diff --git a/dot/sync/service.go b/dot/sync/service.go
index 57814e6025..dec450a56f 100644
--- a/dot/sync/service.go
+++ b/dot/sync/service.go
@@ -279,21 +279,23 @@ func (s *SyncService) runStrategy() {
 		bestBlockHeader.Hash().Short(),
 	)
 
-	tasks, err := s.currentStrategy.NextActions()
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Criticalf("current sync strategy next actions failed with: %s", err.Error())
-		return
-	}
+	if s.workerPool.Capacity() > s.currentStrategy.NumOfTasks() {
+		tasks, err := s.currentStrategy.NextActions()
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Criticalf("current sync strategy next actions failed with: %s", err.Error())
+			return
+		}
 
-	logger.Tracef("amount of tasks to process: %d", len(tasks))
-	if len(tasks) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
+		logger.Tracef("amount of tasks to process: %d", len(tasks))
+		if len(tasks) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
 
-	_, err = s.workerPool.SubmitBatch(tasks)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Criticalf("current sync strategy next actions failed with: %s", err.Error())
-		return
+		_, err = s.workerPool.SubmitBatch(tasks)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Criticalf("current sync strategy next actions failed with: %s", err.Error())
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
 	done, repChanges, peersToIgnore, err := s.currentStrategy.Process(s.workerPool.Results())
diff --git a/dot/sync/worker_pool.go b/dot/sync/worker_pool.go
index c406f054d4..b3f2371098 100644
--- a/dot/sync/worker_pool.go
+++ b/dot/sync/worker_pool.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ type WorkerPool interface {
 	SubmitBatch(tasks []Task) (id BatchID, err error)
 	GetBatch(id BatchID) (status BatchStatus, ok bool)
 	Results() chan TaskResult
+	Capacity() int
 	AddPeer(p peer.ID) error
 	RemovePeer(p peer.ID)
 	IgnorePeer(p peer.ID)
@@ -119,10 +120,6 @@ type workerPool struct {
 
 // SubmitBatch accepts a list of tasks and immediately returns a batch ID. The batch ID can be used to query the status
 // of the batch using [GetBatchStatus].
-// TODO
-// If tasks are submitted faster than they are completed, resChan will run full, blocking the calling goroutine.
-// Ideally this method would provide backpressure to the caller in that case. The rejected tasks should then stay in
-// FullSyncStrategy.requestQueue until the next round. But this would need to be supported in all sync strategies.
 func (w *workerPool) SubmitBatch(tasks []Task) (id BatchID, err error) {
 	w.mtx.Lock()
 	defer w.mtx.Unlock()
@@ -157,6 +154,13 @@ func (w *workerPool) Results() chan TaskResult {
 	return w.resChan
 }
 
+// Capacity returns the number of tasks the worker pool can currently accept.
+func (w *workerPool) Capacity() int {
+	w.mtx.RLock()
+	defer w.mtx.RUnlock()
+	return len(w.resChan)
+}
+
 // AddPeer adds a peer to the worker pool unless it has been ignored previously.
 func (w *workerPool) AddPeer(who peer.ID) error {
 	w.mtx.Lock()