diff --git a/http3/server.go b/http3/server.go
index b0204416781..c27d8286b2f 100644
--- a/http3/server.go
+++ b/http3/server.go
@@ -576,12 +576,15 @@ func (s *Server) handleRequest(conn quic.Connection, str quic.Stream, decoder *q
 	func() {
 		defer func() {
 			if p := recover(); p != nil {
+				panicked = true
+				if p == http.ErrAbortHandler {
+					return
+				}
 				// Copied from net/http/server.go
 				const size = 64 << 10
 				buf := make([]byte, size)
 				buf = buf[:runtime.Stack(buf, false)]
 				s.logger.Errorf("http: panic serving: %v\n%s", p, buf)
-				panicked = true
 			}
 		}()
 		handler.ServeHTTP(r, req)
diff --git a/http3/server_test.go b/http3/server_test.go
index 9008067e8a2..15c59cc611c 100644
--- a/http3/server_test.go
+++ b/http3/server_test.go
@@ -201,6 +201,23 @@ var _ = Describe("Server", func() {
 			Expect(hfs).To(HaveKeyWithValue(":status", []string{"200"}))
 		})
 
+		It("handles a aborting handler", func() {
+			s.Handler = http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				panic(http.ErrAbortHandler)
+			})
+
+			responseBuf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+			setRequest(encodeRequest(exampleGetRequest))
+			str.EXPECT().Context().Return(reqContext)
+			str.EXPECT().Write(gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(responseBuf.Write).AnyTimes()
+			str.EXPECT().CancelRead(gomock.Any())
+
+			serr := s.handleRequest(conn, str, qpackDecoder, nil)
+			Expect(serr.err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			hfs := decodeHeader(responseBuf)
+			Expect(hfs).To(HaveKeyWithValue(":status", []string{"500"}))
+		})
+
 		It("handles a panicking handler", func() {
 			s.Handler = http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				panic("foobar")