diff --git a/proto/bgp/attrs.c b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
index a7b1a7ed..2ff3f3f3 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/attrs.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
@@ -1522,8 +1522,8 @@ bgp_finish_attrs(struct bgp_parse_state *s, ea_list **to)
 
 HASH_DEFINE_REHASH_FN(RBH, struct bgp_bucket)
 
-void
-bgp_init_bucket_table(struct bgp_channel *c)
+static void
+bgp_init_bucket_table(struct bgp_pending_tx *c)
 {
   HASH_INIT(c->bucket_hash, c->pool, 8);
 
@@ -1531,24 +1531,8 @@ bgp_init_bucket_table(struct bgp_channel *c)
   c->withdraw_bucket = NULL;
 }
 
-void
-bgp_free_bucket_table(struct bgp_channel *c)
-{
-  HASH_FREE(c->bucket_hash);
-
-  struct bgp_bucket *b;
-  WALK_LIST_FIRST(b, c->bucket_queue)
-  {
-    rem_node(&b->send_node);
-    mb_free(b);
-  }
-
-  mb_free(c->withdraw_bucket);
-  c->withdraw_bucket = NULL;
-}
-
 static struct bgp_bucket *
-bgp_get_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c, ea_list *new)
+bgp_get_bucket(struct bgp_pending_tx *c, ea_list *new)
 {
   /* Hash and lookup */
   u32 hash = ea_hash(new);
@@ -1577,7 +1561,7 @@ bgp_get_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c, ea_list *new)
 }
 
 static struct bgp_bucket *
-bgp_get_withdraw_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c)
+bgp_get_withdraw_bucket(struct bgp_pending_tx *c)
 {
   if (!c->withdraw_bucket)
   {
@@ -1589,15 +1573,17 @@ bgp_get_withdraw_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c)
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_free_bucket_xx(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_bucket *b)
+bgp_free_bucket(struct bgp_pending_tx *c, struct bgp_bucket *b)
 {
   HASH_REMOVE2(c->bucket_hash, RBH, c->pool, b);
   mb_free(b);
 }
 
 int
-bgp_done_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_bucket *b)
+bgp_done_bucket(struct bgp_channel *bc, struct bgp_bucket *b)
 {
+  struct bgp_pending_tx *c = bc->ptx;
+
   /* Won't free the withdraw bucket */
   if (b == c->withdraw_bucket)
     return 0;
@@ -1608,21 +1594,23 @@ bgp_done_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_bucket *b)
   if (b->px_uc || !EMPTY_LIST(b->prefixes))
     return 0;
 
-  bgp_free_bucket_xx(c, b);
+  bgp_free_bucket(c, b);
   return 1;
 }
 
 void
-bgp_defer_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_bucket *b)
+bgp_defer_bucket(struct bgp_channel *bc, struct bgp_bucket *b)
 {
+  struct bgp_pending_tx *c = bc->ptx;
   rem_node(&b->send_node);
   add_tail(&c->bucket_queue, &b->send_node);
 }
 
 void
-bgp_withdraw_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_bucket *b)
+bgp_withdraw_bucket(struct bgp_channel *bc, struct bgp_bucket *b)
 {
-  struct bgp_proto *p = (void *) c->c.proto;
+  struct bgp_proto *p = (void *) bc->c.proto;
+  struct bgp_pending_tx *c = bc->ptx;
   struct bgp_bucket *wb = bgp_get_withdraw_bucket(c);
 
   log(L_ERR "%s: Attribute list too long", p->p.name);
@@ -1643,7 +1631,7 @@ bgp_withdraw_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_bucket *b)
 
 #define PXH_KEY(px)		px->net, px->path_id, px->hash
 #define PXH_NEXT(px)		px->next
-#define PXH_EQ(n1,i1,h1,n2,i2,h2) h1 == h2 && (c->add_path_tx ? (i1 == i2) : 1) && net_equal(n1, n2)
+#define PXH_EQ(n1,i1,h1,n2,i2,h2) h1 == h2 && (add_path_tx ? (i1 == i2) : 1) && net_equal(n1, n2)
 #define PXH_FN(n,i,h)		h
 
 #define PXH_REHASH		bgp_pxh_rehash
@@ -1652,28 +1640,20 @@ bgp_withdraw_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_bucket *b)
 
 HASH_DEFINE_REHASH_FN(PXH, struct bgp_prefix)
 
-void
-bgp_init_prefix_table(struct bgp_channel *c)
+static void
+bgp_init_prefix_table(struct bgp_channel *bc)
 {
+  struct bgp_pending_tx *c = bc->ptx;
   HASH_INIT(c->prefix_hash, c->pool, 8);
 
-  uint alen = net_addr_length[c->c.net_type];
+  uint alen = net_addr_length[bc->c.net_type];
   c->prefix_slab = alen ? sl_new(c->pool, sizeof(struct bgp_prefix) + alen) : NULL;
 }
 
-void
-bgp_free_prefix_table(struct bgp_channel *c)
-{
-  HASH_FREE(c->prefix_hash);
-
-  rfree(c->prefix_slab);
-  c->prefix_slab = NULL;
-}
-
 static struct bgp_prefix *
-bgp_get_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, const net_addr *net, u32 path_id)
+bgp_get_prefix(struct bgp_pending_tx *c, const net_addr *net, u32 path_id, int add_path_tx)
 {
-  u32 path_id_hash = c->add_path_tx ? path_id : 0;
+  u32 path_id_hash = add_path_tx ? path_id : 0;
   /* We must use a different hash function than the rtable */
   u32 hash = u32_hash(net_hash(net) ^ u32_hash(path_id_hash));
   struct bgp_prefix *px = HASH_FIND(c->prefix_hash, PXH, net, path_id_hash, hash);
@@ -1696,15 +1676,16 @@ bgp_get_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, const net_addr *net, u32 path_id)
   return px;
 }
 
-static void bgp_free_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_prefix *px);
+static void bgp_free_prefix(struct bgp_pending_tx *c, struct bgp_prefix *px);
 
 static inline int
 bgp_update_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_prefix *px, struct bgp_bucket *b)
 {
+#define IS_WITHDRAW_BUCKET(b)	((b) == c->ptx->withdraw_bucket)
 #define BPX_TRACE(what)	do { \
   if (c->c.debug & D_ROUTES) log(L_TRACE "%s.%s < %s %N %uG %s", \
       c->c.proto->name, c->c.name, what, \
-      px->net, px->path_id, (b == c->withdraw_bucket) ? "withdraw" : "update"); } while (0)
+      px->net, px->path_id, IS_WITHDRAW_BUCKET(b) ? "withdraw" : "update"); } while (0)
   px->lastmod = current_time();
 
   /* Already queued for the same bucket */
@@ -1722,7 +1703,7 @@ bgp_update_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_prefix *px, struct bgp_bucke
   }
 
   /* The new bucket is the same as we sent before */
-  if ((px->last == b) || c->c.out_table && !px->last && (b == c->withdraw_bucket))
+  if ((px->last == b) || c->c.out_table && !px->last && IS_WITHDRAW_BUCKET(b))
   {
     if (px->cur)
       BPX_TRACE("reverted");
@@ -1731,15 +1712,15 @@ bgp_update_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_prefix *px, struct bgp_bucke
 
     /* Well, we haven't sent anything yet */
     if (!px->last)
-      bgp_free_prefix(c, px);
+      bgp_free_prefix(c->ptx, px);
 
     px->cur = NULL;
     return 0;
   }
 
   /* Enqueue the bucket if it has been empty */
-  if ((b != c->withdraw_bucket) && EMPTY_LIST(b->prefixes))
-    add_tail(&c->bucket_queue, &b->send_node);
+  if (!IS_WITHDRAW_BUCKET(b) && EMPTY_LIST(b->prefixes))
+    add_tail(&c->ptx->bucket_queue, &b->send_node);
 
   /* Enqueue to the new bucket and indicate the change */
   add_tail(&b->prefixes, &px->buck_node_xx);
@@ -1752,7 +1733,7 @@ bgp_update_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_prefix *px, struct bgp_bucke
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_free_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_prefix *px)
+bgp_free_prefix(struct bgp_pending_tx *c, struct bgp_prefix *px)
 {
   HASH_REMOVE2(c->prefix_hash, PXH, c->pool, px);
 
@@ -1780,7 +1761,7 @@ bgp_done_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_prefix *px, struct bgp_bucket
       px->last->px_uc--;
 
     /* Ref the current sent version */
-    if (buck != c->withdraw_bucket)
+    if (!IS_WITHDRAW_BUCKET(buck))
     {
       px->last = buck;
       px->last->px_uc++;
@@ -1790,7 +1771,47 @@ bgp_done_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_prefix *px, struct bgp_bucket
     /* Prefixes belonging to the withdraw bucket are freed always */
   }
 
-  bgp_free_prefix(c, px);
+  bgp_free_prefix(c->ptx, px);
+}
+
+static void
+bgp_pending_tx_rfree(resource *r)
+{
+  UNUSED struct bgp_pending_tx *ptx = SKIP_BACK(struct bgp_pending_tx, r, r);
+
+  /* Do nothing for now. */
+}
+
+static void bgp_pending_tx_dump(resource *r UNUSED) { debug("\n"); }
+
+static struct resclass bgp_pending_tx_class = {
+  .name = "BGP Pending TX",
+  .size = sizeof(struct bgp_pending_tx),
+  .free = bgp_pending_tx_rfree,
+  .dump = bgp_pending_tx_dump,
+};
+
+void
+bgp_init_pending_tx(struct bgp_channel *c)
+{
+  ASSERT_DIE(!c->ptx);
+
+  pool *p = rp_new(c->pool, "BGP Pending TX");
+  c->ptx = ralloc(p, &bgp_pending_tx_class);
+  c->ptx->pool = p;
+
+  bgp_init_bucket_table(c->ptx);
+  bgp_init_prefix_table(c);
+}
+
+void
+bgp_free_pending_tx(struct bgp_channel *c)
+{
+  ASSERT_DIE(c->ptx);
+  ASSERT_DIE(c->ptx->pool);
+
+  rfree(c->ptx->pool);
+  c->ptx = NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -1802,7 +1823,8 @@ static void
 bgp_out_table_feed(void *data)
 {
   struct rt_export_hook *hook = data;
-  struct bgp_channel *c = SKIP_BACK(struct bgp_channel, prefix_exporter, hook->table);
+  struct bgp_channel *bc = SKIP_BACK(struct bgp_channel, prefix_exporter, hook->table);
+  struct bgp_pending_tx *c = bc->ptx;
 
   int max = 512;
 
@@ -1897,8 +1919,8 @@ bgp_out_table_feed(void *data)
 static struct rt_export_hook *
 bgp_out_table_export_start(struct rt_exporter *re, struct rt_export_request *req UNUSED)
 {
-  struct bgp_channel *c = SKIP_BACK(struct bgp_channel, prefix_exporter, re);
-  pool *p = rp_new(c->c.proto->pool, "Export hook");
+  struct bgp_channel *bc = SKIP_BACK(struct bgp_channel, prefix_exporter, re);
+  pool *p = rp_new(bc->c.proto->pool, "Export hook");
   struct rt_export_hook *hook = mb_allocz(p, sizeof(struct rt_export_hook));
   hook->pool = p;
   hook->event = ev_new_init(p, bgp_out_table_feed, hook);
@@ -2132,16 +2154,16 @@ bgp_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *C, const net_addr *n, rte *new, c
       log(L_ERR "%s: Invalid route %N withdrawn", p->p.name, n);
 
     /* If attributes are invalid, we fail back to withdraw */
-    buck = attrs ? bgp_get_bucket(c, attrs) : bgp_get_withdraw_bucket(c);
+    buck = attrs ? bgp_get_bucket(c->ptx, attrs) : bgp_get_withdraw_bucket(c->ptx);
     path = new->src->global_id;
   }
   else
   {
-    buck = bgp_get_withdraw_bucket(c);
+    buck = bgp_get_withdraw_bucket(c->ptx);
     path = old->src->global_id;
   }
 
-  if (bgp_update_prefix(c, bgp_get_prefix(c, n, path), buck))
+  if (bgp_update_prefix(c, bgp_get_prefix(c->ptx, n, path, c->add_path_tx), buck))
     bgp_schedule_packet(p->conn, c, PKT_UPDATE);
 }
 
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.c b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
index 33849b0b..e6d3f125 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
@@ -787,10 +787,8 @@ bgp_handle_graceful_restart(struct bgp_proto *p)
     }
 
     /* Reset bucket and prefix tables */
-    bgp_free_bucket_table(c);
-    bgp_free_prefix_table(c);
-    bgp_init_bucket_table(c);
-    bgp_init_prefix_table(c);
+    bgp_free_pending_tx(c);
+    bgp_init_pending_tx(c);
     c->packets_to_send = 0;
   }
 
@@ -1800,8 +1798,7 @@ bgp_channel_start(struct channel *C)
   if (c->cf->export_table)
     bgp_setup_out_table(c);
 
-  bgp_init_bucket_table(c);
-  bgp_init_prefix_table(c);
+  bgp_init_pending_tx(c);
 
   c->stale_timer = tm_new_init(c->pool, bgp_long_lived_stale_timeout, c, 0, 0);
 
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.h b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
index 469f0cb9..def7b102 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.h
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
@@ -351,14 +351,8 @@ struct bgp_channel {
 
   /* Rest are zeroed when down */
   pool *pool;
-  HASH(struct bgp_bucket) bucket_hash;	/* Hash table of route buckets */
-  struct bgp_bucket *withdraw_bucket;	/* Withdrawn routes */
-  list bucket_queue;			/* Queue of buckets to send (struct bgp_bucket) */
-
-  HASH(struct bgp_prefix) prefix_hash;	/* Prefixes to be sent */
-  slab *prefix_slab;			/* Slab holding prefix nodes */
-
-  struct rt_exporter prefix_exporter;	/* Table-like exporter for prefix_hash */
+  struct bgp_pending_tx	*ptx;		/* Routes waiting to be sent */
+  struct rt_exporter prefix_exporter;	/* Table-like exporter for ptx */
 
   ip_addr next_hop_addr;		/* Local address for NEXT_HOP attribute */
   ip_addr link_addr;			/* Link-local version of next_hop_addr */
@@ -401,6 +395,18 @@ struct bgp_bucket {
   ea_list eattrs[0];			/* Per-bucket extended attributes */
 };
 
+struct bgp_pending_tx {
+  resource r;
+  pool *pool;
+
+  HASH(struct bgp_bucket) bucket_hash;	/* Hash table of route buckets */
+  struct bgp_bucket *withdraw_bucket;	/* Withdrawn routes */
+  list bucket_queue;			/* Queue of buckets to send (struct bgp_bucket) */
+
+  HASH(struct bgp_prefix) prefix_hash;	/* Prefixes to be sent */
+  slab *prefix_slab;			/* Slab holding prefix nodes */
+};
+
 struct bgp_export_state {
   struct bgp_proto *proto;
   struct bgp_channel *channel;
@@ -566,13 +572,12 @@ void bgp_finish_attrs(struct bgp_parse_state *s, ea_list **to);
 
 void bgp_setup_out_table(struct bgp_channel *c);
 
-void bgp_init_bucket_table(struct bgp_channel *c);
-void bgp_free_bucket_table(struct bgp_channel *c);
+void bgp_init_pending_tx(struct bgp_channel *c);
+void bgp_free_pending_tx(struct bgp_channel *c);
+
 void bgp_withdraw_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_bucket *b);
 int bgp_done_bucket(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_bucket *b);
 
-void bgp_init_prefix_table(struct bgp_channel *c);
-void bgp_free_prefix_table(struct bgp_channel *c);
 void bgp_done_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_prefix *px, struct bgp_bucket *buck);
 
 int bgp_rte_better(struct rte *, struct rte *);
diff --git a/proto/bgp/packets.c b/proto/bgp/packets.c
index de976588..57c00eb5 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/packets.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/packets.c
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ bgp_create_ip_reach(struct bgp_write_state *s, struct bgp_bucket *buck, byte *bu
    *	var	IPv4 Network Layer Reachability Information
    */
 
-  ASSERT_DIE(s->channel->withdraw_bucket != buck);
+  ASSERT_DIE(s->channel->ptx->withdraw_bucket != buck);
 
   int lr, la;
 
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ bgp_create_ip_reach(struct bgp_write_state *s, struct bgp_bucket *buck, byte *bu
 static byte *
 bgp_create_mp_reach(struct bgp_write_state *s, struct bgp_bucket *buck, byte *buf, byte *end)
 {
-  ASSERT_DIE(s->channel->withdraw_bucket != buck);
+  ASSERT_DIE(s->channel->ptx->withdraw_bucket != buck);
 
   /*
    *	2 B	IPv4 Withdrawn Routes Length (zero)
@@ -2330,7 +2330,7 @@ again: ;
   };
 
   /* Try unreachable bucket */
-  if ((buck = c->withdraw_bucket) && !EMPTY_LIST(buck->prefixes))
+  if ((buck = c->ptx->withdraw_bucket) && !EMPTY_LIST(buck->prefixes))
   {
     res = (c->afi == BGP_AF_IPV4) && !c->ext_next_hop ?
       bgp_create_ip_unreach(&s, buck, buf, end):
@@ -2340,9 +2340,9 @@ again: ;
   }
 
   /* Try reachable buckets */
-  if (!EMPTY_LIST(c->bucket_queue))
+  if (!EMPTY_LIST(c->ptx->bucket_queue))
   {
-    buck = HEAD(c->bucket_queue);
+    buck = HEAD(c->ptx->bucket_queue);
 
     /* Cleanup empty buckets */
     if (bgp_done_bucket(c, buck))