diff --git a/http3/client.go b/http3/client.go
index 68f9f92b563..49b8387710b 100644
--- a/http3/client.go
+++ b/http3/client.go
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ import (
 const defaultUserAgent = "quic-go HTTP/3"
 const defaultMaxResponseHeaderBytes = 10 * 1 << 20 // 10 MB
 
-var defaultQuicConfig = &quic.Config{KeepAlive: true}
+var defaultQuicConfig = &quic.Config{
+	MaxIncomingStreams: -1, // don't allow the server to create bidirectional streams
+	KeepAlive:          true,
+}
 
 var dialAddr = quic.DialAddr