diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/fs2/concurrent/TimedPull.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/fs2/concurrent/TimedPull.scala
index 17bd38fa11..b5a2cdd7f4 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/fs2/concurrent/TimedPull.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/fs2/concurrent/TimedPull.scala
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ object tp {
             }
         }
 
-      go(Chunk.Queue.empty, tp)
+      tp.startTimer(t) >> go(Chunk.Queue.empty, tp)
     }.apply(s)
 
   import cats.effect.unsafe.implicits.global