diff --git a/src/frame/headers.rs b/src/frame/headers.rs
index 5b9fd8aea..b65951c21 100644
--- a/src/frame/headers.rs
+++ b/src/frame/headers.rs
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ impl Headers {
         &mut self.header_block.pseudo
     }
 
+    /// Whether it has status 1xx
+    pub(crate) fn is_informational(&self) -> bool {
+        self.header_block.pseudo.is_informational()
+    }
+
     pub fn fields(&self) -> &HeaderMap {
         &self.header_block.fields
     }
@@ -599,6 +604,12 @@ impl Pseudo {
     pub fn set_authority(&mut self, authority: BytesStr) {
         self.authority = Some(authority);
     }
+
+    /// Whether it has status 1xx
+    pub(crate) fn is_informational(&self) -> bool {
+        self.status
+            .map_or(false, |status| status.is_informational())
+    }
 }
 
 // ===== impl EncodingHeaderBlock =====
diff --git a/src/proto/streams/recv.rs b/src/proto/streams/recv.rs
index 682200d45..7a6ff8ad2 100644
--- a/src/proto/streams/recv.rs
+++ b/src/proto/streams/recv.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl Recv {
         counts: &mut Counts,
     ) -> Result<(), RecvHeaderBlockError<Option<frame::Headers>>> {
         tracing::trace!("opening stream; init_window={}", self.init_window_sz);
-        let is_initial = stream.state.recv_open(frame.is_end_stream())?;
+        let is_initial = stream.state.recv_open(&frame)?;
 
         if is_initial {
             // TODO: be smarter about this logic
@@ -226,15 +226,17 @@ impl Recv {
 
         let stream_id = frame.stream_id();
         let (pseudo, fields) = frame.into_parts();
-        let message = counts
-            .peer()
-            .convert_poll_message(pseudo, fields, stream_id)?;
-
-        // Push the frame onto the stream's recv buffer
-        stream
-            .pending_recv
-            .push_back(&mut self.buffer, Event::Headers(message));
-        stream.notify_recv();
+        if !pseudo.is_informational() {
+            let message = counts
+                .peer()
+                .convert_poll_message(pseudo, fields, stream_id)?;
+
+            // Push the frame onto the stream's recv buffer
+            stream
+                .pending_recv
+                .push_back(&mut self.buffer, Event::Headers(message));
+            stream.notify_recv();
+        }
 
         // Only servers can receive a headers frame that initiates the stream.
         // This is verified in `Streams` before calling this function.
diff --git a/src/proto/streams/state.rs b/src/proto/streams/state.rs
index 45ec82f90..08d4dba00 100644
--- a/src/proto/streams/state.rs
+++ b/src/proto/streams/state.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::io;
 
 use crate::codec::UserError::*;
 use crate::codec::{RecvError, UserError};
-use crate::frame::Reason;
+use crate::frame::{self, Reason};
 use crate::proto::{self, PollReset};
 
 use self::Inner::*;
@@ -132,10 +132,13 @@ impl State {
 
     /// Opens the receive-half of the stream when a HEADERS frame is received.
     ///
+    /// is_informational: whether received a 1xx status code
+    ///
     /// Returns true if this transitions the state to Open.
-    pub fn recv_open(&mut self, eos: bool) -> Result<bool, RecvError> {
+    pub fn recv_open(&mut self, frame: &frame::Headers) -> Result<bool, RecvError> {
         let remote = Streaming;
         let mut initial = false;
+        let eos = frame.is_end_stream();
 
         self.inner = match self.inner {
             Idle => {
@@ -172,6 +175,9 @@ impl State {
             HalfClosedLocal(AwaitingHeaders) => {
                 if eos {
                     Closed(Cause::EndStream)
+                } else if frame.is_informational() {
+                    tracing::trace!("skipping 1xx response headers");
+                    HalfClosedLocal(AwaitingHeaders)
                 } else {
                     HalfClosedLocal(remote)
                 }
diff --git a/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs b/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs
index 35b4beacf..23b5dbb50 100644
--- a/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs
+++ b/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs
@@ -1215,6 +1215,48 @@ async fn allow_empty_data_for_head() {
     join(srv, h2).await;
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn early_hints() {
+    h2_support::trace_init!();
+    let (io, mut srv) = mock::new();
+
+    let srv = async move {
+        let settings = srv.assert_client_handshake().await;
+        assert_default_settings!(settings);
+        srv.recv_frame(
+            frames::headers(1)
+                .request("GET", "https://example.com/")
+                .eos(),
+        )
+        .await;
+        srv.send_frame(frames::headers(1).response(103)).await;
+        srv.send_frame(frames::headers(1).response(200).field("content-length", 2))
+            .await;
+        srv.send_frame(frames::data(1, "ok").eos()).await;
+    };
+
+    let h2 = async move {
+        let (mut client, h2) = client::Builder::new()
+            .handshake::<_, Bytes>(io)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        tokio::spawn(async {
+            h2.await.expect("connection failed");
+        });
+        let request = Request::builder()
+            .method(Method::GET)
+            .uri("https://example.com/")
+            .body(())
+            .unwrap();
+        let (response, _) = client.send_request(request, true).unwrap();
+        let (ha, mut body) = response.await.unwrap().into_parts();
+        eprintln!("{:?}", ha);
+        assert_eq!(body.data().await.unwrap().unwrap(), "ok");
+    };
+
+    join(srv, h2).await;
+}
+
 const SETTINGS: &'static [u8] = &[0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
 const SETTINGS_ACK: &'static [u8] = &[0, 0, 0, 4, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0];