diff --git a/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/pipe/plugin.cc b/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/pipe/plugin.cc
index f9952e7470..2e7e0cee49 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/pipe/plugin.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/pipe/plugin.cc
@@ -209,8 +209,10 @@ struct Vfs_pipe::Pipe
 
 		out_count = out;
 
-		if (out > 0)
+		if (out > 0) {
 			vfs_user.wakeup_vfs_user();
+			notify_read();
+		}
 
 		return Write_result::WRITE_OK;
 	}