diff --git a/src/h2load.cc b/src/h2load.cc
index f749130f..a976f6bb 100644
--- a/src/h2load.cc
+++ b/src/h2load.cc
@@ -2033,6 +2033,7 @@ Options:
               Default: 1
   -w, --window-bits=<N>
               Sets the stream level initial window size to (2**<N>)-1.
+              For QUIC, <N> is capped to 23 (roughly 8MiB).
               Default: )"
       << config.window_bits << R"(
   -W, --connection-window-bits=<N>
diff --git a/src/h2load_quic.cc b/src/h2load_quic.cc
index f1ac1694..b08ffd49 100644
--- a/src/h2load_quic.cc
+++ b/src/h2load_quic.cc
@@ -366,8 +366,10 @@ int Client::quic_init(const sockaddr *local_addr, socklen_t local_addrlen,
   }
   settings.initial_ts = timestamp(worker->loop);
   auto &params = settings.transport_params;
-  params.initial_max_stream_data_bidi_local = (1 << config->window_bits) - 1;
-  params.initial_max_stream_data_uni = (1 << config->window_bits) - 1;
+  auto max_stream_data =
+      std::min((1 << 23) - 1, (1 << config->window_bits) - 1);
+  params.initial_max_stream_data_bidi_local = max_stream_data;
+  params.initial_max_stream_data_uni = max_stream_data;
   params.initial_max_data = (1 << config->connection_window_bits) - 1;
   params.initial_max_streams_bidi = 0;
   params.initial_max_streams_uni = 100;