diff --git a/src/mux_quic.c b/src/mux_quic.c
index 94f7b5c5b..f9766509a 100644
--- a/src/mux_quic.c
+++ b/src/mux_quic.c
@@ -4814,6 +4814,6 @@ static const struct mux_ops qmux_ops = {
 
 static struct mux_proto_list mux_proto_qmux =
   { .mux_proto = IST("qmux"), .mode = PROTO_MODE_HTTP, .side = PROTO_SIDE_BOTH, .mux = &qmux_ops,
-    .init_xprt = XPRT_QMUX };
+    .alpn = "\002h3", .init_xprt = XPRT_QMUX };
 
 INITCALL1(STG_REGISTER, register_mux_proto, &mux_proto_qmux);
diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index d9065d82e..38f8ab505 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -6962,10 +6962,15 @@ struct task *ssl_sock_io_cb(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned int state)
 		 * woke a tasklet already.
 		 */
 		if (ctx->conn->xprt_ctx == ctx) {
+			const struct mux_proto_list *mux;
 			int closed_connection = 0;
 
 			if (!ctx->conn->mux) {
-				if (ctx->conn->flags & (CO_FL_QMUX_RECV|CO_FL_QMUX_SEND)) {
+				mux = !conn_is_back(conn) ?
+				  conn_select_mux_fe(conn) : conn_select_mux_be(conn);
+
+				if (ctx->conn->flags & (CO_FL_QMUX_RECV|CO_FL_QMUX_SEND) ||
+				    mux->init_xprt == XPRT_QMUX) {
 					const struct xprt_ops *ops = xprt_get(XPRT_QMUX);
 					void *xprt_ctx_hs = NULL;
 
@@ -6983,8 +6988,13 @@ struct task *ssl_sock_io_cb(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned int state)
 					ret = conn->xprt->start(conn, xprt_ctx_hs);
 					BUG_ON(ret);
 				}
-				else
+				else {
+					/* TODO MUX selection already performs by conn_select_mux_fe/be().
+					 * Implement an alternative to conn_create_mux() to skip this
+					 * part and directly init the connection and its MUX.
+					 */
 					ret = conn_create_mux(ctx->conn, &closed_connection);
+				}
 			}
 
 			if (ret >= 0 && ctx->conn->mux && !woke && ctx->conn->mux && ctx->conn->mux->wake) {
diff --git a/src/xprt_qmux.c b/src/xprt_qmux.c
index 937c977a3..88f4b0120 100644
--- a/src/xprt_qmux.c
+++ b/src/xprt_qmux.c
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ static int xprt_qmux_init(struct connection *conn, void **xprt_ctx)
 	ctx->lparams.initial_max_stream_data_bidi_remote = qcm_stream_rx_bufsz();
 	ctx->lparams.initial_max_stream_data_uni = qcm_stream_rx_bufsz();
 
+	/* Ensure the connection flags are set. Necessary when current XPRT is
+	 * activated without explicit "proto qmux" configuration.
+	 */
+	conn->flags |= (CO_FL_QMUX_RECV|CO_FL_QMUX_SEND);
+
 	*xprt_ctx = ctx;
 
 	return 0;