diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_quic_stream.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_quic_stream.erl
index 09244d67f..f27009888 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_quic_stream.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_quic_stream.erl
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ fast_close({quic, _Conn, Stream, _Info}) ->
     ok.
 
 shutdown({quic, _Conn, Stream, _Info}, read_write) ->
-    quicer:async_shutdown_stream(Stream).
+    %% A graceful shutdown means both side shutdown the read and write gracefully.
+    quicer:shutdown_stream(Stream, ?QUIC_STREAM_SHUTDOWN_FLAG_GRACEFUL, 1, 5000).
 
 -spec ensure_ok_or_exit(atom(), list(term())) -> term().
 ensure_ok_or_exit(Fun, Args = [Sock | _]) when is_atom(Fun), is_list(Args) ->