diff --git a/src/mux_quic.c b/src/mux_quic.c
index e129df818..d5f448ca5 100644
--- a/src/mux_quic.c
+++ b/src/mux_quic.c
@@ -363,8 +363,14 @@ int qcc_recv(struct qcc *qcc, uint64_t id, uint64_t len, uint64_t offset,
 
 	qcs = qcc_get_qcs(qcc, id);
 	if (!qcs) {
-		TRACE_DEVEL("leaving on stream not found", QMUX_EV_QCC_RECV|QMUX_EV_QCC_NQCS, qcc->conn, NULL, &id);
-		return 1;
+		if ((id >> QCS_ID_TYPE_SHIFT) <= qcc->strms[qcs_id_type(id)].largest_id) {
+			TRACE_DEVEL("already released stream", QMUX_EV_QCC_RECV|QMUX_EV_QCC_NQCS, qcc->conn, NULL, &id);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else {
+			TRACE_DEVEL("leaving on stream not found", QMUX_EV_QCC_RECV|QMUX_EV_QCC_NQCS, qcc->conn, NULL, &id);
+			return 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	*out_qcs = qcs;