diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh_access.c b/src/mesh/mesh_access.c
index 9fdc96f01..17ced7a8b 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh_access.c
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh_access.c
@@ -953,6 +953,14 @@ static void mesh_model_publication_publish_now_model(mesh_model_t * mesh_model){
     mesh_access_send_unacknowledged_pdu(pdu);
 }
 
+static void mesh_model_trigger_publication(mesh_model_t * mesh_model){
+    // queue publication
+    mesh_publication_model_t * publication_model = mesh_model->publication_model;
+    publication_model->send_request.context = mesh_model;
+    publication_model->send_request.callback = &mesh_model_publication_publish_now_model;
+    mesh_upper_transport_request_to_send(&publication_model->send_request);
+}
+
 static void mesh_model_publication_run(btstack_timer_source_t * ts){
 
     uint32_t now = btstack_run_loop_get_time_ms();
@@ -988,13 +996,13 @@ static void mesh_model_publication_run(btstack_timer_source_t * ts){
                     // schedule next publication and retransmission
                     mesh_model_publication_setup_publication(publication_model, now);
                     mesh_model_publication_setup_retransmission(publication_model, now);
-                    mesh_model_publication_publish_now_model(mesh_model);
+                    mesh_model_trigger_publication(mesh_model);
                     break;
                 case MESH_MODEL_PUBLICATION_STATE_RETRANSMIT_READY:
                     // schedule next retransmission
                     publication_model->retransmit_count--;
                     mesh_model_publication_setup_retransmission(publication_model, now);
-                    mesh_model_publication_publish_now_model(mesh_model);
+                    mesh_model_trigger_publication(mesh_model);
                     break;
                 default:
                     break;
diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh_node.h b/src/mesh/mesh_node.h
index 2c3c4545e..990a65e9c 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh_node.h
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh_node.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 typedef struct {
     mesh_publish_state_t publish_state_fn;
+    btstack_context_callback_registration_t send_request;
     mesh_model_publication_state_t state;
     uint32_t next_publication_ms;
     uint32_t next_retransmit_ms;