diff --git a/reverseproxy.go b/reverseproxy.go
index e01f4d0..bb1784b 100644
--- a/reverseproxy.go
+++ b/reverseproxy.go
@@ -829,6 +829,19 @@ func (p *reverseProxyHandler) handleExtendedConnectResponse(c *Context, req *htt
 		return &reverseProxyStatusError{status: http.StatusBadGateway, err: err}
 	}
 
+	var closeOnce sync.Once
+	closeTunnel := func() {
+		closeOnce.Do(func() {
+			_ = c.Request.Body.Close()
+			_ = backWrite.Close()
+			_ = res.Body.Close()
+		})
+	}
+	go func() {
+		<-req.Context().Done()
+		closeTunnel()
+	}()
+
 	errc := make(chan error, 2)
 	go func() {
 		_, err := io.Copy(backWrite, c.Request.Body)
@@ -849,19 +862,24 @@ func (p *reverseProxyHandler) handleExtendedConnectResponse(c *Context, req *htt
 		errc <- closeErr
 	}()
 
-	firstErr := <-errc
-	_ = c.Request.Body.Close()
-	_ = backWrite.Close()
-	_ = res.Body.Close()
-	secondErr := <-errc
-
-	for _, err := range []error{firstErr, secondErr} {
+	var firstErr error
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		err := <-errc
 		if reverseProxyIsBenignTunnelError(err) {
 			continue
 		}
-		return err
+		if firstErr == nil {
+			firstErr = err
+			closeTunnel()
+		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	closeTunnel()
+	if reverseProxyIsBenignTunnelError(firstErr) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return firstErr
+
 }
 
 func (p *reverseProxyHandler) flushInterval(res *http.Response) time.Duration {
@@ -902,7 +920,7 @@ func (p *reverseProxyHandler) copyBuffer(dst io.Writer, src io.Reader, buf []byt
 	var written int64
 	for {
 		nr, rerr := src.Read(buf)
-		if rerr != nil && !errors.Is(rerr, io.EOF) && !errors.Is(rerr, context.Canceled) {
+		if rerr != nil && !errors.Is(rerr, io.EOF) && !reverseProxyIsBenignTunnelError(rerr) {
 			p.logf(nil, "reverse proxy read error during body copy: %v", rerr)
 		}
 		if nr > 0 {
@@ -1371,7 +1389,19 @@ func reverseProxyShouldPanicOnCopyError(req *http.Request) bool {
 }
 
 func reverseProxyIsBenignTunnelError(err error) bool {
-	return err == nil || errors.Is(err, errReverseProxyCopyDone) || errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) || errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, http.ErrAbortHandler)
+	return err == nil || errors.Is(err, errReverseProxyCopyDone) || errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) || errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, io.ErrClosedPipe) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, http.ErrAbortHandler) || reverseProxyIsClosedBodyError(err)
+}
+
+func reverseProxyIsClosedBodyError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	switch err.Error() {
+	case "body closed by handler", "http2: response body closed", "response body closed":
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
 }
 
 func reverseProxyBaseResponseWriter(writer ResponseWriter) http.ResponseWriter {
diff --git a/reverseproxy_test.go b/reverseproxy_test.go
index 345dd97..e56aa5e 100644
--- a/reverseproxy_test.go
+++ b/reverseproxy_test.go
@@ -967,6 +967,223 @@ func TestReverseProxyHTTP2ExtendedConnect(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestReverseProxyHTTP2ExtendedConnectAllowsHalfClose(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	enableHTTP2ExtendedConnectProtocol()
+
+	errCh := make(chan error, 4)
+	upstream := httptest.NewUnstartedServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodConnect {
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("unexpected upstream method: %s", r.Method)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			return
+		}
+
+		controller := http.NewResponseController(w)
+		if err := controller.EnableFullDuplex(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrNotSupported) {
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("enable full duplex failed: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_ = controller.Flush()
+
+		reader := bufio.NewReader(r.Body)
+		line, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("read tunneled request body failed: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		if _, err := io.WriteString(w, "ack:"+line); err != nil {
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("write immediate tunneled response failed: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		_ = controller.Flush()
+
+		if _, err := io.Copy(io.Discard, reader); err != nil {
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("wait for request half-close failed: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		if _, err := io.WriteString(w, "after-close\n"); err != nil {
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("write post-close tunneled response failed: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		_ = controller.Flush()
+	}))
+	upstream.EnableHTTP2 = true
+	if err := configureHTTP2ExtendedConnectServer(upstream.Config); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("configure upstream HTTP/2 server: %v", err)
+	}
+	upstream.StartTLS()
+	defer upstream.Close()
+
+	engine := New()
+	engine.Handle(http.MethodConnect, "/ws", ReverseProxy(ReverseProxyConfig{
+		Target:    mustParseURL(t, upstream.URL),
+		Transport: &http2.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}},
+		Via:       "proxy.test",
+	}))
+
+	proxy := httptest.NewUnstartedServer(engine)
+	proxy.EnableHTTP2 = true
+	if err := configureHTTP2ExtendedConnectServer(proxy.Config); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("configure proxy HTTP/2 server: %v", err)
+	}
+	proxy.StartTLS()
+	defer proxy.Close()
+
+	transport := &http2.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}}
+	defer transport.CloseIdleConnections()
+
+	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodConnect, proxy.URL+"/ws", pr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("new CONNECT request: %v", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set(":protocol", "websocket")
+
+	resp, err := transport.RoundTrip(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("round trip extended CONNECT: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected status: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(resp.Body)
+	if _, err := io.WriteString(pw, "ping\n"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write tunneled request body: %v", err)
+	}
+	message, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read immediate tunneled response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if message != "ack:ping\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected immediate tunneled response: %q", message)
+	}
+	if err := pw.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("close tunneled request body: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	message, err = reader.ReadString('\n')
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read post-close tunneled response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if message != "after-close\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected post-close tunneled response: %q", message)
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-errCh:
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReverseProxyHTTP2ExtendedConnectCancelDoesNotTriggerProxyError(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	enableHTTP2ExtendedConnectProtocol()
+
+	errCh := make(chan error, 4)
+	upstream := httptest.NewUnstartedServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodConnect {
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("unexpected upstream method: %s", r.Method)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			return
+		}
+
+		controller := http.NewResponseController(w)
+		if err := controller.EnableFullDuplex(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrNotSupported) {
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("enable full duplex failed: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_ = controller.Flush()
+
+		<-r.Context().Done()
+	}))
+	upstream.EnableHTTP2 = true
+	if err := configureHTTP2ExtendedConnectServer(upstream.Config); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("configure upstream HTTP/2 server: %v", err)
+	}
+	upstream.StartTLS()
+	defer upstream.Close()
+
+	proxyErrCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	engine := New()
+	engine.Handle(http.MethodConnect, "/ws", ReverseProxy(ReverseProxyConfig{
+		Target:    mustParseURL(t, upstream.URL),
+		Transport: &http2.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}},
+		Via:       "proxy.test",
+		ErrorHandler: func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, err error) {
+			select {
+			case proxyErrCh <- err:
+			default:
+			}
+		},
+	}))
+
+	proxy := httptest.NewUnstartedServer(engine)
+	proxy.EnableHTTP2 = true
+	if err := configureHTTP2ExtendedConnectServer(proxy.Config); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("configure proxy HTTP/2 server: %v", err)
+	}
+	proxy.StartTLS()
+	defer proxy.Close()
+
+	transport := &http2.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}}
+	defer transport.CloseIdleConnections()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodConnect, proxy.URL+"/ws", pr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("new CONNECT request: %v", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set(":protocol", "websocket")
+
+	resp, err := transport.RoundTrip(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("round trip extended CONNECT: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected status: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	writeErrCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		_, err := io.WriteString(pw, strings.Repeat("x", 1<<20))
+		writeErrCh <- err
+	}()
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	cancel()
+	_ = pw.CloseWithError(context.Canceled)
+	select {
+	case <-writeErrCh:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("timed out waiting for request body writer to unblock")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-proxyErrCh:
+		t.Fatalf("proxy error handler should not be called on cancellation, got: %v", err)
+	case <-time.After(200 * time.Millisecond):
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-errCh:
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
 func TestReverseProxyAbortsStreamingCopyFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Helper()