diff --git a/src/quic/streams.cc b/src/quic/streams.cc
index 7186aed89a78e9..f4534366bce778 100644
--- a/src/quic/streams.cc
+++ b/src/quic/streams.cc
@@ -1408,7 +1408,13 @@ bool Stream::is_readable() const {
 }
 
 BaseObjectPtr<Blob::Reader> Stream::get_reader() {
-  if (!is_readable() || state()->has_reader) return {};
+  if (state()->has_reader || !inbound_) return {};
+  // Local unidirectional streams are never readable.
+  if (!is_pending() && direction() == Direction::UNIDIRECTIONAL &&
+      ngtcp2_conn_is_local_stream(session(), id())) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
   state()->has_reader = 1;
   auto reader = Blob::Reader::Create(env(), Blob::Create(env(), inbound_));
   reader_ = reader;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-quic-stream-read-after-fin.mjs b/test/parallel/test-quic-stream-read-after-fin.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b680a9d7c4b7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-quic-stream-read-after-fin.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Flags: --experimental-quic --experimental-stream-iter --no-warnings
+
+// Test: reading a stream after its read side has received FIN, although
+// the stream is still alive.
+
+import { hasQuic, skip, mustCall } from '../common/index.mjs';
+import { setTimeout as delay } from 'node:timers/promises';
+import assert from 'node:assert';
+
+const { deepStrictEqual } = assert;
+
+if (!hasQuic) {
+  skip('QUIC is not enabled');
+}
+
+const { listen, connect } = await import('../common/quic.mjs');
+const { bytes } = await import('stream/iter');
+
+const expected = new TextEncoder().encode('data sent before any reader');
+const serverSent = Promise.withResolvers();
+const done = Promise.withResolvers();
+
+const serverEndpoint = await listen(mustCall((serverSession) => {
+  serverSession.onstream = mustCall(async (stream) => {
+    // Reply with the full body plus FIN:
+    stream.setBody(expected);
+    serverSent.resolve();
+    await stream.closed;
+  });
+}));
+
+const clientSession = await connect(serverEndpoint.address);
+await clientSession.opened;
+
+const stream = await clientSession.createBidirectionalStream();
+
+// Write a byte to open the stream:
+const writer = stream.writer;
+await writer.write(new Uint8Array([1]));
+
+// Wait until the server has sent its response, with a buffer for the local
+// delivery time itself. We can't actually read to check without undermining
+// the test itself unfortunately.
+await serverSent.promise;
+await delay(10);
+
+const received = await bytes(stream);
+deepStrictEqual(received, expected);
+
+writer.endSync();
+await stream.closed;
+clientSession.close();
+done.resolve();
+
+await done.promise;
+await clientSession.closed;
+await serverEndpoint.close();