diff --git a/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToChildState.php b/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToChildState.php
index 7333ec07..8a0a15c0 100644
--- a/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToChildState.php
+++ b/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToChildState.php
@@ -37,4 +37,9 @@ public function discoverState(Event $event, StateManager $manager): State
 
         return $manager->load($parent->{$this->id}, $this->state_type);
     }
+
+    public function propertyName(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToSingletonState.php b/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToSingletonState.php
index 3d931074..cfa43154 100644
--- a/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToSingletonState.php
+++ b/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToSingletonState.php
@@ -24,4 +24,9 @@ public function discoverState(Event $event, StateManager $manager): State
     {
         return $manager->singleton($this->state_type);
     }
+
+    public function propertyName(): ?string
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToState.php b/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToState.php
index 32dd227e..3d8d926a 100644
--- a/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToState.php
+++ b/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/AppliesToState.php
@@ -66,4 +66,9 @@ protected function getStateIdProperty(Event $event): string
 
         throw new InvalidArgumentException("No ID property provided AppliesToState for {$this->state_type}");
     }
+
+    public function propertyName(): string
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/StateDiscoveryAttribute.php b/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/StateDiscoveryAttribute.php
index 385d97ba..b9a017f8 100644
--- a/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/StateDiscoveryAttribute.php
+++ b/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/StateDiscoveryAttribute.php
@@ -55,4 +55,6 @@ protected function inferAliasFromVariableName(string $name)
             ? Str::beforeLast($name, '_id')
             : Str::beforeLast($name, 'Id');
     }
+
+    abstract public function propertyName(): ?string;
 }
diff --git a/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/StateId.php b/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/StateId.php
index 6366241d..2296d185 100644
--- a/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/StateId.php
+++ b/src/Attributes/Autodiscovery/StateId.php
@@ -53,4 +53,9 @@ public function discoverState(Event $event, StateManager $manager): State|array
 
         return array_map(fn ($id) => $manager->load($id, $this->state_type), Arr::wrap($id));
     }
+
+    public function propertyName(): string
+    {
+        return $this->property->getName();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Attributes/Hooks/DeferFor.php b/src/Attributes/Hooks/DeferFor.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..750d07dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Attributes/Hooks/DeferFor.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Thunk\Verbs\Attributes\Hooks;
+
+use Attribute;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\Hook;
+
+#[Attribute(Attribute::TARGET_METHOD)]
+class DeferFor implements HookAttribute
+{
+    public const EVENT_CLASS = 'event_class_name';
+
+    /**
+     * This attribute is used to defer the handling of a hook until
+     * after data is committed/replayed. You can use this attribute
+     * to prevent duplicate writes by ensuring that the hook is only
+     * handled once for a given set of state properties.
+     *
+     * @param  string|string[]  $property_name  The state property name(s) to be unique by
+     * @param  string  $name  Defaults to the event's class name
+     * @param  bool  $replay_only  Only defer for replayed events
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        public string|array|null $property_name,
+        public string $name = self::EVENT_CLASS,
+        public bool $replay_only = false,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function applyToHook(Hook $hook): void
+    {
+        $hook->deferred_attribute = $this;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Facades/Verbs.php b/src/Facades/Verbs.php
index dce514c4..79205833 100644
--- a/src/Facades/Verbs.php
+++ b/src/Facades/Verbs.php
@@ -8,16 +8,41 @@
 use Thunk\Verbs\Contracts\BrokersEvents;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Event;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\Phase;
+use Thunk\Verbs\State;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Testing\BrokerFake;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Testing\EventStoreFake;
 
 /**
+ * Commits all outstanding events
+ *
  * @method static bool commit()
+ *
+ * Determines if verbs is currently replaying events.
  * @method static bool isReplaying()
+ *
+ * Executes the given callback only if not replaying events.
  * @method static void unlessReplaying(callable $callback)
+ *
+ * Defers the execution of a callback. It will only get called once per unique constraint.
+ * @method static void defer(State|string|iterable|null $unique_by, callable $callback, string $name = 'Default')
+ *
+ * @param  State|string|int|iterable|null  $unique_by  The uniqueness constraint for the deferred callback. It can be a State, string or array combination of both
+ * @param  callable  $callback  The callback to be executed
+ * @param  string  $name  Optional name identifier for the deferred callback, defaults to 'Default'. It's a secondary constraint
+ *
+ * Fires an event through the event store.
+ *
  * @method static Event fire(Event $event)
+ *
+ * @param  Event  $event  The event object to be fired
+ *
  * @method static void createMetadataUsing(callable $callback)
- * @method static void commitImmediately(bool $commit_immediately = true)
+ *
+ * @param  callable  $callback  The callback function that generates metadata
+ * @return Event The fired event instance
+ *
+ * Sets a callback to create metadata for events.
+ *
  * @method static EventStoreFake assertCommitted(string|Closure $event, Closure|int|null $callback = null)
  * @method static EventStoreFake assertNotCommitted(string|Closure $event, ?Closure $callback = null)
  * @method static EventStoreFake assertNothingCommitted()
diff --git a/src/Lifecycle/Broker.php b/src/Lifecycle/Broker.php
index 0fdaaa28..afa5848c 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle/Broker.php
+++ b/src/Lifecycle/Broker.php
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public function commit(): bool
         foreach ($events as $event) {
             $this->metadata->setLastResults($event, $this->dispatcher->handle($event));
         }
+        app(DeferredWriteQueue::class)->flush();
 
         return $this->commit();
     }
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ public function replay(?callable $beforeEach = null, ?callable $afterEach = null
                     }
                 });
         } finally {
+            app(DeferredWriteQueue::class)->flush();
             $this->states->writeSnapshots();
             $this->states->prune();
             $this->states->setReplaying(false);
diff --git a/src/Lifecycle/BrokerConvenienceMethods.php b/src/Lifecycle/BrokerConvenienceMethods.php
index aab881b6..d7cb1b9a 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle/BrokerConvenienceMethods.php
+++ b/src/Lifecycle/BrokerConvenienceMethods.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Thunk\Verbs\Exceptions\EventNotAuthorized;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Exceptions\EventNotValid;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Facades\Id;
+use Thunk\Verbs\State;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Support\IdManager;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Support\Wormhole;
 
@@ -74,6 +75,12 @@ public function unlessReplaying(callable $callback)
         }
     }
 
+    public function defer(State|string|iterable|null $unique_by, callable $callback, string $name = 'default'): void
+    {
+        $states = is_iterable($unique_by) ? $unique_by : [$unique_by];
+        app(DeferredWriteQueue::class)->addCallback($states, $callback, $name);
+    }
+
     public function realNow(): CarbonInterface
     {
         return app(Wormhole::class)->realNow();
diff --git a/src/Lifecycle/DeferredWriteQueue.php b/src/Lifecycle/DeferredWriteQueue.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bedacbd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Lifecycle/DeferredWriteQueue.php
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle;
+
+use Thunk\Verbs\Attributes\Hooks\DeferFor;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Event;
+use Thunk\Verbs\State;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Support\EventStateRegistry;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Support\StateCollection;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Support\Wormhole;
+
+class DeferredWriteQueue
+{
+    private array $callbacks = [];
+
+    private int $count = 0;
+
+    public function addHook(Event $event, DeferFor $deferred, callable $callback): void
+    {
+        /** @var string[] $propertyNames */
+        $propertyNames = is_array($deferred->property_name) ? $deferred->property_name : [$deferred->property_name];
+
+        $uniqueByKey = '';
+        $states = new StateCollection;
+        foreach ($propertyNames as $property) {
+            if ($property === null) {
+                $uniqueByKey .= 'null';
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $states = $states->merge(app(EventStateRegistry::class)->statesForProperty($event, $property));
+        }
+
+        $uniqueByKey .= $states->map(fn (State $state) => $state->id)->implode('|');
+
+        $name = $deferred->name === DeferFor::EVENT_CLASS ? get_class($event) : $deferred->name;
+
+        $this->callbacks[$name][$uniqueByKey][$this->count++] = [$event, $callback, true];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  iterable<State|string|null>  $states
+     */
+    public function addCallback(iterable $states, callable $callback, string $name): void
+    {
+        $id = '';
+        foreach ($states as $state) {
+            if ($state === null) {
+                $id .= 'null';
+
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (is_string($state)) {
+                $id .= $state;
+
+                continue;
+            }
+            if ($state instanceof State) {
+                $id .= $state->id;
+
+                continue;
+            }
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid state type');
+        }
+
+        unset($this->callbacks[$name][$id]);
+        $this->callbacks[$name][$id][$this->count++] = [null, $callback, false];
+    }
+
+    public function flush(): void
+    {
+        foreach ($this->callbacks as $namedCallbacks) {
+            foreach ($namedCallbacks as $stateGroup) {
+                $lastCallback = end($stateGroup);
+                [$event, $callback, $isEventCallback] = $lastCallback;
+
+                if ($isEventCallback) {
+                    app(Wormhole::class)->warp($event, $callback);
+                } else {
+                    $callback();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->callbacks = [];
+        $this->count = 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Lifecycle/Hook.php b/src/Lifecycle/Hook.php
index 6d79c4f8..8768cfad 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle/Hook.php
+++ b/src/Lifecycle/Hook.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use ReflectionMethod;
 use RuntimeException;
 use SplObjectStorage;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Attributes\Hooks\DeferFor;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Event;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Support\DependencyResolver;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Support\Reflector;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ public function __construct(
         public array $states = [],
         public SplObjectStorage $phases = new SplObjectStorage,
         public ?string $name = null,
+        public ?DeferFor $deferred_attribute = null,
     ) {}
 
     public function forcePhases(Phase ...$phases): static
@@ -98,7 +100,12 @@ public function fired(Container $container, Event $event): void
     public function handle(Container $container, Event $event): mixed
     {
         if ($this->runsInPhase(Phase::Handle)) {
-            return $this->execute($container, $event);
+            $callable = fn () => $this->execute($container, $event);
+            if ($this->deferred_attribute && ! $this->deferred_attribute->replay_only) {
+                app(DeferredWriteQueue::class)->addHook($event, $this->deferred_attribute, $callable);
+            } else {
+                return $this->execute($container, $event);
+            }
         }
 
         return null;
@@ -107,7 +114,12 @@ public function handle(Container $container, Event $event): mixed
     public function replay(Container $container, Event $event): void
     {
         if ($this->runsInPhase(Phase::Replay)) {
-            app(Wormhole::class)->warp($event, fn () => $this->execute($container, $event));
+            $callable = fn () => $this->execute($container, $event);
+            if ($this->deferred_attribute) {
+                app(DeferredWriteQueue::class)->addHook($event, $this->deferred_attribute, $callable);
+            } else {
+                app(Wormhole::class)->warp($event, $callable);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Support/EventStateRegistry.php b/src/Support/EventStateRegistry.php
index 3e3eabf4..62893bbe 100644
--- a/src/Support/EventStateRegistry.php
+++ b/src/Support/EventStateRegistry.php
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ public function getStates(Event $event): StateCollection
         return $discovered;
     }
 
+    public function statesForProperty(Event $event, string $property): StateCollection
+    {
+        $attributes = $this->getAttributes($event);
+        $property = $attributes
+            ->firstOrFail(fn (StateDiscoveryAttribute $attribute) => $attribute->propertyName() === $property);
+
+        $states = new StateCollection;
+        $this->discoverAndPushState($property, $event, $states);
+
+        return $states;
+    }
+
     /** @return Collection<string, State> */
     protected function discoverAndPushState(StateDiscoveryAttribute $attribute, Event $target, StateCollection $discovered): Collection
     {
diff --git a/src/VerbsServiceProvider.php b/src/VerbsServiceProvider.php
index 125af4a1..baea4dd1 100644
--- a/src/VerbsServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/VerbsServiceProvider.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 use Thunk\Verbs\Contracts\StoresSnapshots;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\AutoCommitManager;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\Broker;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\DeferredWriteQueue;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\Dispatcher;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\EventStore;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\MetadataManager;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ public function packageRegistered()
         $this->app->scoped(EventQueue::class);
         $this->app->scoped(EventStateRegistry::class);
         $this->app->singleton(MetadataManager::class);
+        $this->app->singleton(DeferredWriteQueue::class);
 
         $this->app->scoped(StateManager::class, function (Container $app) {
             return new StateManager(
diff --git a/tests/Feature/DeferredWritesTest.php b/tests/Feature/DeferredWritesTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80e7109a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/DeferredWritesTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+<?php
+
+use Thunk\Verbs\Attributes\Autodiscovery\AppliesToState;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Attributes\Autodiscovery\StateId;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Attributes\Hooks\DeferFor;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Commands\ReplayCommand;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Event;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Facades\Id;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Facades\Verbs;
+use Thunk\Verbs\State;
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    $GLOBALS['handle_count'] = 0;
+});
+
+it('prevents duplicate writes by uniqueBy', function () {
+    $state1_id = Id::make();
+    $state2_id = Id::make();
+
+    // State 1
+    LatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state1_id);
+    LatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state1_id);
+
+    // State 2
+    LatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state2_id);
+    LatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state2_id);
+
+    Verbs::commit();
+
+    expect($GLOBALS['handle_count'])->toBe(2);
+
+    $GLOBALS['handle_count'] = 0;
+
+    $this->artisan(ReplayCommand::class);
+
+    expect($GLOBALS['handle_count'])->toBe(2);
+});
+
+it('prevents duplicate writes automatically using the StateId attribute', function () {
+    $state1_id = Id::make();
+    $state2_id = Id::make();
+
+    // State 1
+    LatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state1_id);
+    LatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state1_id);
+    AnotherLatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state1_id);
+    AnotherLatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state1_id);
+
+    // State 2
+    LatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state2_id);
+    LatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state2_id);
+    AnotherLatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state2_id);
+    AnotherLatestHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state2_id);
+
+    Verbs::commit();
+
+    expect($GLOBALS['handle_count'])->toBe(4);
+
+    $GLOBALS['handle_count'] = 0;
+
+    $this->artisan(ReplayCommand::class);
+
+    expect($GLOBALS['handle_count'])->toBe(4);
+});
+
+it('prevents duplicate writes automatically using a specific name', function () {
+    $state1_id = Id::make();
+    $state2_id = Id::make();
+
+    NamedHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state2_id); // 5
+    AnotherNamedHandleTestEvent::fire(state_id: $state2_id); // 7
+
+    Verbs::commit();
+
+    expect($GLOBALS['handle_count'])->toBe(1);
+
+    $GLOBALS['handle_count'] = 0;
+
+    $this->artisan(ReplayCommand::class);
+
+    expect($GLOBALS['handle_count'])->toBe(1);
+});
+
+it('can receive handle data when replay_only is set', function () {
+    $this->assertTrue(CommitOnlyTestEvent::commit());
+    $this->assertTrue(CommitOnlyTestEvent::commit());
+
+    expect($GLOBALS['handle_count'])->toBe(2);
+
+    $GLOBALS['handle_count'] = 0;
+
+    $this->artisan(ReplayCommand::class);
+
+    expect($GLOBALS['handle_count'])->toBe(1);
+});
+
+it('only runs callbacks once', function () {
+    NamedHandleTestEvent::fire();
+
+    Verbs::defer(null, function () {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    });
+
+    Verbs::defer(null, function () {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    });
+
+    Verbs::defer(null, function () {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    }, 'another');
+
+    Verbs::defer(null, function () {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    }, 'another');
+
+    $state = LatestHandleTestState::load(snowflake_id());
+    $state2 = LatestHandleTestState::load(snowflake_id());
+
+    Verbs::defer($state, function () {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    }, 'another');
+
+    Verbs::defer($state, function () {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    }, 'another');
+
+    Verbs::defer([$state, $state2], function () {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    }, 'another');
+
+    Verbs::commit();
+
+    expect($GLOBALS['handle_count'])->toBe(5);
+});
+
+class LatestHandleTestEvent extends Event
+{
+    #[StateId(LatestHandleTestState::class)]
+    public int $state_id;
+
+    #[DeferFor('state_id')]
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    }
+}
+
+#[AppliesToState(LatestHandleTestState::class, 'state_id')]
+class AnotherLatestHandleTestEvent extends Event
+{
+    public int $state_id;
+
+    #[DeferFor('state_id')]
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    }
+}
+
+class NamedHandleTestEvent extends Event
+{
+    #[DeferFor(null, name: 'named')]
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    }
+}
+
+class AnotherNamedHandleTestEvent extends Event
+{
+    #[DeferFor(null, name: 'named')]
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+    }
+}
+
+class CommitOnlyTestEvent extends Event
+{
+    #[DeferFor(null, replay_only: true)]
+    public function handle(): bool
+    {
+        $GLOBALS['handle_count']++;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+class LatestHandleTestState extends State
+{
+    public $test = 'test';
+}