diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d9ee453f..8e3c30f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased
+### Fixed
+- `mem_to_banks_detailed`: Ensure no spurious response after full dead write
+
 ## 1.36.0 - 2024-07-08
 ### Fixed
 - `registers`: Fix else statement in FFARNC macro.
diff --git a/src/mem_to_banks_detailed.sv b/src/mem_to_banks_detailed.sv
index 1dac044b..29e928cd 100644
--- a/src/mem_to_banks_detailed.sv
+++ b/src/mem_to_banks_detailed.sv
@@ -109,8 +109,13 @@ module mem_to_banks_detailed #(
                         resp_valid, resp_ready;
   req_t [NumBanks-1:0]  bank_req,
                         bank_oup;
-  logic [NumBanks-1:0]  bank_req_internal, bank_gnt_internal, zero_strobe, dead_response;
-  logic                 dead_write_fifo_full;
+  logic [NumBanks-1:0]  bank_req_internal,
+                        bank_gnt_internal,
+                        zero_strobe,
+                        dead_response,
+                        dead_response_unmasked;
+  logic                 dead_write_fifo_full,
+                        dead_write_fifo_empty;
 
   function automatic addr_t align_addr(input addr_t addr);
     return (addr >> $clog2(DataBytes)) << $clog2(DataBytes);
@@ -173,16 +178,19 @@ module mem_to_banks_detailed #(
       .flush_i    ( 1'b0                    ),
       .testmode_i ( 1'b0                    ),
       .full_o     ( dead_write_fifo_full    ),
-      .empty_o    (),
+      .empty_o    ( dead_write_fifo_empty   ),
       .usage_o    (),
       .data_i     ( bank_we_o & zero_strobe ),
       .push_i     ( req_i & gnt_o           ),
-      .data_o     ( dead_response           ),
+      .data_o     ( dead_response_unmasked  ),
       .pop_i      ( rvalid_o                )
     );
+    assign dead_response = dead_response_unmasked & {NumBanks{~dead_write_fifo_empty}};
   end else begin : gen_no_dead_write_fifo
+    assign dead_response_unmasked = '0;
     assign dead_response = '0;
     assign dead_write_fifo_full = 1'b0;
+    assign dead_write_fifo_empty = 1'b1;
   end
 
   // Handle responses.