diff --git a/agent/proxycfg/manager.go b/agent/proxycfg/manager.go
index 71b6270fef..b01787f2c1 100644
--- a/agent/proxycfg/manager.go
+++ b/agent/proxycfg/manager.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package proxycfg
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/lib/channels"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -259,37 +260,15 @@ func (m *Manager) notify(snap *ConfigSnapshot) {
 // it will drain the chan and then re-attempt delivery so that a slow consumer
 // gets the latest config earlier. This MUST be called from a method where m.mu
 // is held to be safe since it assumes we are the only goroutine sending on ch.
-func (m *Manager) deliverLatest(snap *ConfigSnapshot, ch chan proxysnapshot.ProxySnapshot) {
-	// Send if chan is empty
-	select {
-	case ch <- snap:
-		return
-	default:
-	}
-
-	// Not empty, drain the chan of older snapshots and redeliver. For now we only
-	// use 1-buffered chans but this will still work if we change that later.
-OUTER:
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ch:
-			continue
-		default:
-			break OUTER
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Now send again
-	select {
-	case ch <- snap:
-		return
-	default:
-		// This should not be possible since we should be the only sender, enforced
-		// by m.mu but error and drop the update rather than panic.
-		m.Logger.Error("failed to deliver ConfigSnapshot to proxy",
-			"proxy", snap.ProxyID.String(),
+func (m *Manager) deliverLatest(snap proxysnapshot.ProxySnapshot, ch chan proxysnapshot.ProxySnapshot) {
+	m.Logger.Trace("delivering latest proxy snapshot to proxy", "proxyID", snap.(*ConfigSnapshot).ProxyID)
+	err := channels.DeliverLatest(snap, ch)
+	if err != nil {
+		m.Logger.Error("failed to deliver proxyState to proxy",
+			"proxy", snap.(*ConfigSnapshot).ProxyID,
 		)
 	}
+
 }
 
 // Watch registers a watch on a proxy. It might not exist yet in which case this
diff --git a/internal/mesh/proxy-tracker/proxy_tracker.go b/internal/mesh/proxy-tracker/proxy_tracker.go
index d9dae03a13..f60cacb5cd 100644
--- a/internal/mesh/proxy-tracker/proxy_tracker.go
+++ b/internal/mesh/proxy-tracker/proxy_tracker.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package proxytracker
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/lib/channels"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
@@ -207,32 +208,8 @@ func (pt *ProxyTracker) PushChange(proxyID *pbresource.ID, proxyState proxysnaps
 
 func (pt *ProxyTracker) deliverLatest(proxyID *pbresource.ID, proxyState proxysnapshot.ProxySnapshot, ch chan proxysnapshot.ProxySnapshot) {
 	pt.config.Logger.Trace("delivering latest proxy snapshot to proxy", "proxyID", proxyID)
-	// Send if chan is empty
-	select {
-	case ch <- proxyState:
-		return
-	default:
-	}
-
-	// Not empty, drain the chan of older snapshots and redeliver. For now we only
-	// use 1-buffered chans but this will still work if we change that later.
-OUTER:
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ch:
-			continue
-		default:
-			break OUTER
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Now send again
-	select {
-	case ch <- proxyState:
-		return
-	default:
-		// This should not be possible since we should be the only sender, enforced
-		// by m.mu but error and drop the update rather than panic.
+	err := channels.DeliverLatest(proxyState, ch)
+	if err != nil {
 		pt.config.Logger.Error("failed to deliver proxyState to proxy",
 			"proxy", proxyID.String(),
 		)
diff --git a/lib/channels/deliver_latest.go b/lib/channels/deliver_latest.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e43c135e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/channels/deliver_latest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+package channels
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// DeliverLatest will drain the channel discarding any messages if there are any and sends the current message.
+func DeliverLatest[T any](val T, ch chan T) error {
+	// Send if chan is empty
+	select {
+	case ch <- val:
+		return nil
+	default:
+	}
+
+	// If it falls through to here, the channel is not empty.
+	// Drain the channel.
+	done := false
+	for !done {
+		select {
+		case <-ch:
+			continue
+		default:
+			done = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Attempt to send again.  If it is not empty, throw an error
+	select {
+	case ch <- val:
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to deliver latest event: chan full again after draining")
+	}
+}