diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_cm.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_cm.hrl
index ae70f131f..6478a6162 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_cm.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_cm.hrl
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@
 -define(T_GET_INFO, 5_000).
 -define(T_TAKEOVER, 15_000).
 
+-define(CM_POOL, emqx_cm_pool).
+
 -endif.
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_cm.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_cm.erl
index 660ac3cfe..2e6714e7f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_cm.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_cm.erl
@@ -670,7 +670,11 @@ handle_info({'DOWN', _MRef, process, Pid, _Reason}, State = #{chan_pmon := PMon}
     ChanPids = [Pid | emqx_utils:drain_down(BatchSize)],
     {Items, PMon1} = emqx_pmon:erase_all(ChanPids, PMon),
     lists:foreach(fun mark_channel_disconnected/1, ChanPids),
-    ok = emqx_pool:async_submit(fun lists:foreach/2, [fun ?MODULE:clean_down/1, Items]),
+    ok = emqx_pool:async_submit_to_pool(
+        ?CM_POOL,
+        fun lists:foreach/2,
+        [fun ?MODULE:clean_down/1, Items]
+    ),
     {noreply, State#{chan_pmon := PMon1}};
 handle_info(Info, State) ->
     ?SLOG(error, #{msg => "unexpected_info", info => Info}),
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_cm_sup.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_cm_sup.erl
index e7420b4da..622921f1d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_cm_sup.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_cm_sup.erl
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 %% for test
 -export([restart_flapping/0]).
 
+-include("emqx_cm.hrl").
+
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% API
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ init([]) ->
     Banned = child_spec(emqx_banned, 1000, worker),
     Flapping = child_spec(emqx_flapping, 1000, worker),
     Locker = child_spec(emqx_cm_locker, 5000, worker),
+    CmPool = emqx_pool_sup:spec(emqx_cm_pool_sup, [?CM_POOL, random, {emqx_pool, start_link, []}]),
     Registry = child_spec(emqx_cm_registry, 5000, worker),
     Manager = child_spec(emqx_cm, 5000, worker),
     DSSessionGCSup = child_spec(emqx_persistent_session_ds_sup, infinity, supervisor),
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ init([]) ->
             Banned,
             Flapping,
             Locker,
+            CmPool,
             Registry,
             Manager,
             DSSessionGCSup
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_pool.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_pool.erl
index 1cb5f429c..39c585133 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_pool.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_pool.erl
@@ -28,11 +28,15 @@
     submit/1,
     submit/2,
     async_submit/1,
-    async_submit/2
+    async_submit/2,
+    submit_to_pool/2,
+    submit_to_pool/3,
+    async_submit_to_pool/2,
+    async_submit_to_pool/3
 ]).
 
 -ifdef(TEST).
--export([worker/0, flush_async_tasks/0]).
+-export([worker/0, flush_async_tasks/0, flush_async_tasks/1]).
 -endif.
 
 %% gen_server callbacks
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@
 -spec start_link(atom(), pos_integer()) -> startlink_ret().
 start_link(Pool, Id) ->
     gen_server:start_link(
-        {local, emqx_utils:proc_name(?MODULE, Id)},
+        {local, emqx_utils:proc_name(Pool, Id)},
         ?MODULE,
         [Pool, Id],
         [{hibernate_after, 1000}]
@@ -66,32 +70,48 @@ start_link(Pool, Id) ->
 %% @doc Submit work to the pool.
 -spec submit(task()) -> any().
 submit(Task) ->
-    call({submit, Task}).
+    submit_to_pool(?POOL, Task).
 
 -spec submit(fun(), list(any())) -> any().
 submit(Fun, Args) ->
-    call({submit, {Fun, Args}}).
-
-%% @private
-call(Req) ->
-    gen_server:call(worker(), Req, infinity).
+    submit_to_pool(?POOL, Fun, Args).
 
 %% @doc Submit work to the pool asynchronously.
 -spec async_submit(task()) -> ok.
 async_submit(Task) ->
-    cast({async_submit, Task}).
+    async_submit_to_pool(?POOL, Task).
 
 -spec async_submit(fun(), list(any())) -> ok.
 async_submit(Fun, Args) ->
-    cast({async_submit, {Fun, Args}}).
+    async_submit_to_pool(?POOL, Fun, Args).
+
+-spec submit_to_pool(any(), task()) -> any().
+submit_to_pool(Pool, Task) ->
+    call(Pool, {submit, Task}).
+
+-spec submit_to_pool(any(), fun(), list(any())) -> any().
+submit_to_pool(Pool, Fun, Args) ->
+    call(Pool, {submit, {Fun, Args}}).
+
+-spec async_submit_to_pool(any(), task()) -> ok.
+async_submit_to_pool(Pool, Task) ->
+    cast(Pool, {async_submit, Task}).
+
+-spec async_submit_to_pool(any(), fun(), list(any())) -> ok.
+async_submit_to_pool(Pool, Fun, Args) ->
+    cast(Pool, {async_submit, {Fun, Args}}).
 
 %% @private
-cast(Msg) ->
-    gen_server:cast(worker(), Msg).
+call(Pool, Req) ->
+    gen_server:call(worker(Pool), Req, infinity).
 
 %% @private
-worker() ->
-    gproc_pool:pick_worker(?POOL).
+cast(Pool, Msg) ->
+    gen_server:cast(worker(Pool), Msg).
+
+%% @private
+worker(Pool) ->
+    gproc_pool:pick_worker(Pool).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% gen_server callbacks
@@ -146,15 +166,25 @@ run(Fun) when is_function(Fun) ->
     Fun().
 
 -ifdef(TEST).
+
+worker() ->
+    worker(?POOL).
+
+flush_async_tasks() ->
+    flush_async_tasks(?POOL).
+
 %% This help function creates a large enough number of async tasks
 %% to force flush the pool workers.
 %% The number of tasks should be large enough to ensure all workers have
 %% the chance to work on at least one of the tasks.
-flush_async_tasks() ->
+flush_async_tasks(Pool) ->
     Ref = make_ref(),
     Self = self(),
     L = lists:seq(1, 997),
-    lists:foreach(fun(I) -> emqx_pool:async_submit(fun() -> Self ! {done, Ref, I} end, []) end, L),
+    lists:foreach(
+        fun(I) -> emqx_pool:async_submit_to_pool(Pool, fun() -> Self ! {done, Ref, I} end, []) end,
+        L
+    ),
     lists:foreach(
         fun(I) ->
             receive
diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_cm_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_cm_SUITE.erl
index 4ecea9a4b..e175b4349 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_cm_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_cm_SUITE.erl
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ t_open_session_race_condition(_) ->
     end,
     %% sync
     ignored = gen_server:call(?CM, ignore, infinity),
-    ok = emqx_pool:flush_async_tasks(),
+    ok = emqx_pool:flush_async_tasks(?CM_POOL),
     ?assertEqual([], emqx_cm:lookup_channels(ClientId)).
 
 t_kick_session_discard_normal(_) ->
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ test_stepdown_session(Action, Reason) ->
     end,
     % sync
     ignored = gen_server:call(?CM, ignore, infinity),
-    ok = flush_emqx_pool(),
+    ok = flush_emqx_cm_pool(),
     ?assertEqual([], emqx_cm:lookup_channels(ClientId)).
 
 %% Channel deregistration is delegated to emqx_pool as a sync tasks.
@@ -353,10 +353,12 @@ test_stepdown_session(Action, Reason) ->
 %% to sync with the pool workers.
 %% The number of tasks should be large enough to ensure all workers have
 %% the chance to work on at least one of the tasks.
-flush_emqx_pool() ->
+flush_emqx_cm_pool() ->
     Self = self(),
     L = lists:seq(1, 1000),
-    lists:foreach(fun(I) -> emqx_pool:async_submit(fun() -> Self ! {done, I} end, []) end, L),
+    lists:foreach(
+        fun(I) -> emqx_pool:async_submit_to_pool(?CM_POOL, fun() -> Self ! {done, I} end, []) end, L
+    ),
     lists:foreach(
         fun(I) ->
             receive
diff --git a/changes/ce/perf-12336.en.md b/changes/ce/perf-12336.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c385e6b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/perf-12336.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Isolate channels cleanup from other async tasks (like routes cleanup) by using a dedicated pool,
+as this task can be quite slow under high network latency conditions.