diff --git a/crates/core/src/network/types.rs b/crates/core/src/network/types.rs
index 990ad11177..3386200715 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/network/types.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/network/types.rs
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ impl<M> Incoming<M> {
         &self,
         response: O,
     ) -> Result<(), NetworkSendError<O>> {
-        let (connection, versions, response) = self.respond_prep_inner(response)?;
-        connection.try_send(response, versions)
+        self.prepare_response(response).try_send()
     }
 
     /// Sends a response on the same connection where we received the request. This will
@@ -139,27 +138,7 @@ impl<M> Incoming<M> {
         &self,
         response: O,
     ) -> Result<(), NetworkSendError<O>> {
-        let (connection, versions, response) = self.respond_prep_inner(response)?;
-        connection.send(response, versions).await
-    }
-
-    fn respond_prep_inner<O>(
-        &self,
-        response: O,
-    ) -> Result<(Arc<Connection>, HeaderMetadataVersions, Outgoing<O>), NetworkSendError<O>> {
-        let response = self.prepare_response(response);
-
-        let connection = match self.connection.upgrade() {
-            Some(connection) => connection,
-            None => {
-                return Err(NetworkSendError::new(
-                    response,
-                    NetworkError::ConnectionClosed,
-                ));
-            }
-        };
-        let versions = with_metadata(HeaderMetadataVersions::from_metadata);
-        Ok((connection, versions, response))
+        self.prepare_response(response).send().await
     }
 }
 
@@ -179,8 +158,7 @@ impl<M: RpcRequest> Incoming<M> {
         &self,
         response: M::ResponseMessage,
     ) -> Result<(), NetworkSendError<M::ResponseMessage>> {
-        let (connection, versions, response) = self.respond_prep_inner(response)?;
-        connection.try_send(response, versions)
+        self.prepare_response(response).try_send()
     }
 
     /// Sends a response on the same connection where we received the request. This will
@@ -191,8 +169,7 @@ impl<M: RpcRequest> Incoming<M> {
         &self,
         response: M::ResponseMessage,
     ) -> Result<(), NetworkSendError<M::ResponseMessage>> {
-        let (connection, versions, response) = self.respond_prep_inner(response)?;
-        connection.send(response, versions).await
+        self.prepare_response(response).send().await
     }
 }
 
@@ -255,7 +232,9 @@ impl<M> Outgoing<M> {
         self.connection.upgrade()
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn reset_connection(&mut self) {
+    /// Detaches this message from the associated connection (if set). This allows this message to
+    /// be sent on any connection if NetworkSender is used to send this message.
+    pub fn reset_connection(&mut self) {
         self.connection = Weak::new();
     }
 
@@ -267,6 +246,7 @@ impl<M> Outgoing<M> {
         self.body
     }
 
+    /// If this is a response to a request, what is the message id of the original request?
     pub fn in_response_to(&self) -> Option<u64> {
         self.in_response_to
     }
@@ -291,3 +271,36 @@ impl<M> Outgoing<M> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl<M: Targeted + WireEncode> Outgoing<M> {
+    /// Sends a response on the same connection where we received the request. This will
+    /// fail with [`NetworkError::ConnectionClosed`] if the connection is terminated.
+    ///
+    /// This blocks until there is capacity on the connection stream.
+    pub async fn send(self) -> Result<(), NetworkSendError<M>> {
+        let (connection, versions, outgoing) = self.prepare_send()?;
+        connection.send(outgoing, versions).await
+    }
+
+    /// Sends a response on the same connection where we received the request. This will
+    /// fail with [`NetworkError::ConnectionClosed`] if the connection is terminated.
+    ///
+    /// This fails immediately with [`NetworkError::Full`] if connection stream is out of capacity.
+    pub fn try_send(self) -> Result<(), NetworkSendError<M>> {
+        let (connection, versions, outgoing) = self.prepare_send()?;
+        connection.try_send(outgoing, versions)
+    }
+
+    fn prepare_send(
+        self,
+    ) -> Result<(Arc<Connection>, HeaderMetadataVersions, Self), NetworkSendError<M>> {
+        let connection = match self.connection.upgrade() {
+            Some(connection) => connection,
+            None => {
+                return Err(NetworkSendError::new(self, NetworkError::ConnectionClosed));
+            }
+        };
+        let versions = with_metadata(HeaderMetadataVersions::from_metadata);
+        Ok((connection, versions, self))
+    }
+}