diff --git a/src/quic_sock.c b/src/quic_sock.c
index a2be5255f..3eacb39f2 100644
--- a/src/quic_sock.c
+++ b/src/quic_sock.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static int quic_lstnr_dgram_dispatch(unsigned char *buf, size_t len, void *owner
 	LIST_APPEND(dgrams, &dgram->list);
 	MT_LIST_APPEND(&quic_dghdlrs[cid_tid].dgrams, &dgram->mt_list);
 
+	/* typically quic_lstnr_dghdlr() */
 	tasklet_wakeup(quic_dghdlrs[cid_tid].task);
 
 	return 1;
diff --git a/src/xprt_quic.c b/src/xprt_quic.c
index 367a9a533..564da9bf0 100644
--- a/src/xprt_quic.c
+++ b/src/xprt_quic.c
@@ -6572,6 +6572,7 @@ struct task *quic_lstnr_dghdlr(struct task *t, void *ctx, unsigned int state)
 	struct quic_dgram *dgram;
 	int first_pkt = 1;
 	struct list *tasklist_head = NULL;
+	int max_dgrams = global.tune.maxpollevents;
 
 	while ((dgram = MT_LIST_POP(&dghdlr->dgrams, typeof(dgram), mt_list))) {
 		pos = dgram->buf;
@@ -6606,10 +6607,18 @@ struct task *quic_lstnr_dghdlr(struct task *t, void *ctx, unsigned int state)
 
 		/* Mark this datagram as consumed */
 		HA_ATOMIC_STORE(&dgram->buf, NULL);
+
+		if (--max_dgrams <= 0)
+			goto stop_here;
 	}
 
 	return t;
 
+ stop_here:
+	/* too much work done at once, come back here later */
+	if (!MT_LIST_ISEMPTY(&dghdlr->dgrams))
+		tasklet_wakeup((struct tasklet *)t);
+
  err:
 	return t;
 }