diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 82ed17f97d5..d8b4ab7a415 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ RSpec/BeforeAfterAll:
     - 'spec/integration/cors_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/unit/lib/vcap/rest_api/event_query_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/unit/lib/vcap/rest_api/query_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/isolated_specs/inline_runner_spec.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 4
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
diff --git a/app/jobs/diego/sync.rb b/app/jobs/diego/sync.rb
index f13d2ad0858..0f75c805022 100644
--- a/app/jobs/diego/sync.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/diego/sync.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ def perform
           end
         end
 
+        def inline?
+          true
+        end
+
         private
 
         def logger
diff --git a/app/jobs/enqueuer.rb b/app/jobs/enqueuer.rb
index 0bda7fc8ce9..e52b6a613f6 100644
--- a/app/jobs/enqueuer.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/enqueuer.rb
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ def enqueue_pollable(job, existing_guid: nil, run_at: nil, priority_increment: n
         PollableJobModel.find_by_delayed_job(delayed_job)
       end
 
-      def run_inline(job)
-        run_immediately do
-          Delayed::Job.enqueue(TimeoutJob.new(job, job_timeout(job)), @opts)
-        end
+      def self.unwrap_job(job)
+        job.is_a?(WrappingJob) ? unwrap_job(job.handler) : job
       end
 
       private
@@ -64,30 +62,18 @@ def load_delayed_job_plugins
       end
 
       def job_timeout(job)
-        unwrapped_job = unwrap_job(job)
+        unwrapped_job = self.class.unwrap_job(job)
         return @timeout_calculator.calculate(unwrapped_job.try(:job_name_in_configuration), @opts[:queue]) if @opts[:queue]
 
         @timeout_calculator.calculate(unwrapped_job.try(:job_name_in_configuration))
       end
 
       def get_overwritten_job_priority_from_config(job)
-        unwrapped_job = unwrap_job(job)
+        unwrapped_job = self.class.unwrap_job(job)
         @priority_overwriter.get(unwrapped_job.try(:display_name)) ||
           @priority_overwriter.get(unwrapped_job.try(:job_name_in_configuration)) ||
           @priority_overwriter.get(unwrapped_job.class.name)
       end
-
-      def unwrap_job(job)
-        job.is_a?(PollableJobWrapper) ? job.handler : job
-      end
-
-      def run_immediately
-        cache = Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs
-        Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs = false
-        yield
-      ensure
-        Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs = cache
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/clock/clock.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/clock/clock.rb
index 0260b3797f0..f491d23833b 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/clock/clock.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/clock/clock.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'clockwork'
 require 'cloud_controller/clock/distributed_scheduler'
+require 'cloud_controller/clock/inline_runner'
 
 module VCAP::CloudController
   class Clock
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@ class Clock
     MEDIUM_PRIORITY = 1
     LOW_PRIORITY    = 100
 
+    def initialize
+      Jobs::InlineRunner.setup
+    end
+
     def schedule_daily_job(name:, at:, priority:)
       job_opts = {
         name: name,
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ def schedule_frequent_inline_job(name:, interval:, timeout:)
 
       schedule_job(job_opts) do
         job = yield
-        Jobs::Enqueuer.new(queue: name).run_inline(job)
+        Jobs::InlineRunner.new(queue: name).run(job)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/clock/inline_runner.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/clock/inline_runner.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f2c299fcb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/clock/inline_runner.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+module VCAP::CloudController
+  module Jobs
+    class InlineRunner < Enqueuer
+      class << self
+        def setup
+          Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs = lambda do |job|
+            unwrapped_job = unwrap_job(job.payload_object)
+            !(unwrapped_job.respond_to?(:inline?) && unwrapped_job.inline?)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      def run(job)
+        raise ArgumentError.new("job must define a method 'inline?' which returns 'true'") unless job.respond_to?(:inline?) && job.inline?
+
+        Delayed::Job.enqueue(TimeoutJob.new(job, job_timeout(job)), @opts)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/isolated_specs/inline_runner_spec.rb b/spec/isolated_specs/inline_runner_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1677acc30c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/isolated_specs/inline_runner_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'cloud_controller/clock/inline_runner'
+
+########### Note ###########
+# This test modifies the global setting Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs which might affect other tests running in parallel
+# It is recommended to run this test separately
+############################
+
+module VCAP::CloudController
+  RSpec.describe Jobs::InlineRunner, job_context: :clock do
+    before(:all) do
+      @original_delay_jobs = Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs
+    end
+
+    after(:all) do
+      Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs = @original_delay_jobs
+    end
+
+    before do
+      Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs = nil
+    end
+
+    describe '#setup' do
+      it 'sets up delay_jobs' do
+        expect(Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs).to be_nil
+
+        Jobs::InlineRunner.setup
+
+        expect(Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs).to be_instance_of(Proc)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#run' do
+      let(:job) { double('inline_job', inline?: true, perform: nil) }
+      let(:timeout) { 123 }
+      let(:opts) { { queue: 'queue' } }
+
+      before do
+        Jobs::InlineRunner.setup
+      end
+
+      it 'calls Delayed::Job.enqueue with the job wrapped in a TimeoutJob' do
+        expect_any_instance_of(Jobs::InlineRunner).to receive(:job_timeout).with(job).and_return(timeout)
+        expect(Jobs::TimeoutJob).to receive(:new).with(job, timeout).and_call_original
+        expect(Delayed::Job).to receive(:enqueue).with(instance_of(Jobs::TimeoutJob), opts).and_call_original
+        expect(Delayed::Worker).to receive(:delay_job?).and_wrap_original do |method, *args|
+          result = method.call(*args)
+          expect(result).to be(false)
+          result
+        end
+        expect(job).to receive(:perform)
+
+        Jobs::InlineRunner.new(opts).run(job)
+      end
+
+      context 'when the job does not define inline?' do
+        let(:job) { double('non_inline_job') }
+
+        it 'raises an ArgumentError' do
+          expect { Jobs::InlineRunner.new.run(job) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "job must define a method 'inline?' which returns 'true'")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/jobs/diego/sync_spec.rb b/spec/unit/jobs/diego/sync_spec.rb
index 52dfce9f634..ee9401a209d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/jobs/diego/sync_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/jobs/diego/sync_spec.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ module Jobs::Diego
           job.perform
         end
       end
+
+      describe '#inline?' do
+        it 'returns true' do
+          expect(job.inline?).to be(true)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/jobs/enqueuer_spec.rb b/spec/unit/jobs/enqueuer_spec.rb
index 35ec490711c..1c3f274c285 100644
--- a/spec/unit/jobs/enqueuer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/jobs/enqueuer_spec.rb
@@ -290,39 +290,5 @@ module VCAP::CloudController::Jobs
         end
       end
     end
-
-    describe '#run_inline' do
-      let(:wrapped_job) { Runtime::ModelDeletion.new('one', 'two') }
-      let(:opts) { {} }
-
-      it 'schedules the job to run immediately in-process' do
-        expect(Delayed::Job).to receive(:enqueue) do
-          expect(Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs).to be(false)
-        end
-
-        expect(Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs).to be(true)
-        Enqueuer.new(opts).run_inline(wrapped_job)
-        expect(Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs).to be(true)
-      end
-
-      it 'uses the job timeout' do
-        expect(Delayed::Job).to receive(:enqueue) do |enqueued_job, _opts|
-          expect(enqueued_job).to be_a TimeoutJob
-          expect(enqueued_job.timeout).to eq(global_timeout)
-        end
-        Enqueuer.new(opts).run_inline(wrapped_job)
-      end
-
-      context 'when executing the job fails' do
-        it 'still restores delay_jobs flag' do
-          expect(Delayed::Job).to receive(:enqueue).and_raise('Boom!')
-          expect(Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs).to be(true)
-          expect do
-            Enqueuer.new(opts).run_inline(wrapped_job)
-          end.to raise_error(/Boom!/)
-          expect(Delayed::Worker.delay_jobs).to be(true)
-        end
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/clock/clock_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/clock/clock_spec.rb
index 32f1021eb67..3a71cc9d83f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/clock/clock_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/clock/clock_spec.rb
@@ -10,10 +10,19 @@ module VCAP::CloudController
         def initialize(*args); end
       end
     end
-    let(:enqueuer) { instance_double(Jobs::Enqueuer, enqueue: nil, run_inline: nil) }
+    let(:enqueuer) { instance_double(Jobs::Enqueuer, enqueue: nil) }
+    let(:inline_runner) { instance_double(Jobs::InlineRunner, run: nil) }
 
     before do
       allow(Jobs::Enqueuer).to receive(:new).and_return(enqueuer)
+      allow(Jobs::InlineRunner).to receive(:new).and_return(inline_runner)
+    end
+
+    describe 'setup' do
+      it 'sets up the Jobs::InlineRunner' do
+        expect(Jobs::InlineRunner).to receive(:setup)
+        clock
+      end
     end
 
     describe 'scheduling a daily job' do
@@ -127,8 +136,8 @@ def initialize(*args); end
         clock.schedule_frequent_inline_job(**clock_opts) { some_job_class.new }
 
         expected_job_opts = { queue: job_name }
-        expect(Jobs::Enqueuer).to have_received(:new).with(expected_job_opts)
-        expect(enqueuer).to have_received(:run_inline).with(instance_of(some_job_class))
+        expect(Jobs::InlineRunner).to have_received(:new).with(expected_job_opts)
+        expect(inline_runner).to have_received(:run).with(instance_of(some_job_class))
       end
     end
   end