diff --git a/repos/dde_ipxe/include/dde_ipxe/nic.h b/repos/dde_ipxe/include/dde_ipxe/nic.h
index 5d1d55cbc9..8c45df8b35 100644
--- a/repos/dde_ipxe/include/dde_ipxe/nic.h
+++ b/repos/dde_ipxe/include/dde_ipxe/nic.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ extern void dde_ipxe_nic_unregister_callbacks();
  */
 extern int dde_ipxe_nic_tx(unsigned if_index, const char *packet, unsigned packet_len);
 
+extern void dde_ipxe_nic_tx_done();
+
 /**
  * Get MAC address of device
  *
diff --git a/repos/dde_ipxe/patches/intel_tx_batch.patch b/repos/dde_ipxe/patches/intel_tx_batch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3617101ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/dde_ipxe/patches/intel_tx_batch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+--- a/src/drivers/net/intel.c
++++ b/src/drivers/net/intel.c
+@@ -717,6 +717,23 @@
+ 	intel_reset ( intel );
+ }
+ 
++static int intel_transmit_done ( struct net_device *netdev)
++{
++	struct intel_nic *intel = netdev->priv;
++
++	unsigned int tx_tail;
++
++	tx_tail = ( intel->tx.prod % INTEL_NUM_TX_DESC );
++
++	wmb();
++
++	/* Notify card that there are packets ready to transmit */
++	writel ( tx_tail, intel->regs + intel->tx.reg + INTEL_xDT );
++
++	return 0;
++
++}
++
+ /**
+  * Transmit packet
+  *
+@@ -745,10 +762,11 @@
+ 	address = virt_to_bus ( iobuf->data );
+ 	len = iob_len ( iobuf );
+ 	intel->tx.describe ( tx, address, len );
+-	wmb();
+ 
+-	/* Notify card that there are packets ready to transmit */
+-	writel ( tx_tail, intel->regs + intel->tx.reg + INTEL_xDT );
++	/* ptr check just in case we make transmit_done configurable - set/unset */
++	if ((intel->tx.cons == ((tx_tail + 1) % INTEL_NUM_TX_DESC)) || !netdev->op->transmit_done) {
++		intel_transmit_done(netdev);
++	}
+ 
+ 	DBGC2 ( intel, "INTEL %p TX %d is [%llx,%llx)\n", intel, tx_idx,
+ 		( ( unsigned long long ) address ),
+@@ -845,7 +863,7 @@
+ 		return;
+ 
+ 	/* Poll for TX completions, if applicable */
+-	if ( icr & INTEL_IRQ_TXDW )
++	if ( icr & (INTEL_IRQ_TXDW | INTEL_IRQ_TXQE))
+ 		intel_poll_tx ( netdev );
+ 
+ 	/* Poll for RX completions, if applicable */
+@@ -882,7 +900,7 @@
+ 	struct intel_nic *intel = netdev->priv;
+ 	uint32_t mask;
+ 
+-	mask = ( INTEL_IRQ_TXDW | INTEL_IRQ_LSC | INTEL_IRQ_RXT0 );
++	mask = ( INTEL_IRQ_TXQE | INTEL_IRQ_LSC | INTEL_IRQ_RXT0 );
+ 	if ( enable ) {
+ 		writel ( mask, intel->regs + INTEL_IMS );
+ 	} else {
+@@ -897,6 +915,7 @@
+ 	.transmit	= intel_transmit,
+ 	.poll		= intel_poll,
+ 	.irq		= intel_irq,
++	.transmit_done  = intel_transmit_done,
+ };
+ 
+ /******************************************************************************
+--- a/src/include/ipxe/netdevice.h
++++ b/src/include/ipxe/netdevice.h
+@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@
+ 	 * supported.
+ 	 */
+ 	void ( * irq ) ( struct net_device *netdev, int enable );
++
++	int ( * transmit_done ) ( struct net_device *netdev);
+ };
+ 
+ /** Network device error */
+@@ -575,6 +577,7 @@
+ extern void netdev_link_err ( struct net_device *netdev, int rc );
+ extern void netdev_link_down ( struct net_device *netdev );
+ extern int netdev_tx ( struct net_device *netdev, struct io_buffer *iobuf );
++extern int netdev_tx_done ( struct net_device *netdev );
+ extern void netdev_tx_defer ( struct net_device *netdev,
+ 			      struct io_buffer *iobuf );
+ extern void netdev_tx_err ( struct net_device *netdev,
+--- a/src/net/netdevice.c
++++ b/src/net/netdevice.c
+@@ -213,6 +213,22 @@
+ 	return rc;
+ }
+ 
++int netdev_tx_done ( struct net_device *netdev ) {
++
++	int rc;
++
++	/* Avoid calling transmit() on unopened network devices */
++	if ( ! netdev_is_open ( netdev ) ) {
++		rc = -ENETUNREACH;
++		return rc;
++	}
++
++	if ( !netdev->op || !netdev->op->transmit_done )
++		return -ENETUNREACH;
++
++	return netdev->op->transmit_done ( netdev );
++}
++
+ /**
+  * Defer transmitted packet
+  *
diff --git a/repos/dde_ipxe/ports/dde_ipxe.hash b/repos/dde_ipxe/ports/dde_ipxe.hash
index be9467c951..17cbf4fa29 100644
--- a/repos/dde_ipxe/ports/dde_ipxe.hash
+++ b/repos/dde_ipxe/ports/dde_ipxe.hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-79cd5d4ab2b1451966107c40fb0890a4a206279d
+c20a39b17bca4d9cefcee43f366f5c23296396e0
diff --git a/repos/dde_ipxe/ports/dde_ipxe.port b/repos/dde_ipxe/ports/dde_ipxe.port
index 1fbd8d6b9d..426ec7c82b 100644
--- a/repos/dde_ipxe/ports/dde_ipxe.port
+++ b/repos/dde_ipxe/ports/dde_ipxe.port
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ PATCHES   := patches/dde_ipxe.patch \
              patches/intel.patch \
              patches/intel_update.patch \
              patches/tg3.patch \
-             patches/realtek.patch
+             patches/realtek.patch \
+             patches/intel_tx_batch.patch
 
 PATCH_OPT := -p1 -d ${DIR(ipxe)}
 
diff --git a/repos/dde_ipxe/src/drivers/nic/main.cc b/repos/dde_ipxe/src/drivers/nic/main.cc
index 2f3a59b4d0..b364b15e9b 100644
--- a/repos/dde_ipxe/src/drivers/nic/main.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_ipxe/src/drivers/nic/main.cc
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ class Uplink_client : public Uplink_client_base
 			return Transmit_result::REJECTED;
 		}
 
+		void _drv_finish_transmitted_pkts() override
+		{
+			dde_ipxe_nic_tx_done();
+		}
+
 	public:
 
 		Uplink_client(Env       &env,
diff --git a/repos/dde_ipxe/src/lib/dde_ipxe/nic.c b/repos/dde_ipxe/src/lib/dde_ipxe/nic.c
index ddf656deba..905f9dec95 100644
--- a/repos/dde_ipxe/src/lib/dde_ipxe/nic.c
+++ b/repos/dde_ipxe/src/lib/dde_ipxe/nic.c
@@ -239,6 +239,14 @@ int dde_ipxe_nic_link_state(unsigned if_index)
 }
 
 
+void dde_ipxe_nic_tx_done()
+{
+	dde_lock_enter();
+	netdev_tx_done(net_dev);
+	dde_lock_leave();
+}
+
+
 int dde_ipxe_nic_tx(unsigned if_index, const char *packet, unsigned packet_len)
 {
 	if (if_index != 1)
@@ -248,13 +256,13 @@ int dde_ipxe_nic_tx(unsigned if_index, const char *packet, unsigned packet_len)
 
 	struct io_buffer *iobuf = alloc_iob(packet_len);
 
-	dde_lock_leave();
+	if (!iobuf) {
+		dde_lock_leave();
 
-	if (!iobuf)
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	memcpy(iob_put(iobuf, packet_len), packet, packet_len);
-	dde_lock_enter();
 
 	netdev_poll(net_dev);
 	netdev_tx(net_dev, iob_disown(iobuf));