diff --git a/app/worker.php b/app/worker.php
index 2d59259284..4741afe7ea 100644
--- a/app/worker.php
+++ b/app/worker.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Server::setResource('project', function (Message $message, Database $dbForConsol
     $payload = $message->getPayload() ?? [];
     $project = new Document($payload['project'] ?? []);
 
-    if ($project->getId() === 'console' || $project->isEmpty() || ! empty($project->getInternalId())) {
+    if ($project->getId() === 'console') {
         return $project;
     }
 
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ Server::setResource('deviceForCache', function (Document $project) {
     return getDevice(APP_STORAGE_CACHE . '/app-' . $project->getId());
 }, ['project']);
 
+Server::setResource(
+    'isResourceBlocked',
+    fn () => fn (Document $project, string $resourceType, ?string $resourceId) => false
+);
+
 
 $pools = $register->get('pools');
 $platform = new Appwrite();
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Functions.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Functions.php
index 7e548f57be..3dc3e65eee 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Functions.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Functions.php
@@ -41,29 +41,33 @@ class Functions extends Action
         $this
             ->desc('Functions worker')
             ->groups(['functions'])
+            ->inject('project')
             ->inject('message')
             ->inject('dbForProject')
             ->inject('queueForFunctions')
             ->inject('queueForEvents')
             ->inject('queueForUsage')
             ->inject('log')
-            ->callback(fn (Message $message, Database $dbForProject, Func $queueForFunctions, Event $queueForEvents, Usage $queueForUsage, Log $log) => $this->action($message, $dbForProject, $queueForFunctions, $queueForEvents, $queueForUsage, $log));
+            ->inject('isResourceBlocked')
+            ->callback(fn (Document $project, Message $message, Database $dbForProject, Func $queueForFunctions, Event $queueForEvents, Usage $queueForUsage, Log $log, callable $isResourceBlocked) => $this->action($project, $message, $dbForProject, $queueForFunctions, $queueForEvents, $queueForUsage, $log, $isResourceBlocked));
     }
 
     /**
+     * @param Document $project
      * @param Message $message
      * @param Database $dbForProject
      * @param Func $queueForFunctions
      * @param Event $queueForEvents
      * @param Usage $queueForUsage
      * @param Log $log
+     * @param callable $isResourceBlocked
      * @return void
      * @throws Authorization
      * @throws Structure
      * @throws \Utopia\Database\Exception
      * @throws Conflict
      */
-    public function action(Message $message, Database $dbForProject, Func $queueForFunctions, Event $queueForEvents, Usage $queueForUsage, Log $log): void
+    public function action(Document $project, Message $message, Database $dbForProject, Func $queueForFunctions, Event $queueForEvents, Usage $queueForUsage, Log $log, callable $isResourceBlocked): void
     {
         $payload = $message->getPayload() ?? [];
 
@@ -73,55 +77,21 @@ class Functions extends Action
 
         $type = $payload['type'] ?? '';
 
-        // Short-term solution to offhand write operation from API contianer
+        // Short-term solution to offhand write operation from API container
         if ($type === Func::TYPE_ASYNC_WRITE) {
             $execution = new Document($payload['execution'] ?? []);
-            $execution = $dbForProject->createDocument('executions', $execution);
+            $dbForProject->createDocument('executions', $execution);
             return;
         }
 
-        $events = $payload['events'] ?? [];
-        $data = $payload['body'] ?? '';
         $eventData = $payload['payload'] ?? '';
-        $project = new Document($payload['project'] ?? []);
-        $function = new Document($payload['function'] ?? []);
-        $functionId = $payload['functionId'] ?? '';
         $user = new Document($payload['user'] ?? []);
-        $userId = $payload['userId'] ?? '';
-        $method = $payload['method'] ?? 'POST';
-        $headers = $payload['headers'] ?? [];
-        $path = $payload['path'] ?? '/';
-        $jwt = $payload['jwt'] ?? '';
-
-        if ($user->isEmpty() && !empty($userId)) {
-            $user = $dbForProject->getDocument('users', $userId);
-        }
-
-        if (empty($jwt) && !$user->isEmpty()) {
-            $jwtExpiry = $function->getAttribute('timeout', 900);
-            $jwtObj = new JWT(System::getEnv('_APP_OPENSSL_KEY_V1'), 'HS256', $jwtExpiry, 0);
-            $jwt = $jwtObj->encode([
-                'userId' => $user->getId(),
-            ]);
-        }
-
-        if ($project->getId() === 'console') {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if ($function->isEmpty() && !empty($functionId)) {
-            $function = $dbForProject->getDocument('functions', $functionId);
-        }
-
-        $log->addTag('functionId', $function->getId());
-        $log->addTag('projectId', $project->getId());
-        $log->addTag('type', $type);
+        $events = $payload['events'] ?? [];
 
         if (!empty($events)) {
             $limit = 30;
             $sum = 30;
             $offset = 0;
-            /** @var Document[] $functions */
             while ($sum >= $limit) {
                 $functions = $dbForProject->find('functions', [
                     Query::limit($limit),
@@ -138,6 +108,12 @@ class Functions extends Action
                     if (!array_intersect($events, $function->getAttribute('events', []))) {
                         continue;
                     }
+
+                    if ($isResourceBlocked($project, 'functions', $function->getId())) {
+                        Console::log('Function ' . $function->getId() . ' is blocked, skipping execution.');
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     Console::success('Iterating function: ' . $function->getAttribute('name'));
 
                     $this->execute(
@@ -168,6 +144,50 @@ class Functions extends Action
             return;
         }
 
+        $data = $payload['body'] ?? '';
+        $function = new Document($payload['function'] ?? []);
+        $functionId = $payload['functionId'] ?? '';
+        $userId = $payload['userId'] ?? '';
+        $method = $payload['method'] ?? 'POST';
+        $headers = $payload['headers'] ?? [];
+        $path = $payload['path'] ?? '/';
+        $jwt = $payload['jwt'] ?? '';
+
+        if ($user->isEmpty() && !empty($userId)) {
+            $user = $dbForProject->getDocument('users', $userId);
+        }
+
+        if (empty($jwt) && !$user->isEmpty()) {
+            $jwtExpiry = $function->getAttribute('timeout', 900);
+            $jwtObj = new JWT(System::getEnv('_APP_OPENSSL_KEY_V1'), 'HS256', $jwtExpiry, 0);
+            $jwt = $jwtObj->encode([
+                'userId' => $user->getId(),
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        if ($project->getId() === 'console') {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($function->isEmpty() && !empty($functionId)) {
+            $function = $dbForProject->getDocument('functions', $functionId);
+        }
+
+        // $function still empty, we can't execute this
+        if ($function->isEmpty()) {
+            Console::warning('Got empty function without functionId.');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($isResourceBlocked($project, 'functions', $function->getId())) {
+            Console::log('Function ' . $function->getId() . ' is blocked, skipping execution.');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $log->addTag('functionId', $function->getId());
+        $log->addTag('projectId', $project->getId());
+        $log->addTag('type', $type);
+
         /**
          * Handle Schedule and HTTP execution.
          */