diff --git a/plugins/in_tail/tail_fs_stat.c b/plugins/in_tail/tail_fs_stat.c
index 1141af6856a..c5adfd74a92 100644
--- a/plugins/in_tail/tail_fs_stat.c
+++ b/plugins/in_tail/tail_fs_stat.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ static int tail_fs_check(struct flb_input_instance *ins,
     struct flb_tail_file *file = NULL;
     struct fs_stat *fst;
     struct stat st;
+    int pending_data_detected;
+
+    pending_data_detected = FLB_FALSE;
 
     /* Lookup watched file */
     mk_list_foreach_safe(head, tmp, &ctx->files_event) {
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ static int tail_fs_check(struct flb_input_instance *ins,
 
         if (file->offset < st.st_size) {
             file->pending_bytes = (st.st_size - file->offset);
-            tail_signal_pending(ctx);
+            pending_data_detected = FLB_TRUE;
         }
         else {
             file->pending_bytes = 0;
@@ -173,6 +176,10 @@ static int tail_fs_check(struct flb_input_instance *ins,
 
     }
 
+    if (pending_data_detected) {
+        tail_signal_pending(ctx);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }