diff --git a/core/box/tls_sll_drain_box.h b/core/box/tls_sll_drain_box.h
index f0544023..1548dd3a 100644
--- a/core/box/tls_sll_drain_box.h
+++ b/core/box/tls_sll_drain_box.h
@@ -175,16 +175,23 @@ static inline uint32_t tiny_tls_sll_drain(int class_idx, uint32_t batch_size) {
         // Call tiny_free_local_box() to:
         // 1. Push block to slab freelist
         // 2. Decrement meta->used (THIS IS THE KEY!)
-        // 3. Check if slab becomes empty (meta->used == 0)
-        // 4. If empty, release slab → SuperSlab → LRU cache
         tiny_free_local_box(ss, slab_idx, meta, user_ptr, my_tid);
 
         drained++;
 
-        // Debug: Log when used reaches 0 (slab becomes empty)
-        if (g_debug && meta->used == 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "[TLS_SLL_DRAIN] EMPTY: class=%d ss=%p slab=%d (meta->used=0)\n",
-                    class_idx, (void*)ss, slab_idx);
+        // CRITICAL: Check if slab became empty and release to shared pool
+        // (This logic is in tiny_superslab_free.inc.h:223-236)
+        if (meta->used == 0) {
+            // Debug: Log when used reaches 0 (slab becomes empty)
+            if (g_debug) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "[TLS_SLL_DRAIN] EMPTY: class=%d ss=%p slab=%d (meta->used=0) -> releasing to pool\n",
+                        class_idx, (void*)ss, slab_idx);
+            }
+
+            // Release empty slab to shared pool
+            // This will eventually free the SuperSlab and add to LRU cache
+            extern void shared_pool_release_slab(SuperSlab* ss, int slab_idx);
+            shared_pool_release_slab(ss, slab_idx);
         }
     }