diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index fb57f47..d008274 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ pub struct Handshake<T, B: IntoBuf = Bytes> {
 /// [`Error`]: ../struct.Error.html
 pub struct SendRequest<B: IntoBuf> {
     inner: proto::Streams<B::Buf, Peer>,
-    pending: Option<proto::StreamKey>,
+    pending: Option<proto::OpaqueStreamRef>,
 }
 
 /// Returns a `SendRequest` instance once it is ready to send at least one
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ where
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .map(|stream| {
                 if stream.is_pending_open() {
-                    self.pending = Some(stream.key());
+                    self.pending = Some(stream.clone_to_opaque());
                 }
 
                 let response = ResponseFuture {
diff --git a/src/proto/mod.rs b/src/proto/mod.rs
index e757019..f9e815d 100644
--- a/src/proto/mod.rs
+++ b/src/proto/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mod streams;
 pub(crate) use self::connection::{Config, Connection};
 pub(crate) use self::error::Error;
 pub(crate) use self::peer::{Peer, Dyn as DynPeer};
-pub(crate) use self::streams::{Key as StreamKey, StreamRef, OpaqueStreamRef, Streams};
+pub(crate) use self::streams::{StreamRef, OpaqueStreamRef, Streams};
 pub(crate) use self::streams::{PollReset, Prioritized, Open};
 
 use codec::Codec;
diff --git a/src/proto/streams/mod.rs b/src/proto/streams/mod.rs
index 2f1467a..6216550 100644
--- a/src/proto/streams/mod.rs
+++ b/src/proto/streams/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ mod streams;
 pub(crate) use self::prioritize::Prioritized;
 pub(crate) use self::recv::Open;
 pub(crate) use self::send::PollReset;
-pub(crate) use self::store::Key;
 pub(crate) use self::streams::{StreamRef, OpaqueStreamRef, Streams};
 
 use self::buffer::Buffer;
diff --git a/src/proto/streams/streams.rs b/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
index dfd261d..2310143 100644
--- a/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
+++ b/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ where
         &mut self,
         request: Request<()>,
         end_of_stream: bool,
-        pending: Option<&store::Key>,
+        pending: Option<&OpaqueStreamRef>,
     ) -> Result<StreamRef<B>, SendError> {
         use http::Method;
         use super::stream::ContentLength;
@@ -593,8 +593,8 @@ where
             //
             // If that stream is still pending, the Client isn't allowed to
             // queue up another pending stream. They should use `poll_ready`.
-            if let Some(key) = pending {
-                if me.store.resolve(*key).is_pending_open {
+            if let Some(stream) = pending {
+                if me.store.resolve(stream.key).is_pending_open {
                     return Err(UserError::Rejected.into());
                 }
             }
@@ -697,15 +697,15 @@ impl<B> Streams<B, client::Peer>
 where
     B: Buf,
 {
-    pub fn poll_pending_open(&mut self, key: Option<&store::Key>) -> Poll<(), ::Error> {
+    pub fn poll_pending_open(&mut self, pending: Option<&OpaqueStreamRef>) -> Poll<(), ::Error> {
         let mut me = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
         let me = &mut *me;
 
         me.actions.ensure_no_conn_error()?;
         me.actions.send.ensure_next_stream_id()?;
 
-        if let Some(key) = key {
-            let mut stream = me.store.resolve(*key);
+        if let Some(pending) = pending {
+            let mut stream = me.store.resolve(pending.key);
             trace!("poll_pending_open; stream = {:?}", stream.is_pending_open);
             if stream.is_pending_open {
                 stream.wait_send();
@@ -941,10 +941,6 @@ impl<B> StreamRef<B> {
             .map_err(From::from)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn key(&self) -> store::Key {
-        self.opaque.key
-    }
-
     pub fn clone_to_opaque(&self) -> OpaqueStreamRef
         where B: 'static,
     {
diff --git a/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs b/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs
index 324e14c..26a9ed4 100644
--- a/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs
+++ b/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs
@@ -916,6 +916,8 @@ fn notify_on_send_capacity() {
                     assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
                 }
 
+                poll_fn(|| client.poll_ready()).wait().unwrap();
+
                 done_tx.send(()).unwrap();
             });