diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index b686a21a8593..9237362e5606 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ void tcp_synack_rtt_meas(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
 void tcp_reset(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_skb_mark_lost_uncond_verify(struct tcp_sock *tp, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void tcp_fin(struct sock *sk);
+void tcp_check_space(struct sock *sk);
 
 /* tcp_timer.c */
 void tcp_init_xmit_timers(struct sock *);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index c0fcfa296468..f84047aec63c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5230,7 +5230,17 @@ static void tcp_new_space(struct sock *sk)
 	sk->sk_write_space(sk);
 }
 
-static void tcp_check_space(struct sock *sk)
+/* Caller made space either from:
+ * 1) Freeing skbs in rtx queues (after tp->snd_una has advanced)
+ * 2) Sent skbs from output queue (and thus advancing tp->snd_nxt)
+ *
+ * We might be able to generate EPOLLOUT to the application if:
+ * 1) Space consumed in output/rtx queues is below sk->sk_sndbuf/2
+ * 2) notsent amount (tp->write_seq - tp->snd_nxt) became
+ *    small enough that tcp_stream_memory_free() decides it
+ *    is time to generate EPOLLOUT.
+ */
+void tcp_check_space(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_QUEUE_SHRUNK)) {
 		sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_QUEUE_SHRUNK);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 139e962d1aef..67493ec6318a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static void tcp_event_new_data_sent(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	NET_ADD_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPORIGDATASENT,
 		      tcp_skb_pcount(skb));
+	tcp_check_space(sk);
 }
 
 /* SND.NXT, if window was not shrunk or the amount of shrunk was less than one