diff --git a/lib/netplay/netplay.cpp b/lib/netplay/netplay.cpp
index 3f8adc54f69..d9092d4f50a 100644
--- a/lib/netplay/netplay.cpp
+++ b/lib/netplay/netplay.cpp
@@ -1709,6 +1709,16 @@ size_t NETgetStatistic(NetStatisticType type, bool sent, bool isTotal)
 	return nStatsLastSec.*statsType.*statisticType - nStatsSecondLastSec.*statsType.*statisticType;
 }
 
+static std::list<std::function<void()>> netSendDelayedActions;
+
+void NETsendProcessDelayedActions()
+{
+	for (auto action : netSendDelayedActions)
+	{
+		action();
+	}
+	netSendDelayedActions.clear();
+}
 
 // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Send a message to a player, option to guarantee message
@@ -1774,8 +1784,10 @@ bool NETsend(NETQUEUE queue, NetMessage const *message)
 					debug(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to send message (type: %" PRIu8 ", rawLen: %zu, compressedRawLen: %zu) to %" PRIu8 ": %s", message->type, message->rawLen(), compressedRawLen, player, strSockError(getSockErr()));
 					if (!isTmpQueue)
 					{
-						NETlogEntry("client disconnect?", SYNC_FLAG, player);
-						NETplayerClientDisconnect(player);
+						netSendDelayedActions.push_back([player]() {
+							NETlogEntry("client disconnect?", SYNC_FLAG, player);
+							NETplayerClientDisconnect(player);
+						});
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/lib/netplay/netplay.h b/lib/netplay/netplay.h
index 07dce367019..1353c1287b9 100644
--- a/lib/netplay/netplay.h
+++ b/lib/netplay/netplay.h
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ extern bool netGameserverPortOverride; // = false; (for cli override)
 // functions available to you.
 int NETinit(bool bFirstCall);
 WZ_DECL_NONNULL(2) bool NETsend(NETQUEUE queue, NetMessage const *message);   ///< send to player, or broadcast if player == NET_ALL_PLAYERS.
+void NETsendProcessDelayedActions();
 WZ_DECL_NONNULL(1, 2) bool NETrecvNet(NETQUEUE *queue, uint8_t *type);        ///< recv a message from the net queues if possible.
 WZ_DECL_NONNULL(1, 2) bool NETrecvGame(NETQUEUE *queue, uint8_t *type);       ///< recv a message from the game queues which is sceduled to execute by time, if possible.
 void NETflush();                                                              ///< Flushes any data stuck in compression buffers.
diff --git a/lib/netplay/nettypes.cpp b/lib/netplay/nettypes.cpp
index 2518be5394d..5b7d7543878 100644
--- a/lib/netplay/nettypes.cpp
+++ b/lib/netplay/nettypes.cpp
@@ -727,6 +727,9 @@ bool NETend()
 		// We have ended the serialisation, so mark the direction invalid
 		NETsetPacketDir(PACKET_INVALID);
 
+		// Process any delayed actions from the NETsend call
+		NETsendProcessDelayedActions();
+
 		if (queueInfo.queueType == QUEUE_GAME_FORCED)  // If true, we must be the host, inserting a GAME_PLAYER_LEFT into the other player's game queue. Since they left, they're not around to complain about us messing with their queue, which would normally cause a desynch.
 		{
 			// Almost duplicate code from NETflushGameQueues() in here.