diff --git a/link/link.c b/link/link.c
index 8f36e21..6287ae6 100644
--- a/link/link.c
+++ b/link/link.c
@@ -185,15 +185,18 @@ static void wake(int fd) {
 
 bool pure_link_queue(PureLink *l, uint64_t seq, const unsigned char *bytes, size_t size) {
     pthread_mutex_lock(&l->lock);
-    bool ok = pure_link_sender_queue(l->sender, seq, bytes, size), signal = false;
-    if (ok) {
-        l->queued_new = true;
-        signal = l->sleeping && !l->signaled;
-        l->signaled = l->signaled || signal;
-    }
+    bool ok = pure_link_sender_queue(l->sender, seq, bytes, size);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->lock);
+    return ok;
+}
+
+void pure_link_push(PureLink *l) {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&l->lock);
+    l->queued_new = true;
+    bool signal = l->sleeping && !l->signaled;
+    l->signaled = l->signaled || signal;
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->lock);
     if (signal) wake(l->wake);
-    return ok;
 }
 
 uint64_t pure_link_queued(PureLink *l) {
diff --git a/link/link.h b/link/link.h
index c8d8635..6dae11f 100644
--- a/link/link.h
+++ b/link/link.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void pure_link_peer(PureLink *, const unsigned char peer[PURE_SEAL_KEY]);
  * them by name (docs/design/014-fields-by-name.md). */
 bool pure_link_fields(PureLink *, const unsigned char *fields, size_t size);
 bool pure_link_queue(PureLink *, uint64_t seq, const unsigned char *bytes, size_t size);
+void pure_link_push(PureLink *);
 uint64_t pure_link_queued(PureLink *);
 /* The last number the receiver saved; any thread. */
 uint64_t pure_link_delivered(PureLink *);
diff --git a/serve/serve.c b/serve/serve.c
index b5112d2..b0200a4 100644
--- a/serve/serve.c
+++ b/serve/serve.c
@@ -1829,6 +1829,7 @@ static void feed_outlets(Executor *ex) {
                  delivered = wire ? pure_wire_delivered(wire) : link ? pure_link_delivered(link) : local_delivered(local);
         size_t held = wire ? pure_wire_held(wire) : link ? pure_link_held(link) : local_held(local), at = ex->outlet_from[i];
         at = at > gone ? at - (size_t)gone : 0;
+        uint64_t before = queued;
         for (; at < ex->app.sent_saved; ++at) {
             uint32_t of;
             uint64_t seq;
@@ -1844,6 +1845,7 @@ static void feed_outlets(Executor *ex) {
             queued = seq;
             held += payload.size;
         }
+        if (link && queued != before) pure_link_push(link);
         ex->outlet_from[i] = at;
     }
     uint64_t now = ex->local_count ? now_ms() : 0;