diff --git a/example/client/main.go b/example/client/main.go
index 538bcfe4c..da696fe95 100644
--- a/example/client/main.go
+++ b/example/client/main.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/http3"
+	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/http3/qlog"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/internal/testdata"
-	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/qlog"
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index bf87f8107..4dec11533 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/http3"
+	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/http3/qlog"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/internal/testdata"
-	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/qlog"
 )
 
 type binds []string
diff --git a/http3/conn.go b/http3/conn.go
index 874aaed35..4e9cdeb2c 100644
--- a/http3/conn.go
+++ b/http3/conn.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func newConnection(
 	idleTimeout time.Duration,
 ) *Conn {
 	var qlogger qlogwriter.Recorder
-	if qlogTrace := quicConn.QlogTrace(); qlogTrace != nil {
+	if qlogTrace := quicConn.QlogTrace(); qlogTrace != nil && qlogTrace.SupportsSchemas(qlog.EventSchema) {
 		qlogger = qlogTrace.AddProducer()
 	}
 	c := &Conn{
diff --git a/http3/http3_helper_test.go b/http3/http3_helper_test.go
index eac88ae3e..c698cbf71 100644
--- a/http3/http3_helper_test.go
+++ b/http3/http3_helper_test.go
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ type qlogTrace struct {
 	recorder qlogwriter.Recorder
 }
 
+func (t *qlogTrace) SupportsSchemas(schema string) bool { return true }
+
 func (t *qlogTrace) AddProducer() qlogwriter.Recorder {
 	return t.recorder
 }
diff --git a/http3/qlog/qlog_dir.go b/http3/qlog/qlog_dir.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..898d17c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http3/qlog/qlog_dir.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package qlog
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go"
+	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/qlog"
+	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/qlogwriter"
+)
+
+const EventSchema = "urn:ietf:params:qlog:events:http3-12"
+
+func DefaultConnectionTracer(ctx context.Context, isClient bool, connID quic.ConnectionID) qlogwriter.Trace {
+	return qlog.DefaultConnectionTracerWithSchemas(ctx, isClient, connID, []string{qlog.EventSchema, EventSchema})
+}
diff --git a/http3/qlog/qlog_dir_test.go b/http3/qlog/qlog_dir_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea7d8469f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http3/qlog/qlog_dir_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package qlog
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go"
+	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/qlog"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestQLOGDIRSet(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	connID := quic.ConnectionIDFromBytes([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
+	qlogDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "qlogs")
+	t.Setenv("QLOGDIR", qlogDir)
+
+	tracer := DefaultConnectionTracer(context.Background(), true, connID)
+	require.NotNil(t, tracer)
+
+	// adding and closing a producer makes the tracer close the file
+	recorder := tracer.AddProducer()
+	recorder.Close()
+
+	_, err := os.Stat(qlogDir)
+	qlogDirCreated := !os.IsNotExist(err)
+	require.True(t, qlogDirCreated)
+
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(qlogDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, entries, 1)
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(qlogDir, entries[0].Name()))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Contains(t, string(data), EventSchema)
+	require.Contains(t, string(data), qlog.EventSchema)
+}
diff --git a/http3/server.go b/http3/server.go
index 67070c3e8..3d42016ed 100644
--- a/http3/server.go
+++ b/http3/server.go
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func (s *Server) removeListener(l *QUICListener) {
 // It blocks until all HTTP handlers for all streams have returned.
 func (s *Server) handleConn(conn *quic.Conn) error {
 	var qlogger qlogwriter.Recorder
-	if qlogTrace := conn.QlogTrace(); qlogTrace != nil {
+	if qlogTrace := conn.QlogTrace(); qlogTrace != nil && qlogTrace.SupportsSchemas(qlog.EventSchema) {
 		qlogger = qlogTrace.AddProducer()
 	}
 
diff --git a/integrationtests/self/self_test.go b/integrationtests/self/self_test.go
index 584626494..87631cc6a 100644
--- a/integrationtests/self/self_test.go
+++ b/integrationtests/self/self_test.go
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ func (t *multiplexedTrace) AddProducer() qlogwriter.Recorder {
 	return &multiplexedRecorder{Recorders: recorders}
 }
 
+func (t *multiplexedTrace) SupportsSchemas(schema string) bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 func getQuicConfig(conf *quic.Config) *quic.Config {
 	if conf == nil {
 		conf = &quic.Config{}
diff --git a/integrationtests/tools/qlog.go b/integrationtests/tools/qlog.go
index 19917f25e..a35c33104 100644
--- a/integrationtests/tools/qlog.go
+++ b/integrationtests/tools/qlog.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go"
+	h3qlog "github.com/quic-go/quic-go/http3/qlog"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/qlog"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/qlogwriter"
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func NewQlogConnectionTracer(logger io.Writer) func(ctx context.Context, isClien
 			utils.NewBufferedWriteCloser(bufio.NewWriter(f), f),
 			isClient,
 			connID,
-			[]string{qlog.EventSchema},
+			[]string{qlog.EventSchema, h3qlog.EventSchema},
 		)
 		go fileSeq.Run()
 		return fileSeq
diff --git a/integrationtests/versionnegotiation/test_helper_test.go b/integrationtests/versionnegotiation/test_helper_test.go
index 3f9c6dfd7..9b9a5814b 100644
--- a/integrationtests/versionnegotiation/test_helper_test.go
+++ b/integrationtests/versionnegotiation/test_helper_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ type multiplexedTrace struct {
 
 var _ qlogwriter.Trace = &multiplexedTrace{}
 
+func (t *multiplexedTrace) SupportsSchemas(schema string) bool { return true }
+
 func (t *multiplexedTrace) AddProducer() qlogwriter.Recorder {
 	recorders := make([]qlogwriter.Recorder, 0, len(t.Traces))
 	for _, tr := range t.Traces {
diff --git a/interop/utils/logging.go b/interop/utils/logging.go
index 53bac8d2d..baa77010a 100644
--- a/interop/utils/logging.go
+++ b/interop/utils/logging.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go"
+	h3qlog "github.com/quic-go/quic-go/http3/qlog"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/qlog"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/qlogwriter"
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ func NewQLOGConnectionTracer(_ context.Context, isClient bool, connID quic.Conne
 		utils.NewBufferedWriteCloser(bufio.NewWriter(f), f),
 		isClient,
 		connID,
-		[]string{qlog.EventSchema},
+		[]string{qlog.EventSchema, h3qlog.EventSchema},
 	)
 	go fileSeq.Run()
 	return fileSeq
diff --git a/qlog/qlog_dir.go b/qlog/qlog_dir.go
index c014a1c3f..83bb72b3f 100644
--- a/qlog/qlog_dir.go
+++ b/qlog/qlog_dir.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/internal/utils"
@@ -19,6 +20,17 @@ const EventSchema = "urn:ietf:params:qlog:events:quic-12"
 // File names are <odcid>_<perspective>.sqlog.
 // Returns nil if QLOGDIR is not set.
 func DefaultConnectionTracer(_ context.Context, isClient bool, connID ConnectionID) qlogwriter.Trace {
+	return defaultConnectionTracerWithSchemas(isClient, connID, []string{EventSchema})
+}
+
+func DefaultConnectionTracerWithSchemas(_ context.Context, isClient bool, connID ConnectionID, eventSchemas []string) qlogwriter.Trace {
+	if !slices.Contains(eventSchemas, EventSchema) {
+		eventSchemas = append([]string{EventSchema}, eventSchemas...)
+	}
+	return defaultConnectionTracerWithSchemas(isClient, connID, eventSchemas)
+}
+
+func defaultConnectionTracerWithSchemas(isClient bool, connID ConnectionID, eventSchemas []string) qlogwriter.Trace {
 	qlogDir := os.Getenv("QLOGDIR")
 	if qlogDir == "" {
 		return nil
@@ -42,7 +54,7 @@ func DefaultConnectionTracer(_ context.Context, isClient bool, connID Connection
 		utils.NewBufferedWriteCloser(bufio.NewWriter(f), f),
 		isClient,
 		connID,
-		[]string{EventSchema},
+		eventSchemas,
 	)
 	go fileSeq.Run()
 	return fileSeq
diff --git a/qlog/qlog_dir_test.go b/qlog/qlog_dir_test.go
index 02f0ab136..9a59d5fe7 100644
--- a/qlog/qlog_dir_test.go
+++ b/qlog/qlog_dir_test.go
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ package qlog
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/internal/protocol"
+	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/qlogwriter"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -17,10 +20,21 @@ func TestQLOGDIRSet(t *testing.T) {
 	qlogDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "qlogs")
 	t.Setenv("QLOGDIR", qlogDir)
 
-	tracer := DefaultConnectionTracer(context.Background(), true, connID)
+	t.Run("default connection tracer", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tracer := DefaultConnectionTracer(context.Background(), true, connID)
+		testQLOGDIRSet(t, qlogDir, tracer, []string{EventSchema})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("default connection tracer with schemas", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tracer := DefaultConnectionTracerWithSchemas(context.Background(), true, connID, []string{"urn:ietf:params:qlog:events:foobar"})
+		testQLOGDIRSet(t, qlogDir, tracer, []string{EventSchema, "urn:ietf:params:qlog:events:foobar"})
+	})
+}
+
+func testQLOGDIRSet(t *testing.T, qlogDir string, tracer qlogwriter.Trace, expectedEventSchemas []string) {
 	require.NotNil(t, tracer)
 
-	// adddng and closing a producer makes the tracer close the file
+	// adding and closing a producer makes the tracer close the file
 	recorder := tracer.AddProducer()
 	recorder.Close()
 
@@ -31,6 +45,20 @@ func TestQLOGDIRSet(t *testing.T) {
 	entries, err := os.ReadDir(qlogDir)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Len(t, entries, 1)
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(qlogDir, entries[0].Name()))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var obj map[string]any
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(strings.Split(string(data), "\n")[0])[1:], &obj))
+	require.Contains(t, obj, "trace")
+	require.IsType(t, obj["trace"], map[string]any{})
+	require.Contains(t, obj["trace"], "event_schemas")
+	var eventSchemas []string
+	for _, v := range obj["trace"].(map[string]any)["event_schemas"].([]any) {
+		eventSchemas = append(eventSchemas, v.(string))
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, eventSchemas, expectedEventSchemas)
 }
 
 func TestQLOGDIRNotSet(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/qlogwriter/writer.go b/qlogwriter/writer.go
index 5a78fd85f..390039d61 100644
--- a/qlogwriter/writer.go
+++ b/qlogwriter/writer.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ type Trace interface {
 	// AddProducer creates a new Recorder for this trace.
 	// Each Recorder can record events independently.
 	AddProducer() Recorder
+
+	// SupportsSchemas returns true if the trace supports the given schema.
+	SupportsSchemas(schema string) bool
 }
 
 // Recorder is used to record events to a qlog trace.
@@ -67,6 +71,8 @@ type FileSeq struct {
 	mx        sync.Mutex
 	producers int
 	closed    bool
+
+	eventSchemas []string
 }
 
 var _ Trace = &FileSeq{}
@@ -112,6 +118,10 @@ func newFileSeq(w io.WriteCloser, pers string, odcid *ConnectionID, eventSchemas
 	}
 }
 
+func (t *FileSeq) SupportsSchemas(schema string) bool {
+	return slices.Contains(t.eventSchemas, schema)
+}
+
 func (t *FileSeq) AddProducer() Recorder {
 	t.mx.Lock()
 	defer t.mx.Unlock()
diff --git a/testutils/events/event_recorder.go b/testutils/events/event_recorder.go
index feea651bc..01f047607 100644
--- a/testutils/events/event_recorder.go
+++ b/testutils/events/event_recorder.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ func (t *Trace) AddProducer() qlogwriter.Recorder {
 	return t.Recorder
 }
 
+func (t *Trace) SupportsSchemas(string) bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 // Recorder is a qlog.Recorder that records events.
 // Events can be retrieved using the Events method.
 type Recorder struct {