diff --git a/src/main/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/http3/Http3ConnectionHandler.java b/src/main/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/http3/Http3ConnectionHandler.java
index dbe6773..542e984 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/http3/Http3ConnectionHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/http3/Http3ConnectionHandler.java
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ public abstract class Http3ConnectionHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapte
         }
         Long maxFieldSectionSize = localSettings.get(Http3SettingsFrame.HTTP3_SETTINGS_MAX_FIELD_SECTION_SIZE);
         if (maxFieldSectionSize == null) {
-            // Just use the maximum value we can represent via a Long.
-            maxFieldSectionSize = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+            // Default value in rfc is unlimited
+            // but Quic can have max 2^62-1 max value as TWO bits reserved for Variable-Length Integer Encoding
+            maxFieldSectionSize = (1L << 62) - 1;
         }
         this.maxTableCapacity = localSettings.getOrDefault(HTTP3_SETTINGS_QPACK_MAX_TABLE_CAPACITY, 0);
         int maxBlockedStreams = toIntExact(localSettings.getOrDefault(HTTP3_SETTINGS_QPACK_BLOCKED_STREAMS, 0));
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/http3/EmbeddedQuicChannel.java b/src/test/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/http3/EmbeddedQuicChannel.java
index 93900d5..d9e2b55 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/http3/EmbeddedQuicChannel.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/netty/incubator/codec/http3/EmbeddedQuicChannel.java
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@
 final class EmbeddedQuicChannel extends EmbeddedChannel implements QuicChannel {
     private static final AttributeKey<AtomicLong> streamIdGeneratorKey =
             valueOf("embedded_channel_stream_id_generator");
+
+    /**
+     * TWO bits reserved for Variable-Length Integer Encoding
+     * <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9000?#name-variable-length-integer-enc">rfc9000</a>
+     * TWO LSB used for distinguish Client/Server initiated stream & Bi/unidirection
+     * these are not reserved but part of it
+     * <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9000?#name-stream-types-and-identifier">rfc9000</a>
+     * so we can max stream per stream type (bi/uni) = (2^62-1)/2
+     */
+    private static final long MAX_PEER_STREAMS_PER_STREAM_TYPE = ((1L << 62) - 1) / 2;
+
     private final Map<QuicStreamType, Long> peerAllowedStreams = new EnumMap<>(QuicStreamType.class);
     private final AtomicBoolean closed = new AtomicBoolean();
     private final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Integer> closeErrorCodes = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
@@ -140,10 +151,13 @@ public QuicChannel read() {
 
     @Override
     public long peerAllowedStreams(QuicStreamType type) {
-        return peerAllowedStreams.getOrDefault(type, Long.MAX_VALUE);
+        return peerAllowedStreams.getOrDefault(type, MAX_PEER_STREAMS_PER_STREAM_TYPE);
     }
 
     public void peerAllowedStreams(QuicStreamType type, long peerAllowedStreams) {
+        if (peerAllowedStreams > MAX_PEER_STREAMS_PER_STREAM_TYPE) {
+            peerAllowedStreams = MAX_PEER_STREAMS_PER_STREAM_TYPE;
+        }
         this.peerAllowedStreams.put(type, peerAllowedStreams);
     }