diff --git a/bin/package-update.sh b/bin/package-update.sh
index 0a3cc1b6a95..d45306be6cb 100755
--- a/bin/package-update.sh
+++ b/bin/package-update.sh
@@ -39,3 +39,10 @@ find ./packages/woocommerce-admin -iname '*.js' -exec sed -i.bak -e "s/, 'woocom
 # Cleanup backup files
 find ./packages -name "*.bak" -type f -delete
 output 2 "Done!"
+
+# Apply patches
+output 2 "Applying patch #450 to Action Schduler"
+cd packages/action-scheduler
+curl -O https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/woocommerce/action-scheduler/pull/450.patch
+patch -p1 < 450.patch
+output 2 "Done!"
diff --git a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-notices.php b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-notices.php
index 9f4a1869a44..9fa28b060f0 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-notices.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-notices.php
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ class WC_Admin_Notices {
 		add_action( 'switch_theme', array( __CLASS__, 'reset_admin_notices' ) );
 		add_action( 'woocommerce_installed', array( __CLASS__, 'reset_admin_notices' ) );
 		add_action( 'wp_loaded', array( __CLASS__, 'hide_notices' ) );
-		add_action( 'shutdown', array( __CLASS__, 'store_notices' ) );
+		// @TODO: This prevents Action Scheduler async jobs from storing empty list of notices during WC installation.
+		// That could lead to OBW not starting and 'Run setup wizard' notice not appearing in WP admin, which we want
+		// to avoid.
+		if ( ! WC_Install::is_new_install() || ! wc_is_running_from_async_action_scheduler() ) {
+			add_action( 'shutdown', array( __CLASS__, 'store_notices' ) );
+		}
 
 		if ( current_user_can( 'manage_woocommerce' ) ) {
 			add_action( 'admin_print_styles', array( __CLASS__, 'add_notices' ) );
diff --git a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin.php b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin.php
index b9c4e47c719..23d27e5bd73 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin.php
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ class WC_Admin {
 	 * For setup wizard, transient must be present, the user must have access rights, and we must ignore the network/bulk plugin updaters.
 	 */
 	public function admin_redirects() {
+		// Don't run this fn from Action Scheduler requests, as it would clear _wc_activation_redirect transient.
+		// That means OBW would never be shown.
+		if ( wc_is_running_from_async_action_scheduler() ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		// phpcs:disable WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended
 		// Nonced plugin install redirects (whitelisted).
 		if ( ! empty( $_GET['wc-install-plugin-redirect'] ) ) {
diff --git a/includes/class-wc-install.php b/includes/class-wc-install.php
index 01309f87ce2..357ae88bd3c 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-install.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-install.php
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class WC_Install {
 	 * @since  3.2.0
 	 * @return boolean
 	 */
-	private static function is_new_install() {
+	public static function is_new_install() {
 		$product_count = array_sum( (array) wp_count_posts( 'product' ) );
 
 		return is_null( get_option( 'woocommerce_version', null ) ) || ( 0 === $product_count && -1 === wc_get_page_id( 'shop' ) );
diff --git a/includes/wc-core-functions.php b/includes/wc-core-functions.php
index f742e09042b..465515b7b68 100644
--- a/includes/wc-core-functions.php
+++ b/includes/wc-core-functions.php
@@ -2273,3 +2273,13 @@ function wc_load_cart() {
 	WC()->initialize_session();
 	WC()->initialize_cart();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Test whether the context of execution comes from async action scheduler.
+ *
+ * @since 4.0.0
+ * @return bool
+ */
+function wc_is_running_from_async_action_scheduler() {
+	return isset( $_REQUEST['action'] ) && 'as_async_request_queue_runner' === $_REQUEST['action'];
+}