diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs
index 03e59d34b..067257132 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// Gets a set of properties for the Congiguration.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>This can be used for storing global settings and defaults to be accessable to processors.</remarks>
-        public IDictionary<object, object> Properties { get; } = new Dictionary<object, object>();
+        public IDictionary<object, object> Properties { get; } = new ConcurrentDictionary<object, object>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the currently registered <see cref="IImageFormat"/>s.
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/GraphicOptionsDefaultsExtensions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/GraphicOptionsDefaultsExtensions.cs
index d1581a00e..80cdfd153 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/GraphicOptionsDefaultsExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/GraphicOptionsDefaultsExtensions.cs
@@ -71,11 +71,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
                 return go;
             }
 
-            var configOptions = context.Configuration.GetGraphicsOptions();
-
             // do not cache the fall back to config into the the processing context
             // in case someone want to change the value on the config and expects it re trflow thru
-            return configOptions;
+            return context.Configuration.GetGraphicsOptions();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/DefaultImageProcessorContext{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/DefaultImageProcessorContext{TPixel}.cs
index 4f47545fa..7ed73d517 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/DefaultImageProcessorContext{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/DefaultImageProcessorContext{TPixel}.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Six Labors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
         public Configuration Configuration { get; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public IDictionary<object, object> Properties { get; } = new Dictionary<object, object>();
+        public IDictionary<object, object> Properties { get; } = new ConcurrentDictionary<object, object>();
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public Image<TPixel> GetResultImage()
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/GraphicOptionsDefaultsExtensionsTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/GraphicOptionsDefaultsExtensionsTests.cs
index 72ec35538..21f26cd01 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/GraphicOptionsDefaultsExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/GraphicOptionsDefaultsExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) Six Labors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Processing;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.TestUtilities;
 using Xunit;
@@ -168,5 +170,18 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
             Assert.NotNull(options);
             Assert.IsType<GraphicsOptions>(options);
         }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [WithBlankImages(100, 100, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
+        public void CanGetGraphicsOptionsMultiThreaded<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+            where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
+        {
+            // Could not get fake operations to trigger #1230 so using a real image.
+            Parallel.For(0, 10, _ =>
+            {
+                using Image<TPixel> image = provider.GetImage();
+                image.Mutate(x => x.BackgroundColor(Color.White));
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/FakeImageOperationsProvider.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/FakeImageOperationsProvider.cs
index 5f673b9d2..03fa6dfc2 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/FakeImageOperationsProvider.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/FakeImageOperationsProvider.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Six Labors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Processing
 
             public Configuration Configuration { get; }
 
-            public IDictionary<object, object> Properties { get; } = new Dictionary<object, object>();
+            public IDictionary<object, object> Properties { get; } = new ConcurrentDictionary<object, object>();
 
             public Image<TPixel> GetResultImage()
             {