diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
index 546361f80b1f47..ff63639638c13f 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
@@ -1295,8 +1295,8 @@ async def _sendfile_fallback(self, transp, file, offset, count):
                 read = await self.run_in_executor(None, file.readinto, view)
                 if not read:
                     return total_sent  # EOF
-                await proto.drain()
                 transp.write(view[:read])
+                await proto.drain()
                 total_sent += read
         finally:
             if total_sent > 0 and hasattr(file, 'seek'):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-03-17-18-50-39.gh-issue-131325.wlasMF.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-03-17-18-50-39.gh-issue-131325.wlasMF.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6c1f64eee6ad02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-03-17-18-50-39.gh-issue-131325.wlasMF.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix sendfile fallback implementation to drain data after writing to transport in :mod:`asyncio`.