diff --git a/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c b/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
index 0e45a7b27..d32c03f10 100644
--- a/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
+++ b/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
@@ -1730,6 +1730,7 @@ ngx_http_v2_state_process_header(ngx_http_v2_connection_t *h2c, u_char *pos,
     size_t                      len;
     ngx_int_t                   rc;
     ngx_table_elt_t            *h;
+    ngx_connection_t           *fc;
     ngx_http_header_t          *hh;
     ngx_http_request_t         *r;
     ngx_http_v2_header_t       *header;
@@ -1789,6 +1790,7 @@ ngx_http_v2_state_process_header(ngx_http_v2_connection_t *h2c, u_char *pos,
     }
 
     r = h2c->state.stream->request;
+    fc = r->connection;
 
     /* TODO Optimization: validate headers while parsing. */
     if (ngx_http_v2_validate_header(r, header) != NGX_OK) {
@@ -1886,6 +1888,8 @@ error:
 
     h2c->state.stream = NULL;
 
+    ngx_http_run_posted_requests(fc);
+
     return ngx_http_v2_state_header_complete(h2c, pos, end);
 }