diff --git a/io/zenoh-transport/src/common/pipeline.rs b/io/zenoh-transport/src/common/pipeline.rs
index 0dbded9209..c7d401b0d1 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-transport/src/common/pipeline.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-transport/src/common/pipeline.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 use std::{
     ops::Add,
     sync::{
-        atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering},
+        atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, AtomicU8, Ordering},
         Arc, Mutex, MutexGuard,
     },
     time::{Duration, Instant},
@@ -688,28 +688,62 @@ impl TransmissionPipeline {
             });
         }
 
-        let active = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true));
+        let active = Arc::new(TransmissionPipelineStatus {
+            disabled: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            congested: AtomicU8::new(0),
+        });
         let producer = TransmissionPipelineProducer {
             stage_in: stage_in.into_boxed_slice().into(),
-            active: active.clone(),
+            status: active.clone(),
             wait_before_drop: config.wait_before_drop,
             wait_before_close: config.wait_before_close,
         };
         let consumer = TransmissionPipelineConsumer {
             stage_out: stage_out.into_boxed_slice(),
             n_out_r,
-            active,
+            status: active,
         };
 
         (producer, consumer)
     }
 }
 
+struct TransmissionPipelineStatus {
+    // The whole pipeline is enabled or disabled
+    disabled: AtomicBool,
+    // Bitflags to indicate the given priority queue is congested
+    congested: AtomicU8,
+}
+
+impl TransmissionPipelineStatus {
+    fn set_disabled(&self, status: bool) {
+        self.disabled.store(status, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    fn is_disabled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.disabled.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+
+    fn set_congested(&self, priority: Priority, status: bool) {
+        let prioflag = 1 << priority as u8;
+        if status {
+            self.congested.fetch_or(prioflag, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        } else {
+            self.congested.fetch_and(!prioflag, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn is_congested(&self, priority: Priority) -> bool {
+        let prioflag = 1 << priority as u8;
+        self.congested.load(Ordering::Relaxed) & prioflag != 0
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct TransmissionPipelineProducer {
     // Each priority queue has its own Mutex
     stage_in: Arc<[Mutex<StageIn>]>,
-    active: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    status: Arc<TransmissionPipelineStatus>,
     wait_before_drop: (Duration, Duration),
     wait_before_close: Duration,
 }
@@ -724,8 +758,13 @@ impl TransmissionPipelineProducer {
         } else {
             (0, Priority::DEFAULT)
         };
+
         // If message is droppable, compute a deadline after which the sample could be dropped
         let (wait_time, max_wait_time) = if msg.is_droppable() {
+            // Checked if we are blocked on the priority queue and we drop directly the message
+            if self.status.is_congested(priority) {
+                return false;
+            }
             (self.wait_before_drop.0, Some(self.wait_before_drop.1))
         } else {
             (self.wait_before_close, None)
@@ -733,7 +772,11 @@ impl TransmissionPipelineProducer {
         let mut deadline = Deadline::new(wait_time, max_wait_time);
         // Lock the channel. We are the only one that will be writing on it.
         let mut queue = zlock!(self.stage_in[idx]);
-        queue.push_network_message(&mut msg, priority, &mut deadline)
+        let sent = queue.push_network_message(&mut msg, priority, &mut deadline);
+        if !sent {
+            self.status.set_congested(priority, true);
+        }
+        sent
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -750,7 +793,7 @@ impl TransmissionPipelineProducer {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn disable(&self) {
-        self.active.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.status.set_disabled(true);
 
         // Acquire all the locks, in_guard first, out_guard later
         // Use the same locking order as in drain to avoid deadlocks
@@ -768,17 +811,18 @@ pub(crate) struct TransmissionPipelineConsumer {
     // A single Mutex for all the priority queues
     stage_out: Box<[StageOut]>,
     n_out_r: Waiter,
-    active: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    status: Arc<TransmissionPipelineStatus>,
 }
 
 impl TransmissionPipelineConsumer {
-    pub(crate) async fn pull(&mut self) -> Option<(WBatch, usize)> {
-        while self.active.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+    pub(crate) async fn pull(&mut self) -> Option<(WBatch, Priority)> {
+        while !self.status.is_disabled() {
             let mut backoff = MicroSeconds::MAX;
             // Calculate the backoff maximum
             for (prio, queue) in self.stage_out.iter_mut().enumerate() {
                 match queue.try_pull() {
                     Pull::Some(batch) => {
+                        let prio = Priority::try_from(prio as u8).unwrap();
                         return Some((batch, prio));
                     }
                     Pull::Backoff(deadline) => {
@@ -818,8 +862,9 @@ impl TransmissionPipelineConsumer {
         None
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn refill(&mut self, batch: WBatch, priority: usize) {
-        self.stage_out[priority].refill(batch);
+    pub(crate) fn refill(&mut self, batch: WBatch, priority: Priority) {
+        self.stage_out[priority as usize].refill(batch);
+        self.status.set_congested(priority, false);
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn drain(&mut self) -> Vec<(WBatch, usize)> {
diff --git a/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/link.rs b/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/link.rs
index c4c23290ee..61c6f36ece 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/link.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-transport/src/multicast/link.rs
@@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ async fn tx_task(
                         link.send_batch(&mut batch).await?;
                         // Keep track of next SNs
                         if let Some(sn) = batch.codec.latest_sn.reliable {
-                            last_sns[priority].reliable = sn;
+                            last_sns[priority as usize].reliable = sn;
                         }
                         if let Some(sn) = batch.codec.latest_sn.best_effort {
-                            last_sns[priority].best_effort = sn;
+                            last_sns[priority as usize].best_effort = sn;
                         }
                         #[cfg(feature = "stats")]
                         {