diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index 8c66cb0baf0..f8bcd613c6f 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -521,6 +521,9 @@ func (s *connection) run() error {
 
 runLoop:
 	for {
+		if s.framer.QueuedTooManyControlFrames() {
+			s.closeLocal(&qerr.TransportError{ErrorCode: InternalError})
+		}
 		// Close immediately if requested
 		select {
 		case closeErr = <-s.closeChan:
diff --git a/framer.go b/framer.go
index df8c2841ff9..1e6219a46ca 100644
--- a/framer.go
+++ b/framer.go
@@ -21,9 +21,19 @@ type framer interface {
 	AppendStreamFrames([]ackhandler.StreamFrame, protocol.ByteCount, protocol.Version) ([]ackhandler.StreamFrame, protocol.ByteCount)
 
 	Handle0RTTRejection() error
+
+	// QueuedTooManyControlFrames says if the control frame queue exceeded its maximum queue length.
+	// This is a hack.
+	// It is easier to implement than propagating an error return value in QueueControlFrame.
+	// The correct solution would be to queue frames with their respective structs.
+	// See https://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/issues/4271 for the queueing of stream-related control frames.
+	QueuedTooManyControlFrames() bool
 }
 
-const maxPathResponses = 256
+const (
+	maxPathResponses = 256
+	maxControlFrames = 16 << 10
+)
 
 type framerI struct {
 	mutex sync.Mutex
@@ -33,9 +43,10 @@ type framerI struct {
 	activeStreams map[protocol.StreamID]struct{}
 	streamQueue   ringbuffer.RingBuffer[protocol.StreamID]
 
-	controlFrameMutex sync.Mutex
-	controlFrames     []wire.Frame
-	pathResponses     []*wire.PathResponseFrame
+	controlFrameMutex          sync.Mutex
+	controlFrames              []wire.Frame
+	pathResponses              []*wire.PathResponseFrame
+	queuedTooManyControlFrames bool
 }
 
 var _ framer = &framerI{}
@@ -73,6 +84,11 @@ func (f *framerI) QueueControlFrame(frame wire.Frame) {
 		f.pathResponses = append(f.pathResponses, pr)
 		return
 	}
+	// This is a hack.
+	if len(f.controlFrames) >= maxControlFrames {
+		f.queuedTooManyControlFrames = true
+		return
+	}
 	f.controlFrames = append(f.controlFrames, frame)
 }
 
@@ -105,6 +121,10 @@ func (f *framerI) AppendControlFrames(frames []ackhandler.Frame, maxLen protocol
 	return frames, length
 }
 
+func (f *framerI) QueuedTooManyControlFrames() bool {
+	return f.queuedTooManyControlFrames
+}
+
 func (f *framerI) AddActiveStream(id protocol.StreamID) {
 	f.mutex.Lock()
 	if _, ok := f.activeStreams[id]; !ok {
diff --git a/framer_test.go b/framer_test.go
index bd376a100a9..6d364423c63 100644
--- a/framer_test.go
+++ b/framer_test.go
@@ -109,6 +109,23 @@ var _ = Describe("Framer", func() {
 			Expect(fs).To(HaveLen(2))
 			Expect(length).To(Equal(ping.Length(version) + ncid.Length(version)))
 		})
+
+		It("detects when too many frames are queued", func() {
+			for i := 0; i < maxControlFrames-1; i++ {
+				framer.QueueControlFrame(&wire.PingFrame{})
+				framer.QueueControlFrame(&wire.PingFrame{})
+				Expect(framer.QueuedTooManyControlFrames()).To(BeFalse())
+				frames, _ := framer.AppendControlFrames([]ackhandler.Frame{}, 1, protocol.Version1)
+				Expect(frames).To(HaveLen(1))
+				Expect(framer.(*framerI).controlFrames).To(HaveLen(i + 1))
+			}
+			framer.QueueControlFrame(&wire.PingFrame{})
+			Expect(framer.QueuedTooManyControlFrames()).To(BeFalse())
+			Expect(framer.(*framerI).controlFrames).To(HaveLen(maxControlFrames))
+			framer.QueueControlFrame(&wire.PingFrame{})
+			Expect(framer.QueuedTooManyControlFrames()).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(framer.(*framerI).controlFrames).To(HaveLen(maxControlFrames))
+		})
 	})
 
 	Context("handling PATH_RESPONSE frames", func() {