diff --git a/kafka/conn.py b/kafka/conn.py
index 64445fab0..c1d42a0b6 100644
--- a/kafka/conn.py
+++ b/kafka/conn.py
@@ -1075,6 +1075,13 @@ def send_pending_requests_v2(self):
                     total_bytes = self._send_bytes(self._send_buffer)
                     self._send_buffer = self._send_buffer[total_bytes:]
 
+                # If all data was sent, we need to get the new data from the protocol now, otherwise
+                # this function would return True, indicating that there are no more pending
+                # requests. This could cause the calling thread to wait indefinitely as it won't
+                # know that there is still buffered data to send.
+                if not self._send_buffer:
+                    self._send_buffer = self._protocol.send_bytes()
+
             if self._sensors:
                 self._sensors.bytes_sent.record(total_bytes)
             # Return True iff send buffer is empty
diff --git a/test/test_conn.py b/test/test_conn.py
index 8d56668c5..a5761442c 100644
--- a/test/test_conn.py
+++ b/test/test_conn.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 
 from kafka.conn import BrokerConnection, ConnectionStates
 from kafka.future import Future
+from kafka.conn import BrokerConnection, ConnectionStates, SSLWantWriteError
+from kafka.metrics.metrics import Metrics
+from kafka.metrics.stats.sensor import Sensor
 from kafka.protocol.api import RequestHeader
 from kafka.protocol.group import HeartbeatResponse
 from kafka.protocol.metadata import MetadataRequest
@@ -43,6 +46,15 @@ def _socket(mocker):
     mocker.patch('socket.socket', return_value=socket)
     return socket
 
+def metrics(mocker):
+    metrics = mocker.MagicMock(Metrics)
+    metrics.mocked_sensors = {}
+    def sensor(name, **kwargs):
+        if name not in metrics.mocked_sensors:
+            metrics.mocked_sensors[name] = mocker.MagicMock(Sensor)
+        return metrics.mocked_sensors[name]
+    metrics.sensor.side_effect = sensor
+    return metrics
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def conn(_socket, dns_lookup, mocker):
@@ -228,6 +240,46 @@ def test_send_response(_socket, conn):
     assert len(conn.in_flight_requests) == 1
 
 
+def test_send_async_request_while_other_request_is_already_in_buffer(_socket, conn, metrics):
+    conn.connect()
+    assert conn.state is ConnectionStates.CONNECTED
+    assert 'node-0.bytes-sent' in metrics.mocked_sensors
+    bytes_sent_sensor = metrics.mocked_sensors['node-0.bytes-sent']
+
+    req1 = MetadataRequest[0](topics='foo')
+    header1 = RequestHeader(req1, client_id=conn.config['client_id'])
+    payload_bytes1 = len(header1.encode()) + len(req1.encode())
+    req2 = MetadataRequest[0]([])
+    header2 = RequestHeader(req2, client_id=conn.config['client_id'])
+    payload_bytes2 = len(header2.encode()) + len(req2.encode())
+
+    # The first call to the socket will raise a transient SSL exception. This will make the first
+    # request to be kept in the internal buffer to be sent in the next call of
+    # send_pending_requests_v2.
+    _socket.send.side_effect = [SSLWantWriteError, 4 + payload_bytes1, 4 + payload_bytes2]
+
+    conn.send(req1, blocking=False)
+    # This won't send any bytes because of the SSL exception and the request bytes will be kept in
+    # the buffer.
+    assert conn.send_pending_requests_v2() is False
+    assert bytes_sent_sensor.record.call_args_list[0].args == (0,)
+
+    conn.send(req2, blocking=False)
+    # This will send the remaining bytes in the buffer from the first request, but should notice
+    # that the second request was queued, therefore it should return False.
+    bytes_sent_sensor.record.reset_mock()
+    assert conn.send_pending_requests_v2() is False
+    bytes_sent_sensor.record.assert_called_once_with(4 + payload_bytes1)
+
+    bytes_sent_sensor.record.reset_mock()
+    assert conn.send_pending_requests_v2() is True
+    bytes_sent_sensor.record.assert_called_once_with(4 + payload_bytes2)
+
+    bytes_sent_sensor.record.reset_mock()
+    assert conn.send_pending_requests_v2() is True
+    bytes_sent_sensor.record.assert_called_once_with(0)
+
+
 def test_send_error(_socket, conn):
     conn.connect()
     assert conn.state is ConnectionStates.CONNECTED