diff --git a/packages/grpc-js/src/call-stream.ts b/packages/grpc-js/src/call-stream.ts
index 1bc43e14..c7def569 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js/src/call-stream.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js/src/call-stream.ts
@@ -259,8 +259,11 @@ export class Http2CallStream implements Call {
   }
 
   private push(message: Buffer): void {
-    this.listener!.onReceiveMessage(message);
-    this.maybeOutputStatus();
+    this.canPush = false;
+    process.nextTick(() => {
+      this.listener!.onReceiveMessage(message);
+      this.maybeOutputStatus();
+    });
   }
 
   private handleFilterError(error: Error) {
@@ -276,9 +279,8 @@ export class Http2CallStream implements Call {
     }
     this.isReadFilterPending = false;
     if (this.canPush) {
-      this.push(message);
-      this.canPush = false;
       this.http2Stream!.pause();
+      this.push(message);
     } else {
       this.unpushedReadMessages.push(message);
     }
@@ -315,7 +317,6 @@ export class Http2CallStream implements Call {
   }
 
   private handleTrailers(headers: http2.IncomingHttpHeaders) {
-    this.readsClosed = true;
     const code: Status = this.mappedStatusCode;
     const details = '';
     let metadata: Metadata;
@@ -527,6 +528,7 @@ export class Http2CallStream implements Call {
     /* If we have already emitted a status, we should not emit any more
      * messages and we should communicate that the stream has ended */
     if (this.finalStatus !== null) {
+      this.readsClosed = true;
       this.maybeOutputStatus();
       return;
     }
@@ -537,12 +539,10 @@ export class Http2CallStream implements Call {
       if (this.unpushedReadMessages.length > 0) {
         const nextMessage: Buffer = this.unpushedReadMessages.shift()!;
         this.push(nextMessage);
-        this.canPush = false;
         return;
       }
       /* Only resume reading from the http2Stream if we don't have any pending
-       * messages to emit, and we haven't gotten the signal to stop pushing
-       * messages */
+       * messages to emit */
       this.http2Stream.resume();
     }
   }