diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
index 04bfd710a49ba..a035e0e4786a9 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
@@ -1638,7 +1638,10 @@ synchronized void createLedgerAfterClosed() {
             STATE_UPDATER.set(this, State.CreatingLedger);
             this.lastLedgerCreationInitiationTimestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
             mbean.startDataLedgerCreateOp();
-            asyncCreateLedger(bookKeeper, config, digestType, this, Collections.emptyMap());
+            // Use the executor here is to avoid use the Zookeeper thread to create the ledger which will lead
+            // to deadlock at the zookeeper client, details to see https://github.com/apache/pulsar/issues/13736
+            this.executor.execute(() ->
+                    asyncCreateLedger(bookKeeper, config, digestType, this, Collections.emptyMap()));
         }
     }