diff --git a/permission_handler_apple/CHANGELOG.md b/permission_handler_apple/CHANGELOG.md
index 495783a7e..05dd219d7 100644
--- a/permission_handler_apple/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/permission_handler_apple/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 9.4.5
+
+* Fixes issue #1002, Xcode warning of the unresponsive of main thread when checking isLocationEnabled.
+  
 ## 9.4.4
 
 * Fixes potentially-nil return type of EventPermissionStrategy#getEntityType.
diff --git a/permission_handler_apple/ios/Classes/strategies/LocationPermissionStrategy.m b/permission_handler_apple/ios/Classes/strategies/LocationPermissionStrategy.m
index 7e5b0b689..a4f6b21f4 100644
--- a/permission_handler_apple/ios/Classes/strategies/LocationPermissionStrategy.m
+++ b/permission_handler_apple/ios/Classes/strategies/LocationPermissionStrategy.m
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ - (PermissionStatus)checkPermissionStatus:(PermissionGroup)permission {
 }
 
 - (void)checkServiceStatus:(PermissionGroup)permission completionHandler:(ServiceStatusHandler)completionHandler {
-    completionHandler([CLLocationManager locationServicesEnabled] ? ServiceStatusEnabled : ServiceStatusDisabled);
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue( DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
+        BOOL isEnabled = [CLLocationManager locationServicesEnabled];
+
+        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^(void) {
+            completionHandler(isEnabled ? ServiceStatusEnabled : ServiceStatusDisabled);
+        });
+    });
 }
 
 - (void)requestPermission:(PermissionGroup)permission completionHandler:(PermissionStatusHandler)completionHandler errorHandler:(PermissionErrorHandler)errorHandler {
diff --git a/permission_handler_apple/pubspec.yaml b/permission_handler_apple/pubspec.yaml
index ae32542a0..ef6679c56 100644
--- a/permission_handler_apple/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/permission_handler_apple/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: permission_handler_apple
 description: Permission plugin for Flutter. This plugin provides the iOS API to request and check permissions.
 repository: https://github.com/baseflow/flutter-permission-handler
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/Baseflow/flutter-permission-handler/issues
-version: 9.4.4
+version: 9.4.5
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.15.0 <4.0.0"