diff --git a/spring-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/cache/AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer.java b/spring-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/cache/AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer.java
index 6b5dfb84..d2002464 100644
--- a/spring-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/cache/AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/cache/AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer.java
@@ -514,9 +514,10 @@ public class AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer<T, ID> implements RegionConfigur
 	 * Builder method used to enable all {@link AsyncEventQueue AEQs} attached to {@link Region Regions} hosted
 	 * and distributed across the cache cluster to process cache events.
 	 *
-	 * Default is {@literal false}.
+	 * Default is {@literal false}, or {@literal serial}.
 	 *
 	 * @return this {@link AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer}.
+	 * @see #withSerialQueue()
 	 */
 	public AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer<T, ID> withParallelQueue() {
 		this.parallel = true;
@@ -738,4 +739,18 @@ public class AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer<T, ID> implements RegionConfigur
 
 		return this;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Builder method used to enable a single {@link AsyncEventQueue AEQ} attached to a {@link Region Region}
+	 * (possibly) hosted and distributed across the cache cluster to process cache events.
+	 *
+	 * Default is {@literal false}, or {@literal serial}.
+	 *
+	 * @return this {@link AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer}.
+	 * @see #withParallelQueue()
+	 */
+	public AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer<T, ID> withSerialQueue() {
+		this.parallel = false;
+		return this;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/cache/AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurerUnitTests.java b/spring-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/cache/AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurerUnitTests.java
index 2e6c47d6..30a74219 100644
--- a/spring-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/cache/AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurerUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/cache/AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurerUnitTests.java
@@ -372,10 +372,8 @@ public class AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurerUnitTests {
 		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withQueueDiskSynchronizationEnabled()).isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
 		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withQueueDispatcherThreadCount(8)).isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
 		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withQueueEventDispatchingPaused()).isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
-		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withQueueEventFilters(Arrays.asList(mockEventFilterOne, mockEventFilterTwo)))
-			.isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
-		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withQueueEventSubstitutionFilter(mockEventSubstitutionFilter))
-			.isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
+		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withQueueEventFilters(Arrays.asList(mockEventFilterOne, mockEventFilterTwo))).isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
+		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withQueueEventSubstitutionFilter(mockEventSubstitutionFilter)).isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
 		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withQueueForwardedExpirationDestroyEvents()).isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
 		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withQueueMaxMemory(51)).isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
 		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withQueueOrderPolicy(GatewaySender.OrderPolicy.THREAD)).isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
@@ -422,6 +420,50 @@ public class AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurerUnitTests {
 			mockEventFilterOne, mockEventFilterTwo, mockEventSubstitutionFilter);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void newAsyncEventQueueIsParallel() {
+
+		AsyncEventQueueFactory mockAsyncEventQueueFactory = mock(AsyncEventQueueFactory.class);
+
+		Cache mockCache = mock(Cache.class);
+
+		doReturn(mockAsyncEventQueueFactory).when(mockCache).createAsyncEventQueueFactory();
+
+		CrudRepository<?, ?> mockRepository = mock(CrudRepository.class);
+
+		AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer<?, ?> regionConfigurer =
+			spy(AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer.create(mockRepository, Predicate.isEqual("TestRegion")));
+
+		assertThat(regionConfigurer).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withParallelQueue()).isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
+
+		regionConfigurer.newAsyncEventQueue(mockCache, "TestRegion");
+
+		verify(mockAsyncEventQueueFactory, times(1)).setParallel(eq(true));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void newAsyncEventQueueIsSerial() {
+
+		AsyncEventQueueFactory mockAsyncEventQueueFactory = mock(AsyncEventQueueFactory.class);
+
+		Cache mockCache = mock(Cache.class);
+
+		doReturn(mockAsyncEventQueueFactory).when(mockCache).createAsyncEventQueueFactory();
+
+		CrudRepository<?, ?> mockRepository = mock(CrudRepository.class);
+
+		AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer<?, ?> regionConfigurer =
+			spy(AsyncInlineCachingRegionConfigurer.create(mockRepository, Predicate.isEqual("TestRegion")));
+
+		assertThat(regionConfigurer).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(regionConfigurer.withSerialQueue()).isSameAs(regionConfigurer);
+
+		regionConfigurer.newAsyncEventQueue(mockCache, "TestRegion");
+
+		verify(mockAsyncEventQueueFactory, times(1)).setParallel(eq(false));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void newAsyncEventQueueCreatesQueueFromFactoryWithIdAndListener() {