diff --git a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
index 23eff855b44..40a08341496 100644
--- a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
+++ b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@ Http2Stream::main_event_handler(int event, void *edata)
   }
   reentrancy_count--;
   // Clean stream up if the terminate flag is set and we are at the bottom of the handler stack
-  if (terminate_stream && reentrancy_count == 0) {
-    destroy();
-  }
+  terminate_if_possible();
 
   return 0;
 }
@@ -359,9 +357,18 @@ Http2Stream::transaction_done()
     ink_assert(cross_thread_event == nullptr);
     // Schedule the destroy to occur after we unwind here.  IF we call directly, may delete with reference on the stack.
     terminate_stream = true;
-    if (terminate_stream && reentrancy_count == 0) {
-      destroy();
-    }
+    terminate_if_possible();
+  }
+}
+
+void
+Http2Stream::terminate_if_possible()
+{
+  if (terminate_stream && reentrancy_count == 0) {
+    Http2ClientSession *h2_parent = static_cast<Http2ClientSession *>(parent);
+    SCOPED_MUTEX_LOCK(lock, h2_parent->connection_state.mutex, this_ethread());
+    h2_parent->connection_state.delete_stream(this);
+    destroy();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h
index fbdef7ad0b4..7c1840b08e9 100644
--- a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h
+++ b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class Http2Stream : public ProxyClientTransaction
   VIO *do_io_write(Continuation *c, int64_t nbytes, IOBufferReader *abuffer, bool owner = false) override;
   void do_io_close(int lerrno = -1) override;
   void initiating_close();
+  void terminate_if_possible();
   void do_io_shutdown(ShutdownHowTo_t) override {}
   void update_read_request(int64_t read_len, bool send_update);
   bool update_write_request(IOBufferReader *buf_reader, int64_t write_len, bool send_update);