diff --git a/components/drivers/include/ipc/workqueue.h b/components/drivers/include/ipc/workqueue.h
index 23e256c420..11fee489bd 100644
--- a/components/drivers/include/ipc/workqueue.h
+++ b/components/drivers/include/ipc/workqueue.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum
 struct rt_workqueue
 {
     rt_list_t      work_list;
+    rt_list_t      delayed_list;
     struct rt_work *work_current; /* current work */
 
     struct rt_semaphore sem;
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ rt_err_t rt_workqueue_dowork(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work);
 rt_err_t rt_workqueue_submit_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work, rt_tick_t time);
 rt_err_t rt_workqueue_cancel_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work);
 rt_err_t rt_workqueue_cancel_work_sync(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work);
+rt_err_t rt_workqueue_cancel_all_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue);
 
 #ifdef RT_USING_SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE
 rt_err_t rt_work_submit(struct rt_work *work, rt_tick_t time);
diff --git a/components/drivers/src/workqueue.c b/components/drivers/src/workqueue.c
index 2b5630d8d0..7aea647703 100644
--- a/components/drivers/src/workqueue.c
+++ b/components/drivers/src/workqueue.c
@@ -58,15 +58,17 @@ static void _workqueue_thread_entry(void *parameter)
 
     while (1)
     {
+        level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
         if (rt_list_isempty(&(queue->work_list)))
         {
             /* no software timer exist, suspend self. */
             rt_thread_suspend(rt_thread_self());
+            rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
             rt_schedule();
+            continue;
         }
 
         /* we have work to do with. */
-        level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
         work = rt_list_entry(queue->work_list.next, struct rt_work, list);
         rt_list_remove(&(work->list));
         queue->work_current = work;
@@ -76,175 +78,134 @@ static void _workqueue_thread_entry(void *parameter)
 
         /* do work */
         work->work_func(work, work->work_data);
-        level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
         /* clean current work */
         queue->work_current = RT_NULL;
-        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
 
         /* ack work completion */
         _workqueue_work_completion(queue);
     }
 }
 
-static rt_err_t _workqueue_submit_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work)
+static rt_err_t _workqueue_submit_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue,
+        struct rt_work *work, rt_tick_t ticks)
 {
     rt_base_t level;
+    rt_err_t err;
 
     level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-    if (work->flags & RT_WORK_STATE_PENDING)
-    {
-        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-        return -RT_EBUSY;
-    }
-
-    if (queue->work_current == work)
-    {
-        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-        return -RT_EBUSY;
-    }
-
-    /* NOTE: the work MUST be initialized firstly */
+    /* remove list */
     rt_list_remove(&(work->list));
-
-    rt_list_insert_after(queue->work_list.prev, &(work->list));
-    work->flags |= RT_WORK_STATE_PENDING;
-
-    /* whether the workqueue is doing work */
-    if (queue->work_current == RT_NULL)
+    work->flags &= ~RT_WORK_STATE_PENDING;
+    /*  */
+    if (ticks == 0)
     {
+        if (queue->work_current != work)
+        {
+            rt_list_insert_after(queue->work_list.prev, &(work->list));
+            work->flags |= RT_WORK_STATE_PENDING;
+            work->workqueue = queue;
+            err = RT_EOK;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            err = -RT_EBUSY;
+        }
+
+        /* whether the workqueue is doing work */
+        if (queue->work_current == RT_NULL &&
+            ((queue->work_thread->stat & RT_THREAD_STAT_MASK) == RT_THREAD_SUSPEND))
+        {
+            /* resume work thread */
+            rt_thread_resume(queue->work_thread);
+            rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
+            rt_schedule();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
+        }
+        return err;
+    }
+    else if (ticks < RT_TICK_MAX / 2)
+    {
+        /* Timer started */
+        if (work->flags & RT_WORK_STATE_SUBMITTING)
+        {
+            rt_timer_stop(&work->timer);
+            rt_timer_control(&work->timer, RT_TIMER_CTRL_SET_TIME, &ticks);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            rt_timer_init(&(work->timer), "work", _delayed_work_timeout_handler,
+                        work, ticks, RT_TIMER_FLAG_ONE_SHOT | RT_TIMER_FLAG_SOFT_TIMER);
+            work->flags |= RT_WORK_STATE_SUBMITTING;
+        }
+        work->workqueue = queue;
+        /* insert delay work list */
+        rt_list_insert_after(queue->delayed_list.prev, &(work->list));
         rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
+        rt_timer_start(&(work->timer));
+        return RT_EOK;
+    }
+    rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
+    return -RT_ERROR;
+}
+
+static rt_err_t _workqueue_cancel_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work)
+{
+    rt_base_t level;
+    rt_err_t err;
+
+    level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
+    rt_list_remove(&(work->list));
+    work->flags &= ~RT_WORK_STATE_PENDING;
+    /* Timer started */
+    if (work->flags & RT_WORK_STATE_SUBMITTING)
+    {
+        rt_timer_stop(&(work->timer));
+        rt_timer_detach(&(work->timer));
+        work->flags &= ~RT_WORK_STATE_SUBMITTING;
+    }
+    err = queue->work_current != work ? RT_EOK : -RT_EBUSY;
+    work->workqueue = RT_NULL;
+    rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
+    return err;
+}
+
+static void _delayed_work_timeout_handler(void *parameter)
+{
+    struct rt_work *work;
+    struct rt_workqueue *queue;
+    rt_base_t level;
+
+    work = (struct rt_work *)parameter;
+    queue = work->workqueue;
+    RT_ASSERT(queue != RT_NULL);
+
+    level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
+    rt_timer_detach(&(work->timer));
+    work->flags &= ~RT_WORK_STATE_SUBMITTING;
+    /* remove delay list */
+    rt_list_remove(&(work->list));
+    /* insert work queue */
+    if (queue->work_current != work)
+    {
+        rt_list_insert_after(queue->work_list.prev, &(work->list));
+        work->flags |= RT_WORK_STATE_PENDING;
+    }
+    /* whether the workqueue is doing work */
+    if (queue->work_current == RT_NULL &&
+        ((queue->work_thread->stat & RT_THREAD_STAT_MASK) == RT_THREAD_SUSPEND))
+    {
         /* resume work thread */
         rt_thread_resume(queue->work_thread);
+        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
         rt_schedule();
     }
     else
     {
         rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
     }
-
-    return RT_EOK;
-}
-
-static rt_err_t _workqueue_cancel_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work)
-{
-    rt_base_t level;
-
-    level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-    if (queue->work_current == work)
-    {
-        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-        return -RT_EBUSY;
-    }
-    rt_list_remove(&(work->list));
-    work->flags &= ~RT_WORK_STATE_PENDING;
-    rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-
-    return RT_EOK;
-}
-
-static rt_err_t _workqueue_cancel_delayed_work(struct rt_work *work)
-{
-    rt_base_t level;
-    int ret = RT_EOK;
-
-    if (!work->workqueue)
-    {
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        goto __exit;
-    }
-
-    if (work->flags & RT_WORK_STATE_PENDING)
-    {
-        /* Remove from the queue if already submitted */
-        ret = _workqueue_cancel_work(work->workqueue, work);
-        if (ret)
-        {
-            goto __exit;
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        if (work->flags & RT_WORK_STATE_SUBMITTING)
-        {
-            level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-            rt_timer_stop(&(work->timer));
-            rt_timer_detach(&(work->timer));
-            work->flags &= ~RT_WORK_STATE_SUBMITTING;
-            rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-        }
-    }
-
-    level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-    /* Detach from workqueue */
-    work->workqueue = RT_NULL;
-    work->flags &= ~(RT_WORK_STATE_PENDING);
-    rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-
-__exit:
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static rt_err_t _workqueue_submit_delayed_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue,
-        struct rt_work *work, rt_tick_t ticks)
-{
-    rt_base_t level;
-    rt_err_t ret = RT_EOK;
-
-    /* Work cannot be active in multiple queues */
-    if (work->workqueue && work->workqueue != queue)
-    {
-        ret = -RT_EINVAL;
-        goto __exit;
-    }
-
-    /* Cancel if work has been submitted */
-    if (work->workqueue == queue)
-    {
-        ret = _workqueue_cancel_delayed_work(work);
-        if (ret < 0)
-        {
-            goto __exit;
-        }
-    }
-
-    level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-    /* Attach workqueue so the timeout callback can submit it */
-    work->workqueue = queue;
-    rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-
-    if (!ticks)
-    {
-        /* Submit work if no ticks is 0 */
-        ret = _workqueue_submit_work(work->workqueue, work);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-        /* Add timeout */
-        work->flags |= RT_WORK_STATE_SUBMITTING;
-        rt_timer_init(&(work->timer), "work", _delayed_work_timeout_handler, work, ticks,
-                      RT_TIMER_FLAG_ONE_SHOT | RT_TIMER_FLAG_SOFT_TIMER);
-        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-        rt_timer_start(&(work->timer));
-    }
-
-__exit:
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static void _delayed_work_timeout_handler(void *parameter)
-{
-    struct rt_work *delayed_work;
-    rt_base_t level;
-
-    delayed_work = (struct rt_work *)parameter;
-    level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-    rt_timer_stop(&(delayed_work->timer));
-    rt_timer_detach(&(delayed_work->timer));
-    delayed_work->flags &= ~RT_WORK_STATE_SUBMITTING;
-    delayed_work->type &= ~RT_WORK_TYPE_DELAYED;
-    rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-    _workqueue_submit_work(delayed_work->workqueue, delayed_work);
 }
 
 struct rt_workqueue *rt_workqueue_create(const char *name, rt_uint16_t stack_size, rt_uint8_t priority)
@@ -256,6 +217,7 @@ struct rt_workqueue *rt_workqueue_create(const char *name, rt_uint16_t stack_siz
     {
         /* initialize work list */
         rt_list_init(&(queue->work_list));
+        rt_list_init(&(queue->delayed_list));
         queue->work_current = RT_NULL;
         rt_sem_init(&(queue->sem), "wqueue", 0, RT_IPC_FLAG_FIFO);
 
@@ -277,7 +239,9 @@ rt_err_t rt_workqueue_destroy(struct rt_workqueue *queue)
 {
     RT_ASSERT(queue != RT_NULL);
 
+    rt_workqueue_cancel_all_work(queue);
     rt_thread_delete(queue->work_thread);
+    rt_sem_detach(&(queue->sem));
     RT_KERNEL_FREE(queue);
 
     return RT_EOK;
@@ -288,7 +252,7 @@ rt_err_t rt_workqueue_dowork(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work)
     RT_ASSERT(queue != RT_NULL);
     RT_ASSERT(work != RT_NULL);
 
-    return _workqueue_submit_work(queue, work);
+    return _workqueue_submit_work(queue, work, 0);
 }
 
 rt_err_t rt_workqueue_submit_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work, rt_tick_t time)
@@ -296,19 +260,7 @@ rt_err_t rt_workqueue_submit_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *wo
     RT_ASSERT(queue != RT_NULL);
     RT_ASSERT(work != RT_NULL);
 
-    if (time > 0)
-    {
-        work->type |= RT_WORK_TYPE_DELAYED;
-    }
-
-    if (work->type & RT_WORK_TYPE_DELAYED)
-    {
-        return _workqueue_submit_delayed_work(queue, work, time);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return _workqueue_submit_work(queue, work);
-    }
+    return _workqueue_submit_work(queue, work, time);
 }
 
 rt_err_t rt_workqueue_critical_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work)
@@ -318,51 +270,38 @@ rt_err_t rt_workqueue_critical_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *
     RT_ASSERT(work != RT_NULL);
 
     level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
-    if (queue->work_current == work)
-    {
-        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
-        return -RT_EBUSY;
-    }
-
     /* NOTE: the work MUST be initialized firstly */
     rt_list_remove(&(work->list));
-
-    rt_list_insert_after(queue->work_list.prev, &(work->list));
-    if (queue->work_current == RT_NULL)
+    rt_list_insert_after(&queue->work_list, &(work->list));
+    /* whether the workqueue is doing work */
+    if (queue->work_current == RT_NULL &&
+        ((queue->work_thread->stat & RT_THREAD_STAT_MASK) == RT_THREAD_SUSPEND))
     {
-        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
         /* resume work thread */
         rt_thread_resume(queue->work_thread);
+        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
         rt_schedule();
     }
-    else rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
+    else
+    {
+        rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
+    }
 
     return RT_EOK;
 }
 
 rt_err_t rt_workqueue_cancel_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work)
 {
-    RT_ASSERT(queue != RT_NULL);
     RT_ASSERT(work != RT_NULL);
-
-    if (work->type & RT_WORK_TYPE_DELAYED)
-    {
-        return _workqueue_cancel_delayed_work(work);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return _workqueue_cancel_work(queue, work);
-    }
+    RT_ASSERT(queue != RT_NULL);
+    return _workqueue_cancel_work(queue, work);
 }
 
 rt_err_t rt_workqueue_cancel_work_sync(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_work *work)
 {
-    rt_base_t level;
-
     RT_ASSERT(queue != RT_NULL);
     RT_ASSERT(work != RT_NULL);
 
-    level = rt_hw_interrupt_disable();
     if (queue->work_current == work) /* it's current work in the queue */
     {
         /* wait for work completion */
@@ -370,24 +309,30 @@ rt_err_t rt_workqueue_cancel_work_sync(struct rt_workqueue *queue, struct rt_wor
     }
     else
     {
-        rt_list_remove(&(work->list));
+        _workqueue_cancel_work(queue, work);
     }
-    work->flags &= ~RT_WORK_STATE_PENDING;
-    rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);
 
     return RT_EOK;
 }
 
 rt_err_t rt_workqueue_cancel_all_work(struct rt_workqueue *queue)
 {
-    struct rt_list_node *node, *next;
+    struct rt_work *work;
+
     RT_ASSERT(queue != RT_NULL);
 
+    /* cancel work */
     rt_enter_critical();
-    for (node = queue->work_list.next; node != &(queue->work_list); node = next)
+    while (rt_list_isempty(&queue->work_list) == RT_FALSE)
     {
-        next = node->next;
-        rt_list_remove(node);
+        work = rt_list_first_entry(&queue->work_list, struct rt_work, list);
+        _workqueue_cancel_work(queue, work);
+    }
+    /* cancel delay work */
+    while (rt_list_isempty(&queue->delayed_list) == RT_FALSE)
+    {
+        work = rt_list_first_entry(&queue->delayed_list, struct rt_work, list);
+        _workqueue_cancel_work(queue, work);
     }
     rt_exit_critical();
 
@@ -416,14 +361,14 @@ rt_err_t rt_work_cancel(struct rt_work *work)
 int rt_work_sys_workqueue_init(void)
 {
     if (sys_workq != RT_NULL)
-        return 0;
+        return RT_EOK;
 
     sys_workq = rt_workqueue_create("sys_work", RT_SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE_STACKSIZE,
                                     RT_SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE_PRIORITY);
+    RT_ASSERT(sys_workq != RT_NULL);
 
     return RT_EOK;
 }
-
 INIT_PREV_EXPORT(rt_work_sys_workqueue_init);
 #endif
 #endif