diff --git a/cmd/defaults.yaml b/cmd/defaults.yaml
index 0d71b4d817..c13d5337b1 100644
--- a/cmd/defaults.yaml
+++ b/cmd/defaults.yaml
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ Projections:
     org_domain_verified_fields:
       TransactionDuration: 0s
       BulkLimit: 2000
-
+    execution_handler:
+      BulkLimit: 10
     # The Notifications projection is used for preparing the messages (emails and SMS) to be sent to users
     Notifications:
       # As notification projections don't result in database statements, retries don't have an effect
diff --git a/cmd/setup/38.go b/cmd/setup/38.go
index 0a102c9d12..810510bfdd 100644
--- a/cmd/setup/38.go
+++ b/cmd/setup/38.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ var (
 
 type BackChannelLogoutNotificationStart struct {
 	dbClient *database.DB
-	esClient *eventstore.Eventstore
 }
 
 func (mig *BackChannelLogoutNotificationStart) Execute(ctx context.Context, e eventstore.Event) error {
diff --git a/cmd/setup/55.go b/cmd/setup/55.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19083515e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/setup/55.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package setup
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	_ "embed"
+
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/database"
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/eventstore"
+)
+
+var (
+	//go:embed 55.sql
+	executionHandlerCurrentState string
+)
+
+type ExecutionHandlerStart struct {
+	dbClient *database.DB
+}
+
+func (mig *ExecutionHandlerStart) Execute(ctx context.Context, e eventstore.Event) error {
+	_, err := mig.dbClient.ExecContext(ctx, executionHandlerCurrentState, e.Sequence(), e.CreatedAt(), e.Position())
+	return err
+}
+
+func (mig *ExecutionHandlerStart) String() string {
+	return "55_execution_handler_start"
+}
diff --git a/cmd/setup/55.sql b/cmd/setup/55.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60c45d5f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/setup/55.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+INSERT INTO projections.current_states AS cs ( instance_id
+                                             , projection_name
+                                             , last_updated
+                                             , sequence
+                                             , event_date
+                                             , position
+                                             , filter_offset)
+SELECT instance_id
+     , 'projections.execution_handler'
+     , now()
+     , $1
+     , $2
+     , $3
+     , 0
+FROM eventstore.events2 AS e
+WHERE aggregate_type = 'instance'
+  AND event_type = 'instance.added'
+ON CONFLICT (instance_id, projection_name) DO UPDATE SET last_updated  = EXCLUDED.last_updated,
+                                                         sequence      = EXCLUDED.sequence,
+                                                         event_date    = EXCLUDED.event_date,
+                                                         position      = EXCLUDED.position,
+                                                         filter_offset = EXCLUDED.filter_offset;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/setup/config.go b/cmd/setup/config.go
index 127f9d7599..5e5c842b14 100644
--- a/cmd/setup/config.go
+++ b/cmd/setup/config.go
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ type Steps struct {
 	s52IDPTemplate6LDAP2                    *IDPTemplate6LDAP2
 	s53InitPermittedOrgsFunction            *InitPermittedOrgsFunction53
 	s54InstancePositionIndex                *InstancePositionIndex
+	s55ExecutionHandlerStart                *ExecutionHandlerStart
 }
 
 func MustNewSteps(v *viper.Viper) *Steps {
diff --git a/cmd/setup/setup.go b/cmd/setup/setup.go
index eead1980ed..58bc89d2e4 100644
--- a/cmd/setup/setup.go
+++ b/cmd/setup/setup.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func Setup(ctx context.Context, config *Config, steps *Steps, masterKey string)
 	steps.s35AddPositionToIndexEsWm = &AddPositionToIndexEsWm{dbClient: dbClient}
 	steps.s36FillV2Milestones = &FillV3Milestones{dbClient: dbClient, eventstore: eventstoreClient}
 	steps.s37Apps7OIDConfigsBackChannelLogoutURI = &Apps7OIDConfigsBackChannelLogoutURI{dbClient: dbClient}
-	steps.s38BackChannelLogoutNotificationStart = &BackChannelLogoutNotificationStart{dbClient: dbClient, esClient: eventstoreClient}
+	steps.s38BackChannelLogoutNotificationStart = &BackChannelLogoutNotificationStart{dbClient: dbClient}
 	steps.s40InitPushFunc = &InitPushFunc{dbClient: dbClient}
 	steps.s42Apps7OIDCConfigsLoginVersion = &Apps7OIDCConfigsLoginVersion{dbClient: dbClient}
 	steps.s43CreateFieldsDomainIndex = &CreateFieldsDomainIndex{dbClient: dbClient}
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ func Setup(ctx context.Context, config *Config, steps *Steps, masterKey string)
 	steps.s52IDPTemplate6LDAP2 = &IDPTemplate6LDAP2{dbClient: dbClient}
 	steps.s53InitPermittedOrgsFunction = &InitPermittedOrgsFunction53{dbClient: dbClient}
 	steps.s54InstancePositionIndex = &InstancePositionIndex{dbClient: dbClient}
+	steps.s55ExecutionHandlerStart = &ExecutionHandlerStart{dbClient: dbClient}
 
 	err = projection.Create(ctx, dbClient, eventstoreClient, config.Projections, nil, nil, nil)
 	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to start projections")
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ func Setup(ctx context.Context, config *Config, steps *Steps, masterKey string)
 		steps.s52IDPTemplate6LDAP2,
 		steps.s53InitPermittedOrgsFunction,
 		steps.s54InstancePositionIndex,
+		steps.s55ExecutionHandlerStart,
 	} {
 		setupErr = executeMigration(ctx, eventstoreClient, step, "migration failed")
 		if setupErr != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/start/start.go b/cmd/start/start.go
index e3d84625b4..52d9c6fba8 100644
--- a/cmd/start/start.go
+++ b/cmd/start/start.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func startZitadel(ctx context.Context, config *Config, masterKey string, server
 
 	execution.Register(
 		ctx,
-		config.Projections.Customizations["executions"],
+		config.Projections.Customizations["execution_handler"],
 		config.Executions,
 		queries,
 		eventstoreClient.EventTypes(),