diff --git a/commonspace/sync/requestmanager.go b/commonspace/sync/requestmanager.go
index beae3b4c..3ce6ec6c 100644
--- a/commonspace/sync/requestmanager.go
+++ b/commonspace/sync/requestmanager.go
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@ import (
 
 type RequestManager interface {
 	QueueRequest(rq syncdeps.Request) error
+	SendRequest(ctx context.Context, rq syncdeps.Request, collector ResponseCollector) error
 	HandleStreamRequest(ctx context.Context, rq syncdeps.Request, stream drpc.Stream) error
 }
 
+type ResponseCollector interface {
+	CollectResponse(ctx context.Context, peerId, objectId string, resp syncdeps.Response) error
+}
+
 type StreamResponse struct {
 	Stream     drpc.Stream
 	Connection drpc.Conn
@@ -36,6 +41,22 @@ func NewRequestManager(handler syncdeps.SyncHandler) RequestManager {
 	}
 }
 
+func (r *requestManager) SendRequest(ctx context.Context, rq syncdeps.Request, collector ResponseCollector) error {
+	return r.handler.SendStreamRequest(ctx, rq, func(stream drpc.Stream) error {
+		for {
+			resp := r.handler.NewResponse()
+			err := stream.MsgRecv(resp, streampool.EncodingProto)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			err = collector.CollectResponse(ctx, rq.PeerId(), rq.ObjectId(), resp)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func (r *requestManager) QueueRequest(rq syncdeps.Request) error {
 	return r.requestPool.QueueRequestAction(rq.PeerId(), rq.ObjectId(), func(ctx context.Context) {
 		err := r.handler.SendStreamRequest(ctx, rq, func(stream drpc.Stream) error {
diff --git a/commonspace/sync/sync.go b/commonspace/sync/sync.go
index ed7e8675..6ac9cecb 100644
--- a/commonspace/sync/sync.go
+++ b/commonspace/sync/sync.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type SyncService interface {
 	app.Component
 	BroadcastMessage(ctx context.Context, msg drpc.Message) error
 	HandleStreamRequest(ctx context.Context, req syncdeps.Request, stream drpc.Stream) error
+	SendRequest(ctx context.Context, rq syncdeps.Request, collector ResponseCollector) error
 	QueueRequest(ctx context.Context, rq syncdeps.Request) error
 }
 
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ func (s *syncService) QueueRequest(ctx context.Context, rq syncdeps.Request) err
 	return s.manager.QueueRequest(rq)
 }
 
+func (s *syncService) SendRequest(ctx context.Context, rq syncdeps.Request, collector ResponseCollector) error {
+	return s.manager.SendRequest(ctx, rq, collector)
+}
+
 func (s *syncService) HandleStreamRequest(ctx context.Context, req syncdeps.Request, stream drpc.Stream) error {
 	return s.manager.HandleStreamRequest(ctx, req, stream)
 }
diff --git a/commonspace/sync/synctest/counterrequestsender.go b/commonspace/sync/synctest/counterrequestsender.go
index ee96a185..00c934d0 100644
--- a/commonspace/sync/synctest/counterrequestsender.go
+++ b/commonspace/sync/synctest/counterrequestsender.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package synctest
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
 
 	"storj.io/drpc"
 
@@ -25,6 +27,10 @@ func (c *CounterRequestSender) SendStreamRequest(ctx context.Context, rq syncdep
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return receive(stream)
+		err = receive(stream)
+		if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
 	})
 }