diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ForwardedProxyHandler.java b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ForwardedProxyHandler.java
index 6ba0cb9d1cc07..cde4f0d034fd8 100644
--- a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ForwardedProxyHandler.java
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ForwardedProxyHandler.java
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ public ForwardedProxyHandler(TrustedProxyCheck.TrustedProxyCheckBuilder proxyChe
 
     @Override
     public void handle(HttpServerRequest event) {
-        if (event.remoteAddress().isDomainSocket()) {
+        if (event.remoteAddress() == null) {
+            // client address may not be available with virtual http channel
+            LOGGER.debug("Client address is not available, 'Forwarded' and 'X-Forwarded' headers are going to be ignored");
+            handleForwardedServerRequest(event, denyAll());
+        } else if (event.remoteAddress().isDomainSocket()) {
             // we do not support domain socket proxy checks, ignore the headers
             LOGGER.debug("Domain socket are not supported, 'Forwarded' and 'X-Forwarded' headers are going to be ignored");
             handleForwardedServerRequest(event, denyAll());