diff --git a/src/transport_layer/etcp.c b/src/transport_layer/etcp.c
index f692929a..9f7537a1 100644
--- a/src/transport_layer/etcp.c
+++ b/src/transport_layer/etcp.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ static void input_queue_cb(struct ll_queue* q, void* arg) {
         return;
     }
     etcp->unacked_bytes += len;
+    etcp_conn_wake_sender(etcp);
 
 //    DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_ETCP, "successfully moved from input_queue to input_send_q");
 
diff --git a/tests/test_etcp_windows.c b/tests/test_etcp_windows.c
index c82c7b26..adda5dfd 100644
--- a/tests/test_etcp_windows.c
+++ b/tests/test_etcp_windows.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ static struct INFLIGHT_PACKET* enqueue(unsigned len) {
     CHECK(p->ll.dgram); memset(p->ll.dgram, 0x5a, len);
     conn->unacked_bytes += len;
     CHECK(queue_data_put_with_index(conn->input_send_q, &p->ll) == 0);
+    etcp_conn_wake_sender(conn);
     return p;
 }
 
@@ -211,13 +212,14 @@ static void removed_link_and_bbr(void) {
     ack(1); CHECK(!conn->unacked_bytes);
     b->bbr = u_calloc(1, sizeof(*b->bbr)); CHECK(b->bbr); bbr_init(b->bbr);
     b->inflight_lim_bytes = 8192;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) enqueue(1024);
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-        enqueue(1024); struct ETCP_DGRAM* pkt = request(); CHECK(pkt); memory_pool_free(inst.pkt_pool, pkt);
+        struct ETCP_DGRAM* pkt = request(); CHECK(pkt); memory_pool_free(inst.pkt_pool, pkt);
     }
     enqueue(100); CHECK(!request() && b->cwnd_limited);
     // Первый ACK относится к отправке при наличии ожидающих данных: она не app_limited.
     struct INFLIGHT_PACKET* first = (struct INFLIGHT_PACKET*)conn->input_wait_ack->head;
-    first->is_app_limited = 0;
+    CHECK(!first->is_app_limited);
     ack(first->seq); CHECK(bbr_calls == 1 && saw_cwnd_limited && !saw_app_limited);
     teardown();
 }