diff --git a/examples/Client/Client.ino b/examples/Client/Client.ino
index f2f7c28..22cb133 100644
--- a/examples/Client/Client.ino
+++ b/examples/Client/Client.ino
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 // #define HOST "homeassistant.local"
 // #define PORT 8123
 
-// #define HOST "www.google.com"
-// #define PORT 80
+#define HOST "www.google.com"
+#define PORT 80
 
-#define HOST "192.168.125.118"
-#define PORT 4000
+// #define HOST "192.168.125.118"
+// #define PORT 4000
 
 // 16 slots on esp32 (CONFIG_LWIP_MAX_ACTIVE_TCP)
 #define MAX_CLIENTS CONFIG_LWIP_MAX_ACTIVE_TCP
diff --git a/src/AsyncTCP.cpp b/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
index 84a87ac..1f321f8 100644
--- a/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
+++ b/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } lwip_event_packet_t;
 
 static QueueHandle_t _async_queue;
+static QueueHandle_t _poll_queue;
 static TaskHandle_t _async_service_task_handle = NULL;
 
 
@@ -143,16 +144,34 @@ static inline bool _get_async_event(lwip_event_packet_t ** e){
     return _async_queue && xQueueReceive(_async_queue, e, portMAX_DELAY) == pdPASS;
 }
 
-static bool _remove_events_with_arg(void * arg){
+static inline bool _init_poll_queue(){
+    if(!_poll_queue){
+        _poll_queue = xQueueCreate(CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_POLL_QUEUE_SIZE, sizeof(lwip_event_packet_t *));
+        if(!_poll_queue){
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+static inline bool _send_async_poll(lwip_event_packet_t ** e){
+    return _poll_queue && xQueueSend(_poll_queue, e, portMAX_DELAY) == pdPASS;
+}
+
+static inline bool _get_async_poll(lwip_event_packet_t ** e){
+    return _poll_queue && xQueueReceive(_poll_queue, e, portMAX_DELAY) == pdPASS;
+}
+
+static bool _remove_events_with_arg(QueueHandle_t queue, void * arg){
     lwip_event_packet_t * first_packet = NULL;
     lwip_event_packet_t * packet = NULL;
 
-    if(!_async_queue){
+    if(!queue){
         return false;
     }
     //figure out which is the first packet so we can keep the order
     while(!first_packet){
-        if(xQueueReceive(_async_queue, &first_packet, 0) != pdPASS){
+        if(xQueueReceive(queue, &first_packet, 0) != pdPASS){
             return false;
         }
         //discard packet if matching
@@ -160,19 +179,19 @@ static bool _remove_events_with_arg(void * arg){
             free(first_packet);
             first_packet = NULL;
         //return first packet to the back of the queue
-        } else if(xQueueSend(_async_queue, &first_packet, portMAX_DELAY) != pdPASS){
+        } else if(xQueueSend(queue, &first_packet, portMAX_DELAY) != pdPASS){
             return false;
         }
     }
 
-    while(xQueuePeek(_async_queue, &packet, 0) == pdPASS && packet != first_packet){
-        if(xQueueReceive(_async_queue, &packet, 0) != pdPASS){
+    while(xQueuePeek(queue, &packet, 0) == pdPASS && packet != first_packet){
+        if(xQueueReceive(queue, &packet, 0) != pdPASS){
             return false;
         }
         if((int)packet->arg == (int)arg){
             free(packet);
             packet = NULL;
-        } else if(xQueueSend(_async_queue, &packet, portMAX_DELAY) != pdPASS){
+        } else if(xQueueSend(queue, &packet, portMAX_DELAY) != pdPASS){
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -184,7 +203,8 @@ static void _handle_async_event(lwip_event_packet_t * e){
         // do nothing when arg is NULL
         //ets_printf("event arg == NULL: 0x%08x\n", e->recv.pcb);
     } else if(e->event == LWIP_TCP_CLEAR){
-        _remove_events_with_arg(e->arg);
+        _remove_events_with_arg(_async_queue, e->arg);
+        _remove_events_with_arg(_poll_queue, e->arg);
     } else if(e->event == LWIP_TCP_RECV){
         //ets_printf("-R: 0x%08x\n", e->recv.pcb);
         AsyncClient::_s_recv(e->arg, e->recv.pcb, e->recv.pb, e->recv.err);
@@ -216,7 +236,7 @@ static void _handle_async_event(lwip_event_packet_t * e){
 static void _async_service_task(void *pvParameters){
     lwip_event_packet_t * packet = NULL;
     for (;;) {
-        if(_get_async_event(&packet)){
+        if(_get_async_event(&packet) || _get_async_poll(&packet)){
 #if CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT
             if(esp_task_wdt_add(NULL) != ESP_OK){
                 log_e("Failed to add async task to WDT");
@@ -262,7 +282,7 @@ static bool customTaskCreateUniversal(
 }
 
 static bool _start_async_task(){
-    if(!_init_async_event_queue()){
+    if(!_init_async_event_queue() || !_init_poll_queue()){
         return false;
     }
     if(!_async_service_task_handle){
@@ -302,12 +322,16 @@ static int8_t _tcp_connected(void * arg, tcp_pcb * pcb, int8_t err) {
 }
 
 static int8_t _tcp_poll(void * arg, struct tcp_pcb * pcb) {
+    // inhibit polling when event queue is getting filled up, let it handle _onack's
+    if (uxQueueMessagesWaiting(_poll_queue) >= CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_POLL_QUEUE_SIZE)
+        return ERR_OK;
+
     //ets_printf("+P: 0x%08x\n", pcb);
     lwip_event_packet_t * e = (lwip_event_packet_t *)malloc(sizeof(lwip_event_packet_t));
     e->event = LWIP_TCP_POLL;
     e->arg = arg;
     e->poll.pcb = pcb;
-    if (!_send_async_event(&e)) {
+    if (!_send_async_poll(&e)) {
         free((void*)(e));
     }
     return ERR_OK;
diff --git a/src/AsyncTCP.h b/src/AsyncTCP.h
index 25fb462..7cbdefe 100644
--- a/src/AsyncTCP.h
+++ b/src/AsyncTCP.h
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_QUEUE_SIZE 64
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_POLL_QUEUE_SIZE
+#define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_POLL_QUEUE_SIZE CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_QUEUE_SIZE
+#endif
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_MAX_ACK_TIME
 #define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_MAX_ACK_TIME 5000
 #endif