diff --git a/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockLeaseUpdateWorker.php b/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockLeaseUpdateWorker.php
--- a/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockLeaseUpdateWorker.php
+++ b/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockLeaseUpdateWorker.php
@@ -599,6 +599,13 @@
         'DrydockResourceUpdateWorker',
         array(
           'resourcePHID' => $resource->getPHID(),
+
+          // This task will generally yield while the resource activates, so
+          // wake it back up once the resource comes online. Most of the time,
+          // we'll be able to lease the newly activated resource.
+          'awakenOnActivation' => array(
+            $this->getCurrentWorkerTaskID(),
+          ),
         ),
         array(
           'objectPHID' => $resource->getPHID(),
diff --git a/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockResourceUpdateWorker.php b/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockResourceUpdateWorker.php
--- a/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockResourceUpdateWorker.php
+++ b/src/applications/drydock/worker/DrydockResourceUpdateWorker.php
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@
     $blueprint = $resource->getBlueprint();
     $blueprint->activateResource($resource);
     $this->validateActivatedResource($blueprint, $resource);
+
+    $awaken_ids = $this->getTaskDataValue('awakenOnActivation');
+    if (is_array($awaken_ids) && $awaken_ids) {
+      PhabricatorWorker::awakenTaskIDs($awaken_ids);
+    }
   }