diff --git a/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md b/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
index ef5636231..7099271be 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ By default, NetBox will prevent the creation of duplicate prefixes and IP addres
 
 Default: ['extras.events.process_event_queue',]
 
-NetBox will call functions listed here for events (create, update, delete) on models as well as when custom EventRules are fired.
+NetBox will call dotted paths to the functions listed here for events (create, update, delete) on models as well as when custom EventRules are fired.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/development/index.md b/docs/plugins/development/index.md
index f7c7af4b2..a5384a2b5 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/development/index.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/development/index.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ NetBox looks for the `config` variable within a plugin's `__init__.py` to load i
 | `max_version`         | Maximum version of NetBox with which the plugin is compatible                                                            |
 | `middleware`          | A list of middleware classes to append after NetBox's build-in middleware                                                |
 | `queues`              | A list of custom background task queues to create                                                                        |
-| `events_pipeline`     | An optional list of functions to add to the [`EVENTS_PIPELINE`](./miscellaneous.md#events_pipeline)                                                      |
+| `events_pipeline`     | An optional list of dotted paths to add to the [`EVENTS_PIPELINE`](./miscellaneous.md#events_pipeline)                                                      |
 | `search_extensions`   | The dotted path to the list of search index classes (default: `search.indexes`)                                          |
 | `data_backends`       | The dotted path to the list of data source backend classes (default: `data_backends.backends`)                           |
 | `template_extensions` | The dotted path to the list of template extension classes (default: `template_content.template_extensions`)              |
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 6af0edbb7..779f399ef 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -862,8 +862,13 @@ for plugin_name in PLUGINS:
     events_pipeline = plugin_config.events_pipeline
     if events_pipeline and type(events_pipeline) in (list, tuple):
         EVENTS_PIPELINE = list(EVENTS_PIPELINE)
+        if 'extras.events.process_event_queue' not in EVENTS_PIPELINE:
+            EVENTS_PIPELINE.insert(0, 'extras.events.process_event_queue')
+
         EVENTS_PIPELINE.extend(events_pipeline)
 
+print(EVENTS_PIPELINE)
+
 # UNSUPPORTED FUNCTIONALITY: Import any local overrides.
 try:
     from .local_settings import *