diff --git a/tests/test_application.py b/tests/test_application.py
index 7c5a6db..1162c48 100644
--- a/tests/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/test_application.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from zigpy.exceptions import DeliveryError
 from zigpy.types import EUI64
 from zigpy_deconz.api import Deconz
 from zigpy_deconz.zigbee.application import ControllerApplication
@@ -145,12 +146,16 @@ async def test_permit(app):
     assert app._api.write_parameter.call_args_list[0][0][1] == time_s
 
 
-async def _test_request(app, do_reply=True, expect_reply=True, **kwargs):
+async def _test_request(app, do_reply=True, expect_reply=True,
+                        send_succes=True, **kwargs):
     seq = 123
     nwk = 0x2345
 
     def aps_data_request(req_id, dst_addr, dst_ep, profile, cluster, src_ep, data):
-        app._pending[req_id][0].set_result(mock.sentinel.transmit_confirm)
+        if send_succes:
+            app._pending[req_id][0].set_result(0)
+        else:
+            app._pending[req_id][0].set_result(mock.sentinel.send_fail)
         if expect_reply:
             if do_reply:
                 app._pending[req_id][1].set_result(mock.sentinel.reply_result)
@@ -177,6 +182,13 @@ async def test_request_no_reply(app):
         await _test_request(app, False, True, tries=2, timeout=0.1)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_request_send_failure(app):
+    with pytest.raises(DeliveryError):
+        await _test_request(app, False, True, send_succes=False,
+                            tries=2, timeout=0.1)
+
+
 def _handle_reply(app, tsn):
     app.handle_message = mock.MagicMock()
     return app._handle_reply(
diff --git a/zigpy_deconz/zigbee/application.py b/zigpy_deconz/zigbee/application.py
index 23fa1da..8da0ec1 100644
--- a/zigpy_deconz/zigbee/application.py
+++ b/zigpy_deconz/zigbee/application.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from zigpy_deconz import types as t
 
 import zigpy.application
+import zigpy.exceptions
 import zigpy.types
 import zigpy.util
 import zigpy.device
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ async def request(self, nwk, profile, cluster, src_ep, dst_ep, sequence, data, e
 
         if r:
             LOGGER.warning("Error while sending frame: 0x%02x", r)
+            self._pending.pop(sequence, None)
+            raise zigpy.exceptions.DeliveryError(
+                "[0x%04x:%s:0x%04x] failed transmission request: %s" % (nwk, dst_ep, cluster, r)
+            )
 
         if not expect_reply:
             self._pending.pop(sequence, None)