diff --git a/src/SharpEmu.Libs/Audio/AudioOut2Exports.cs b/src/SharpEmu.Libs/Audio/AudioOut2Exports.cs
index 59da5f3..de77a4b 100644
--- a/src/SharpEmu.Libs/Audio/AudioOut2Exports.cs
+++ b/src/SharpEmu.Libs/Audio/AudioOut2Exports.cs
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ public static class AudioOut2Exports
             return ahead <= 0 ? 0 : (uint)Math.Min((ahead + GrainTicks - 1) / GrainTicks, QueueDepth);
         }
 
+        public double DeviceSlotFreeMilliseconds =>
+            DeviceSlotFreeThreshold(GrainSamples, Frequency, QueueDepth);
+
         // Grains the device holds beyond the cushion, at most QueueDepth.
         public uint DeviceQueuedGrains(int queuedMilliseconds)
         {
@@ -430,6 +433,14 @@ public static class AudioOut2Exports
         {
             context.DevicePaced = true;
         }
+
+        if (submitted || advancedGrain == 1)
+        {
+            if (blocking != 0)
+            {
+                WaitForDeviceSlot(context);
+            }
+        }
         else
         {
             // Push is the blocking point of a grain: it waits for the grain an Advance claimed, or
@@ -1096,6 +1107,28 @@ public static class AudioOut2Exports
         }
     }
 
+    internal static double DeviceSlotFreeThreshold(uint grainSamples, uint frequency, uint queueDepth) =>
+        DeviceCushionMilliseconds + (grainSamples * 1000.0 / frequency * Math.Max((long)queueDepth - 1, 0));
+
+    private static void WaitForDeviceSlot(ContextState context)
+    {
+        var backend = ResolveContextBackend(context, out _);
+        if (backend is null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var limit = context.DeviceSlotFreeMilliseconds;
+        var deadline = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp() + (Stopwatch.Frequency / 4);
+        int queued;
+        while ((queued = backend.QueuedMilliseconds) > limit &&
+               Stopwatch.GetTimestamp() < deadline &&
+               !HostSessionControl.IsShutdownRequested)
+        {
+            Thread.Sleep((int)Math.Clamp(Math.Ceiling(queued - limit), 1, 50));
+        }
+    }
+
     private static uint QueuedGrains(ContextState context)
     {
         if (context.DevicePaced)
diff --git a/tests/SharpEmu.Libs.Tests/Audio/AudioOut2PacingTests.cs b/tests/SharpEmu.Libs.Tests/Audio/AudioOut2PacingTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3dce5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SharpEmu.Libs.Tests/Audio/AudioOut2PacingTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2026 SharpEmu Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+using SharpEmu.Libs.Audio;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace SharpEmu.Libs.Tests.Audio;
+
+public sealed class AudioOut2PacingTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(256u, 48000u, 1u, 40.0)]
+    [InlineData(256u, 48000u, 2u, 45.333)]
+    [InlineData(256u, 48000u, 4u, 56.0)]
+    [InlineData(1024u, 48000u, 4u, 104.0)]
+    public void ABlockingPushWaitsUntilTheDeviceHoldsTheCushionAndOneSlotLessThanTheQueue(
+        uint grainSamples, uint frequency, uint queueDepth, double expected)
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(expected, AudioOut2Exports.DeviceSlotFreeThreshold(grainSamples, frequency, queueDepth), 3);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TheThresholdStaysFarBelowTheHostQueueCap()
+    {
+        const double hostCapMilliseconds = 128 * 1024 * 1000.0 / (48000 * 4);
+        Assert.True(AudioOut2Exports.DeviceSlotFreeThreshold(256, 48000, 2) < hostCapMilliseconds / 10);
+    }
+}