diff --git a/src/libstore/daemon.cc b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
index 2e068992b..010d3bc2d 100644
--- a/src/libstore/daemon.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
@@ -748,59 +748,12 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
             info.ultimate = false;
 
         if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 23) {
-
-            struct FramedSource : Source
-            {
-                Source & from;
-                bool eof = false;
-                std::vector<unsigned char> pending;
-                size_t pos = 0;
-
-                FramedSource(Source & from) : from(from)
-                { }
-
-                ~FramedSource()
-                {
-                    if (!eof) {
-                        while (true) {
-                            auto n = readInt(from);
-                            if (!n) break;
-                            std::vector<unsigned char> data(n);
-                            from(data.data(), n);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
-                size_t read(unsigned char * data, size_t len) override
-                {
-                    if (eof) throw EndOfFile("reached end of FramedSource");
-
-                    if (pos >= pending.size()) {
-                        size_t len = readInt(from);
-                        if (!len) {
-                            eof = true;
-                            return 0;
-                        }
-                        pending = std::vector<unsigned char>(len);
-                        pos = 0;
-                        from(pending.data(), len);
-                    }
-
-                    auto n = std::min(len, pending.size() - pos);
-                    memcpy(data, pending.data() + pos, n);
-                    pos += n;
-                    return n;
-                }
-            };
-
             logger->startWork();
-
             {
                 FramedSource source(from);
                 store->addToStore(info, source, (RepairFlag) repair,
                     dontCheckSigs ? NoCheckSigs : CheckSigs);
             }
-
             logger->stopWork();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index e92b94975..993b05dc0 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ struct ConnectionHandle
             std::rethrow_exception(ex);
         }
     }
+
+    void withFramedSink(std::function<void(Sink & sink)> fun);
 };
 
 
@@ -564,78 +566,9 @@ void RemoteStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & source,
                  << repair << !checkSigs;
 
         if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 23) {
-
-            conn->to.flush();
-
-            std::exception_ptr ex;
-
-            struct FramedSink : BufferedSink
-            {
-                ConnectionHandle & conn;
-                std::exception_ptr & ex;
-
-                FramedSink(ConnectionHandle & conn, std::exception_ptr & ex) : conn(conn), ex(ex)
-                { }
-
-                ~FramedSink()
-                {
-                    try {
-                        conn->to << 0;
-                        conn->to.flush();
-                    } catch (...) {
-                        ignoreException();
-                    }
-                }
-
-                void write(const unsigned char * data, size_t len) override
-                {
-                    /* Don't send more data if the remote has
-                       encountered an error. */
-                    if (ex) {
-                        auto ex2 = ex;
-                        ex = nullptr;
-                        std::rethrow_exception(ex2);
-                    }
-                    conn->to << len;
-                    conn->to(data, len);
-                };
-            };
-
-            /* Handle log messages / exceptions from the remote on a
-               separate thread. */
-            std::thread stderrThread([&]()
-            {
-                try {
-                    conn.processStderr(nullptr, nullptr, false);
-                } catch (...) {
-                    ex = std::current_exception();
-                }
-            });
-
-            Finally joinStderrThread([&]()
-            {
-                if (stderrThread.joinable()) {
-                    stderrThread.join();
-                    if (ex) {
-                        try {
-                            std::rethrow_exception(ex);
-                        } catch (...) {
-                            ignoreException();
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-
-            {
-                FramedSink sink(conn, ex);
+            conn.withFramedSink([&](Sink & sink) {
                 copyNAR(source, sink);
-                sink.flush();
-            }
-
-            stderrThread.join();
-            if (ex)
-                std::rethrow_exception(ex);
-
+            });
         } else if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 21) {
             conn.processStderr(0, &source);
         } else {
@@ -992,6 +925,82 @@ std::exception_ptr RemoteStore::Connection::processStderr(Sink * sink, Source *
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+
+struct FramedSink : nix::BufferedSink
+{
+    ConnectionHandle & conn;
+    std::exception_ptr & ex;
+
+    FramedSink(ConnectionHandle & conn, std::exception_ptr & ex) : conn(conn), ex(ex)
+    { }
+
+    ~FramedSink()
+    {
+        try {
+            conn->to << 0;
+            conn->to.flush();
+        } catch (...) {
+            ignoreException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    void write(const unsigned char * data, size_t len) override
+    {
+        /* Don't send more data if the remote has
+            encountered an error. */
+        if (ex) {
+            auto ex2 = ex;
+            ex = nullptr;
+            std::rethrow_exception(ex2);
+        }
+        conn->to << len;
+        conn->to(data, len);
+    };
+};
+
+void
+ConnectionHandle::withFramedSink(std::function<void(Sink &sink)> fun) {
+    (*this)->to.flush();
+
+    std::exception_ptr ex;
+
+    /* Handle log messages / exceptions from the remote on a
+        separate thread. */
+    std::thread stderrThread([&]()
+    {
+        try {
+            processStderr(nullptr, nullptr, false);
+        } catch (...) {
+            ex = std::current_exception();
+        }
+    });
+
+    Finally joinStderrThread([&]()
+    {
+        if (stderrThread.joinable()) {
+            stderrThread.join();
+            if (ex) {
+                try {
+                    std::rethrow_exception(ex);
+                } catch (...) {
+                    ignoreException();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    {
+        FramedSink sink(*this, ex);
+        fun(sink);
+        sink.flush();
+    }
+
+    stderrThread.join();
+    if (ex)
+        std::rethrow_exception(ex);
+
+}
+
 static RegisterStoreImplementation<UDSRemoteStore, UDSRemoteStoreConfig> regStore;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libutil/serialise.hh b/src/libutil/serialise.hh
index 2fd06bb4d..6027d5961 100644
--- a/src/libutil/serialise.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/serialise.hh
@@ -406,4 +406,51 @@ struct StreamToSourceAdapter : Source
 };
 
 
+/* Like SizedSource, but guarantees that the whole frame is consumed after
+   destruction. This ensures that the original stream is in a known state. */
+struct FramedSource : Source
+{
+    Source & from;
+    bool eof = false;
+    std::vector<unsigned char> pending;
+    size_t pos = 0;
+
+    FramedSource(Source & from) : from(from)
+    { }
+
+    ~FramedSource()
+    {
+        if (!eof) {
+            while (true) {
+                auto n = readInt(from);
+                if (!n) break;
+                std::vector<unsigned char> data(n);
+                from(data.data(), n);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    size_t read(unsigned char * data, size_t len) override
+    {
+        if (eof) throw EndOfFile("reached end of FramedSource");
+
+        if (pos >= pending.size()) {
+            size_t len = readInt(from);
+            if (!len) {
+                eof = true;
+                return 0;
+            }
+            pending = std::vector<unsigned char>(len);
+            pos = 0;
+            from(pending.data(), len);
+        }
+
+        auto n = std::min(len, pending.size() - pos);
+        memcpy(data, pending.data() + pos, n);
+        pos += n;
+        return n;
+    }
+};
+
+
 }