diff --git a/substrate/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/handler/notif_out.rs b/substrate/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/handler/notif_out.rs
index 63b460bf8c..dd38826496 100644
--- a/substrate/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/handler/notif_out.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/handler/notif_out.rs
@@ -79,13 +79,14 @@ impl IntoProtocolsHandler for NotifsOutHandlerProto {
 		DeniedUpgrade
 	}
 
-	fn into_handler(self, _: &PeerId, _: &ConnectedPoint) -> Self::Handler {
+	fn into_handler(self, peer_id: &PeerId, _: &ConnectedPoint) -> Self::Handler {
 		NotifsOutHandler {
 			protocol_name: self.protocol_name,
 			when_connection_open: Instant::now(),
 			queue_size_report: self.queue_size_report,
 			state: State::Disabled,
 			events_queue: SmallVec::new(),
+			peer_id: peer_id.clone(),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@ pub struct NotifsOutHandler {
 	/// This queue must only ever be modified to insert elements at the back, or remove the first
 	/// element.
 	events_queue: SmallVec<[ProtocolsHandlerEvent<NotificationsOut, (), NotifsOutHandlerOut, void::Void>; 16]>,
+
+	/// Who we are connected to.
+	peer_id: PeerId,
 }
 
 /// Our relationship with the node we're connected to.
@@ -308,16 +312,17 @@ impl ProtocolsHandler for NotifsOutHandler {
 
 			NotifsOutHandlerIn::Send(msg) =>
 				if let State::Open { substream, .. } = &mut self.state {
-					if let Some(Ok(_)) = substream.send(msg).now_or_never() {
-						if let Some(metric) = &self.queue_size_report {
-							metric.observe(substream.queue_len() as f64);
-						}
-					} else {
+					if substream.push_message(msg).is_err() {
 						log::warn!(
 							target: "sub-libp2p",
-							"📞 Failed to push message to queue, dropped it"
+							"📞 Notifications queue with peer {} is full, dropped message (protocol: {:?})",
+							self.peer_id,
+							self.protocol_name,
 						);
 					}
+					if let Some(metric) = &self.queue_size_report {
+						metric.observe(substream.queue_len() as f64);
+					}
 				} else {
 					// This is an API misuse.
 					log::warn!(
diff --git a/substrate/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/upgrade/notifications.rs b/substrate/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/upgrade/notifications.rs
index de42d85c80..f626110a33 100644
--- a/substrate/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/upgrade/notifications.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/upgrade/notifications.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ use unsigned_varint::codec::UviBytes;
 
 /// Maximum allowed size of the two handshake messages, in bytes.
 const MAX_HANDSHAKE_SIZE: usize = 1024;
-/// Maximum number of buffered messages before we consider the remote unresponsive and kill the
-/// substream.
+/// Maximum number of buffered messages before we refuse to accept more.
 const MAX_PENDING_MESSAGES: usize = 256;
 
 /// Upgrade that accepts a substream, sends back a status message, then becomes a unidirectional
@@ -285,6 +284,18 @@ impl<TSubstream> NotificationsOutSubstream<TSubstream> {
 	pub fn queue_len(&self) -> u32 {
 		u32::try_from(self.messages_queue.len()).unwrap_or(u32::max_value())
 	}
+
+	/// Push a message to the queue of messages.
+	///
+	/// This has the same effect as the `Sink::start_send` implementation.
+	pub fn push_message(&mut self, item: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), NotificationsOutError> {
+		if self.messages_queue.len() >= MAX_PENDING_MESSAGES {
+			return Err(NotificationsOutError::Clogged);
+		}
+
+		self.messages_queue.push_back(item);
+		Ok(())
+	}
 }
 
 impl<TSubstream> Sink<Vec<u8>> for NotificationsOutSubstream<TSubstream>
@@ -297,12 +308,7 @@ impl<TSubstream> Sink<Vec<u8>> for NotificationsOutSubstream<TSubstream>
 	}
 
 	fn start_send(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, item: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-		if self.messages_queue.len() >= MAX_PENDING_MESSAGES {
-			return Err(NotificationsOutError::Clogged);
-		}
-
-		self.messages_queue.push_back(item);
-		Ok(())
+		self.push_message(item)
 	}
 
 	fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {