diff --git a/racket/syndicate/actor.rkt b/racket/syndicate/actor.rkt
index a89f2fa..16419c9 100644
--- a/racket/syndicate/actor.rkt
+++ b/racket/syndicate/actor.rkt
@@ -598,9 +598,8 @@
         (fid (current-facet-id)))
     (lambda args
       (with-current-facet fid field-table #t
-        (call-with-continuation-prompt
-         (lambda () (apply proc args))
-         prompt-tag)))))
+        (call-with-syndicate-effects
+         (lambda () (apply proc args)))))))
 
 (define (schedule-script! #:priority [priority *normal-priority*] terminal? thunk)
   (if terminal?
@@ -727,7 +726,7 @@
          ;; children's stop-scripts run before ours.
          (with-current-facet fid (facet-field-table f) #t
            (for [(script (in-list (reverse (facet-stop-scripts f))))]
-             (call-with-continuation-prompt script prompt-tag)))
+             (call-with-syndicate-effects script)))
 
          f)))
 
@@ -823,6 +822,15 @@
 (define (syndicate-effects-available?)
   (continuation-prompt-available? prompt-tag))
 
+(define (call-with-syndicate-effects thunk)
+  (call-with-continuation-prompt thunk prompt-tag))
+
+(module+ for-module-begin
+  (provide call-with-syndicate-effects
+           flush-pending-patch!
+           current-pending-actions
+           current-pending-patch))
+
 (define (suspend-script* where proc)
   (when (not (in-script?))
     (error 'suspend-script
diff --git a/racket/syndicate/lang.rkt b/racket/syndicate/lang.rkt
index 9560f48..d6451e2 100644
--- a/racket/syndicate/lang.rkt
+++ b/racket/syndicate/lang.rkt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 (require racket/match)
 (require "main.rkt")
+(require (submod "actor.rkt" for-module-begin))
 
 (provide (rename-out [module-begin #%module-begin])
          activate
@@ -74,6 +75,16 @@
        (define (accumulate-action action action-ids final-forms remaining-forms)
 	 (define temp (car (generate-temporaries (list action))))
 	 (accumulate-actions (cons temp action-ids)
-			     (cons #`(define #,temp #,action) final-forms)
+			     (cons #`(define #,temp (capture-actor-actions (lambda () #,action)))
+                                   final-forms)
 			     remaining-forms))
        (accumulate-actions '() '() (syntax->list #'(forms ...))))]))
+
+(define (capture-actor-actions thunk)
+  (call-with-syndicate-effects
+   (lambda ()
+     (parameterize ((current-pending-actions '())
+                    (current-pending-patch patch-empty))
+       (define result (thunk))
+       (flush-pending-patch!)
+       (cons result (current-pending-actions))))))