diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 06bb568..f59065b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ MANAGER_DATA=~/
 
 MQ_HOST=kitodo-mq
 MQ_PORT=61616
+MQ_CLIENT_QUEUE=FinalizeTaskQueue
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ace6c57..c0ae792 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LABEL \
     org.opencontainers.image.revision=$VCS_REF \
     org.opencontainers.image.created=$BUILD_DATE
 
-ARG KITODO_MQ_CLIENT_VERSION=0.2
+ARG KITODO_MQ_CLIENT_VERSION=0.3
 
 ENV HOME=/
 
@@ -48,10 +48,13 @@ COPY kitodo-activemq-client-log4j2.properties /opt/kitodo-activemq-client/log4j2
 ENV ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT_LOG4J2 /opt/kitodo-activemq-client/log4j2.properties
 
 # add ActiveMQ client library
-ADD https://github.com/markusweigelt/kitodo-activemq-client/releases/download/${KITODO_MQ_CLIENT_VERSION}/kitodo-activemq-client-${KITODO_MQ_CLIENT_VERSION}.jar /opt/kitodo-activemq-client
+ADD https://github.com/slub/kitodo-production-activemq/releases/download/${KITODO_MQ_CLIENT_VERSION}/kitodo-activemq-client-${KITODO_MQ_CLIENT_VERSION}.jar /opt/kitodo-activemq-client
 ENV ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT /opt/kitodo-activemq-client/kitodo-activemq-client-${KITODO_MQ_CLIENT_VERSION}.jar
 RUN chmod go+r $ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT
 
+# configure ActiveMQ client queue
+ENV ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT_QUEUE FinalizeTaskQueue
+
 # workaround for OCR-D/core#983
 RUN pip install ocrd
 # install mets-mods2tei and page-to-alto
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d4f10bc..8ae206b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ services:
       - UMASK=${MANAGER_ENV_UMASK}
       - "CONTROLLER=${CONTROLLER_HOST}:${CONTROLLER_PORT_SSH}"
       - "ACTIVEMQ=${MQ_HOST}:${MQ_PORT}"
+      - ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT_QUEUE=${MQ_CLIENT_QUEUE}
 
     ports:
       - ${MANAGER_PORT_SSH}:22
diff --git a/ocrd_lib.sh b/ocrd_lib.sh
index 713a93f..a6cf39d 100644
--- a/ocrd_lib.sh
+++ b/ocrd_lib.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ TASK=$(basename $0)
 
 logerr() {
   logger -p user.info -t $TASK "terminating with error \$?=$? from ${BASH_COMMAND} on line $(caller)"
+  
+  kitodo_production_task_action_error_open
 }
 
 stopbg() {
@@ -233,16 +235,71 @@ post_process_to_mets() {
   # perhaps if URL_PREFIX:  mm-update -m "$METS_PATH" validate -u $URL_PREFIX
 }
 
-close_task() {
-  if test -n "$ACTIVEMQ" -a -n "$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT" -a -n "$TASK_ID" -a -n "$PROCESS_ID"; then
-    java -Dlog4j2.configurationFile=$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT_LOG4J2 -jar "$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT" "tcp://$ACTIVEMQ?closeAsync=false" "KitodoProduction.FinalizeStep.Queue" $TASK_ID $PROCESS_ID
+kitodo_production_task_action() {
+  ACTION=""
+  MESSAGE="${2}"
+  case ${1} in
+    1)
+      ACTION="COMMENT"
+      ;;
+    2)
+      ACTION="ERROR_OPEN"
+      ;;
+    3)
+      ACTION="ERROR_CLOSE"
+      ;;
+    4)
+      ACTION="PROCESS"
+      ;;
+    5)
+      ACTION="CLOSE"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      logger -p user.error -t $TASK "Unknown task action type"
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  if test -n "$ACTIVEMQ" -a "$ACTIVEMQ" != ":" -a -n "$TASK_ID" -a -n "$ACTION"; then
+    if test "$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT_QUEUE" == "TaskActionQueue"; then
+      java -Dlog4j2.configurationFile=$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT_LOG4J2 -jar "$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT" "tcp://$ACTIVEMQ?closeAsync=false" "$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT_QUEUE" $TASK_ID "$MESSAGE" "$ACTION"
+    elif test "$ACTION" == "CLOSE"; then
+      java -Dlog4j2.configurationFile=$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT_LOG4J2 -jar "$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT" "tcp://$ACTIVEMQ?closeAsync=false" "$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT_QUEUE" $TASK_ID "$MESSAGE"
+    fi
   fi
   logret # communicate retval 0
 }
 
+kitodo_production_task_action_comment() {
+  if test -n "${1}"; then
+    kitodo_production_task_action 1 "${1}"
+  else  
+    logger -p user.info -t $TASK "Could not send task info cause no message was specified"
+  fi
+}
+
+kitodo_production_task_action_error_open() {
+  MESSAGE="${1:-Error occured during the OCR processing}"
+  kitodo_production_task_action 2 "$MESSAGE"
+}
+
+kitodo_production_task_action_error_close() {
+  MESSAGE="${1:-OCR processing error has been fixed}"
+  kitodo_production_task_action 3 "$MESSAGE"
+}
+
+kitodo_production_task_action_process() {
+  MESSAGE="${1:-OCR processing started}"
+  kitodo_production_task_action 4 "$MESSAGE"
+}
+
+kitodo_production_task_action_close() {
+  MESSAGE="${1:-OCR processing completed}"
+  kitodo_production_task_action 5 "$MESSAGE"
+}
+
 # exit in async or sync mode
 close() {
-  if test -n "$ACTIVEMQ" -a -n "$ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT" -a -n "$TASK_ID" -a -n "$PROCESS_ID"; then
+  if test -n "$ACTIVEMQ" -a "$ACTIVEMQ" != ":" -a -n "$TASK_ID"; then
     logger -p user.info -t $TASK "ocr_exit in async mode - immediate termination of the script"
     # prevent any RETVAL from being written yet
     trap - EXIT
diff --git a/process_images.sh b/process_images.sh
index dd81067..48de135 100755
--- a/process_images.sh
+++ b/process_images.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:
 
  CONTROLLER: host name and port of OCR-D Controller for processing
  ACTIVEMQ: URL of ActiveMQ server for result callback (optional)
+ ACTIVEMQ_QUEUE: Protocol type handling result callbacks. Choose between "FinalizeTaskQueue" (default) or "TaskActionQueue" (optional)
  ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT: path to ActiveMQ client library JAR file (optional)
 EOF
                  exit;;
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ init "$@"
 
   pre_sync_workdir
 
+  kitodo_production_task_action_process
+
   ocrd_exec ocrd_import_workdir ocrd_validate_workflow ocrd_process_workflow
 
   post_sync_workdir
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ init "$@"
 
   post_process_to_procdir
 
-  close_task
+  kitodo_production_task_action_close
 
 ) |& tee -a $WORKDIR/ocrd.log 2>&1 | logger -p user.info -t $TASK &>/dev/null & # without output redirect, ssh will not close the connection upon exit, cf. #9
 
diff --git a/process_mets.sh b/process_mets.sh
index 965cc26..2056309 100755
--- a/process_mets.sh
+++ b/process_mets.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ init "$@"
 
   pre_sync_workdir
 
+  kitodo_production_task_action_process
+
   ocrd_exec ocrd_enter_workdir ocrd_validate_workflow ocrd_process_workflow
 
   post_sync_workdir
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ init "$@"
 
   post_process_to_mets
 
-  close_task
+  kitodo_production_task_action_close
 
 ) |& tee -a $WORKDIR/ocrd.log 2>&1 | logger -p user.info -t $TASK &>/dev/null & # without output redirect, ssh will not close the connection upon exit, cf. #9