diff --git a/lib/io.js b/lib/io.js
index 369e202..32823b5 100644
--- a/lib/io.js
+++ b/lib/io.js
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ class Request {
   reply (value, opts = {}) {
     const socket = opts.socket || this.socket
     const to = opts.to || this.from
-    this._sendReply(0, value || null, opts.token !== false, opts.closerNodes !== false, to, socket)
+    const onflush = opts.onflush || null
+    this._sendReply(0, value || null, opts.token !== false, opts.closerNodes !== false, to, socket, onflush)
   }
 
   error (code, opts = {}) {
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ class Request {
   }
 
   sendReply (error, value, token, hasCloserNodes) {
-    this._sendReply(error, value, token, hasCloserNodes, this.from, this.socket)
+    this._sendReply(error, value, token, hasCloserNodes, this.from, this.socket, null)
   }
 
   _sendNow () {
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ class Request {
     this.onerror(err || DESTROY, this)
   }
 
-  _sendReply (error, value, token, hasCloserNodes, from, socket) {
+  _sendReply (error, value, token, hasCloserNodes, from, socket, onflush) {
     if (socket === null || this.destroyed) return
 
     const id = this._io.ephemeral === false && socket === this._io.serverSocket
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ class Request {
     if (error > 0) c.uint.encode(state, error)
     if (value) c.buffer.encode(state, value)
 
-    socket.send(state.buffer, 0, state.buffer.byteLength, from.port, from.host)
+    socket.send(state.buffer, 0, state.buffer.byteLength, from.port, from.host, onflush)
   }
 
   _encodeRequest (token, value, socket) {
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 462cb87..37bdb9f 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ tape('request with/without retries', async function (t) {
   })
 
   try {
-    await a.request({ command: 'nope', target: Buffer.alloc(32) }, { host: '127.0.0.1', port: b.address().port })
+    await a.request({ command: 'nope' }, { host: '127.0.0.1', port: b.address().port })
   } catch {
     // do nothing
   }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ tape('request with/without retries', async function (t) {
   t.same(tries, 3)
 
   try {
-    await a.request({ command: 'nope', target: Buffer.alloc(32) }, { host: '127.0.0.1', port: b.address().port }, { retry: false })
+    await a.request({ command: 'nope' }, { host: '127.0.0.1', port: b.address().port }, { retry: false })
   } catch {
     // do nothing
   }
@@ -157,6 +157,27 @@ tape('request with/without retries', async function (t) {
   b.destroy()
 })
 
+tape('reply onflush', async function (t) {
+  const [bootstrap, a, b] = await makeSwarm(3)
+
+  let flushed = false
+
+  b.on('request', function (req) {
+    req.reply(null, {
+      onflush () {
+        flushed = true
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  await a.request({ command: 'hello' }, { host: '127.0.0.1', port: b.address().port })
+  t.ok(flushed)
+
+  bootstrap.destroy()
+  a.destroy()
+  b.destroy()
+})
+
 tape('shorthand commit', async function (t) {
   const swarm = await makeSwarm(40)