diff --git a/Sources/NIOHTTP2/HTTP2StreamChannel.swift b/Sources/NIOHTTP2/HTTP2StreamChannel.swift
index bda0bf5b..4e08eddd 100644
--- a/Sources/NIOHTTP2/HTTP2StreamChannel.swift
+++ b/Sources/NIOHTTP2/HTTP2StreamChannel.swift
@@ -812,8 +812,13 @@ internal extension HTTP2StreamChannel {
         // Avoid emitting any WINDOW_UPDATE frames now that we're closed.
         self.windowManager.closed = true
 
-        // The stream is closed, we should aim to deliver any read frames we have for it.
-        self.tryToRead()
+        // The stream is closed, we should force forward all pending frames, even without
+        // unsatisfied read, to ensure the handlers can see all frames before receiving
+        // channelInactive.
+        if self.pendingReads.count > 0 && self._isActive {
+            self.unsatisfiedRead = false
+            self.deliverPendingReads()
+        }
 
         if let reason = reason {
             // To receive from the network, it must be safe to force-unwrap here.
diff --git a/Tests/NIOHTTP2Tests/HTTP2FramePayloadStreamMultiplexerTests+XCTest.swift b/Tests/NIOHTTP2Tests/HTTP2FramePayloadStreamMultiplexerTests+XCTest.swift
index 0c4def55..f3ba0a72 100644
--- a/Tests/NIOHTTP2Tests/HTTP2FramePayloadStreamMultiplexerTests+XCTest.swift
+++ b/Tests/NIOHTTP2Tests/HTTP2FramePayloadStreamMultiplexerTests+XCTest.swift
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ extension HTTP2FramePayloadStreamMultiplexerTests {
                 ("testWindowUpdateIsNotEmittedAfterStreamIsClosedEvenOnLaterFrame", testWindowUpdateIsNotEmittedAfterStreamIsClosedEvenOnLaterFrame),
                 ("testStreamChannelSupportsSyncOptions", testStreamChannelSupportsSyncOptions),
                 ("testStreamErrorIsDeliveredToChannel", testStreamErrorIsDeliveredToChannel),
+                ("testPendingReadsAreFlushedEvenWithoutUnsatisfiedReadOnChannelInactive", testPendingReadsAreFlushedEvenWithoutUnsatisfiedReadOnChannelInactive),
            ]
    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/NIOHTTP2Tests/HTTP2FramePayloadStreamMultiplexerTests.swift b/Tests/NIOHTTP2Tests/HTTP2FramePayloadStreamMultiplexerTests.swift
index be29f5db..c9aaf198 100644
--- a/Tests/NIOHTTP2Tests/HTTP2FramePayloadStreamMultiplexerTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/NIOHTTP2Tests/HTTP2FramePayloadStreamMultiplexerTests.swift
@@ -1992,6 +1992,79 @@ final class HTTP2FramePayloadStreamMultiplexerTests: XCTestCase {
         frames[0].assertHeadersFrame(endStream: false, streamID: 1, headers: goodHeaders, priority: nil, type: .request)
         frames[1].assertHeadersFrame(endStream: false, streamID: 3, headers: badHeaders, priority: nil, type: .doNotValidate)
     }
+    
+    func testPendingReadsAreFlushedEvenWithoutUnsatisfiedReadOnChannelInactive() throws {
+        let goodHeaders = HPACKHeaders([
+            (":path", "/"), (":method", "GET"), (":scheme", "https"), (":authority", "localhost")
+        ])
+
+        let multiplexer = HTTP2StreamMultiplexer(mode: .client, channel: self.channel) { channel in
+            XCTFail("Server push is unexpected")
+            return channel.eventLoop.makeSucceededFuture(())
+        }
+        XCTAssertNoThrow(try self.channel.pipeline.addHandler(multiplexer).wait())
+
+        // We need to activate the underlying channel here.
+        XCTAssertNoThrow(try self.channel.connect(to: SocketAddress(ipAddress: "127.0.0.1", port: 80)).wait())
+
+        // Now create two child channels with error recording handlers in them. Save one, ignore the other.
+        let consumer = ReadAndFrameConsumer()
+        var childChannel: Channel!
+        multiplexer.createStreamChannel(promise: nil) { channel in
+            childChannel = channel
+            return channel.pipeline.addHandler(consumer)
+        }
+        self.channel.embeddedEventLoop.run()
+        
+        let streamID = HTTP2StreamID(1)
+
+        let payload = HTTP2Frame.FramePayload.Headers(headers: goodHeaders, endStream: true)
+        XCTAssertNoThrow(try childChannel.writeAndFlush(HTTP2Frame.FramePayload.headers(payload)).wait())
+        
+        let frames = try self.channel.sentFrames()
+        XCTAssertEqual(frames.count, 1)
+        frames.first?.assertHeadersFrameMatches(this: HTTP2Frame(streamID: streamID, payload: .headers(payload)))
+        
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readCount, 1)
+        
+        // 1. pass header onwards
+        
+        let responseHeaderPayload = HTTP2Frame.FramePayload.headers(.init(headers: [":status": "200"]))
+        XCTAssertNoThrow(try self.channel.writeInbound(HTTP2Frame(streamID: streamID, payload: responseHeaderPayload)))
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.receivedFrames.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readCompleteCount, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readCount, 2)
+        
+        consumer.forwardRead = false
+        
+        // 2. pass body onwards
+        
+        let responseBody1 = HTTP2Frame.FramePayload.data(.init(data: .byteBuffer(.init(string: "foo"))))
+        XCTAssertNoThrow(try self.channel.writeInbound(HTTP2Frame(streamID: streamID, payload: responseBody1)))
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.receivedFrames.count, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readCompleteCount, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readCount, 3)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readPending, true)
+        
+        // 3. pass on more body - should not change a thing, since read is pending in consumer
+        
+        let responseBody2 = HTTP2Frame.FramePayload.data(.init(data: .byteBuffer(.init(string: "bar")), endStream: true))
+        XCTAssertNoThrow(try self.channel.writeInbound(HTTP2Frame(streamID: streamID, payload: responseBody2)))
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.receivedFrames.count, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readCompleteCount, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readCount, 3)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readPending, true)
+
+        // 4. signal stream is closed – this should force forward all pending frames
+        
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.channelInactiveCount, 0)
+        self.channel.pipeline.fireUserInboundEventTriggered(StreamClosedEvent(streamID: streamID, reason: nil))
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.receivedFrames.count, 3)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readCompleteCount, 3)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readCount, 3)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.channelInactiveCount, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(consumer.readPending, true)
+    }
 }
 
 private final class ErrorRecorder: ChannelInboundHandler {
@@ -2004,3 +2077,58 @@ private final class ErrorRecorder: ChannelInboundHandler {
         context.fireErrorCaught(error)
     }
 }
+
+private final class ReadAndFrameConsumer: ChannelInboundHandler, ChannelOutboundHandler {
+    typealias InboundIn = HTTP2Frame.FramePayload
+    typealias OutboundIn = HTTP2Frame.FramePayload
+    
+    private(set) var receivedFrames: [HTTP2Frame.FramePayload] = []
+    private(set) var readCount = 0
+    private(set) var readCompleteCount = 0
+    private(set) var channelInactiveCount = 0
+    private(set) var readPending = false
+    
+    var forwardRead = true {
+        didSet {
+            if self.forwardRead, self.readPending {
+                self.context.read()
+                self.readPending = false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    var context: ChannelHandlerContext!
+    
+    func handlerAdded(context: ChannelHandlerContext) {
+        self.context = context
+    }
+    
+    func handlerRemoved(context: ChannelHandlerContext) {
+        self.context = context
+    }
+
+    func channelRead(context: ChannelHandlerContext, data: NIOAny) {
+        self.receivedFrames.append(self.unwrapInboundIn(data))
+        context.fireChannelRead(data)
+    }
+    
+    func channelReadComplete(context: ChannelHandlerContext) {
+        self.readCompleteCount += 1
+        context.fireChannelReadComplete()
+    }
+    
+    func channelInactive(context: ChannelHandlerContext) {
+        self.channelInactiveCount += 1
+        context.fireChannelInactive()
+    }
+
+    func read(context: ChannelHandlerContext) {
+        self.readCount += 1
+        if forwardRead {
+            context.read()
+            self.readPending = false
+        } else {
+            self.readPending = true
+        }
+    }
+}