diff --git a/src/mux_quic.c b/src/mux_quic.c
index a1cb66717..cce191bd7 100644
--- a/src/mux_quic.c
+++ b/src/mux_quic.c
@@ -1603,8 +1603,13 @@ static int qc_send_frames(struct qcc *qcc, struct list *frms)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	if (!qc_send_mux(qcc->conn->handle.qc, frms))
+	if (!qc_send_mux(qcc->conn->handle.qc, frms)) {
+		/* TODO should subscribe only for a transient send error */
+		TRACE_DEVEL("error on send, subscribing", QMUX_EV_QCC_SEND, qcc->conn);
+		qcc->conn->xprt->subscribe(qcc->conn, qcc->conn->xprt_ctx,
+		                           SUB_RETRY_SEND, &qcc->wait_event);
 		goto err;
+	}
 
 	/* If there is frames left at this stage, transport layer is blocked.
 	 * Subscribe on it to retry later.
diff --git a/src/quic_conn.c b/src/quic_conn.c
index 1021bb130..4639e67a0 100644
--- a/src/quic_conn.c
+++ b/src/quic_conn.c
@@ -7809,7 +7809,8 @@ void qc_notify_close(struct quic_conn *qc)
 int qc_notify_send(struct quic_conn *qc)
 {
 	if (qc->subs && qc->subs->events & SUB_RETRY_SEND) {
-		if (quic_path_prep_data(qc->path)) {
+		if (quic_path_prep_data(qc->path) &&
+		    (!qc_test_fd(qc) || !fd_send_active(qc->fd))) {
 			tasklet_wakeup(qc->subs->tasklet);
 			qc->subs->events &= ~SUB_RETRY_SEND;
 			if (!qc->subs->events)
diff --git a/src/quic_sock.c b/src/quic_sock.c
index 8c99a76a6..fa2eb3d82 100644
--- a/src/quic_sock.c
+++ b/src/quic_sock.c
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ static void quic_conn_sock_fd_iocb(int fd)
 		TRACE_DEVEL("send ready", QUIC_EV_CONN_RCV, qc);
 		fd_stop_send(fd);
 		tasklet_wakeup_after(NULL, qc->wait_event.tasklet);
+		qc_notify_send(qc);
 	}
 
 	if (fd_recv_ready(fd)) {