diff --git a/api/app/celery_app.py b/api/app/celery_app.py
index 185d746c..e880e7d0 100644
--- a/api/app/celery_app.py
+++ b/api/app/celery_app.py
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ celery_app.conf.update(
         'app.core.rag.tasks.parse_document': {'queue': 'document_tasks'},
         'app.core.rag.tasks.build_graphrag_for_kb': {'queue': 'document_tasks'},
         
-        # Beat/periodic tasks → document_tasks queue (prefork worker)
-        'app.tasks.workspace_reflection_task': {'queue': 'document_tasks'},
-        'app.tasks.regenerate_memory_cache': {'queue': 'document_tasks'},
-        'app.tasks.run_forgetting_cycle_task': {'queue': 'document_tasks'},
-        'app.controllers.memory_storage_controller.search_all': {'queue': 'document_tasks'},
+        # Beat/periodic tasks → periodic_tasks queue (dedicated periodic worker)
+        'app.tasks.workspace_reflection_task': {'queue': 'periodic_tasks'},
+        'app.tasks.regenerate_memory_cache': {'queue': 'periodic_tasks'},
+        'app.tasks.run_forgetting_cycle_task': {'queue': 'periodic_tasks'},
+        'app.controllers.memory_storage_controller.search_all': {'queue': 'periodic_tasks'},
     },
 )
 
diff --git a/api/docker-compose.yml b/api/docker-compose.yml
index 4f855700..69763de2 100644
--- a/api/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/api/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - worker-memory
       - worker-document
+      - worker-periodic
 
   # Memory worker - Memory read/write tasks (threads pool for asyncio)
   worker-memory:
@@ -48,6 +49,20 @@ services:
     networks:
       - celery
 
+  # Periodic worker - Scheduled/beat tasks (prefork, low concurrency)
+  worker-periodic:
+    image: redbear-mem-open:latest
+    container_name: worker-periodic
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    volumes:
+      - ./files:/files
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
+    command: celery -A app.celery_worker.celery_app worker -E --loglevel=info --pool=prefork --concurrency=2 --queues=periodic_tasks --max-tasks-per-child=50 -n periodic_worker@%h
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - celery
+
   # Celery Beat - scheduler
   beat:
     image: redbear-mem-open:latest