diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-connection.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-connection.ts
index 1c39e95bf..df52954c9 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-connection.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-connection.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { deepClone } from '@theia/core/lib/common/objects';
 import { Emitter, Event } from '@theia/core/lib/common/event';
 import { MessageService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service';
 import { FrontendApplicationStateService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application-state';
-import { MonitorService, MonitorConfig, MonitorError, Status, MonitorReadEvent } from '../../common/protocol/monitor-service';
+import { MonitorService, MonitorConfig, MonitorError, Status } from '../../common/protocol/monitor-service';
 import { BoardsServiceProvider } from '../boards/boards-service-provider';
 import { Port, Board, BoardsService, AttachedBoardsChangeEvent } from '../../common/protocol/boards-service';
 import { MonitorServiceClientImpl } from './monitor-service-client-impl';
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class MonitorConnection {
     /**
      * This emitter forwards all read events **iff** the connection is established.
      */
-    protected readonly onReadEmitter = new Emitter<MonitorReadEvent>();
+    protected readonly onReadEmitter = new Emitter<{ message: string }>();
 
     /**
      * Array for storing previous monitor errors received from the server, and based on the number of elements in this array,
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ export class MonitorConnection {
 
     @postConstruct()
     protected init(): void {
-        // Forward the messages from the board **iff** connected.
-        this.monitorServiceClient.onRead(event => {
-            if (this.connected) {
-                this.onReadEmitter.fire(event);
-            }
-        });
         this.monitorServiceClient.onError(async error => {
             let shouldReconnect = false;
             if (this.state) {
@@ -179,6 +173,15 @@ export class MonitorConnection {
         console.info(`>>> Creating serial monitor connection for ${Board.toString(config.board)} on port ${Port.toString(config.port)}...`);
         const connectStatus = await this.monitorService.connect(config);
         if (Status.isOK(connectStatus)) {
+            const requestMessage = () => {
+                this.monitorService.request().then(({ message }) => {
+                    if (this.connected) {
+                        this.onReadEmitter.fire({ message });
+                        requestMessage();
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+            requestMessage();
             this.state = { config };
             console.info(`<<< Serial monitor connection created for ${Board.toString(config.board, { useFqbn: false })} on port ${Port.toString(config.port)}.`);
         }
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ export class MonitorConnection {
         return this.onConnectionChangedEmitter.event;
     }
 
-    get onRead(): Event<MonitorReadEvent> {
+    get onRead(): Event<{ message: string }> {
         return this.onReadEmitter.event;
     }
 
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-service-client-impl.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-service-client-impl.ts
index 88c6cb8d2..1e8ea29e4 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-service-client-impl.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-service-client-impl.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
 import { injectable } from 'inversify';
 import { Emitter } from '@theia/core/lib/common/event';
-import { MonitorServiceClient, MonitorReadEvent, MonitorError } from '../../common/protocol/monitor-service';
+import { MonitorServiceClient, MonitorError } from '../../common/protocol/monitor-service';
 
 @injectable()
 export class MonitorServiceClientImpl implements MonitorServiceClient {
 
-    protected readonly onReadEmitter = new Emitter<MonitorReadEvent>();
     protected readonly onErrorEmitter = new Emitter<MonitorError>();
-    readonly onRead = this.onReadEmitter.event;
     readonly onError = this.onErrorEmitter.event;
 
-    notifyRead(event: MonitorReadEvent): void {
-        this.onReadEmitter.fire(event);
-        const { data } = event;
-        console.debug(`Received data: ${data}`);
-    }
-
     notifyError(error: MonitorError): void {
         this.onErrorEmitter.fire(error);
     }
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-widget.tsx b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-widget.tsx
index d504e2c23..993c0efbb 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-widget.tsx
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/monitor/monitor-widget.tsx
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ export class SerialMonitorOutput extends React.Component<SerialMonitorOutput.Pro
     componentDidMount(): void {
         this.scrollToBottom();
         this.toDisposeBeforeUnmount.pushAll([
-            this.props.monitorConnection.onRead(({ data }) => {
-                const rawLines = data.split('\n');
+            this.props.monitorConnection.onRead(({ message }) => {
+                const rawLines = message.split('\n');
                 const lines: string[] = []
                 const timestamp = () => this.state.timestamp ? `${dateFormat(new Date(), 'H:M:ss.l')} -> ` : '';
                 for (let i = 0; i < rawLines.length; i++) {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/monitor-service.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/monitor-service.ts
index f7b11f1d5..83d2ce82c 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/monitor-service.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/monitor-service.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ export const MonitorService = Symbol('MonitorService');
 export interface MonitorService extends JsonRpcServer<MonitorServiceClient> {
     connect(config: MonitorConfig): Promise<Status>;
     disconnect(): Promise<Status>;
-    send(data: string | Uint8Array): Promise<Status>;
+    send(message: string): Promise<Status>;
+    request(): Promise<{ message: string }>;
 }
 
 export interface MonitorConfig {
@@ -51,14 +52,9 @@ export namespace MonitorConfig {
 
 export const MonitorServiceClient = Symbol('MonitorServiceClient');
 export interface MonitorServiceClient {
-    notifyRead(event: MonitorReadEvent): void;
     notifyError(event: MonitorError): void;
 }
 
-export interface MonitorReadEvent {
-    readonly data: string;
-}
-
 export interface MonitorError {
     readonly message: string;
     /**
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/monitor/monitor-service-impl.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/monitor/monitor-service-impl.ts
index 659040fb7..a62089e38 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/monitor/monitor-service-impl.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/monitor/monitor-service-impl.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ClientDuplexStream } from '@grpc/grpc-js';
 import { TextDecoder, TextEncoder } from 'util';
 import { injectable, inject, named } from 'inversify';
 import { Struct } from 'google-protobuf/google/protobuf/struct_pb';
+import { Emitter } from '@theia/core/lib/common/event';
 import { ILogger } from '@theia/core/lib/common/logger';
 import { MonitorService, MonitorServiceClient, MonitorConfig, MonitorError, Status } from '../../common/protocol/monitor-service';
 import { StreamingOpenReq, StreamingOpenResp, MonitorConfig as GrpcMonitorConfig } from '../cli-protocol/monitor/monitor_pb';
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ export class MonitorServiceImpl implements MonitorService {
 
     protected client?: MonitorServiceClient;
     protected connection?: { duplex: ClientDuplexStream<StreamingOpenReq, StreamingOpenResp>, config: MonitorConfig };
+    protected messages: string[] = [];
+    protected onMessageDidReadEmitter = new Emitter<void>();
 
     setClient(client: MonitorServiceClient | undefined): void {
         this.client = client;
@@ -86,11 +89,10 @@ export class MonitorServiceImpl implements MonitorService {
         }).bind(this));
 
         duplex.on('data', ((resp: StreamingOpenResp) => {
-            if (this.client) {
-                const raw = resp.getData();
-                const data = typeof raw === 'string' ? raw : new TextDecoder('utf8').decode(raw);
-                this.client.notifyRead({ data });
-            }
+            const raw = resp.getData();
+            const message = typeof raw === 'string' ? raw : new TextDecoder('utf8').decode(raw);
+            this.messages.push(message);
+            this.onMessageDidReadEmitter.fire();
         }).bind(this));
 
         const { type, port } = config;
@@ -116,27 +118,31 @@ export class MonitorServiceImpl implements MonitorService {
     }
 
     async disconnect(reason?: MonitorError): Promise<Status> {
-        if (!this.connection && reason && reason.code === MonitorError.ErrorCodes.CLIENT_CANCEL) {
+        try {
+            if (!this.connection && reason && reason.code === MonitorError.ErrorCodes.CLIENT_CANCEL) {
+                return Status.OK;
+            }
+            this.logger.info(`>>> Disposing monitor connection...`);
+            if (!this.connection) {
+                this.logger.warn(`<<< Not connected. Nothing to dispose.`);
+                return Status.NOT_CONNECTED;
+            }
+            const { duplex, config } = this.connection;
+            duplex.cancel();
+            this.logger.info(`<<< Disposed monitor connection for ${Board.toString(config.board, { useFqbn: false })} on port ${Port.toString(config.port)}.`);
+            this.connection = undefined;
             return Status.OK;
+        } finally {
+            this.messages.length = 0;
         }
-        this.logger.info(`>>> Disposing monitor connection...`);
-        if (!this.connection) {
-            this.logger.warn(`<<< Not connected. Nothing to dispose.`);
-            return Status.NOT_CONNECTED;
-        }
-        const { duplex, config } = this.connection;
-        duplex.cancel();
-        this.logger.info(`<<< Disposed monitor connection for ${Board.toString(config.board, { useFqbn: false })} on port ${Port.toString(config.port)}.`);
-        this.connection = undefined;
-        return Status.OK;
     }
 
-    async send(data: string): Promise<Status> {
+    async send(message: string): Promise<Status> {
         if (!this.connection) {
             return Status.NOT_CONNECTED;
         }
         const req = new StreamingOpenReq();
-        req.setData(new TextEncoder().encode(data));
+        req.setData(new TextEncoder().encode(message));
         return new Promise<Status>(resolve => {
             if (this.connection) {
                 this.connection.duplex.write(req, () => {
@@ -148,6 +154,19 @@ export class MonitorServiceImpl implements MonitorService {
         });
     }
 
+    async request(): Promise<{ message: string }> {
+        const message = this.messages.shift();
+        if (message) {
+            return { message };
+        }
+        return new Promise<{ message: string }>(resolve => {
+            const toDispose = this.onMessageDidReadEmitter.event(() => {
+                toDispose.dispose();
+                resolve(this.request());
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
     protected mapType(type?: MonitorConfig.ConnectionType): GrpcMonitorConfig.TargetType {
         switch (type) {
             case MonitorConfig.ConnectionType.SERIAL: return GrpcMonitorConfig.TargetType.SERIAL;