diff --git a/runtime-rpc/src/test/java/org/capnproto/RpcTest.java b/runtime-rpc/src/test/java/org/capnproto/RpcTest.java
index a8aa987..9751075 100644
--- a/runtime-rpc/src/test/java/org/capnproto/RpcTest.java
+++ b/runtime-rpc/src/test/java/org/capnproto/RpcTest.java
@@ -446,16 +446,18 @@ public class RpcTest {
 
     @org.junit.Test
     public void testTailCall() {
+        var releaseMe = new CompletableFuture<java.lang.Void>();
         var caller = new Test.TestTailCaller.Client(context.connect(Test.TestSturdyRefObjectId.Tag.TEST_TAIL_CALLER));
 
         var calleeCallCount = new Counter();
-        var callee = new Test.TestTailCallee.Client(new RpcTestUtil.TestTailCalleeImpl(calleeCallCount));
+        var callee = new Test.TestTailCallee.Client(new RpcTestUtil.TestTailCalleeImpl(calleeCallCount, releaseMe));
         var request = caller.fooRequest();
         request.getParams().setI(456);
         request.getParams().setCallee(callee);
 
         var promise = request.send();
         var dependentCall0 = promise.getC().getCallSequenceRequest().send();
+        releaseMe.complete(null);
         var response = this.context.runUntil(promise).join();
         Assert.assertEquals(456, response.getI());
 
@@ -467,6 +469,10 @@ public class RpcTest {
         var dependentCall2 = response.getC().getCallSequenceRequest().send();
         Assert.assertEquals(2, this.context.runUntil(dependentCall2).join().getN());
         Assert.assertEquals(1, calleeCallCount.value());
+
+        // The imported cap has resolved locally, and can be called directly
+        Assert.assertEquals(3, promise.getC().getCallSequenceRequest().send().join().getN());
+        Assert.assertEquals(4, promise.getC().getCallSequenceRequest().send().join().getN());
     }
 
     static CompletableFuture<Test.TestCallOrder.GetCallSequenceResults.Reader> getCallSequence(
diff --git a/runtime-rpc/src/test/java/org/capnproto/RpcTestUtil.java b/runtime-rpc/src/test/java/org/capnproto/RpcTestUtil.java
index c6c016c..319037e 100644
--- a/runtime-rpc/src/test/java/org/capnproto/RpcTestUtil.java
+++ b/runtime-rpc/src/test/java/org/capnproto/RpcTestUtil.java
@@ -225,9 +225,14 @@ class RpcTestUtil {
     static class TestTailCalleeImpl extends Test.TestTailCallee.Server {
 
         private final Counter count;
+        private final CompletableFuture<java.lang.Void> releaseMe;
 
         public TestTailCalleeImpl(Counter count) {
+            this(count, READY_NOW);
+        }
+        public TestTailCalleeImpl(Counter count, CompletableFuture<java.lang.Void> releaseMe) {
             this.count = count;
+            this.releaseMe = releaseMe;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -240,7 +245,7 @@ class RpcTestUtil {
             results.setI(params.getI());
             results.setT(params.getT());
             results.setC(new TestCallOrderImpl());
-            return READY_NOW;
+            return releaseMe;
         }
     }