diff --git a/lib/includes/nghttp2/nghttp2.h b/lib/includes/nghttp2/nghttp2.h
index c5a5298e..de4870d2 100644
--- a/lib/includes/nghttp2/nghttp2.h
+++ b/lib/includes/nghttp2/nghttp2.h
@@ -928,8 +928,13 @@ typedef int (*nghttp2_on_stream_close_callback)
  * received.  In other words, the frame with END_STREAM flag set is
  * received.  In HTTP, this means HTTP request, including request
  * body, is fully received.
+ *
+ * The implementation of this function must return 0 if it
+ * succeeds. If nonzero is returned, it is treated as fatal error and
+ * `nghttp2_session_recv()` and `nghttp2_session_send()` functions
+ * immediately return :enum:`NGHTTP2_ERR_CALLBACK_FAILURE`.
  */
-typedef void (*nghttp2_on_request_recv_callback)
+typedef int (*nghttp2_on_request_recv_callback)
 (nghttp2_session *session, int32_t stream_id, void *user_data);
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/nghttp2_session.c b/lib/nghttp2_session.c
index d1e914ba..356afd12 100644
--- a/lib/nghttp2_session.c
+++ b/lib/nghttp2_session.c
@@ -1611,13 +1611,16 @@ static ssize_t nghttp2_recv(nghttp2_session *session, uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
   return r;
 }
 
-static void nghttp2_session_call_on_request_recv
+static int nghttp2_session_call_on_request_recv
 (nghttp2_session *session, int32_t stream_id)
 {
   if(session->callbacks.on_request_recv_callback) {
-    session->callbacks.on_request_recv_callback(session, stream_id,
-                                                session->user_data);
+    if(session->callbacks.on_request_recv_callback(session, stream_id,
+                                                   session->user_data) != 0) {
+      return NGHTTP2_ERR_CALLBACK_FAILURE;
+    }
   }
+  return 0;
 }
 
 static int nghttp2_session_call_on_frame_received
@@ -1776,7 +1779,10 @@ int nghttp2_session_on_request_headers_received(nghttp2_session *session,
       return r;
     }
     if(flags & NGHTTP2_FLAG_END_STREAM) {
-      nghttp2_session_call_on_request_recv(session, frame->hd.stream_id);
+      r = nghttp2_session_call_on_request_recv(session, frame->hd.stream_id);
+      if(r != 0) {
+        return r;
+      }
     }
   } else {
     r = nghttp2_session_handle_invalid_stream(session, frame, error_code);
@@ -1909,7 +1915,11 @@ int nghttp2_session_on_headers_received(nghttp2_session *session,
           return r;
         }
         if(frame->hd.flags & NGHTTP2_FLAG_END_STREAM) {
-          nghttp2_session_call_on_request_recv(session, frame->hd.stream_id);
+          r = nghttp2_session_call_on_request_recv(session,
+                                                   frame->hd.stream_id);
+          if(r != 0) {
+            return r;
+          }
           nghttp2_stream_shutdown(stream, NGHTTP2_SHUT_RD);
           r = nghttp2_session_close_stream_if_shut_rdwr(session, stream);
           if(r != 0 && nghttp2_is_fatal(r)) {
@@ -2717,7 +2727,10 @@ int nghttp2_session_on_data_received(nghttp2_session *session,
           }
         }
         if(flags & NGHTTP2_FLAG_END_STREAM) {
-          nghttp2_session_call_on_request_recv(session, stream_id);
+          r = nghttp2_session_call_on_request_recv(session, stream_id);
+          if(r != 0) {
+            return r;
+          }
         }
       }
       if(valid) {
diff --git a/src/HttpServer.cc b/src/HttpServer.cc
index 5618261f..e7eb58b6 100644
--- a/src/HttpServer.cc
+++ b/src/HttpServer.cc
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ int hd_on_frame_recv_callback
 }
 } // namespace
 
-void htdocs_on_request_recv_callback
+int htdocs_on_request_recv_callback
 (nghttp2_session *session, int32_t stream_id, void *user_data)
 {
   auto hd = reinterpret_cast<Http2Handler*>(user_data);
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ void htdocs_on_request_recv_callback
   if(stream) {
     prepare_response(hd->get_stream(stream_id), hd);
   }
+  return 0;
 }
 
 namespace {
diff --git a/src/HttpServer.h b/src/HttpServer.h
index fe1d9568..1d88657d 100644
--- a/src/HttpServer.h
+++ b/src/HttpServer.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ private:
   const Config *config_;
 };
 
-void htdocs_on_request_recv_callback
+int htdocs_on_request_recv_callback
 (nghttp2_session *session, int32_t stream_id, void *user_data);
 
 ssize_t file_read_callback
diff --git a/tests/nghttp2_session_test.c b/tests/nghttp2_session_test.c
index b322e34f..92c92031 100644
--- a/tests/nghttp2_session_test.c
+++ b/tests/nghttp2_session_test.c
@@ -221,12 +221,13 @@ static ssize_t fail_data_source_read_callback
   return NGHTTP2_ERR_CALLBACK_FAILURE;
 }
 
-static void on_request_recv_callback(nghttp2_session *session,
-                                     int32_t stream_id,
-                                     void *user_data)
+static int on_request_recv_callback(nghttp2_session *session,
+                                    int32_t stream_id,
+                                    void *user_data)
 {
   my_user_data *ud = (my_user_data*)user_data;
   ud->stream_id = stream_id;
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /* static void no_stream_user_data_stream_close_callback */