diff --git a/tcp/conn.go b/tcp/conn.go
index d703b7c..8027046 100644
--- a/tcp/conn.go
+++ b/tcp/conn.go
@@ -366,11 +366,11 @@ func (conn *Conn) Encapsulate(carrierData []byte, offsetToIP, offsetToFrame int)
 	} else if len(raddr) != len(conn.remoteAddr) {
 		return 0, errMismatchedIPVersion
 	}
-	conn.trace("TCPConn.encaps", slog.Uint64("lport", uint64(conn.h.LocalPort())), slog.Uint64("rport", uint64(conn.h.remotePort)))
 	n, err = conn.h.Send(carrierData[offsetToFrame:])
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil || n == 0 {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	conn.trace("TCPConn.encaps", slog.Uint64("lport", uint64(conn.h.LocalPort())), slog.Uint64("rport", uint64(conn.h.remotePort)))
 	err = internal.SetIPAddrs(ipFrame, conn.ipID, nil, conn.remoteAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
diff --git a/tcp/handler.go b/tcp/handler.go
index 30299e9..7f9dcc8 100644
--- a/tcp/handler.go
+++ b/tcp/handler.go
@@ -236,15 +236,19 @@ func (h *Handler) Close() error {
 // It does no IP interfacing or CRC calculation of packet, which is left to the caller to perform.
 // The returned integer is the length written to the argument buffer.
 func (h *Handler) Send(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	h.trace("tcp.Handler:start", slog.Uint64("port", uint64(h.localPort)))
 	if h.IsTxOver() {
 		return 0, net.ErrClosed
 	}
+	awaitingSyn := h.AwaitingSynSend()
+	buffered := h.bufTx.BufferedUnsent()
+	if !awaitingSyn && buffered == 0 && !h.closing && !h.scb.HasPending() {
+		// Early nop short circuit.
+		return 0, nil
+	}
 	tfrm, err := NewFrame(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	buffered := h.bufTx.BufferedUnsent()
 	if buffered == 0 && h.closing {
 		// If Close called and no more data to be sent, terminate connection!
 		h.closing = false
@@ -258,7 +262,7 @@ func (h *Handler) Send(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	offset := uint8(5)
 	mss := uint16(len(b) - sizeHeaderTCP)
 	var segment Segment
-	if h.AwaitingSynSend() {
+	if awaitingSyn {
 		// Handling init syn segment.
 		segment = ClientSynSegment(h.bufTx.iss, Size(h.bufRx.Size()))
 		h.optcodec.PutOption16(b[sizeHeaderTCP:], OptMaxSegmentSize, mss)