diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 5a19aa1881..7055d1e9fa 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -51,18 +51,9 @@ typedef struct NetSocketState {
 static void net_socket_accept(void *opaque);
 static void net_socket_writable(void *opaque);
 
-/* Only read packets from socket when peer can receive them */
-static int net_socket_can_send(void *opaque)
-{
-    NetSocketState *s = opaque;
-
-    return qemu_can_send_packet(&s->nc);
-}
-
 static void net_socket_update_fd_handler(NetSocketState *s)
 {
-    qemu_set_fd_handler2(s->fd,
-                         s->read_poll  ? net_socket_can_send : NULL,
+    qemu_set_fd_handler2(s->fd, NULL,
                          s->read_poll  ? s->send_fn : NULL,
                          s->write_poll ? net_socket_writable : NULL,
                          s);
@@ -142,6 +133,15 @@ static ssize_t net_socket_receive_dgram(NetClientState *nc, const uint8_t *buf,
     return ret;
 }
 
+static void net_socket_send_completed(NetClientState *nc, ssize_t len)
+{
+    NetSocketState *s = DO_UPCAST(NetSocketState, nc, nc);
+
+    if (!s->read_poll) {
+        net_socket_read_poll(s, true);
+    }
+}
+
 static void net_socket_send(void *opaque)
 {
     NetSocketState *s = opaque;
@@ -211,9 +211,13 @@ static void net_socket_send(void *opaque)
             buf += l;
             size -= l;
             if (s->index >= s->packet_len) {
-                qemu_send_packet(&s->nc, s->buf, s->packet_len);
                 s->index = 0;
                 s->state = 0;
+                if (qemu_send_packet_async(&s->nc, s->buf, size,
+                                           net_socket_send_completed) == 0) {
+                    net_socket_read_poll(s, false);
+                    break;
+                }
             }
             break;
         }
@@ -234,7 +238,10 @@ static void net_socket_send_dgram(void *opaque)
         net_socket_write_poll(s, false);
         return;
     }
-    qemu_send_packet(&s->nc, s->buf, size);
+    if (qemu_send_packet_async(&s->nc, s->buf, size,
+                               net_socket_send_completed) == 0) {
+        net_socket_read_poll(s, false);
+    }
 }
 
 static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr, struct in_addr *localaddr)