diff --git a/eth/downloader/queue.go b/eth/downloader/queue.go
index 04ec12cfa9..0250a46cfc 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/queue.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/queue.go
@@ -363,33 +363,6 @@ func (q *queue) Results(block bool) []*fetchResult {
 	}
 	// Regardless if closed or not, we can still deliver whatever we have
 	results := q.resultCache.GetCompleted(maxResultsProcess)
-	for _, result := range results {
-		// Recalculate the result item weights to prevent memory exhaustion
-		size := result.Header.Size()
-		for _, uncle := range result.Uncles {
-			size += uncle.Size()
-		}
-		for _, receipt := range result.Receipts {
-			size += receipt.Size()
-		}
-		for _, tx := range result.Transactions {
-			size += tx.Size()
-		}
-		q.resultSize = common.StorageSize(blockCacheSizeWeight)*size +
-			(1-common.StorageSize(blockCacheSizeWeight))*q.resultSize
-	}
-	// Using the newly calibrated resultsize, figure out the new throttle limit
-	// on the result cache
-	throttleThreshold := uint64((common.StorageSize(blockCacheMemory) + q.resultSize - 1) / q.resultSize)
-	throttleThreshold = q.resultCache.SetThrottleThreshold(throttleThreshold)
-
-	// Log some info at certain times
-	if time.Since(q.lastStatLog) > 60*time.Second {
-		q.lastStatLog = time.Now()
-		info := q.Stats()
-		info = append(info, "throttle", throttleThreshold)
-		log.Info("Downloader queue stats", info...)
-	}
 	return results
 }
 
@@ -824,6 +797,21 @@ func (q *queue) DeliverReceipts(id string, receiptList [][]*types.Receipt) (int,
 		receiptReqTimer, len(receiptList), validate, reconstruct)
 }
 
+func (q *queue) calculateResultSize(result *fetchResult) {
+	size := result.Header.Size()
+	for _, uncle := range result.Uncles {
+		size += uncle.Size()
+	}
+	for _, receipt := range result.Receipts {
+		size += receipt.Size()
+	}
+	for _, tx := range result.Transactions {
+		size += tx.Size()
+	}
+	q.resultSize = common.StorageSize(blockCacheSizeWeight)*size +
+		(1-common.StorageSize(blockCacheSizeWeight))*q.resultSize
+}
+
 // deliver injects a data retrieval response into the results queue.
 //
 // Note, this method expects the queue lock to be already held for writing. The
@@ -870,8 +858,19 @@ func (q *queue) deliver(id string, taskPool map[common.Hash]*types.Header,
 	}
 
 	for _, header := range request.Headers[:i] {
-		if res, stale, err := q.resultCache.GetDeliverySlot(header.Number.Uint64()); err == nil {
-			reconstruct(accepted, res)
+		if res, stale, throttle, err := q.resultCache.GetDeliverySlot(header.Number.Uint64()); err == nil {
+			if throttle {
+				log.Info(
+					"The downloader queue is throttled",
+					"threshold", q.resultCache.throttleThreshold,
+					"itemSize", q.resultSize,
+					"drop block from", header.Number.Uint64(),
+				)
+				break
+			} else {
+				reconstruct(accepted, res)
+				q.calculateResultSize(res)
+			}
 		} else {
 			// else: betweeen here and above, some other peer filled this result,
 			// or it was indeed a no-op. This should not happen, but if it does it's
@@ -883,6 +882,19 @@ func (q *queue) deliver(id string, taskPool map[common.Hash]*types.Header,
 		delete(taskPool, hashes[accepted])
 		accepted++
 	}
+	// Using the newly calibrated resultsize, figure out the new throttle limit
+	// on the result cache
+	throttleThreshold := uint64((common.StorageSize(blockCacheMemory) + q.resultSize - 1) / q.resultSize)
+	throttleThreshold = q.resultCache.SetThrottleThreshold(throttleThreshold)
+
+	// Log some info at certain times
+	if time.Since(q.lastStatLog) > 60*time.Second {
+		q.lastStatLog = time.Now()
+		info := q.stats()
+		info = append(info, "throttle", throttleThreshold)
+		log.Info("Downloader queue stats", info...)
+	}
+
 	// Return all failed or missing fetches to the queue
 	for _, header := range request.Headers[accepted:] {
 		taskQueue.Push(header, -int64(header.Number.Uint64()))
diff --git a/eth/downloader/resultstore.go b/eth/downloader/resultstore.go
index 21928c2a00..ffea3eb10c 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/resultstore.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/resultstore.go
@@ -92,15 +92,13 @@ func (r *resultStore) AddFetch(header *types.Header, fastSync bool) (stale, thro
 }
 
 // GetDeliverySlot returns the fetchResult for the given header. If the 'stale' flag
-// is true, that means the header has already been delivered 'upstream'. This method
-// does not bubble up the 'throttle' flag, since it's moot at the point in time when
-// the item is downloaded and ready for delivery
-func (r *resultStore) GetDeliverySlot(headerNumber uint64) (*fetchResult, bool, error) {
+// is true, that means the header has already been delivered 'upstream'.
+func (r *resultStore) GetDeliverySlot(headerNumber uint64) (*fetchResult, bool, bool, error) {
 	r.lock.RLock()
 	defer r.lock.RUnlock()
 
-	res, _, stale, _, err := r.getFetchResult(headerNumber)
-	return res, stale, err
+	res, _, stale, throttle, err := r.getFetchResult(headerNumber)
+	return res, stale, throttle, err
 }
 
 // getFetchResult returns the fetchResult corresponding to the given item, and
diff --git a/les/downloader/queue.go b/les/downloader/queue.go
index 04ec12cfa9..0250a46cfc 100644
--- a/les/downloader/queue.go
+++ b/les/downloader/queue.go
@@ -363,33 +363,6 @@ func (q *queue) Results(block bool) []*fetchResult {
 	}
 	// Regardless if closed or not, we can still deliver whatever we have
 	results := q.resultCache.GetCompleted(maxResultsProcess)
-	for _, result := range results {
-		// Recalculate the result item weights to prevent memory exhaustion
-		size := result.Header.Size()
-		for _, uncle := range result.Uncles {
-			size += uncle.Size()
-		}
-		for _, receipt := range result.Receipts {
-			size += receipt.Size()
-		}
-		for _, tx := range result.Transactions {
-			size += tx.Size()
-		}
-		q.resultSize = common.StorageSize(blockCacheSizeWeight)*size +
-			(1-common.StorageSize(blockCacheSizeWeight))*q.resultSize
-	}
-	// Using the newly calibrated resultsize, figure out the new throttle limit
-	// on the result cache
-	throttleThreshold := uint64((common.StorageSize(blockCacheMemory) + q.resultSize - 1) / q.resultSize)
-	throttleThreshold = q.resultCache.SetThrottleThreshold(throttleThreshold)
-
-	// Log some info at certain times
-	if time.Since(q.lastStatLog) > 60*time.Second {
-		q.lastStatLog = time.Now()
-		info := q.Stats()
-		info = append(info, "throttle", throttleThreshold)
-		log.Info("Downloader queue stats", info...)
-	}
 	return results
 }
 
@@ -824,6 +797,21 @@ func (q *queue) DeliverReceipts(id string, receiptList [][]*types.Receipt) (int,
 		receiptReqTimer, len(receiptList), validate, reconstruct)
 }
 
+func (q *queue) calculateResultSize(result *fetchResult) {
+	size := result.Header.Size()
+	for _, uncle := range result.Uncles {
+		size += uncle.Size()
+	}
+	for _, receipt := range result.Receipts {
+		size += receipt.Size()
+	}
+	for _, tx := range result.Transactions {
+		size += tx.Size()
+	}
+	q.resultSize = common.StorageSize(blockCacheSizeWeight)*size +
+		(1-common.StorageSize(blockCacheSizeWeight))*q.resultSize
+}
+
 // deliver injects a data retrieval response into the results queue.
 //
 // Note, this method expects the queue lock to be already held for writing. The
@@ -870,8 +858,19 @@ func (q *queue) deliver(id string, taskPool map[common.Hash]*types.Header,
 	}
 
 	for _, header := range request.Headers[:i] {
-		if res, stale, err := q.resultCache.GetDeliverySlot(header.Number.Uint64()); err == nil {
-			reconstruct(accepted, res)
+		if res, stale, throttle, err := q.resultCache.GetDeliverySlot(header.Number.Uint64()); err == nil {
+			if throttle {
+				log.Info(
+					"The downloader queue is throttled",
+					"threshold", q.resultCache.throttleThreshold,
+					"itemSize", q.resultSize,
+					"drop block from", header.Number.Uint64(),
+				)
+				break
+			} else {
+				reconstruct(accepted, res)
+				q.calculateResultSize(res)
+			}
 		} else {
 			// else: betweeen here and above, some other peer filled this result,
 			// or it was indeed a no-op. This should not happen, but if it does it's
@@ -883,6 +882,19 @@ func (q *queue) deliver(id string, taskPool map[common.Hash]*types.Header,
 		delete(taskPool, hashes[accepted])
 		accepted++
 	}
+	// Using the newly calibrated resultsize, figure out the new throttle limit
+	// on the result cache
+	throttleThreshold := uint64((common.StorageSize(blockCacheMemory) + q.resultSize - 1) / q.resultSize)
+	throttleThreshold = q.resultCache.SetThrottleThreshold(throttleThreshold)
+
+	// Log some info at certain times
+	if time.Since(q.lastStatLog) > 60*time.Second {
+		q.lastStatLog = time.Now()
+		info := q.stats()
+		info = append(info, "throttle", throttleThreshold)
+		log.Info("Downloader queue stats", info...)
+	}
+
 	// Return all failed or missing fetches to the queue
 	for _, header := range request.Headers[accepted:] {
 		taskQueue.Push(header, -int64(header.Number.Uint64()))
diff --git a/les/downloader/resultstore.go b/les/downloader/resultstore.go
index 21928c2a00..ffea3eb10c 100644
--- a/les/downloader/resultstore.go
+++ b/les/downloader/resultstore.go
@@ -92,15 +92,13 @@ func (r *resultStore) AddFetch(header *types.Header, fastSync bool) (stale, thro
 }
 
 // GetDeliverySlot returns the fetchResult for the given header. If the 'stale' flag
-// is true, that means the header has already been delivered 'upstream'. This method
-// does not bubble up the 'throttle' flag, since it's moot at the point in time when
-// the item is downloaded and ready for delivery
-func (r *resultStore) GetDeliverySlot(headerNumber uint64) (*fetchResult, bool, error) {
+// is true, that means the header has already been delivered 'upstream'.
+func (r *resultStore) GetDeliverySlot(headerNumber uint64) (*fetchResult, bool, bool, error) {
 	r.lock.RLock()
 	defer r.lock.RUnlock()
 
-	res, _, stale, _, err := r.getFetchResult(headerNumber)
-	return res, stale, err
+	res, _, stale, throttle, err := r.getFetchResult(headerNumber)
+	return res, stale, throttle, err
 }
 
 // getFetchResult returns the fetchResult corresponding to the given item, and