diff --git a/src/main/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/quic/QuicChannelInitializer.java b/src/main/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/quic/QuicChannelInitializer.java
index b015eb15f..4b92c4c8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/quic/QuicChannelInitializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/quic/QuicChannelInitializer.java
@@ -24,18 +24,42 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
- * {@link ChannelInitializer} for {@link QuicChannel}s.
+ * {@link ChannelInitializer} for {@link QuicChannel}s and it's accepted {@link QuicStreamChannel}s.
  */
-public class QuicChannelInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<QuicChannel> {
+public final class QuicChannelInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<QuicChannel> {
 
+    private final ChannelHandler quicChannelHandler;
     private final ChannelHandler streamChannelHandler;
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance.
+     *
+     * @param streamChannelHandler The {@link ChannelHandler} that is added to the
+     *                             {@link io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline} of the accepted {@link QuicStreamChannel}.
+     */
     public QuicChannelInitializer(ChannelHandler streamChannelHandler) {
+        this(null, streamChannelHandler);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance.
+     *
+     * @param quicChannelHandler   The {@link ChannelHandler} that is added to the
+     *                             {@link io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline} of the {@link QuicChannel} or {@code null}
+     *                             if none should be added.
+     * @param streamChannelHandler The {@link ChannelHandler} that is added to the
+     *                             {@link io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline} of the accepted {@link QuicStreamChannel}.
+     */
+    public QuicChannelInitializer(ChannelHandler quicChannelHandler, ChannelHandler streamChannelHandler) {
+        this.quicChannelHandler = quicChannelHandler;
         this.streamChannelHandler = Objects.requireNonNull(streamChannelHandler, "streamChannelHandler");
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected final void initChannel(QuicChannel channel) {
+    protected void initChannel(QuicChannel channel) {
+        if (quicChannelHandler != null) {
+            channel.pipeline().addLast(quicChannelHandler);
+        }
         channel.pipeline().addLast(new ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter() {
             @Override
             public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/quic/QuicExample.java b/src/test/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/quic/QuicExample.java
index 065385334..004005e56 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/quic/QuicExample.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/quic/QuicExample.java
@@ -53,30 +53,44 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
                 .initialMaxStreamsUnidirectional(100)
                 .disableActiveMigration(true)
                 .enableEarlyData()
-                .buildServerCodec(InsecureQuicTokenHandler.INSTANCE, new QuicChannelInitializer(
-                        new ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter() {
+                .buildServerCodec(InsecureQuicTokenHandler.INSTANCE,
+                        new QuicChannelInitializer(
+                                // ChannelHandler that is added into QuicChannel pipeline.
+                                new ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter() {
+                                    @Override
+                                    public void channelActive(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
+                                        QuicChannel channel = (QuicChannel) ctx.channel();
+                                        // Create streams etc..
+                                    }
 
-                            @Override
-                            public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) {
-                                ByteBuf byteBuf = (ByteBuf) msg;
-                                try {
-                                    if (byteBuf.toString(CharsetUtil.US_ASCII).trim().equals("GET /")) {
-                                        ByteBuf buffer = ctx.alloc().directBuffer();
-                                        buffer.writeCharSequence("Hello World!\r\n", CharsetUtil.US_ASCII);
+                                    @Override
+                                    public boolean isSharable() {
+                                        return true;
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                // ChannelHandler that is added into QuicStreamChannel pipeline.
+                                new ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter() {
+                                    @Override
+                                    public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) {
+                                        ByteBuf byteBuf = (ByteBuf) msg;
+                                        try {
+                                            if (byteBuf.toString(CharsetUtil.US_ASCII).trim().equals("GET /")) {
+                                                ByteBuf buffer = ctx.alloc().directBuffer();
+                                                buffer.writeCharSequence("Hello World!\r\n", CharsetUtil.US_ASCII);
 
-                                        // Write the buffer and close the stream once the write completes.
-                                        ctx.writeAndFlush(buffer).addListener(ChannelFutureListener.CLOSE);
+                                                // Write the buffer and close the stream once the write completes.
+                                                ctx.writeAndFlush(buffer).addListener(ChannelFutureListener.CLOSE);
+                                            }
+                                        } finally {
+                                            byteBuf.release();
+                                        }
                                     }
-                                } finally {
-                                    byteBuf.release();
-                                }
-                            }
 
-                            @Override
-                            public boolean isSharable() {
-                                return true;
-                            }
-                        }));
+                                    @Override
+                                    public boolean isSharable() {
+                                        return true;
+                                    }
+                                }));
         try {
             Bootstrap bs = new Bootstrap();
             Channel channel = bs.group(group)