diff --git a/src/dawn_native/Device.cpp b/src/dawn_native/Device.cpp
index 87ee093d98..6c79232249 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/Device.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/Device.cpp
@@ -870,18 +870,22 @@ namespace dawn_native {
 
     // Returns true if future ticking is needed.
     bool DeviceBase::APITick() {
-        if (ConsumedError(ValidateIsAlive())) {
+        if (ConsumedError(Tick())) {
             return false;
         }
+        return !IsDeviceIdle();
+    }
+
+    MaybeError DeviceBase::Tick() {
+        DAWN_TRY(ValidateIsAlive());
+
         // to avoid overly ticking, we only want to tick when:
         // 1. the last submitted serial has moved beyond the completed serial
         // 2. or the completed serial has not reached the future serial set by the trackers
         if (mLastSubmittedSerial > mCompletedSerial || mCompletedSerial < mFutureSerial) {
             CheckPassedSerials();
 
-            if (ConsumedError(TickImpl())) {
-                return false;
-            }
+            DAWN_TRY(TickImpl());
 
             // There is no GPU work in flight, we need to move the serials forward so that
             // so that CPU operations waiting on GPU completion can know they don't have to wait.
@@ -900,7 +904,7 @@ namespace dawn_native {
             mCreatePipelineAsyncTracker->Tick(mCompletedSerial);
         }
 
-        return !IsDeviceIdle();
+        return {};
     }
 
     QueueBase* DeviceBase::APIGetQueue() {
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/Device.h b/src/dawn_native/Device.h
index 225b689883..320849f738 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/Device.h
+++ b/src/dawn_native/Device.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         ExecutionSerial GetLastSubmittedCommandSerial() const;
         ExecutionSerial GetFutureSerial() const;
         ExecutionSerial GetPendingCommandSerial() const;
-        virtual MaybeError TickImpl() = 0;
 
         // Many Dawn objects are completely immutable once created which means that if two
         // creations are given the same arguments, they can return the same object. Reusing
@@ -242,6 +241,8 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         // Check for passed fences and set the new completed serial
         void CheckPassedSerials();
 
+        MaybeError Tick();
+
         virtual uint32_t GetOptimalBytesPerRowAlignment() const = 0;
         virtual uint64_t GetOptimalBufferToTextureCopyOffsetAlignment() const = 0;
 
@@ -290,6 +291,8 @@ namespace dawn_native {
             TextureBase* texture,
             const TextureViewDescriptor* descriptor) = 0;
 
+        virtual MaybeError TickImpl() = 0;
+
         ResultOrError<Ref<BindGroupLayoutBase>> CreateEmptyBindGroupLayout();
 
         MaybeError CreateBindGroupInternal(BindGroupBase** result,
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/QueueD3D12.cpp b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/QueueD3D12.cpp
index 663bb4275b..ca6064de51 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/QueueD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/QueueD3D12.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace d3d12 {
     MaybeError Queue::SubmitImpl(uint32_t commandCount, CommandBufferBase* const* commands) {
         Device* device = ToBackend(GetDevice());
 
-        // TODO(dawn:723): propagate any errors from Tick.
-        device->APITick();
+        DAWN_TRY(device->Tick());
 
         CommandRecordingContext* commandContext;
         DAWN_TRY_ASSIGN(commandContext, device->GetPendingCommandContext());
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/metal/QueueMTL.mm b/src/dawn_native/metal/QueueMTL.mm
index 3c90ea2209..bfa33ac2c1 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/metal/QueueMTL.mm
+++ b/src/dawn_native/metal/QueueMTL.mm
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace metal {
     MaybeError Queue::SubmitImpl(uint32_t commandCount, CommandBufferBase* const* commands) {
         Device* device = ToBackend(GetDevice());
 
-        // TODO(dawn:723): propagate any errors from Tick.
-        device->APITick();
+        DAWN_TRY(device->Tick());
 
         CommandRecordingContext* commandContext = device->GetPendingCommandContext();
 
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/vulkan/QueueVk.cpp b/src/dawn_native/vulkan/QueueVk.cpp
index d7b89bee07..2cb1e69db8 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/vulkan/QueueVk.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/vulkan/QueueVk.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace vulkan {
     MaybeError Queue::SubmitImpl(uint32_t commandCount, CommandBufferBase* const* commands) {
         Device* device = ToBackend(GetDevice());
 
-        // TODO(dawn:723): propagate any errors from Tick.
-        device->APITick();
+        DAWN_TRY(device->Tick());
 
         TRACE_EVENT_BEGIN0(GetDevice()->GetPlatform(), Recording,
                            "CommandBufferVk::RecordCommands");