diff --git a/src/rose/block.c b/src/rose/block.c
index cfcb8341..b3833d4b 100644
--- a/src/rose/block.c
+++ b/src/rose/block.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void roseBlockExec_i(const struct RoseEngine *t, struct hs_scratch *scratch,
     if (ftable) {
         DEBUG_PRINTF("ftable fd=%u fmd %u\n", t->floatingDistance,
             t->floatingMinDistance);
-        if (t->noFloatingRoots && tctxt->depth == 1) {
+        if (t->noFloatingRoots && !roseHasInFlightMatches(t, state, scratch)) {
             DEBUG_PRINTF("skip FLOATING: no inflight matches\n");
             goto exit;
         }
diff --git a/src/rose/match.h b/src/rose/match.h
index 19a07c9a..59d83a42 100644
--- a/src/rose/match.h
+++ b/src/rose/match.h
@@ -299,4 +299,25 @@ void roseFlushLastByteHistory(const struct RoseEngine *t, u8 *state,
     mmbit_sparse_iter_unset(role_state, numStates, it, si_state);
 }
 
+static rose_inline
+int roseHasInFlightMatches(const struct RoseEngine *t, u8 *state,
+                           const struct hs_scratch *scratch) {
+    if (scratch->al_log_sum) {
+        DEBUG_PRINTF("anchored literals in log\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (scratch->tctxt.filledDelayedSlots) {
+        DEBUG_PRINTF("delayed literal\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (mmbit_any(getRoleState(state), t->rolesWithStateCount)) {
+        DEBUG_PRINTF("role state is set\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/rose/stream.c b/src/rose/stream.c
index ab23346a..ae119bcf 100644
--- a/src/rose/stream.c
+++ b/src/rose/stream.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ void roseStreamExec(const struct RoseEngine *t, u8 *state,
 
     const struct HWLM *ftable = getFLiteralMatcher(t);
     if (ftable) {
-        if (t->noFloatingRoots && tctxt->depth == 1) {
+        if (t->noFloatingRoots && !roseHasInFlightMatches(t, state, scratch)) {
             DEBUG_PRINTF("skip FLOATING: no inflight matches\n");
             goto flush_delay_and_exit;
         }