer & cas, pvInfo & setup, 
-                             bool preCreateFlag, bool scanOnIn,
-                             double asyncDelayIn ) :
-    exScalarPV ( cas, setup, preCreateFlag, scanOnIn ),
-    asyncDelay ( asyncDelayIn ),
-    simultAsychIOCount ( 0u )
-{
-}
-
 inline exChannel::exChannel ( const casCtx & ctxIn ) : 
     casChannel(ctxIn) 
 {