diff --git a/pyinfra/server/client_pipeline.py b/pyinfra/server/client_pipeline.py
index c53d4e5..7a39dc4 100644
--- a/pyinfra/server/client_pipeline.py
+++ b/pyinfra/server/client_pipeline.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ class ClientPipeline:
         )
 
     def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self.pipe(*args, **kwargs)
+        yield from self.pipe(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/pyinfra/server/processor/processor.py b/pyinfra/server/processor/processor.py
index 0c030ad..9dfd89a 100644
--- a/pyinfra/server/processor/processor.py
+++ b/pyinfra/server/processor/processor.py
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ from typing import Union, Any
 from pyinfra.server.dispatcher.dispatcher import Nothing
 
 
+def delay(fn, *args, **kwargs):
+    def inner():
+        return fn(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return inner
+
+
 class OnDemandProcessor:
     def __init__(self, fn):
         """Function `fn` has to return an iterable and ideally is a generator."""
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/server/pipeline_test.py b/test/unit_tests/server/pipeline_test.py
index 58d5c3c..f4cbc88 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/server/pipeline_test.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/server/pipeline_test.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ from pyinfra.server.dispatcher.dispatchers.forwarding import ForwardingDispatche
 from pyinfra.server.dispatcher.dispatchers.rest import RestDispatcher
 from pyinfra.server.interpreter.interpreters.identity import IdentityInterpreter
 from pyinfra.server.interpreter.interpreters.rest_callback import RestPickupStreamer
-from pyinfra.server.packer.packers.identity import IdentityPacker
 from pyinfra.server.packer.packers.rest import RestPacker
 from pyinfra.server.client_pipeline import ClientPipeline
 from pyinfra.server.receiver.receivers.identity import IdentityReceiver
 from pyinfra.server.receiver.receivers.rest import RestReceiver
+from pyinfra.server.server import make_streamable
 from pyinfra.server.utils import unpack
 from pyinfra.utils.func import lift
 
@@ -32,12 +32,35 @@ def test_mock_pipeline():
         "basic",
     ],
 )
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("item_type", ["string"])
 def test_pipeline(client_pipeline, input_data_items, metadata, target_data_items):
     output = client_pipeline(input_data_items, metadata)
     output = lmap(unpack, output)
     assert output == target_data_items
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("item_type", ["string"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("n_items", [1])
+def test_pipeline_is_lazy(input_data_items, metadata):
+    def lazy_test_fn(*args, **kwargs):
+        probe["executed"] = True
+        return b"null", {}
+
+    probe = {"executed": False}
+    processor_fn = make_streamable(lazy_test_fn, buffer_size=3, batched=False)
+
+    client_pipeline = ClientPipeline(
+        RestPacker(), ForwardingDispatcher(processor_fn), IdentityReceiver(), IdentityInterpreter()
+    )
+    output = client_pipeline(input_data_items, metadata)
+
+    assert not probe["executed"]
+
+    list(output)
+
+    assert probe["executed"]
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def client_pipeline(rest_client_pipeline, basic_client_pipeline, client_pipeline_type):
     if client_pipeline_type == "rest":