diff --git a/src/smolnetd/scheme/icmp.rs b/src/smolnetd/scheme/icmp.rs
index 54a5ca6665..ddb31bc030 100644
--- a/src/smolnetd/scheme/icmp.rs
+++ b/src/smolnetd/scheme/icmp.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ impl<'a, 'b> SchemeSocket for IcmpSocket<'a, 'b> {
         self.can_recv()
     }
 
+    fn may_recv(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
     fn get_setting(
         _file: &SocketFile<Self::DataT>,
         _setting: Self::SettingT,
diff --git a/src/smolnetd/scheme/ip.rs b/src/smolnetd/scheme/ip.rs
index 5cea1b9110..97a83cad32 100644
--- a/src/smolnetd/scheme/ip.rs
+++ b/src/smolnetd/scheme/ip.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ impl<'a, 'b> SchemeSocket for RawSocket<'a, 'b> {
         self.can_recv()
     }
 
+    fn may_recv(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
     fn get_setting(
         _file: &SocketFile<Self::DataT>,
         _setting: Self::SettingT,
diff --git a/src/smolnetd/scheme/socket.rs b/src/smolnetd/scheme/socket.rs
index f1d07c4d16..18e690d0d9 100644
--- a/src/smolnetd/scheme/socket.rs
+++ b/src/smolnetd/scheme/socket.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ where
 
     fn can_send(&self) -> bool;
     fn can_recv(&self) -> bool;
+    fn may_recv(&self) -> bool;
 
     fn hop_limit(&self) -> u8;
     fn set_hop_limit(&mut self, u8);
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ where
                 let mut socket_set = self.socket_set.borrow_mut();
                 let socket = socket_set.get::<SocketT>(socket_handle);
 
-                if events & syscall::EVENT_READ == syscall::EVENT_READ && socket.can_recv() {
+                if events & syscall::EVENT_READ == syscall::EVENT_READ && (socket.can_recv() || !socket.may_recv()) {
                     if !*read_notified {
                         post_fevent(&mut self.scheme_file, fd, syscall::EVENT_READ, 1)?;
                         *read_notified = true;
diff --git a/src/smolnetd/scheme/tcp.rs b/src/smolnetd/scheme/tcp.rs
index bc18754618..ab33ff3c9f 100644
--- a/src/smolnetd/scheme/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/smolnetd/scheme/tcp.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ impl<'a> SchemeSocket for TcpSocket<'a> {
         self.can_recv()
     }
 
+    fn may_recv(&self) -> bool {
+        self.may_recv()
+    }
+
     fn hop_limit(&self) -> u8 {
         self.hop_limit().unwrap_or(64)
     }
diff --git a/src/smolnetd/scheme/udp.rs b/src/smolnetd/scheme/udp.rs
index f58ad285bd..d253e1aa10 100644
--- a/src/smolnetd/scheme/udp.rs
+++ b/src/smolnetd/scheme/udp.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ impl<'a, 'b> SchemeSocket for UdpSocket<'a, 'b> {
         self.can_recv()
     }
 
+    fn may_recv(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
     fn hop_limit(&self) -> u8 {
         self.hop_limit().unwrap_or(64)
     }