diff --git a/include/haproxy/quic_conn.h b/include/haproxy/quic_conn.h
index e769b343a..5eb9f92c3 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/quic_conn.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/quic_conn.h
@@ -193,7 +193,11 @@ static inline void *qc_counters(enum obj_type *o, const struct stats_module *m)
 	p = l ? l->bind_conf->frontend :
 		s ? s->proxy : NULL;
 
-	return p ? EXTRA_COUNTERS_GET(p->extra_counters_fe, m) : NULL;
+	if (l && p)
+		return EXTRA_COUNTERS_GET(p->extra_counters_fe, m);
+	else if (s && p)
+		return EXTRA_COUNTERS_GET(p->extra_counters_be, m);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 void chunk_frm_appendf(struct buffer *buf, const struct quic_frame *frm);
diff --git a/src/quic_conn.c b/src/quic_conn.c
index 264fb0487..378474010 100644
--- a/src/quic_conn.c
+++ b/src/quic_conn.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,6 @@ struct quic_conn *qc_new_conn(void *target,
 	/* Packet number spaces */
 	qc->ipktns = qc->hpktns = qc->apktns = NULL;
 	LIST_INIT(&qc->pktns_list);
-	qc->prx_counters = EXTRA_COUNTERS_GET(prx->extra_counters_fe, &quic_stats_module);
 
 	qc->cids = pool_alloc(pool_head_quic_cids);
 	if (!qc->cids) {
@@ -1252,6 +1251,8 @@ struct quic_conn *qc_new_conn(void *target,
 		qc->odcid = initial_pkt->dcid;
 		/* Copy the packet SCID to reuse it as DCID for sending */
 		qc->dcid = initial_pkt->scid;
+
+		qc->prx_counters = EXTRA_COUNTERS_GET(prx->extra_counters_fe, &quic_stats_module);
 	}
 	/* QUIC Client (outgoing connection to servers) */
 	else {
@@ -1273,6 +1274,8 @@ struct quic_conn *qc_new_conn(void *target,
 			goto err;
 		qc->dcid.len = sizeof(qc->dcid.data);
 		qc->odcid = qc->dcid;
+
+		qc->prx_counters = EXTRA_COUNTERS_GET(prx->extra_counters_be, &quic_stats_module);
 	}
 
 	qc->err = quic_err_transport(QC_ERR_NO_ERROR);