diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/llmq-chainlocks.py b/qa/rpc-tests/llmq-chainlocks.py
index 2086b0d15c38..1ce0e4fbd5a5 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/llmq-chainlocks.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/llmq-chainlocks.py
@@ -68,17 +68,17 @@ def run_test(self):
 
         # Keep node connected and let it try to reorg the chain
         good_tip = self.nodes[0].getbestblockhash()
-        self.nodes[0].invalidateblock(self.nodes[0].getbestblockhash())
         # Restart it so that it forgets all the chainlocks from the past
         stop_node(self.nodes[0], 0)
         self.nodes[0] = start_node(0, self.options.tmpdir, self.extra_args)
         connect_nodes(self.nodes[0], 1)
+        self.nodes[0].invalidateblock(self.nodes[0].getbestblockhash())
         # Now try to reorg the chain
         self.nodes[0].generate(2)
-        sleep(2)
+        sleep(6)
         assert(self.nodes[1].getbestblockhash() == good_tip)
         self.nodes[0].generate(2)
-        sleep(2)
+        sleep(6)
         assert(self.nodes[1].getbestblockhash() == good_tip)
 
         # Now let the node which is on the wrong chain reorg back to the locked chain
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_chainlocks.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums_chainlocks.cpp
index 3721bfebc683..2ab6372046bd 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_chainlocks.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_chainlocks.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ void CChainLocksHandler::Start()
 {
     quorumSigningManager->RegisterRecoveredSigsListener(this);
     scheduler->scheduleEvery([&]() {
-        // regularely retry signing the current chaintip as it might have failed before due to missing ixlocks
+        EnforceBestChainLock();
+        // regularly retry signing the current chaintip as it might have failed before due to missing ixlocks
         TrySignChainTip();
     }, 5000);
 }
@@ -151,52 +152,47 @@ void CChainLocksHandler::ProcessNewChainLock(NodeId from, const llmq::CChainLock
         bestChainLockBlockIndex = pindex;
     }
 
-    EnforceBestChainLock();
+    scheduler->scheduleFromNow([&]() {
+        EnforceBestChainLock();
+    }, 0);
 
     LogPrintf("CChainLocksHandler::%s -- processed new CLSIG (%s), peer=%d\n",
               __func__, clsig.ToString(), from);
-
-    if (lastNotifyChainLockBlockIndex != bestChainLockBlockIndex) {
-        lastNotifyChainLockBlockIndex = bestChainLockBlockIndex;
-        GetMainSignals().NotifyChainLock(bestChainLockBlockIndex);
-    }
 }
 
 void CChainLocksHandler::AcceptedBlockHeader(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew)
 {
-    bool doEnforce = false;
-    {
-        LOCK2(cs_main, cs);
+    LOCK2(cs_main, cs);
 
-        if (pindexNew->GetBlockHash() == bestChainLock.blockHash) {
-            LogPrintf("CChainLocksHandler::%s -- block header %s came in late, updating and enforcing\n", __func__, pindexNew->GetBlockHash().ToString());
-
-            if (bestChainLock.nHeight != pindexNew->nHeight) {
-                // Should not happen, same as the conflict check from ProcessNewChainLock.
-                LogPrintf("CChainLocksHandler::%s -- height of CLSIG (%s) does not match the specified block's height (%d)\n",
-                          __func__, bestChainLock.ToString(), pindexNew->nHeight);
-                return;
-            }
+    if (pindexNew->GetBlockHash() == bestChainLock.blockHash) {
+        LogPrintf("CChainLocksHandler::%s -- block header %s came in late, updating and enforcing\n", __func__, pindexNew->GetBlockHash().ToString());
 
-            bestChainLockBlockIndex = pindexNew;
-            doEnforce = true;
+        if (bestChainLock.nHeight != pindexNew->nHeight) {
+            // Should not happen, same as the conflict check from ProcessNewChainLock.
+            LogPrintf("CChainLocksHandler::%s -- height of CLSIG (%s) does not match the specified block's height (%d)\n",
+                      __func__, bestChainLock.ToString(), pindexNew->nHeight);
+            return;
         }
-    }
-    if (doEnforce) {
-        EnforceBestChainLock();
+
+        // when EnforceBestChainLock is called later, it might end up invalidating other chains but not activating the
+        // CLSIG locked chain. This happens when only the header is known but the block is still missing yet. The usual
+        // block processing logic will handle this when the block arrives
+        bestChainLockBlockIndex = pindexNew;
     }
 }
 
 void CChainLocksHandler::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const CBlockIndex* pindexFork)
 {
     // don't call TrySignChainTip directly but instead let the scheduler call it. This way we ensure that cs_main is
-    // never locked and TrySignChainTip is not called twice in parallel
+    // never locked and TrySignChainTip is not called twice in parallel. Also avoids recursive calls due to
+    // EnforceBestChainLock switching chains.
     LOCK(cs);
     if (tryLockChainTipScheduled) {
         return;
     }
     tryLockChainTipScheduled = true;
     scheduler->scheduleFromNow([&]() {
+        EnforceBestChainLock();
         TrySignChainTip();
         LOCK(cs);
         tryLockChainTipScheduled = false;
@@ -231,17 +227,6 @@ void CChainLocksHandler::TrySignChainTip()
     {
         LOCK(cs);
 
-        if (bestChainLockBlockIndex == pindex) {
-            // we first got the CLSIG, then the header, and then the block was connected.
-            // In this case there is no need to continue here.
-            // However, NotifyChainLock might not have been called yet, so call it now if needed
-            if (lastNotifyChainLockBlockIndex != bestChainLockBlockIndex) {
-                lastNotifyChainLockBlockIndex = bestChainLockBlockIndex;
-                GetMainSignals().NotifyChainLock(bestChainLockBlockIndex);
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (pindex->nHeight == lastSignedHeight) {
             // already signed this one
             return;
@@ -253,12 +238,8 @@ void CChainLocksHandler::TrySignChainTip()
         }
 
         if (InternalHasConflictingChainLock(pindex->nHeight, pindex->GetBlockHash())) {
-            if (!inEnforceBestChainLock) {
-                // we accepted this block when there was no lock yet, but now a conflicting lock appeared. Invalidate it.
-                LogPrintf("CChainLocksHandler::%s -- conflicting lock after block was accepted, invalidating now\n",
-                          __func__);
-                ScheduleInvalidateBlock(pindex);
-            }
+            // don't sign if another conflicting CLSIG is already present. EnforceBestChainLock will later enforce
+            // the correct chain.
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -403,23 +384,30 @@ bool CChainLocksHandler::IsTxSafeForMining(const uint256& txid)
 }
 
 // WARNING: cs_main and cs should not be held!
+// This should also not be called from validation signals, as this might result in recursive calls
 void CChainLocksHandler::EnforceBestChainLock()
 {
     CChainLockSig clsig;
     const CBlockIndex* pindex;
+    const CBlockIndex* currentBestChainLockBlockIndex;
     {
         LOCK(cs);
         clsig = bestChainLockWithKnownBlock;
-        pindex = bestChainLockBlockIndex;
+        pindex = currentBestChainLockBlockIndex = this->bestChainLockBlockIndex;
+
+        if (!currentBestChainLockBlockIndex) {
+            // we don't have the header/block, so we can't do anything right now
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
+    bool activateNeeded;
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
 
         // Go backwards through the chain referenced by clsig until we find a block that is part of the main chain.
         // For each of these blocks, check if there are children that are NOT part of the chain referenced by clsig
         // and invalidate each of them.
-        inEnforceBestChainLock = true; // avoid unnecessary ScheduleInvalidateBlock calls inside UpdatedBlockTip
         while (pindex && !chainActive.Contains(pindex)) {
             // Invalidate all blocks that have the same prevBlockHash but are not equal to blockHash
             auto itp = mapPrevBlockIndex.equal_range(pindex->pprev->GetBlockHash());
@@ -434,14 +422,34 @@ void CChainLocksHandler::EnforceBestChainLock()
 
             pindex = pindex->pprev;
         }
-        inEnforceBestChainLock = false;
+        // In case blocks from the correct chain are invalid at the moment, reconsider them. The only case where this
+        // can happen right now is when missing superblock triggers caused the main chain to be dismissed first. When
+        // the trigger later appears, this should bring us to the correct chain eventually. Please note that this does
+        // NOT enforce invalid blocks in any way, it just causes re-validation.
+        if (!currentBestChainLockBlockIndex->IsValid()) {
+            ResetBlockFailureFlags(mapBlockIndex.at(currentBestChainLockBlockIndex->GetBlockHash()));
+        }
+
+        activateNeeded = chainActive.Tip()->GetAncestor(currentBestChainLockBlockIndex->nHeight) != currentBestChainLockBlockIndex;
     }
 
     CValidationState state;
-    if (!ActivateBestChain(state, Params())) {
+    if (activateNeeded && !ActivateBestChain(state, Params())) {
         LogPrintf("CChainLocksHandler::%s -- ActivateBestChain failed: %s\n", __func__, FormatStateMessage(state));
-        // This should not have happened and we are in a state were it's not safe to continue anymore
-        assert(false);
+    }
+
+    const CBlockIndex* pindexNotify = nullptr;
+    {
+        LOCK(cs_main);
+        if (lastNotifyChainLockBlockIndex != currentBestChainLockBlockIndex &&
+            chainActive.Tip()->GetAncestor(currentBestChainLockBlockIndex->nHeight) == currentBestChainLockBlockIndex) {
+            lastNotifyChainLockBlockIndex = currentBestChainLockBlockIndex;
+            pindexNotify = currentBestChainLockBlockIndex;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (pindexNotify) {
+        GetMainSignals().NotifyChainLock(pindexNotify);
     }
 }
 
@@ -471,16 +479,6 @@ void CChainLocksHandler::HandleNewRecoveredSig(const llmq::CRecoveredSig& recove
     ProcessNewChainLock(-1, clsig, ::SerializeHash(clsig));
 }
 
-void CChainLocksHandler::ScheduleInvalidateBlock(const CBlockIndex* pindex)
-{
-    // Calls to InvalidateBlock and ActivateBestChain might result in re-invocation of the UpdatedBlockTip and other
-    // signals, so we can't directly call it from signal handlers. We solve this by doing the call from the scheduler
-
-    scheduler->scheduleFromNow([this, pindex]() {
-        DoInvalidateBlock(pindex, true);
-    }, 0);
-}
-
 // WARNING, do not hold cs while calling this method as we'll otherwise run into a deadlock
 void CChainLocksHandler::DoInvalidateBlock(const CBlockIndex* pindex, bool activateBestChain)
 {
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_chainlocks.h b/src/llmq/quorums_chainlocks.h
index 722621fc654f..660a983a7118 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_chainlocks.h
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_chainlocks.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class CChainLocksHandler : public CRecoveredSigsListener
     CScheduler* scheduler;
     CCriticalSection cs;
     bool tryLockChainTipScheduled{false};
-    std::atomic<bool> inEnforceBestChainLock{false};
 
     uint256 bestChainLockHash;
     CChainLockSig bestChainLock;
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ class CChainLocksHandler : public CRecoveredSigsListener
     bool InternalHasChainLock(int nHeight, const uint256& blockHash);
     bool InternalHasConflictingChainLock(int nHeight, const uint256& blockHash);
 
-    void ScheduleInvalidateBlock(const CBlockIndex* pindex);
     void DoInvalidateBlock(const CBlockIndex* pindex, bool activateBestChain);
 
     void Cleanup();
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler.cpp
index d4770e6f6c52..311a931435b6 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler.cpp
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ void CDKGSessionHandler::PhaseHandlerThread()
                 status.aborted = true;
                 return true;
             });
-            LogPrintf("CDKGSessionHandler::%s -- aborted current DKG session\n", __func__);
+            LogPrintf("CDKGSessionHandler::%s -- aborted current DKG session for llmq=%s\n", __func__, params.name);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index ae8a13c7877a..a198aee3bd34 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2888,6 +2888,11 @@ bool ActivateBestChain(CValidationState &state, const CChainParams& chainparams,
     // sanely for performance or correctness!
     AssertLockNotHeld(cs_main);
 
+    // make sure that no matter what, only one thread is executing ActivateBestChain. This avoids a race condition when
+    // validation signals are invoked, which might result in out-of-order execution.
+    static CCriticalSection cs_activateBestChain;
+    LOCK(cs_activateBestChain);
+
     CBlockIndex *pindexMostWork = NULL;
     CBlockIndex *pindexNewTip = NULL;
     do {