diff --git a/frames/ack_frame.go b/frames/ack_frame.go
index 8e1c7357..88c89096 100644
--- a/frames/ack_frame.go
+++ b/frames/ack_frame.go
@@ -58,20 +58,10 @@ func (f *AckFrame) Write(b *bytes.Buffer, version protocol.VersionNumber) error
 	utils.WriteUint32(b, 0) // First timestamp
 
 	if f.HasNACK() {
-		numRanges := uint64(0)
-		// calculate the number of NackRanges that are about to be written
-		// this number is different from len(f.NackRanges) for the case of contiguous NACK ranges
-		for _, nackRange := range f.NackRanges {
-			rangeLength := nackRange.Len()
-			numRanges += rangeLength/0xFF + 1
-			if rangeLength > 0 && rangeLength%0xFF == 0 {
-				numRanges--
-			}
-		}
+		numRanges := f.numWrittenNackRanges()
 		if numRanges > 0xFF {
 			panic("Too many NACK ranges. Truncating not yet implemented.")
 		}
-
 		b.WriteByte(uint8(numRanges))
 
 		rangeCounter := uint8(0)
@@ -120,7 +110,7 @@ func (f *AckFrame) MinLength(version protocol.VersionNumber) (protocol.ByteCount
 	l += int(protocol.GetPacketNumberLength(f.LargestObserved))
 	l += (1 + 2) * 0 /* TODO: num_timestamps */
 	if f.HasNACK() {
-		l += 1 + (6+1)*len(f.NackRanges)
+		l += 1 + (6+1)*int(f.numWrittenNackRanges())
 		l++ // TODO: Remove once we drop support for <32
 	}
 	return protocol.ByteCount(l), nil
@@ -288,6 +278,21 @@ func ParseAckFrame(r *bytes.Reader, version protocol.VersionNumber) (*AckFrame,
 	return frame, nil
 }
 
+// numWrittenNackRanges calculates the number of NackRanges that are about to be written
+// this number is different from len(f.NackRanges) for the case of contiguous NACK ranges
+func (f *AckFrame) numWrittenNackRanges() uint64 {
+	var numRanges uint64
+	for _, nackRange := range f.NackRanges {
+		rangeLength := nackRange.Len()
+		numRanges += rangeLength/0xFF + 1
+		if rangeLength > 0 && rangeLength%0xFF == 0 {
+			numRanges--
+		}
+	}
+
+	return numRanges
+}
+
 func (f *AckFrame) validateNackRanges() bool {
 	// check the validity of every single NACK range
 	for _, nackRange := range f.NackRanges {
diff --git a/frames/ack_frame_test.go b/frames/ack_frame_test.go
index ecfbdd2f..3bfe0947 100644
--- a/frames/ack_frame_test.go
+++ b/frames/ack_frame_test.go
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ var _ = Describe("AckFrame", func() {
 				Expect(f.MinLength(0)).To(Equal(protocol.ByteCount(b.Len())))
 			})
 
-			It("has proper min length with nack ranges", func() {
+			It("has proper min length with NACK ranges", func() {
 				f := &AckFrame{
 					Entropy:         2,
 					LargestObserved: 4,
@@ -522,6 +522,17 @@ var _ = Describe("AckFrame", func() {
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(f.MinLength(0)).To(Equal(protocol.ByteCount(b.Len())))
 			})
+
+			It("has proper min length with a continuous NACK ranges", func() {
+				f := &AckFrame{
+					Entropy:         2,
+					LargestObserved: 3000,
+					NackRanges:      []NackRange{{FirstPacketNumber: 2, LastPacketNumber: 2000}},
+				}
+				err := f.Write(b, protocol.Version31)
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(f.MinLength(0)).To(Equal(protocol.ByteCount(b.Len())))
+			})
 		})
 	})