Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may be configured to receive, from a second wireless device via a sidelink communication link, a sidelink control information (SCI) scheduling an uplink transmission from the first wireless device to the second wireless device. The first wireless device may then generate the uplink transmission based on the SCI. The first wireless device may then transit the uplink transmission to the second wireless device via the sidelink communication link in accordance with the SCI.