diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 204fc7c81..3c620a978 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ RUN apt-get -qq update \
     libtbb2 libtbb-dev libdc1394-22-dev libopenexr-dev \
     libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libgstreamer1.0-dev \
     # scipy dependencies
-    gcc gfortran libopenblas-dev liblapack-dev && \
+    gcc gfortran libopenblas-dev liblapack-dev \
+    # faster-fifo dependencies
+    g++ cython3 && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN wget -q https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -O get-pip.py \
diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index df89dd8b6..9dc1244cf 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import logging
 import multiprocessing as mp
-from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import Event as MpEvent
 import os
 import shutil
 import signal
 import sys
+from faster_fifo import Queue
 from typing import Optional
 from types import FrameType
 
diff --git a/frigate/log.py b/frigate/log.py
index a8041592f..f93e8b225 100644
--- a/frigate/log.py
+++ b/frigate/log.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import os
 import signal
 import queue
 import multiprocessing as mp
-from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
+from faster_fifo import Queue
 from logging import handlers
 from typing import Optional
 from types import FrameType
diff --git a/frigate/types.py b/frigate/types.py
index 04339e366..519120d86 100644
--- a/frigate/types.py
+++ b/frigate/types.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from typing import Optional, TypedDict
-from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
+from faster_fifo import Queue
 from multiprocessing.sharedctypes import Synchronized
 from multiprocessing.context import Process
 
diff --git a/requirements-wheels.txt b/requirements-wheels.txt
index 094059c2f..342d2a9ad 100644
--- a/requirements-wheels.txt
+++ b/requirements-wheels.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 click == 8.1.*
 Flask == 2.2.*
+faster-fifo == 1.4.*
 imutils == 0.5.*
 matplotlib == 3.6.*
 mypy == 0.942