diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index a5cd44dcc..7b77770fc 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -3008,9 +3008,15 @@ ngx_http_set_write_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 
     r->http_state = NGX_HTTP_WRITING_REQUEST_STATE;
 
-    r->read_event_handler = r->discard_body ?
-                                ngx_http_discarded_request_body_handler:
-                                ngx_http_test_reading;
+    r->read_event_handler =
+#if (NGX_HTTP_V2)
+        r->stream ? ngx_http_test_reading :
+#endif
+#if (NGX_HTTP_V3)
+        r->connection->quic ? ngx_http_test_reading :
+#endif
+        r->discard_body ? ngx_http_discarded_request_body_handler :
+                          ngx_http_test_reading;
     r->write_event_handler = ngx_http_writer;
 
     wev = r->connection->write;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c
index 1d8e4081a..9c26d5211 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c
@@ -642,12 +642,14 @@ ngx_http_discard_request_body(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 #if (NGX_HTTP_V2)
     if (r->stream) {
         r->stream->skip_data = 1;
+        r->discard_body = 1;
         return NGX_OK;
     }
 #endif
 
 #if (NGX_HTTP_V3)
     if (r->http_version == NGX_HTTP_VERSION_30) {
+        r->discard_body = 1;
         return NGX_OK;
     }
 #endif