diff --git a/awc/CHANGES.md b/awc/CHANGES.md
index abeb9d5c5..ee18a0809 100644
--- a/awc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/awc/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Fix a bug where `GO_AWAY` errors did not stop connections from returning to the pool.
+
 ## 3.8.0
 
 - Add `hickory-dns` crate feature (off-by-default).
diff --git a/awc/src/client/h2proto.rs b/awc/src/client/h2proto.rs
index f12ac3b43..2e0da2e4f 100644
--- a/awc/src/client/h2proto.rs
+++ b/awc/src/client/h2proto.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ where
 
     let res = poll_fn(|cx| io.poll_ready(cx)).await;
     if let Err(err) = res {
-        io.on_release(err.is_io());
+        io.on_release(err.is_io() || err.is_go_away());
         return Err(SendRequestError::from(err));
     }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ where
             fut.await.map_err(SendRequestError::from)?
         }
         Err(err) => {
-            io.on_release(err.is_io());
+            io.on_release(err.is_io() || err.is_go_away());
             return Err(err.into());
         }
     };