diff --git a/src/runtime2/component/mod.rs b/src/runtime2/component/mod.rs
index 5c92219776421421c209667fb96bfad54503828a..a7f2b521f7d3c51c08b6a9feae8d61fd27e36520 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/component/mod.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/component/mod.rs
@@ -3,4 +3,23 @@ mod control_layer;
 mod consensus;
 
 pub(crate) use component_pdl::{CompPDL, CompCtx, CompScheduling};
-pub(crate) use control_layer::{ControlId};
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+pub(crate) use control_layer::{ControlId};
+
+use super::scheduler::*;
+use super::runtime::*;
+
+/// If the component is sleeping, then that flag will be atomically set to
+/// false. If we're the ones that made that happen then we add it to the work
+/// queue.
+pub(crate) fn wake_up_if_sleeping(sched_ctx: &SchedulerCtx, comp_id: CompId, handle: &CompHandle) {
+    use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
+
+    let should_wake_up = handle.sleeping
+        .compare_exchange(true, false, Ordering::AcqRel, Ordering::Acquire)
+        .is_ok();
+
+    if should_wake_up {
+        let comp_key = unsafe{ comp_id.upgrade() };
+        sched_ctx.runtime.enqueue_work(comp_key);
+    }
+}
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