diff --git a/src/net/tcp/listener.rs b/src/net/tcp/listener.rs
index 36ef265..e34b88d 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp/listener.rs
+++ b/src/net/tcp/listener.rs
@@ -64,10 +64,15 @@ impl TcpListener {
     /// established, the corresponding [`TcpStream`] and the remote peer’s
     /// address will be returned.
     pub async fn accept(&self) -> Result<(TcpStream, SocketAddr)> {
+        enum Retry {
+            Now,
+            Wait,
+        }
+
         loop {
-            let maybe_accept = World::current(|world| {
+            let accept_result = World::current(|world| {
                 let host = world.current_host_mut();
-                let (syn, origin) = host.tcp.accept(self.local_addr)?;
+                let (syn, origin) = host.tcp.accept(self.local_addr).ok_or(Retry::Wait)?;
 
                 tracing::trace!(target: TRACING_TARGET, src = ?origin, dst = ?self.local_addr, protocol = %"TCP SYN", "Recv");
 
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ impl TcpListener {
                 tracing::trace!(target: TRACING_TARGET, src = ?self.local_addr, dst = ?origin, protocol = %"TCP SYN-ACK", "Send");
 
                 if ack.is_err() {
-                    return None;
+                    return Err(Retry::Now);
                 }
 
                 let mut my_addr = self.local_addr;
@@ -91,14 +96,19 @@ impl TcpListener {
                 let pair = SocketPair::new(my_addr, origin);
                 let rx = host.tcp.new_stream(pair);
 
-                Some((TcpStream::new(pair, rx), origin))
+                tracing::trace!(target: TRACING_TARGET, src = ?self.local_addr, dst = ?origin, "Accepted");
+                Ok((TcpStream::new(pair, rx), origin))
             });
 
-            if let Some(accepted) = maybe_accept {
-                return Ok(accepted);
+            match accept_result {
+                Ok(accepted) => return Ok(accepted),
+                Err(Retry::Now) => (),
+                Err(Retry::Wait) => {
+                    tracing::trace!(target: TRACING_TARGET, src = ?self.local_addr, "Waiting for notify");
+                    self.notify.notified().await;
+                    tracing::trace!(target: TRACING_TARGET, src = ?self.local_addr, "Received notify");
+                }
             }
-
-            self.notify.notified().await;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/tcp.rs b/tests/tcp.rs
index 8ce5aa6..81fc1de 100644
--- a/tests/tcp.rs
+++ b/tests/tcp.rs
@@ -292,6 +292,48 @@ fn accept_front_of_line_blocking() -> Result {
     sim.run()
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn accept_front_of_line_dropped() -> Result {
+    let wait = Rc::new(Notify::new());
+    let notify = wait.clone();
+
+    let mut sim = Builder::new()
+        .min_message_latency(Duration::ZERO)
+        .max_message_latency(Duration::ZERO)
+        .build();
+
+    sim.host("server", move || {
+        let wait = Rc::clone(&wait);
+        async move {
+            let listener = bind().await?;
+            wait.notified().await;
+
+            while let Ok((_, peer)) = listener.accept().await {
+                tracing::debug!("peer {}", peer);
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    });
+
+    sim.client("client", async move {
+        // Queue up a number of broken connections at the server.
+        for _ in 0..5 {
+            let connect = TcpStream::connect(("server", PORT));
+            assert!(timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), connect).await.is_err());
+        }
+
+        // After allowing the server to accept, the next connection attempt
+        // should succeed.
+        notify.notify_one();
+        let _ = TcpStream::connect(("server", PORT)).await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    });
+
+    sim.run()
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn send_upon_accept() -> Result {
     let mut sim = Builder::new().build();