diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alipay/remoting/codec/ProtocolCodeBasedDecoder.java b/src/main/java/com/alipay/remoting/codec/ProtocolCodeBasedDecoder.java
index 9e585a22..2bab3d17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alipay/remoting/codec/ProtocolCodeBasedDecoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alipay/remoting/codec/ProtocolCodeBasedDecoder.java
@@ -78,36 +78,42 @@ protected byte decodeProtocolVersion(ByteBuf in) {
 
     @Override
     protected void decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in, List<Object> out) throws Exception {
-        in.markReaderIndex();
-        ProtocolCode protocolCode;
-        Protocol protocol;
         try {
-            protocolCode = decodeProtocolCode(in);
-            if (protocolCode == null) {
-                // read to end
-                return;
-            }
+            in.markReaderIndex();
+            ProtocolCode protocolCode;
+            Protocol protocol;
+            try {
+                protocolCode = decodeProtocolCode(in);
+                if (protocolCode == null) {
+                    // read to end
+                    return;
+                }
 
-            byte protocolVersion = decodeProtocolVersion(in);
-            if (ctx.channel().attr(Connection.PROTOCOL).get() == null) {
-                ctx.channel().attr(Connection.PROTOCOL).set(protocolCode);
-                if (DEFAULT_ILLEGAL_PROTOCOL_VERSION_LENGTH != protocolVersion) {
-                    ctx.channel().attr(Connection.VERSION).set(protocolVersion);
+                byte protocolVersion = decodeProtocolVersion(in);
+                if (ctx.channel().attr(Connection.PROTOCOL).get() == null) {
+                    ctx.channel().attr(Connection.PROTOCOL).set(protocolCode);
+                    if (DEFAULT_ILLEGAL_PROTOCOL_VERSION_LENGTH != protocolVersion) {
+                        ctx.channel().attr(Connection.VERSION).set(protocolVersion);
+                    }
                 }
+
+                protocol = ProtocolManager.getProtocol(protocolCode);
+            } finally {
+                // reset the readerIndex before throwing an exception or decoding content
+                // to ensure that the packet is complete
+                in.resetReaderIndex();
             }
 
-            protocol = ProtocolManager.getProtocol(protocolCode);
-        } finally {
-            // reset the readerIndex before throwing an exception or decoding content
-            // to ensure that the packet is complete
-            in.resetReaderIndex();
-        }
+            if (protocol == null) {
+                throw new CodecException("Unknown protocol code: [" + protocolCode
+                                         + "] while decode in ProtocolDecoder.");
+            }
 
-        if (protocol == null) {
-            throw new CodecException("Unknown protocol code: [" + protocolCode
-                                     + "] while decode in ProtocolDecoder.");
+            protocol.getDecoder().decode(ctx, in, out);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // 清空可读取区域，让 AbstractBatchDecoder#L257行release它
+            in.skipBytes(in.readableBytes());
+            throw e;
         }
-
-        protocol.getDecoder().decode(ctx, in, out);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/alipay/remoting/codec/ProtocolCodeBasedDecoderTest.java b/src/test/java/com/alipay/remoting/codec/ProtocolCodeBasedDecoderTest.java
index b7b16da9..44617622 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/alipay/remoting/codec/ProtocolCodeBasedDecoderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/alipay/remoting/codec/ProtocolCodeBasedDecoderTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelProgressivePromise;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelPromise;
 import io.netty.channel.EventLoop;
+import io.netty.channel.embedded.EmbeddedChannel;
 import io.netty.util.Attribute;
 import io.netty.util.AttributeKey;
 import io.netty.util.concurrent.EventExecutor;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public void testDecodeIllegalPacket() throws Exception {
         ProtocolCodeBasedDecoder decoder = new ProtocolCodeBasedDecoder(1);
 
         int readerIndex = byteBuf.readerIndex();
+        int readableBytes = byteBuf.readableBytes();
         Assert.assertEquals(0, readerIndex);
 
         Exception exception = null;
@@ -65,7 +67,33 @@ public void testDecodeIllegalPacket() throws Exception {
         Assert.assertNotNull(exception);
 
         readerIndex = byteBuf.readerIndex();
+        Assert.assertEquals(readableBytes, readerIndex);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDecodeIllegalPacket2() {
+        EmbeddedChannel channel = new EmbeddedChannel();
+        ProtocolCodeBasedDecoder decoder = new ProtocolCodeBasedDecoder(1);
+        channel.pipeline().addLast(decoder);
+
+        ByteBuf byteBuf = ByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.buffer(8);
+        byteBuf.writeByte((byte) 13);
+
+        int readerIndex = byteBuf.readerIndex();
+        int readableBytes = byteBuf.readableBytes();
         Assert.assertEquals(0, readerIndex);
+        Exception exception = null;
+        try {
+            channel.writeInbound(byteBuf);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // ignore
+            exception = e;
+        }
+        Assert.assertNotNull(exception);
+        readerIndex = byteBuf.readerIndex();
+        Assert.assertEquals(readableBytes, readerIndex);
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(byteBuf.refCnt() == 0);
     }
 
     class MockedChannel implements Channel {