diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c b/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
index 3c1097455..9cb26261e 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
@@ -1657,6 +1657,10 @@ ngx_quic_send_frames(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_queue_t *frames)
             return NGX_ERROR;
         }
 
+        if (f->need_ack) {
+            pkt.need_ack = 1;
+        }
+
         p += len;
         f->pnum = ns->pnum;
     }