diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index 5802f6f78723..2a105113cd77 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -669,7 +669,9 @@ enum rxrpc_call_event {
 enum rxrpc_call_state {
 	RXRPC_CALL_UNINITIALISED,
 	RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_CONN,	/* - client waiting for connection to become available */
+	RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_PRE_SEND,	/* - client is connected, but hasn't sent anything yet */
 	RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST,	/* - client sending request phase */
+	RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_ACK,	/* - client awaiting ACKs of request */
 	RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY,	/* - client awaiting reply */
 	RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_RECV_REPLY,	/* - client receiving reply phase */
 	RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_PREALLOC,	/* - service preallocation */
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/call_event.c b/net/rxrpc/call_event.c
index fec59d9338b9..21be9c86d7a7 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/call_event.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/call_event.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static void rxrpc_close_tx_phase(struct rxrpc_call *call)
 
 	switch (__rxrpc_call_state(call)) {
 	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST:
-		rxrpc_set_call_state(call, RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY);
+		rxrpc_set_call_state(call, RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_ACK);
 		break;
 	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY:
 		rxrpc_set_call_state(call, RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_AWAIT_ACK);
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ static void rxrpc_transmit_fresh_data(struct rxrpc_call *call, unsigned int limi
 				break;
 		} while (req.n < limit && before(seq, send_top));
 
+		if (__rxrpc_call_state(call) == RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_PRE_SEND)
+			rxrpc_set_call_state(call, RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST);
 		if (txb->flags & RXRPC_LAST_PACKET) {
 			rxrpc_close_tx_phase(call);
 			tq = NULL;
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@ void rxrpc_transmit_some_data(struct rxrpc_call *call, unsigned int limit,
 		fallthrough;
 
 	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY:
+	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_PRE_SEND:
 	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST:
 		if (!rxrpc_tx_window_space(call))
 			return;
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/call_object.c b/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
index fcb9d38bb521..817ed9acb91e 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 const char *const rxrpc_call_states[NR__RXRPC_CALL_STATES] = {
 	[RXRPC_CALL_UNINITIALISED]		= "Uninit  ",
 	[RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_CONN]		= "ClWtConn",
+	[RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_PRE_SEND]		= "ClPreSnd",
 	[RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST]	= "ClSndReq",
+	[RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_ACK]		= "ClAwtAck",
 	[RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY]		= "ClAwtRpl",
 	[RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_RECV_REPLY]		= "ClRcvRpl",
 	[RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_PREALLOC]		= "SvPrealc",
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/conn_client.c b/net/rxrpc/conn_client.c
index 9b757798dedd..48519f0de185 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/conn_client.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/conn_client.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static void rxrpc_activate_one_channel(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 	trace_rxrpc_connect_call(call);
 	call->tx_last_sent = ktime_get_real();
 	rxrpc_start_call_timer(call);
-	rxrpc_set_call_state(call, RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST);
+	rxrpc_set_call_state(call, RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_PRE_SEND);
 	wake_up(&call->waitq);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/input.c b/net/rxrpc/input.c
index ce761466b02d..2eedab1b0919 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/input.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/input.c
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ void rxrpc_congestion_degrade(struct rxrpc_call *call)
 	if (call->cong_ca_state != RXRPC_CA_SLOW_START &&
 	    call->cong_ca_state != RXRPC_CA_CONGEST_AVOIDANCE)
 		return;
-	if (__rxrpc_call_state(call) == RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY)
+	if (__rxrpc_call_state(call) == RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_ACK ||
+	    __rxrpc_call_state(call) == RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY)
 		return;
 
 	rtt = ns_to_ktime(call->srtt_us * (NSEC_PER_USEC / 8));
@@ -356,6 +357,7 @@ static void rxrpc_end_tx_phase(struct rxrpc_call *call, bool reply_begun,
 
 	switch (__rxrpc_call_state(call)) {
 	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST:
+	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_ACK:
 	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY:
 		if (reply_begun) {
 			rxrpc_set_call_state(call, RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_RECV_REPLY);
@@ -694,6 +696,7 @@ static void rxrpc_input_data(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	switch (__rxrpc_call_state(call)) {
 	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST:
+	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_ACK:
 	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY:
 		/* Received data implicitly ACKs all of the request
 		 * packets we sent when we're acting as a client.
@@ -1154,10 +1157,12 @@ static void rxrpc_input_ack(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (hard_ack + 1 == 0)
 		return rxrpc_proto_abort(call, 0, rxrpc_eproto_ackr_zero);
 
-	/* Ignore ACKs unless we are or have just been transmitting. */
+	/* Ignore ACKs unless we are transmitting or are waiting for
+	 * acknowledgement of the packets we've just been transmitting.
+	 */
 	switch (__rxrpc_call_state(call)) {
 	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST:
-	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_REPLY:
+	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_ACK:
 	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY:
 	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_AWAIT_ACK:
 		break;
@@ -1215,7 +1220,17 @@ static void rxrpc_input_ackall(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct rxrpc_ack_summary summary = { 0 };
 
-	if (rxrpc_rotate_tx_window(call, call->tx_top, &summary))
+	switch (__rxrpc_call_state(call)) {
+	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST:
+	case RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_AWAIT_ACK:
+	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY:
+	case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_AWAIT_ACK:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (rxrpc_rotate_tx_window(call, call->tx_transmitted, &summary))
 		rxrpc_end_tx_phase(call, false, rxrpc_eproto_unexpected_ackall);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
index c35de4fd75e3..ed2c9a51005a 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ static int rxrpc_send_data(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 	if (state >= RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE)
 		goto maybe_error;
 	ret = -EPROTO;
-	if (state != RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST &&
+	if (state != RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_PRE_SEND &&
+	    state != RXRPC_CALL_CLIENT_SEND_REQUEST &&
 	    state != RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_ACK_REQUEST &&
 	    state != RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY) {
 		/* Request phase complete for this client call */