diff --git a/changelog/1063.bugfix.md b/changelog/1063.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f22da8a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/1063.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Instantiate sanic application with `AppLoader` as recommended in the [documentation](https://sanic.dev/en/guide/running/app-loader.html#dynamic-applications).
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diff --git a/rasa_sdk/endpoint.py b/rasa_sdk/endpoint.py
index eb922c51a..fddbda63d 100644
--- a/rasa_sdk/endpoint.py
+++ b/rasa_sdk/endpoint.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 from ssl import SSLContext
 from sanic import Sanic, response
 from sanic.response import HTTPResponse
+from functools import partial
+from sanic.worker.loader import AppLoader
 
 # catching:
 # - all `pkg_resources` deprecation warning from multiple dependencies
@@ -178,12 +180,18 @@ def run(
 ) -> None:
     """Starts the action endpoint server with given config values."""
     logger.info("Starting action endpoint server...")
-    app = create_app(
-        action_package_name,
-        cors_origins=cors_origins,
-        auto_reload=auto_reload,
-        tracer_provider=tracer_provider,
+    # as recommended by Sanic in their documentation
+    # https://sanic.dev/en/guide/running/app-loader.html#dynamic-applications
+    loader = AppLoader(
+        factory=partial(
+            create_app,
+            action_package_name,
+            cors_origins=cors_origins,
+            auto_reload=auto_reload,
+            tracer_provider=tracer_provider,
+        )
     )
+    app = loader.load()
     app.config.KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT = keep_alive_timeout
     ## Attach additional sanic extensions: listeners, middleware and routing
     logger.info("Starting plugins...")
@@ -193,7 +201,10 @@ def run(
     host = os.environ.get("SANIC_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
 
     logger.info(f"Action endpoint is up and running on {protocol}://{host}:{port}")
-    app.run(host, port, ssl=ssl_context, workers=utils.number_of_sanic_workers())
+    app.prepare(
+        host=host, port=port, ssl=ssl_context, workers=utils.number_of_sanic_workers()
+    )
+    Sanic.serve(primary=app, app_loader=loader)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin.py b/tests/test_plugin.py
index c984f7e73..b76e10493 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin.py
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ def test_plugin_attach_sanic_app_extension(
     # Set the create_app() method to return create_app_mock
     monkeypatch.setattr("rasa_sdk.endpoint.create_app", create_app_mock)
 
+    # mock sanic.serve
+    sanic_serve_mock = MagicMock()
+    monkeypatch.setattr("rasa_sdk.endpoint.Sanic.serve", sanic_serve_mock)
+
     # Set the return value of app_mock.run() to None
     app_mock.run.return_value = None