diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/impls/eth.rs b/rpc/src/v1/impls/eth.rs
index 9b1f06416..05dc89564 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/impls/eth.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/impls/eth.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 extern crate ethash;
 
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak, Mutex};
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use ethsync::{SyncProvider, SyncState};
@@ -479,6 +481,12 @@ impl<C, S, M, EM> Eth for EthClient<C, S, M, EM> where
 						trace!(target: "miner", "Syncing. Cannot give any work.");
 						return Err(no_work_err());
 					}
+
+					// Otherwise spin until our submitted block has been included.
+					let timeout = Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(1000);
+					while Instant::now() < timeout && client.queue_info().total_queue_size() > 0 {
+						thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1));
+					}
 				}
 
 				let miner = take_weak!(self.miner);