--- a/src/http/v3/ngx_http_v3.h
+++ b/src/http/v3/ngx_http_v3.h
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@
 #define NGX_HTTP_V3_ERR_DECODER_STREAM_ERROR       0x202
 
 
+#define ngx_http_v3_get_module_loc_conf(c, module)                            \
+    ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(                                             \
+           ((ngx_http_v3_connection_t *) c->quic->parent->data)->hc.conf_ctx, \
+           module)
+
 #define ngx_http_v3_get_module_srv_conf(c, module)                            \
     ngx_http_get_module_srv_conf(                                             \
            ((ngx_http_v3_connection_t *) c->quic->parent->data)->hc.conf_ctx, \
@@ -128,6 +133,9 @@ typedef struct {
     ngx_http_connection_t         hc;
     ngx_http_v3_dynamic_table_t   table;
 
+    ngx_event_t                   keepalive;
+    ngx_uint_t                    nrequests;
+
     ngx_queue_t                   blocked;
     ngx_uint_t                    nblocked;
 

--- a/src/http/v3/ngx_http_v3_request.c
+++ b/src/http/v3/ngx_http_v3_request.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <ngx_http.h>
 
 
+static void ngx_http_v3_cleanup_request(void *data);
 static void ngx_http_v3_process_request(ngx_event_t *rev);
 static ngx_int_t ngx_http_v3_process_header(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_str_t *name, ngx_str_t *value);
@@ -55,8 +56,10 @@ ngx_http_v3_init(ngx_connection_t *c)
     uint64_t                   n;
     ngx_buf_t                 *b;
     ngx_event_t               *rev;
+    ngx_pool_cleanup_t        *cln;
     ngx_http_request_t        *r;
     ngx_http_connection_t     *hc;
+    ngx_http_v3_connection_t  *h3c;
     ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t  *clcf;
     ngx_http_core_srv_conf_t  *cscf;
 
@@ -98,6 +101,22 @@ ngx_http_v3_init(ngx_connection_t *c)
                                         "reached maximum number of requests");
     }
 
+    cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(c->pool, 0);
+    if (cln == NULL) {
+        ngx_http_close_connection(c);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    cln->handler = ngx_http_v3_cleanup_request;
+    cln->data = c;
+
+    h3c = c->quic->parent->data;
+    h3c->nrequests++;
+
+    if (h3c->keepalive.timer_set) {
+        ngx_del_timer(&h3c->keepalive);
+    }
+
     cscf = ngx_http_get_module_srv_conf(hc->conf_ctx, ngx_http_core_module);
 
     size = cscf->client_header_buffer_size;
@@ -155,6 +174,23 @@ ngx_http_v3_init(ngx_connection_t *c)
 
 
 static void
+ngx_http_v3_cleanup_request(void *data)
+{
+    ngx_connection_t  *c = data;
+
+    ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t  *clcf;
+    ngx_http_v3_connection_t  *h3c;
+
+    h3c = c->quic->parent->data;
+
+    if (--h3c->nrequests == 0) {
+        clcf = ngx_http_v3_get_module_loc_conf(c, ngx_http_core_module);
+        ngx_add_timer(&h3c->keepalive, clcf->keepalive_timeout);
+    }
+}
+
+
+static void
 ngx_http_v3_process_request(ngx_event_t *rev)
 {
     ssize_t                       n;

--- a/src/http/v3/ngx_http_v3_streams.c
+++ b/src/http/v3/ngx_http_v3_streams.c
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } ngx_http_v3_push_t;
 
 
+static void ngx_http_v3_keepalive_handler(ngx_event_t *ev);
+static void ngx_http_v3_cleanup_session(void *data);
 static void ngx_http_v3_close_uni_stream(ngx_connection_t *c);
 static void ngx_http_v3_read_uni_stream_type(ngx_event_t *rev);
 static void ngx_http_v3_uni_read_handler(ngx_event_t *rev);
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ ngx_int_t
 ngx_http_v3_init_session(ngx_connection_t *c)
 {
     ngx_connection_t          *pc;
+    ngx_pool_cleanup_t        *cln;
     ngx_http_connection_t     *phc;
     ngx_http_v3_connection_t  *h3c;
 
@@ -67,12 +70,50 @@ ngx_http_v3_init_session(ngx_connection_
     ngx_queue_init(&h3c->blocked);
     ngx_queue_init(&h3c->pushing);
 
+    h3c->keepalive.log = pc->log;
+    h3c->keepalive.data = pc;
+    h3c->keepalive.handler = ngx_http_v3_keepalive_handler;
+    h3c->keepalive.cancelable = 1;
+
+    cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(pc->pool, 0);
+    if (cln == NULL) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    cln->handler = ngx_http_v3_cleanup_session;
+    cln->data = h3c;
+
     pc->data = h3c;
 
     return ngx_http_v3_send_settings(c);
 }
 
 
+static void
+ngx_http_v3_keepalive_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
+{
+    ngx_connection_t  *c;
+
+    c = ev->data;
+
+    ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, c->log, 0, "http3 keepalive handler");
+
+    ngx_quic_finalize_connection(c, NGX_HTTP_V3_ERR_NO_ERROR,
+                                 "keepalive timeout");
+}
+
+
+static void
+ngx_http_v3_cleanup_session(void *data)
+{
+    ngx_http_v3_connection_t  *h3c = data;
+
+    if (h3c->keepalive.timer_set) {
+        ngx_del_timer(&h3c->keepalive);
+    }
+}
+
+
 void
 ngx_http_v3_init_uni_stream(ngx_connection_t *c)
 {