diff --git a/src/regression_model_template/controller/kafka_app.py b/src/regression_model_template/controller/kafka_app.py
index 7b69d15..79b234c 100644
--- a/src/regression_model_template/controller/kafka_app.py
+++ b/src/regression_model_template/controller/kafka_app.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import uvicorn
 from confluent_kafka import Consumer, KafkaError, Message, Producer
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Request
+from fastapi.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.middleware.trustedhost import TrustedHostMiddleware
 from uvicorn.middleware.proxy_headers import ProxyHeadersMiddleware
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ async def predict(request_data: PredictionRequest, request: Request) -> Predicti
         except Exception:
             logger.info("Received HTTP prediction request with unknown data structure")
 
-        prediction_result = fastapi_kafka_service.prediction_callback(request_data)
+        prediction_result = await run_in_threadpool(fastapi_kafka_service.prediction_callback, request_data)
 
         logger.debug(f"HTTP prediction result: {prediction_result}")
         try:
diff --git a/tests/performance/benchmark_blocking.py b/tests/performance/benchmark_blocking.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f57136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/performance/benchmark_blocking.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import asyncio
+import time
+import threading
+
+
+def sync_prediction():
+    """Simulates a CPU-bound synchronous prediction call."""
+    print("  [Sync] Starting prediction...")
+    time.sleep(2)  # Simulate 2 seconds of blocking work
+    print("  [Sync] Prediction complete.")
+    return {"result": "success"}
+
+
+async def async_health_check():
+    """Simulates an asynchronous health check that should remain responsive."""
+    for i in range(5):
+        print(f"  [Async] Health check {i + 1}...")
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+
+
+async def run_blocking_scenario():
+    print("\nScenario: Blocking Sync Call in Event Loop")
+    print("-" * 40)
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    # In a real FastAPI app, calling sync_prediction() directly in an async def endpoint
+    # would block the entire event loop.
+
+    health_task = asyncio.create_task(async_health_check())
+
+    print("Calling sync_prediction() directly...")
+    sync_prediction()
+
+    await health_task
+
+    end_time = time.time()
+    print(f"Total time: {end_time - start_time:.2f}s")
+    print("Note: Notice how health checks were delayed until prediction finished.")
+
+
+async def run_non_blocking_scenario():
+    print("\nScenario: Non-Blocking Call using ThreadPool")
+    print("-" * 40)
+
+    # We'll use asyncio.to_thread which is similar to what run_in_threadpool does
+    # (available in Python 3.9+)
+
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    health_task = asyncio.create_task(async_health_check())
+
+    print("Calling sync_prediction() in a thread...")
+    prediction_task = asyncio.to_thread(sync_prediction)
+
+    await asyncio.gather(health_task, prediction_task)
+
+    end_time = time.time()
+    print(f"Total time: {end_time - start_time:.2f}s")
+    print("Note: Notice how health checks ran concurrently with prediction.")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(run_blocking_scenario())
+    asyncio.run(run_non_blocking_scenario())