diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index e089d9d..c07e2a6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ develop
 * Fail on start if any child threads can't start (eg: port in use).
 * Add missing versions and dates to the change log, and note on Semantic 
   Versioning.
+* Emit `django.core.signals.request_finished` to close DB connection and 
+  yield to other greenlets between processing messages from WebSocket.
 * Back to universal wheels, thanks to PEP-0496 environment markers.
 * Fix for #23 (Python 3 compatibility).
 * Set `application_name` on PostgreSQL async connection.
diff --git a/dddp/websocket.py b/dddp/websocket.py
index 8a2f4d8..b6ecfa0 100644
--- a/dddp/websocket.py
+++ b/dddp/websocket.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import traceback
 from six.moves import range as irange
 
 import ejson
+import gevent
 import geventwebsocket
 from django.core import signals
 from django.core.handlers.base import BaseHandler
@@ -197,6 +198,11 @@ class DDPWebSocketApplication(geventwebsocket.WebSocketApplication):
                 except Exception as err:
                     traceback.print_exc()
                     self.error(err)
+                # emit request_finished signal to close DB connections
+                signals.request_finished.send(sender=self.__class__)
+                if msgs:
+                    # yield to other greenlets before processing next msg
+                    gevent.sleep()
         except geventwebsocket.WebSocketError as err:
             self.ws.close()