diff --git a/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/link.rs b/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/link.rs
index 8e1d17fefe..21ed0b3fdf 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/link.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/link.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ use crate::{
         priority::TransportPriorityTx,
     },
     multicast::transport::TransportMulticastInner,
+    TransportExecutor,
 };
+use async_executor::Task;
 use async_std::{
     prelude::FutureExt,
     task::{self, JoinHandle},
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ pub(super) struct TransportLinkMulticastUniversal {
     // The transport this link is associated to
     transport: TransportMulticastInner,
     // The signals to stop TX/RX tasks
-    handle_tx: Option<Arc<JoinHandle<()>>>,
+    handle_tx: Option<Arc<Task<()>>>,
     signal_rx: Signal,
     handle_rx: Option<Arc<JoinHandle<()>>>,
 }
@@ -295,6 +297,7 @@ impl TransportLinkMulticastUniversal {
         &mut self,
         config: TransportLinkMulticastConfigUniversal,
         priority_tx: Arc<[TransportPriorityTx]>,
+        executor: &TransportExecutor,
     ) {
         let initial_sns: Vec<PrioritySn> = priority_tx
             .iter()
@@ -331,7 +334,7 @@ impl TransportLinkMulticastUniversal {
             // Spawn the TX task
             let c_link = self.link.clone();
             let ctransport = self.transport.clone();
-            let handle = task::spawn(async move {
+            let handle = executor.spawn(async move {
                 let res = tx_task(
                     consumer,
                     c_link.tx(),
diff --git a/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/transport.rs b/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/transport.rs
index ca6cddaf2b..d5a1da14d4 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/transport.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/transport.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ impl TransportMulticastInner {
                     sn_resolution: self.manager.config.resolution.get(Field::FrameSN),
                     batch_size,
                 };
-                l.start_tx(config, self.priority_tx.clone());
+                l.start_tx(config, self.priority_tx.clone(), &self.manager.tx_executor);
                 Ok(())
             }
             None => {