diff --git a/include/haproxy/mux_quic-t.h b/include/haproxy/mux_quic-t.h
index aa7b17706..44f0ceb18 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/mux_quic-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/mux_quic-t.h
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ enum qcc_app_ops_close_side {
 
 /* QUIC application layer operations */
 struct qcc_app_ops {
+	const char *alpn;
+
 	/* Initialize <qcc> connection app context. */
 	int (*init)(struct qcc *qcc);
 	/* Finish connection initialization if prelude required. */
diff --git a/include/haproxy/mux_quic.h b/include/haproxy/mux_quic.h
index b44ec2d6b..2c8086297 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/mux_quic.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/mux_quic.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static inline char *qcs_st_to_str(enum qcs_state st)
 	}
 }
 
-int qcc_install_app_ops(struct qcc *qcc, const struct qcc_app_ops *app_ops);
+int qcc_install_app_ops(struct qcc *qcc);
 
 /* Register <qcs> stream for http-request timeout. If the stream is not yet
  * attached in the configured delay, qcc timeout task will be triggered. This
diff --git a/include/haproxy/quic_conn-t.h b/include/haproxy/quic_conn-t.h
index 3baad3fc1..0a7ce3951 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/quic_conn-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/quic_conn-t.h
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ struct quic_conn {
 
 	struct eb_root streams_by_id; /* qc_stream_desc tree */
 
+	const char *alpn;
+
 	/* MUX */
 	struct qcc *qcc;
 	struct task *timer_task;
@@ -408,7 +410,6 @@ struct quic_conn {
 	/* Handshake expiration date */
 	unsigned int hs_expire;
 
-	const struct qcc_app_ops *app_ops;
 	/* Callback to close any stream after MUX closure - set by the MUX itself */
 	int (*strm_reject)(struct list *out, uint64_t stream_id);
 
diff --git a/include/haproxy/quic_conn.h b/include/haproxy/quic_conn.h
index c34681e7d..3424389a2 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/quic_conn.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/quic_conn.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static inline void *qc_counters(enum obj_type *o, const struct stats_module *m)
 void chunk_frm_appendf(struct buffer *buf, const struct quic_frame *frm);
 void quic_set_connection_close(struct quic_conn *qc, const struct quic_err err);
 void quic_set_tls_alert(struct quic_conn *qc, int alert);
-int quic_set_app_ops(struct quic_conn *qc, const char *alpn, int alpn_len);
+int qc_register_alpn(struct quic_conn *qc, const char *alpn, int alpn_len);
 int qc_check_dcid(struct quic_conn *qc, unsigned char *dcid, size_t dcid_len);
 
 void qc_notify_err(struct quic_conn *qc);
diff --git a/src/h3.c b/src/h3.c
index ebf1830e6..0b7c53303 100644
--- a/src/h3.c
+++ b/src/h3.c
@@ -3398,6 +3398,8 @@ int h3_reject(struct list *out, uint64_t id)
 
 /* HTTP/3 application layer operations */
 const struct qcc_app_ops h3_ops = {
+	.alpn        = "h3",
+
 	.init        = h3_init,
 	.finalize    = h3_finalize,
 	.attach      = h3_attach,
diff --git a/src/hq_interop.c b/src/hq_interop.c
index cf1cf7c83..8268e62a7 100644
--- a/src/hq_interop.c
+++ b/src/hq_interop.c
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ static int hq_interop_attach(struct qcs *qcs, void *conn_ctx)
 }
 
 const struct qcc_app_ops hq_interop_ops = {
+	.alpn       = "hq-interop",
+
 	.rcv_buf    = hq_interop_rcv_buf,
 	.snd_buf    = hq_interop_snd_buf,
 	.nego_ff    = hq_interop_nego_ff,
diff --git a/src/mux_quic.c b/src/mux_quic.c
index 512d0eda9..5b672b174 100644
--- a/src/mux_quic.c
+++ b/src/mux_quic.c
@@ -1688,26 +1688,38 @@ void qcc_abort_stream_read(struct qcs *qcs)
 	TRACE_LEAVE(QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, qcc->conn, qcs);
 }
 
-/* Install the <app_ops> applicative layer of a QUIC connection on mux <qcc>.
+/* Install the applicative layer of a QUIC connection on mux <qcc>.
  * Returns 0 on success else non-zero.
  */
-int qcc_install_app_ops(struct qcc *qcc, const struct qcc_app_ops *app_ops)
+int qcc_install_app_ops(struct qcc *qcc)
 {
-	TRACE_ENTER(QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, qcc->conn);
+	struct connection *conn = qcc->conn;
+	const struct qcc_app_ops *app_ops;
+	const char *alpn;
+	int alpn_len;
+
+	TRACE_ENTER(QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, conn);
+
+	if (!conn_get_alpn(conn, &alpn, &alpn_len))
+		goto err;
+
+	app_ops = quic_alpn_to_app_ops(alpn, alpn_len);
+	if (!app_ops)
+		goto err;
 
 	if (app_ops->init && !app_ops->init(qcc)) {
-		TRACE_ERROR("application layer install error", QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, qcc->conn);
+		TRACE_ERROR("application layer install error", QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, conn);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	TRACE_PROTO("application layer installed", QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, qcc->conn);
+	TRACE_PROTO("application layer installed", QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, conn);
 	qcc->app_ops = app_ops;
 
-	TRACE_LEAVE(QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, qcc->conn);
+	TRACE_LEAVE(QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, conn);
 	return 0;
 
  err:
-	TRACE_LEAVE(QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, qcc->conn);
+	TRACE_LEAVE(QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW, conn);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -3740,7 +3752,7 @@ static int qmux_init(struct connection *conn, struct proxy *prx,
 	/* Register conn as app_ops may use it. */
 	qcc->conn = conn;
 
-	if (qcc_install_app_ops(qcc, conn->handle.qc->app_ops)) {
+	if (qcc_install_app_ops(qcc)) {
 		TRACE_PROTO("Cannot install app layer", QMUX_EV_QCC_NEW|QMUX_EV_QCC_ERR, conn);
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/src/quic_conn.c b/src/quic_conn.c
index 2d87a42a9..26c67c7d4 100644
--- a/src/quic_conn.c
+++ b/src/quic_conn.c
@@ -267,21 +267,23 @@ void quic_set_tls_alert(struct quic_conn *qc, int alert)
 	TRACE_LEAVE(QUIC_EV_CONN_SSLALERT, qc);
 }
 
-/* Set the application for <qc> QUIC connection.
- * Return 1 if succeeded, 0 if not.
+/* Register the negotiated TLS ALPN <alpn> of length <alpn_len> for <qc> QUIC
+ * connection. This checks that the protocol is compatible with the QUIC stack.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 on success else 0.
  */
-int quic_set_app_ops(struct quic_conn *qc, const char *alpn, int alpn_len)
+int qc_register_alpn(struct quic_conn *qc, const char *alpn, int alpn_len)
 {
-	if (!(qc->app_ops = quic_alpn_to_app_ops(alpn, alpn_len)))
+	const struct qcc_app_ops *app_ops;
+
+	if (!(app_ops = quic_alpn_to_app_ops(alpn, alpn_len)))
 		return 0;
 
+	qc->alpn = app_ops->alpn;
 	return 1;
-
 }
 
 /* Try to reuse <alpn> ALPN and <etps> early transport parameters.
- * This function also sets the application operations calling
- * quic_set_app_ops().
  * Return 1 if succeeded, 0 if not.
  */
 int quic_reuse_srv_params(struct quic_conn *qc,
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ int quic_reuse_srv_params(struct quic_conn *qc,
 
 	TRACE_ENTER(QUIC_EV_CONN_NEW, qc);
 
-	if (!alpn || !quic_set_app_ops(qc, alpn, strlen(alpn)))
+	if (!alpn || !qc_register_alpn(qc, alpn, strlen(alpn)))
 		goto err;
 
 	qc_early_transport_params_reuse(qc, &qc->tx.params, etps);
@@ -1124,6 +1126,7 @@ struct quic_conn *qc_new_conn(void *target,
 	LIST_INIT(&qc->rx.pkt_list);
 
 	qc->streams_by_id = EB_ROOT_UNIQUE;
+	qc->alpn = NULL;
 
 	/* Required to call free_quic_conn_cids() from quic_conn_release() */
 	qc->cids = NULL;
@@ -1143,7 +1146,6 @@ struct quic_conn *qc_new_conn(void *target,
 	qc->xprt_ctx = NULL;
 	qc->conn = conn;
 	qc->qcc = NULL;
-	qc->app_ops = NULL;
 	qc->strm_reject = NULL;
 	qc->path = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/quic_ssl.c b/src/quic_ssl.c
index 88f3268d0..710fef4e4 100644
--- a/src/quic_ssl.c
+++ b/src/quic_ssl.c
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ int qc_ssl_do_hanshake(struct quic_conn *qc, struct ssl_sock_ctx *ctx)
 
 		/* Check the alpn could be negotiated */
 		if (!qc_is_back(qc)) {
-			if (!qc->app_ops) {
+			if (!qc->alpn) {
 				TRACE_ERROR("No negotiated ALPN", QUIC_EV_CONN_IO_CB, qc, &state);
 				quic_set_tls_alert(qc, SSL_AD_NO_APPLICATION_PROTOCOL);
 				goto err;
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ int qc_ssl_do_hanshake(struct quic_conn *qc, struct ssl_sock_ctx *ctx)
 
 			qc->conn->flags &= ~(CO_FL_SSL_WAIT_HS | CO_FL_WAIT_L6_CONN);
 			if (!ssl_sock_get_alpn(qc->conn, ctx, &alpn, &alpn_len) ||
-			    !quic_set_app_ops(qc, alpn, alpn_len)) {
+			    !qc_register_alpn(qc, alpn, alpn_len)) {
 				TRACE_ERROR("No negotiated ALPN", QUIC_EV_CONN_IO_CB, qc, &state);
 				quic_set_tls_alert(qc, SSL_AD_NO_APPLICATION_PROTOCOL);
 				goto err;
diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index ff266f0ea..aeb408ffa 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ static int ssl_sock_advertise_alpn_protos(SSL *s, const unsigned char **out,
 	}
 
 #ifdef USE_QUIC
-	if (qc && !quic_set_app_ops(qc, (const char *)*out, *outlen)) {
+	if (qc && !qc_register_alpn(qc, (const char *)*out, *outlen)) {
 		quic_set_tls_alert(qc, SSL_AD_NO_APPLICATION_PROTOCOL);
 		return SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_NOACK;
 	}
diff --git a/src/xprt_quic.c b/src/xprt_quic.c
index ca687f021..4670f6a86 100644
--- a/src/xprt_quic.c
+++ b/src/xprt_quic.c
@@ -239,6 +239,22 @@ static void qc_xprt_dump_info(struct buffer *msg, const struct connection *conn)
 	quic_dump_qc_info(msg, conn->handle.qc);
 }
 
+static int qc_get_alpn(const struct connection *conn, void *xprt_ctx, const char **str, int *len)
+{
+	struct quic_conn *qc = conn->handle.qc;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	TRACE_ENTER(QUIC_EV_CONN_NEW, qc);
+	if (qc->alpn) {
+		*str = qc->alpn;
+		*len = strlen(qc->alpn);
+		ret = 1;
+	}
+
+	TRACE_LEAVE(QUIC_EV_CONN_NEW, qc);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* transport-layer operations for QUIC connections. */
 static struct xprt_ops ssl_quic = {
 	.close    = quic_close,
@@ -250,7 +266,7 @@ static struct xprt_ops ssl_quic = {
 	.destroy_bind_conf = ssl_sock_destroy_bind_conf,
 	.prepare_srv = ssl_sock_prepare_srv_ctx,
 	.destroy_srv = ssl_sock_free_srv_ctx,
-	.get_alpn = ssl_sock_get_alpn,
+	.get_alpn = qc_get_alpn,
 	.get_ssl_sock_ctx = qc_get_ssl_sock_ctx,
 	.dump_info = qc_xprt_dump_info,
 	.name     = "QUIC",