diff --git a/os/src/app/cli_monitor/ram.h b/os/src/app/cli_monitor/ram.h
index 725a8a8db..6140a9be2 100644
--- a/os/src/app/cli_monitor/ram.h
+++ b/os/src/app/cli_monitor/ram.h
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class Ram
 		{
 			if (_ram.avail() < _preserve)
 				Genode::Signal_transmitter(_yield_sigh).submit();
+
+			/* verify to answer outstanding resource requests too */
+			if (_ram.avail() > _preserve)
+				Genode::Signal_transmitter(_resource_avail_sigh).submit();
 		}
 
 	public: