diff --git a/src/node_http2.cc b/src/node_http2.cc
index d11bcf5eac077f..625f3adb3b9a9e 100644
--- a/src/node_http2.cc
+++ b/src/node_http2.cc
@@ -2195,6 +2195,25 @@ int Http2Stream::SubmitPriority(const Http2Priority& priority,
 void Http2Stream::SubmitRstStream(const uint32_t code) {
   CHECK(!this->is_destroyed());
   code_ = code;
+
+  // If RST_STREAM frame is received and stream is not writable
+  // because it is busy reading data, don't try force purging it.
+  // Instead add the stream to pending stream list and process
+  // the pending data when it is safe to do so. This is to avoid
+  // double free error due to unwanted behavior of nghttp2.
+  // Ref:https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/38964
+
+  // Add stream to the pending list if it is received with scope
+  // below in the stack. The pending list may not get processed
+  // if RST_STREAM received is not in scope and added to the list
+  // causing endpoint to hang.
+  if (session_->is_in_scope() &&
+      !is_writable() && is_reading()) {
+    session_->AddPendingRstStream(id_);
+    return;
+  }
+
+
   // If possible, force a purge of any currently pending data here to make sure
   // it is sent before closing the stream. If it returns non-zero then we need
   // to wait until the current write finishes and try again to avoid nghttp2