diff --git a/io/zenoh-transport/src/common/pipeline.rs b/io/zenoh-transport/src/common/pipeline.rs
index bc9319a7d1..d982a905a8 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-transport/src/common/pipeline.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-transport/src/common/pipeline.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ struct StageIn {
 impl StageIn {
     fn push_network_message(
         &mut self,
-        msg: &mut NetworkMessage,
+        msg: &NetworkMessage,
         priority: Priority,
         deadline: &mut Deadline,
     ) -> Result<bool, TransportClosed> {
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ impl StageIn {
         // Get the current serialization batch.
         let mut batch = zgetbatch_rets!();
         // Attempt the serialization on the current batch
-        let e = match batch.encode(&*msg) {
+        let e = match batch.encode(msg) {
             Ok(_) => zretok!(batch, msg),
             Err(e) => e,
         };
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ impl StageIn {
 
         if let BatchError::NewFrame = e {
             // Attempt a serialization with a new frame
-            if batch.encode((&*msg, &frame)).is_ok() {
+            if batch.encode((msg, &frame)).is_ok() {
                 zretok!(batch, msg);
             }
         }
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ impl StageIn {
         }
 
         // Attempt a second serialization on fully empty batch
-        if batch.encode((&*msg, &frame)).is_ok() {
+        if batch.encode((msg, &frame)).is_ok() {
             zretok!(batch, msg);
         }
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ impl StageIn {
 
         let mut writer = self.fragbuf.writer();
         let codec = Zenoh080::new();
-        codec.write(&mut writer, &*msg).unwrap();
+        codec.write(&mut writer, msg).unwrap();
 
         // Fragment the whole message
         let mut fragment = FragmentHeader {
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ impl TransmissionPipelineProducer {
     #[inline]
     pub(crate) fn push_network_message(
         &self,
-        mut msg: NetworkMessage,
+        msg: NetworkMessage,
     ) -> Result<bool, TransportClosed> {
         // If the queue is not QoS, it means that we only have one priority with index 0.
         let (idx, priority) = if self.stage_in.len() > 1 {
@@ -806,9 +806,31 @@ impl TransmissionPipelineProducer {
         let mut deadline = Deadline::new(wait_time, max_wait_time);
         // Lock the channel. We are the only one that will be writing on it.
         let mut queue = zlock!(self.stage_in[idx]);
-        let sent = queue.push_network_message(&mut msg, priority, &mut deadline)?;
+        // Check again for congestion in case it happens when blocking on the mutex.
+        if self.status.is_congested(priority) {
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+        let mut sent = queue.push_network_message(&msg, priority, &mut deadline)?;
+        // If the message cannot be sent, mark the pipeline as congested.
         if !sent {
             self.status.set_congested(priority, true);
+            // During the time between deadline wakeup and setting the congested flag,
+            // all batches could have been refilled (especially if there is a single one),
+            // so try again with the same already expired deadline.
+            sent = queue.push_network_message(&msg, priority, &mut deadline)?;
+            // If the message is sent in the end, reset the status.
+            // Setting the status to `true` is only done with the stage_in mutex acquired,
+            // so it is not possible that further messages see the congestion flag set
+            // after this point.
+            if sent {
+                self.status.set_congested(priority, false);
+            }
+            // There is one edge case that is fortunately supported: if the message that
+            // has been pushed again is fragmented, we might have some batches actually
+            // refilled, but still end with dropping the message, not resetting the
+            // congested flag in that case. However, if some batches were available,
+            // that means that they would have still been pushed, so we can expect them to
+            // be refilled, and they will eventually unset the congested flag.
         }
         Ok(sent)
     }