diff --git a/src/core/osmo_io.c b/src/core/osmo_io.c
index 8507f46..e059f87 100644
--- a/src/core/osmo_io.c
+++ b/src/core/osmo_io.c
@@ -344,6 +344,46 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/*! completion handler: Calld by osmo_io backend after a given I/O operation has completed
+ *  \param[in] iofd I/O file-descriptor on which I/O has completed
+ *  \param[in] rc return value of the I/O operation
+ *  \param[in] msghdr serialized msghdr containing state of completed I/O
+ */
+void iofd_handle_send_completion(struct osmo_io_fd *iofd, int rc, struct iofd_msghdr *msghdr)
+{
+	struct msgb *msg = msghdr->msg;
+
+	/* Incomplete write */
+	if (rc > 0 && rc < msgb_length(msg)) {
+		/* Re-enqueue remaining data */
+		msgb_pull(msg, rc);
+		msghdr->iov[0].iov_len = msgb_length(msg);
+		iofd_txqueue_enqueue_front(iofd, msghdr);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Reenqueue the complete msgb */
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN) {
+		iofd_txqueue_enqueue_front(iofd, msghdr);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* All other failure and success cases are handled here */
+	switch (msghdr->action) {
+	case IOFD_ACT_WRITE:
+		iofd->io_ops.write_cb(iofd, rc, msg);
+		break;
+	case IOFD_ACT_SENDTO:
+		iofd->io_ops.sendto_cb(iofd, rc, msg, &msghdr->osa);
+		break;
+	default:
+		OSMO_ASSERT(0);
+	}
+
+	msgb_free(msghdr->msg);
+	iofd_msghdr_free(msghdr);
+}
+
 /* Public functions */
 
 /*! Send a message through a connected socket.
diff --git a/src/core/osmo_io_internal.h b/src/core/osmo_io_internal.h
index 73a81e1..e8f4ea2 100644
--- a/src/core/osmo_io_internal.h
+++ b/src/core/osmo_io_internal.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 struct msgb *iofd_msgb_pending_or_alloc(struct osmo_io_fd *iofd);
 
 void iofd_handle_recv(struct osmo_io_fd *iofd, struct msgb *msg, int rc, struct iofd_msghdr *msghdr);
+void iofd_handle_send_completion(struct osmo_io_fd *iofd, int rc, struct iofd_msghdr *msghdr);
 void iofd_handle_segmented_read(struct osmo_io_fd *iofd, struct msgb *msg, int rc);
 
 int iofd_txqueue_enqueue(struct osmo_io_fd *iofd, struct iofd_msghdr *msghdr);
diff --git a/src/core/osmo_io_poll.c b/src/core/osmo_io_poll.c
index 2c1e422..5000dca 100644
--- a/src/core/osmo_io_poll.c
+++ b/src/core/osmo_io_poll.c
@@ -78,33 +78,8 @@
 	if (what & OSMO_FD_WRITE) {
 		struct iofd_msghdr *msghdr = iofd_txqueue_dequeue(iofd);
 		if (msghdr) {
-			msg = msghdr->msg;
-
 			rc = sendmsg(ofd->fd, &msghdr->hdr, msghdr->flags);
-			if (rc > 0 && rc < msgb_length(msg)) {
-				msgb_pull(msg, rc);
-				iofd_txqueue_enqueue_front(iofd, msghdr);
-				return;
-			}
-			if (rc == -EAGAIN) {
-				iofd_txqueue_enqueue_front(iofd, msghdr);
-				return;
-			}
-
-			switch (iofd->mode) {
-			case OSMO_IO_FD_MODE_READ_WRITE:
-				iofd->io_ops.write_cb(iofd, rc, msg);
-				break;
-			case OSMO_IO_FD_MODE_RECVFROM_SENDTO:
-				iofd->io_ops.sendto_cb(iofd, rc, msg, &msghdr->osa);
-				break;
-			case OSMO_IO_FD_MODE_SCTP_RECVMSG_SEND:
-				OSMO_ASSERT(false);
-				break;
-			}
-
-			talloc_free(msghdr);
-			msgb_free(msg);
+			iofd_handle_send_completion(iofd, rc, msghdr);
 		} else {
 			if (iofd->mode == OSMO_IO_FD_MODE_READ_WRITE)
 				/* Socket is writable, but we have no data to send. A non-blocking/async
diff --git a/src/core/osmo_io_uring.c b/src/core/osmo_io_uring.c
index abeea79..1aa17d4 100644
--- a/src/core/osmo_io_uring.c
+++ b/src/core/osmo_io_uring.c
@@ -186,43 +186,14 @@
 static void iofd_uring_handle_tx(struct iofd_msghdr *msghdr, int rc)
 {
 	struct osmo_io_fd *iofd = msghdr->iofd;
-	struct msgb *msg = msghdr->msg;
 
-	if (IOFD_FLAG_ISSET(iofd, IOFD_FLAG_CLOSED))
-		goto out_free;
-
-	/* Error during write */
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		if (msghdr->action == IOFD_ACT_WRITE)
-			iofd->io_ops.write_cb(iofd, rc, msg);
-		else if (msghdr->action == IOFD_ACT_SENDTO)
-			iofd->io_ops.sendto_cb(iofd, rc, msg, &msghdr->osa);
-		else
-			OSMO_ASSERT(0);
-		goto out_free;
+	if (OSMO_UNLIKELY(IOFD_FLAG_ISSET(iofd, IOFD_FLAG_CLOSED))) {
+		msgb_free(msghdr->msg);
+		iofd_msghdr_free(msghdr);
+	} else {
+		iofd_handle_send_completion(iofd, rc, msghdr);
 	}
 
-	/* Incomplete write */
-	if (rc < msgb_length(msg)) {
-		/* Re-enqueue remaining data */
-		msgb_pull(msg, rc);
-		msghdr->iov[0].iov_len = msgb_length(msg);
-		iofd_txqueue_enqueue_front(iofd, msghdr);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (msghdr->action == IOFD_ACT_WRITE)
-		iofd->io_ops.write_cb(iofd, rc, msg);
-	else if (msghdr->action == IOFD_ACT_SENDTO)
-		iofd->io_ops.sendto_cb(iofd, rc, msg, &msghdr->osa);
-	else
-		OSMO_ASSERT(0);
-
-out_free:
-	msgb_free(msghdr->msg);
-	iofd_msghdr_free(msghdr);
-
-out:
 	iofd->u.uring.write_msghdr = NULL;
 	/* submit the next to-be-transmitted message for this file descriptor */
 	if (iofd->u.uring.write_enabled && !IOFD_FLAG_ISSET(iofd, IOFD_FLAG_CLOSED))