diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index b891b1b1d..ec3a91bfe 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -1342,6 +1342,7 @@ func (s *connection) handleFrame(
 		s.handleMaxStreamsFrame(frame)
 	case *wire.DataBlockedFrame:
 	case *wire.StreamDataBlockedFrame:
+		err = s.handleStreamDataBlockedFrame(frame)
 	case *wire.StreamsBlockedFrame:
 	case *wire.StopSendingFrame:
 		err = s.handleStopSendingFrame(frame)
@@ -1477,6 +1478,13 @@ func (s *connection) handleMaxStreamDataFrame(frame *wire.MaxStreamDataFrame) er
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *connection) handleStreamDataBlockedFrame(frame *wire.StreamDataBlockedFrame) error {
+	// We don't need to do anything in response to a STREAM_DATA_BLOCKED frame,
+	// but we need to make sure that the stream ID is valid.
+	_, err := s.streamsMap.GetOrOpenReceiveStream(frame.StreamID)
+	return err
+}
+
 func (s *connection) handleMaxStreamsFrame(frame *wire.MaxStreamsFrame) {
 	s.streamsMap.HandleMaxStreamsFrame(frame)
 }
diff --git a/connection_test.go b/connection_test.go
index 47b9e1cae..b39f382eb 100644
--- a/connection_test.go
+++ b/connection_test.go
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ func TestConnectionHandleReceiveStreamFrames(t *testing.T) {
 		str.EXPECT().handleResetStreamFrame(rsf, now)
 		require.NoError(t, tc.conn.handleFrame(rsf, protocol.Encryption1RTT, connID, now))
 		// STREAM_DATA_BLOCKED frames are not passed to the stream
+		streamsMap.EXPECT().GetOrOpenReceiveStream(streamID).Return(str, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, tc.conn.handleFrame(sdbf, protocol.Encryption1RTT, connID, now))
 	})
 
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ func TestConnectionHandleReceiveStreamFrames(t *testing.T) {
 		streamsMap.EXPECT().GetOrOpenReceiveStream(streamID).Return(nil, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, tc.conn.handleFrame(rsf, protocol.Encryption1RTT, connID, now))
 		// STREAM_DATA_BLOCKED frames are not passed to the stream
-		// TODO(#4822): validate stream ID of STREAM_DATA_BLOCKED frames
+		streamsMap.EXPECT().GetOrOpenReceiveStream(streamID).Return(nil, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, tc.conn.handleFrame(sdbf, protocol.Encryption1RTT, connID, now))
 	})
 
@@ -253,8 +254,8 @@ func TestConnectionHandleReceiveStreamFrames(t *testing.T) {
 		streamsMap.EXPECT().GetOrOpenReceiveStream(streamID).Return(nil, testErr)
 		require.ErrorIs(t, tc.conn.handleFrame(rsf, protocol.Encryption1RTT, connID, now), testErr)
 		// STREAM_DATA_BLOCKED frames are not passed to the stream
-		// TODO(#4822): validate stream ID of STREAM_DATA_BLOCKED frames
-		require.NoError(t, tc.conn.handleFrame(sdbf, protocol.Encryption1RTT, connID, now))
+		streamsMap.EXPECT().GetOrOpenReceiveStream(streamID).Return(nil, testErr)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, tc.conn.handleFrame(sdbf, protocol.Encryption1RTT, connID, now), testErr)
 	})
 }