diff --git a/op-challenger/sender/sender_test.go b/op-challenger/sender/sender_test.go
index 5169ae67192ad..1d4e17047b74a 100644
--- a/op-challenger/sender/sender_test.go
+++ b/op-challenger/sender/sender_test.go
@@ -129,8 +129,14 @@ func (s *stubTxMgr) Send(ctx context.Context, candidate txmgr.TxCandidate) (*typ
 	return <-ch, nil
 }
 
+// SendAsync simply wraps Send to make it non blocking. It does not guarantee transaction nonce ordering,
+// unlike the production txMgr.
 func (s *stubTxMgr) SendAsync(ctx context.Context, candidate txmgr.TxCandidate, ch chan txmgr.SendResponse) {
-	panic("unimplemented")
+	go func() {
+		receipt, err := s.Send(ctx, candidate)
+		resp := txmgr.SendResponse{Receipt: receipt, Err: err}
+		ch <- resp
+	}()
 }
 
 func (s *stubTxMgr) recordTx(candidate txmgr.TxCandidate) chan *types.Receipt {
diff --git a/op-service/txmgr/queue.go b/op-service/txmgr/queue.go
index ee7a03ffa9288..c48687d459ece 100644
--- a/op-service/txmgr/queue.go
+++ b/op-service/txmgr/queue.go
@@ -51,17 +51,36 @@ func (q *Queue[T]) Wait() error {
 	return q.group.Wait()
 }
 
+// handleResponse will wait for the response on the first passed channel,
+// and then forward it on the second passed channel (attaching the id). It returns
+// the response error or the context error if the context is canceled.
+func handleResponse[T any](ctx context.Context, c chan SendResponse, d chan TxReceipt[T], id T) error {
+	select {
+	case response := <-c:
+		d <- TxReceipt[T]{ID: id, Receipt: response.Receipt, Err: response.Err}
+		return response.Err
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		d <- TxReceipt[T]{ID: id, Err: ctx.Err()}
+		return ctx.Err()
+	}
+}
+
 // Send will wait until the number of pending txs is below the max pending,
-// and then send the next tx.
+// and then send the next tx asynchronously. The nonce of the transaction is
+// determined synchronously, so transactions should be confirmed on chain in
+// the order they are sent using this method.
 //
 // The actual tx sending is non-blocking, with the receipt returned on the
 // provided receipt channel. If the channel is unbuffered, the goroutine is
 // blocked from completing until the channel is read from.
 func (q *Queue[T]) Send(id T, candidate TxCandidate, receiptCh chan TxReceipt[T]) {
 	group, ctx := q.groupContext()
-	group.Go(func() error {
-		return q.sendTx(ctx, id, candidate, receiptCh)
-	})
+	responseChan := make(chan SendResponse, 1)
+	handleResponse := func() error {
+		return handleResponse(ctx, responseChan, receiptCh, id)
+	}
+	group.Go(handleResponse)                        // This blocks until the number of handlers is below the limit
+	q.txMgr.SendAsync(ctx, candidate, responseChan) // Nonce management handled synchronously, i.e. before this returns
 }
 
 // TrySend sends the next tx, but only if the number of pending txs is below the
@@ -75,19 +94,17 @@ func (q *Queue[T]) Send(id T, candidate TxCandidate, receiptCh chan TxReceipt[T]
 // blocked from completing until the channel is read from.
 func (q *Queue[T]) TrySend(id T, candidate TxCandidate, receiptCh chan TxReceipt[T]) bool {
 	group, ctx := q.groupContext()
-	return group.TryGo(func() error {
-		return q.sendTx(ctx, id, candidate, receiptCh)
-	})
-}
-
-func (q *Queue[T]) sendTx(ctx context.Context, id T, candidate TxCandidate, receiptCh chan TxReceipt[T]) error {
-	receipt, err := q.txMgr.Send(ctx, candidate)
-	receiptCh <- TxReceipt[T]{
-		ID:      id,
-		Receipt: receipt,
-		Err:     err,
+	responseChan := make(chan SendResponse, 1)
+	handleResponse := func() error {
+		return handleResponse(ctx, responseChan, receiptCh, id)
+	}
+	ok := group.TryGo(handleResponse)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	} else {
+		q.txMgr.SendAsync(ctx, candidate, responseChan)
+		return true
 	}
-	return err
 }
 
 // groupContext returns a Group and a Context to use when sending a tx.