diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2c5052723c2..89135cbc2cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run tests
       # id: step_test
       # continue-on-error: true
+      env:
+        GODEBUG: http2xconnect=1
       run: |
         # (go test -v -coverprofile=cover-profile.out -race ./... 2>&1) > test-results/test-result.out
         go test -v -coverprofile="cover-profile.out" -short -race ./...
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
           retries=3
           exit_code=0
           while ((retries > 0)); do
-            CGO_ENABLED=0 go test -p 1 -v ./...
+            GODEBUG=http2xconnect=1 CGO_ENABLED=0 go test -p 1 -v ./...
             exit_code=$?
             if ((exit_code == 0)); then
               break
diff --git a/caddytest/integration/reverseproxy_extended_connect_test.go b/caddytest/integration/reverseproxy_extended_connect_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8822988be09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/caddytest/integration/reverseproxy_extended_connect_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2/hpack"
+
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/caddytest"
+)
+
+var errExtendedConnectUnsupportedByPeer = errors.New("peer did not advertise RFC 8441 extended CONNECT support")
+
+func TestReverseProxyExtendedConnectOverH2(t *testing.T) {
+	tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+	backend := newWebsocketUpgradeEchoBackend(t)
+	defer backend.Close()
+
+	tester.InitServer(fmt.Sprintf(`
+{
+	admin localhost:2999
+	http_port 9080
+	https_port 9443
+	grace_period 1ns
+	skip_install_trust
+	servers :9443 {
+		protocols h2
+	}
+}
+
+https://localhost:9443 {
+	reverse_proxy %s
+}
+`, backend.addr), "caddyfile")
+
+	const payload = "extended-connect-echo\n"
+	if err := assertExtendedConnectH2Echo("localhost:9443", payload); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, errExtendedConnectUnsupportedByPeer) {
+			t.Skipf("skipping extended CONNECT integration test: %v", err)
+		}
+		t.Fatalf("extended connect h2 echo failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func assertExtendedConnectH2Echo(addr, payload string) error {
+	conn, err := tlsDialH2(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dialing h2 tls: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	if err := conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("setting deadline: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fr := http2.NewFramer(conn, conn)
+
+	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte(http2.ClientPreface)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writing client preface: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := fr.WriteSettings(http2.Setting{ID: http2.SettingEnableConnectProtocol, Val: 1}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writing client settings: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	supported, err := waitForServerSettings(fr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !supported {
+		return errExtendedConnectUnsupportedByPeer
+	}
+	if err := waitForSettingsAck(fr); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := writeExtendedConnectHeaders(fr, addr); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	status, err := readResponseStatus(fr, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if status != "200" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected extended connect status: got=%s want=200", status)
+	}
+
+	if err := fr.WriteData(1, false, []byte(payload)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writing stream data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	echo, err := readStreamData(fr, 1, len(payload))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if echo != payload {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected echoed payload: got=%q want=%q", echo, payload)
+	}
+
+	_ = fr.WriteRSTStream(1, http2.ErrCodeNo)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func tlsDialH2(addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	var lastErr error
+	for i := 0; i < 30; i++ {
+		dialer := &net.Dialer{Timeout: 2 * time.Second}
+		conn, err := tls.DialWithDialer(dialer, "tcp", addr, &tls.Config{
+			ServerName:         "localhost",
+			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+			NextProtos:         []string{"h2"},
+		})
+		if err == nil {
+			return conn, nil
+		}
+		lastErr = err
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	return nil, lastErr
+}
+
+func waitForServerSettings(fr *http2.Framer) (bool, error) {
+	for {
+		frame, err := fr.ReadFrame()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("reading frame before connect: %w", err)
+		}
+		settings, ok := frame.(*http2.SettingsFrame)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if settings.IsAck() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		supported := false
+		if err := settings.ForeachSetting(func(s http2.Setting) error {
+			if s.ID == http2.SettingEnableConnectProtocol && s.Val == 1 {
+				supported = true
+			}
+			return nil
+		}); err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("reading server settings: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := fr.WriteSettingsAck(); err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("writing settings ack: %w", err)
+		}
+		return supported, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func waitForSettingsAck(fr *http2.Framer) error {
+	for {
+		frame, err := fr.ReadFrame()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("reading settings ack: %w", err)
+		}
+		settings, ok := frame.(*http2.SettingsFrame)
+		if ok && settings.IsAck() {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func writeExtendedConnectHeaders(fr *http2.Framer, addr string) error {
+	var hb bytes.Buffer
+	enc := hpack.NewEncoder(&hb)
+	for _, hf := range []hpack.HeaderField{
+		{Name: ":method", Value: "CONNECT"},
+		{Name: ":scheme", Value: "https"},
+		{Name: ":authority", Value: addr},
+		{Name: ":path", Value: "/upgrade"},
+		{Name: ":protocol", Value: "websocket"},
+	} {
+		if err := enc.WriteField(hf); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("encoding request headers: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := fr.WriteHeaders(http2.HeadersFrameParam{
+		StreamID:      1,
+		BlockFragment: hb.Bytes(),
+		EndHeaders:    true,
+		EndStream:     false,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writing extended connect headers: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func readResponseStatus(fr *http2.Framer, streamID uint32) (string, error) {
+	var block bytes.Buffer
+
+	for {
+		frame, err := fr.ReadFrame()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("reading response headers: %w", err)
+		}
+		if rst, ok := frame.(*http2.RSTStreamFrame); ok && rst.StreamID == streamID {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("stream reset before response headers: %s", rst.ErrCode)
+		}
+
+		h, ok := frame.(*http2.HeadersFrame)
+		if !ok || h.StreamID != streamID {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if _, err := block.Write(h.HeaderBlockFragment()); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("buffering response header fragment: %w", err)
+		}
+		for !h.HeadersEnded() {
+			next, err := fr.ReadFrame()
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("reading continuation frame: %w", err)
+			}
+			c, ok := next.(*http2.ContinuationFrame)
+			if !ok || c.StreamID != streamID {
+				continue
+			}
+			if _, err := block.Write(c.HeaderBlockFragment()); err != nil {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("buffering continuation fragment: %w", err)
+			}
+			if c.HeadersEnded() {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		break
+	}
+
+	var status string
+	dec := hpack.NewDecoder(4096, func(f hpack.HeaderField) {
+		if f.Name == ":status" {
+			status = f.Value
+		}
+	})
+	if _, err := dec.Write(block.Bytes()); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("decoding response header block: %w", err)
+	}
+	if status == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("missing :status in response headers")
+	}
+	return status, nil
+}
+
+func readStreamData(fr *http2.Framer, streamID uint32, n int) (string, error) {
+	buf := make([]byte, 0, n)
+	for len(buf) < n {
+		frame, err := fr.ReadFrame()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("reading stream data: %w", err)
+		}
+		d, ok := frame.(*http2.DataFrame)
+		if !ok || d.StreamID != streamID {
+			continue
+		}
+		buf = append(buf, d.Data()...)
+	}
+	return string(buf[:n]), nil
+}
+
+type websocketUpgradeEchoBackend struct {
+	addr   string
+	ln     net.Listener
+	server *http.Server
+}
+
+func newWebsocketUpgradeEchoBackend(t *testing.T) *websocketUpgradeEchoBackend {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	backend := &websocketUpgradeEchoBackend{}
+	backend.server = &http.Server{
+		Handler: http.HandlerFunc(backend.serveHTTP),
+	}
+
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("listening for websocket backend: %v", err)
+	}
+	backend.ln = ln
+	backend.addr = ln.Addr().String()
+
+	go func() {
+		_ = backend.server.Serve(ln)
+	}()
+
+	return backend
+}
+
+func (b *websocketUpgradeEchoBackend) serveHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !strings.EqualFold(r.Header.Get("Connection"), "Upgrade") || !strings.EqualFold(r.Header.Get("Upgrade"), "websocket") {
+		http.Error(w, "upgrade required", http.StatusUpgradeRequired)
+		return
+	}
+
+	hijacker, ok := w.(http.Hijacker)
+	if !ok {
+		http.Error(w, "hijacking not supported", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	conn, rw, err := hijacker.Hijack()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	_, _ = rw.WriteString("HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols\r\nConnection: Upgrade\r\nUpgrade: websocket\r\n\r\n")
+	_ = rw.Flush()
+
+	go func() {
+		defer conn.Close()
+		_, _ = io.Copy(conn, conn)
+	}()
+}
+
+func (b *websocketUpgradeEchoBackend) Close() {
+	_ = b.server.Close()
+	_ = b.ln.Close()
+}
diff --git a/caddytest/integration/reverseproxy_upgrade_handlers_test.go b/caddytest/integration/reverseproxy_upgrade_handlers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dda93db0ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/caddytest/integration/reverseproxy_upgrade_handlers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/textproto"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/caddytest"
+)
+
+func TestReverseProxyUpgradeWithEncode(t *testing.T) {
+	tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+	backend := newUpgradeEchoBackend(t)
+	defer backend.Close()
+
+	tester.InitServer(fmt.Sprintf(`
+{
+	admin localhost:2999
+	http_port 9080
+	https_port 9443
+	grace_period 1ns
+	skip_install_trust
+}
+
+localhost:9080 {
+	route {
+		encode gzip
+		reverse_proxy %s
+	}
+}
+`, backend.addr), "caddyfile")
+
+	client := newUpgradedStreamClientWithHeaders(t, map[string]string{
+		"Accept-Encoding": "gzip",
+	})
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	if err := client.echo("encode-upgrade\n"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("upgraded stream echo through encode failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReverseProxyUpgradeWithInterceptHandleResponse(t *testing.T) {
+	tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+	backend := newUpgradeEchoBackend(t)
+	defer backend.Close()
+
+	tester.InitServer(fmt.Sprintf(`
+{
+	admin localhost:2999
+	http_port 9080
+	https_port 9443
+	grace_period 1ns
+	skip_install_trust
+}
+
+localhost:9080 {
+	route {
+		intercept {
+			@upgrade status 101
+			handle_response @upgrade {
+				respond "should-not-run"
+			}
+		}
+		reverse_proxy %s
+	}
+}
+`, backend.addr), "caddyfile")
+
+	client := newUpgradedStreamClientWithHeaders(t, nil)
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	if err := client.echo("intercept-upgrade\n"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("upgraded stream echo through intercept failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func newUpgradedStreamClientWithHeaders(t *testing.T, extraHeaders map[string]string) *upgradedStreamClient {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", "127.0.0.1:9080", 5*time.Second)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("dialing caddy: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	requestLines := []string{
+		"GET /upgrade HTTP/1.1",
+		"Host: localhost:9080",
+		"Connection: Upgrade",
+		"Upgrade: stress-stream",
+	}
+	for k, v := range extraHeaders {
+		requestLines = append(requestLines, k+": "+v)
+	}
+	requestLines = append(requestLines, "", "")
+
+	if _, err := io.WriteString(conn, strings.Join(requestLines, "\r\n")); err != nil {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("writing upgrade request: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(conn)
+	tproto := textproto.NewReader(reader)
+	statusLine, err := tproto.ReadLine()
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("reading upgrade status line: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(statusLine, "101") {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected upgrade status: %s", statusLine)
+	}
+
+	headers, err := tproto.ReadMIMEHeader()
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("reading upgrade headers: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.EqualFold(headers.Get("Connection"), "Upgrade") {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected upgrade response headers: %v", headers)
+	}
+
+	return &upgradedStreamClient{conn: conn, reader: reader}
+}
diff --git a/caddytest/integration/stream_reload_stress_test.go b/caddytest/integration/stream_reload_stress_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ae6e9fa087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/caddytest/integration/stream_reload_stress_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,504 @@
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/textproto"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"runtime/pprof"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/caddytest"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultStressStreamCount = 1
+	defaultStressReloadCount = 1
+	defaultStressCloseDelay  = 500 * time.Millisecond
+)
+
+func TestReverseProxyReloadStressUpgradedStreamsHeapProfiles(t *testing.T) {
+	tester := caddytest.NewTester(t).WithDefaultOverrides(caddytest.Config{
+		LoadRequestTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
+		TestRequestTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
+	})
+
+	backend := newUpgradeEchoBackend(t)
+	defer backend.Close()
+
+	// Three scenarios, each sequential so they don't share Caddy state:
+	//
+	//   legacy       – no delay, close on reload immediately (old default)
+	//   close_delay  – stream_close_delay, the old "keep-alive workaround"
+	//   detached     – stream_detached, the new explicit detached flag
+	//
+	// Reloads are spread across time and interleaved with echo-checks so
+	// stream health is exercised at each reload boundary, not only at the end.
+	legacy := runReloadStress(t, tester, backend.addr, "legacy", false, 0)
+	closeDelay := runReloadStress(t, tester, backend.addr, "close_delay", false, stressCloseDelay(t))
+	detached := runReloadStress(t, tester, backend.addr, "detached", true, 0)
+
+	if legacy.aliveAfterReloads != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("legacy mode left %d upgraded streams alive after reloads", legacy.aliveAfterReloads)
+	}
+	if closeDelay.aliveBeforeDelayExpiry == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("close_delay mode: all streams closed before delay expired (expected them alive)")
+	}
+	if closeDelay.aliveAfterReloads != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("close_delay mode left %d upgraded streams alive after delay expiry", closeDelay.aliveAfterReloads)
+	}
+	if detached.aliveAfterReloads != detached.streamCount {
+		t.Fatalf("detached mode kept %d/%d upgraded streams alive after reloads", detached.aliveAfterReloads, detached.streamCount)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("legacy      heap: before=%s mid=%s after=%s delta(before→after)=%s objects(before=%d after=%d) handler_frames(before=%d after=%d)",
+		formatBytes(legacy.beforeReload.HeapInuse),
+		formatBytes(legacy.midReload.HeapInuse),
+		formatBytes(legacy.afterReload.HeapInuse),
+		formatBytesDiff(legacy.beforeReload.HeapInuse, legacy.afterReload.HeapInuse),
+		legacy.beforeReload.HeapObjects, legacy.afterReload.HeapObjects,
+		legacy.beforeReload.handlerFrames, legacy.afterReload.handlerFrames,
+	)
+	t.Logf("close_delay heap: before=%s mid=%s after=%s delta(before→after)=%s objects(before=%d after=%d) handler_frames(before=%d after=%d)",
+		formatBytes(closeDelay.beforeReload.HeapInuse),
+		formatBytes(closeDelay.midReload.HeapInuse),
+		formatBytes(closeDelay.afterReload.HeapInuse),
+		formatBytesDiff(closeDelay.beforeReload.HeapInuse, closeDelay.afterReload.HeapInuse),
+		closeDelay.beforeReload.HeapObjects, closeDelay.afterReload.HeapObjects,
+		closeDelay.beforeReload.handlerFrames, closeDelay.afterReload.handlerFrames,
+	)
+	t.Logf("detached    heap: before=%s mid=%s after=%s delta(before→after)=%s objects(before=%d after=%d) handler_frames(before=%d after=%d)",
+		formatBytes(detached.beforeReload.HeapInuse),
+		formatBytes(detached.midReload.HeapInuse),
+		formatBytes(detached.afterReload.HeapInuse),
+		formatBytesDiff(detached.beforeReload.HeapInuse, detached.afterReload.HeapInuse),
+		detached.beforeReload.HeapObjects, detached.afterReload.HeapObjects,
+		detached.beforeReload.handlerFrames, detached.afterReload.handlerFrames,
+	)
+}
+
+type stressRunResult struct {
+	streamCount            int
+	aliveAfterReloads      int
+	aliveBeforeDelayExpiry int // only meaningful for close_delay mode
+	beforeReload           heapSnapshot
+	midReload              heapSnapshot // after all reloads, before delay expiry clean-up
+	afterReload            heapSnapshot // after all streams have been fully cleaned up
+}
+
+type heapSnapshot struct {
+	HeapInuse     uint64
+	HeapObjects   uint64
+	handlerFrames int
+	profileBytes  int
+}
+
+// runReloadStress opens streamCount upgraded streams, then performs reloadCount
+// config reloads spread over time. An echo check is performed every 6 reloads so
+// stream health is exercised at each reload boundary rather than only at the end.
+// closeDelay mirrors the stream_close_delay config option; pass 0 to disable.
+func runReloadStress(t *testing.T, tester *caddytest.Tester, backendAddr, mode string, detach bool, closeDelay time.Duration) stressRunResult {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	const echoEvery = 6 // perform an echo check every N reloads
+
+	streamCount := envIntOrDefault(t, "CADDY_STRESS_STREAM_COUNT", defaultStressStreamCount)
+	reloadCount := envIntOrDefault(t, "CADDY_STRESS_RELOAD_COUNT", defaultStressReloadCount)
+
+	tester.InitServer(reloadStressConfig(backendAddr, detach, closeDelay, 0), "caddyfile")
+
+	clients := make([]*upgradedStreamClient, 0, streamCount)
+	for i := 0; i < streamCount; i++ {
+		client := newUpgradedStreamClient(t)
+		clients = append(clients, client)
+		if err := client.echo(fmt.Sprintf("%s-warmup-%02d\n", mode, i)); err != nil {
+			closeClients(clients)
+			t.Fatalf("warmup echo failed in %s mode: %v", mode, err)
+		}
+	}
+	defer closeClients(clients)
+
+	before := captureHeapSnapshot(t)
+
+	// Reloads are spread across time; between batches of echoEvery reloads we
+	// pause briefly and measure stream health so the snapshot reflects real-world
+	// reload cadence rather than a tight loop.
+	for i := 1; i <= reloadCount; i++ {
+		loadCaddyfileConfig(t, reloadStressConfig(backendAddr, detach, closeDelay, i))
+
+		// Small pause after each reload to let connection teardown propagate.
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		if i%echoEvery == 0 {
+			alive := countAliveStreams(clients)
+			t.Logf("%s mode: %d/%d streams alive after reload %d", mode, alive, streamCount, i)
+
+			// In detached mode, every stream must survive every reload (upstream unchanged).
+			if detach {
+				for j, client := range clients {
+					if err := client.echo(fmt.Sprintf("%s-mid-%02d-%02d\n", mode, i, j)); err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("detached mode stream %d died at reload %d: %v", j, i, err)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// mid snapshot: after all reloads but before any close_delay timer has fired
+	// (the delay is long enough to still be running at this point).
+	mid := captureHeapSnapshot(t)
+
+	// For legacy mode: the reloads close streams immediately; wait for that to complete.
+	// For close_delay mode: streams are still alive here; wait for the delay to fire.
+	// For detached mode: streams survive indefinitely; no wait needed.
+	var aliveBeforeDelayExpiry int
+	aliveAfterReloads := countAliveStreams(clients)
+	switch {
+	case detach:
+		// nothing to wait for
+	case closeDelay > 0:
+		// streams should still be alive at this point (delay hasn't expired)
+		aliveBeforeDelayExpiry = aliveAfterReloads
+		t.Logf("%s mode: %d/%d streams alive before close_delay expires; waiting %v for cleanup",
+			mode, aliveBeforeDelayExpiry, streamCount, closeDelay)
+		time.Sleep(closeDelay + 200*time.Millisecond)
+		aliveAfterReloads = countAliveStreams(clients)
+	default:
+		deadline := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
+		for aliveAfterReloads > 0 && time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+			time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+			aliveAfterReloads = countAliveStreams(clients)
+		}
+	}
+
+	after := captureHeapSnapshot(t)
+	t.Logf("%s mode heap profile size: before=%dB mid=%dB after=%dB objects(before=%d mid=%d after=%d)",
+		mode,
+		before.profileBytes, mid.profileBytes, after.profileBytes,
+		before.HeapObjects, mid.HeapObjects, after.HeapObjects,
+	)
+
+	return stressRunResult{
+		streamCount:            streamCount,
+		aliveAfterReloads:      aliveAfterReloads,
+		aliveBeforeDelayExpiry: aliveBeforeDelayExpiry,
+		beforeReload:           before,
+		midReload:              mid,
+		afterReload:            after,
+	}
+}
+
+func envIntOrDefault(t *testing.T, key string, def int) int {
+	t.Helper()
+	raw := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(key))
+	if raw == "" {
+		return def
+	}
+	v, err := strconv.Atoi(raw)
+	if err != nil || v <= 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid %s=%q: must be a positive integer", key, raw)
+	}
+	return v
+}
+
+func stressCloseDelay(t *testing.T) time.Duration {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	const key = "CADDY_STRESS_CLOSE_DELAY"
+	raw := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(key))
+	if raw == "" {
+		return defaultStressCloseDelay
+	}
+	v, err := time.ParseDuration(raw)
+	if err != nil || v <= 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid %s=%q: must be a positive duration", key, raw)
+	}
+	return v
+}
+
+func loadCaddyfileConfig(t *testing.T, rawConfig string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://localhost:2999/load", strings.NewReader(rawConfig))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("creating load request: %v", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "text/caddyfile")
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loading config: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("reading load response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("loading config failed: status=%d body=%s", resp.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+}
+
+func reloadStressConfig(backendAddr string, detach bool, closeDelay time.Duration, revision int) string {
+	var directives string
+	if detach {
+		directives += "\n\t\tstream_detached"
+	}
+	if closeDelay > 0 {
+		directives += fmt.Sprintf("\n\t\tstream_close_delay %s", closeDelay)
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+{
+	admin localhost:2999
+	http_port 9080
+	https_port 9443
+	grace_period 1ns
+	skip_install_trust
+}
+
+localhost:9080 {
+	reverse_proxy %s {
+		header_up X-Reload-Revision %d%s
+	}
+}
+`, backendAddr, revision, directives)
+}
+
+func captureHeapSnapshot(t *testing.T) heapSnapshot {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	runtime.GC()
+	debug.FreeOSMemory()
+
+	var mem runtime.MemStats
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&mem)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := pprof.Lookup("heap").WriteTo(&buf, 1); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("capturing heap profile: %v", err)
+	}
+	profile := buf.String()
+
+	return heapSnapshot{
+		HeapInuse:     mem.HeapInuse,
+		HeapObjects:   mem.HeapObjects,
+		handlerFrames: strings.Count(profile, "modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy.(*Handler)"),
+		profileBytes:  buf.Len(),
+	}
+}
+
+func countAliveStreams(clients []*upgradedStreamClient) int {
+	alive := 0
+	for index, client := range clients {
+		if err := client.echo(fmt.Sprintf("alive-check-%02d\n", index)); err == nil {
+			alive++
+		}
+	}
+	return alive
+}
+
+func closeClients(clients []*upgradedStreamClient) {
+	for _, client := range clients {
+		if client != nil {
+			_ = client.Close()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func formatBytes(value uint64) string {
+	const unit = 1024
+	if value < unit {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d B", value)
+	}
+	div, exp := uint64(unit), 0
+	for n := value / unit; n >= unit; n /= unit {
+		div *= unit
+		exp++
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f %ciB", float64(value)/float64(div), "KMGTPE"[exp])
+}
+
+func formatBytesDiff(before, after uint64) string {
+	if after >= before {
+		return "+" + formatBytes(after-before)
+	}
+	return "-" + formatBytes(before-after)
+}
+
+type upgradedStreamClient struct {
+	conn   net.Conn
+	reader *bufio.Reader
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func newUpgradedStreamClient(t *testing.T) *upgradedStreamClient {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", "127.0.0.1:9080", 5*time.Second)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("dialing caddy: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	request := strings.Join([]string{
+		"GET /upgrade HTTP/1.1",
+		"Host: localhost:9080",
+		"Connection: Upgrade",
+		"Upgrade: stress-stream",
+		"",
+		"",
+	}, "\r\n")
+	if _, err := io.WriteString(conn, request); err != nil {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("writing upgrade request: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(conn)
+	tproto := textproto.NewReader(reader)
+	statusLine, err := tproto.ReadLine()
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("reading upgrade status line: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(statusLine, "101") {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected upgrade status: %s", statusLine)
+	}
+
+	headers, err := tproto.ReadMIMEHeader()
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("reading upgrade headers: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.EqualFold(headers.Get("Connection"), "Upgrade") {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected upgrade response headers: %v", headers)
+	}
+
+	return &upgradedStreamClient{conn: conn, reader: reader}
+}
+
+func (c *upgradedStreamClient) echo(payload string) error {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second)
+	if err := c.conn.SetWriteDeadline(deadline); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := io.WriteString(c.conn, payload); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := c.conn.SetReadDeadline(deadline); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, len(payload))
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(c.reader, buf); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if string(buf) != payload {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected echoed payload: got %q want %q", string(buf), payload)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *upgradedStreamClient) Close() error {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	return c.conn.Close()
+}
+
+type upgradeEchoBackend struct {
+	addr   string
+	ln     net.Listener
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+	conns  map[net.Conn]struct{}
+	server *http.Server
+}
+
+func newUpgradeEchoBackend(t *testing.T) *upgradeEchoBackend {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	backend := &upgradeEchoBackend{conns: make(map[net.Conn]struct{})}
+	backend.server = &http.Server{
+		Handler: http.HandlerFunc(backend.serveHTTP),
+	}
+
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("listening for backend: %v", err)
+	}
+	backend.ln = ln
+	backend.addr = ln.Addr().String()
+
+	go func() {
+		_ = backend.server.Serve(ln)
+	}()
+
+	return backend
+}
+
+func (b *upgradeEchoBackend) serveHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !strings.EqualFold(r.Header.Get("Connection"), "Upgrade") || !strings.EqualFold(r.Header.Get("Upgrade"), "stress-stream") {
+		http.Error(w, "upgrade required", http.StatusUpgradeRequired)
+		return
+	}
+
+	hijacker, ok := w.(http.Hijacker)
+	if !ok {
+		http.Error(w, "hijacking not supported", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	conn, rw, err := hijacker.Hijack()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	b.trackConn(conn)
+	_, _ = rw.WriteString("HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols\r\nConnection: Upgrade\r\nUpgrade: stress-stream\r\n\r\n")
+	_ = rw.Flush()
+
+	go func() {
+		defer b.untrackConn(conn)
+		defer conn.Close()
+		_, _ = io.Copy(conn, conn)
+	}()
+}
+
+func (b *upgradeEchoBackend) trackConn(conn net.Conn) {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	b.conns[conn] = struct{}{}
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (b *upgradeEchoBackend) untrackConn(conn net.Conn) {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	delete(b.conns, conn)
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (b *upgradeEchoBackend) Close() {
+	_ = b.server.Close()
+	_ = b.ln.Close()
+
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+	for conn := range b.conns {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+	}
+	clear(b.conns)
+}
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/responsewriter.go b/modules/caddyhttp/responsewriter.go
index 904c30c0352..d710160bd54 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/responsewriter.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/responsewriter.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2"
 )
 
 // ResponseWriterWrapper wraps an underlying ResponseWriter and
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ type responseRecorder struct {
 	size         int
 	wroteHeader  bool
 	stream       bool
+	hijacked     bool
+	detached     bool
 
 	readSize *int
 }
@@ -144,7 +148,8 @@ func NewResponseRecorder(w http.ResponseWriter, buf *bytes.Buffer, shouldBuffer
 
 // WriteHeader writes the headers with statusCode to the wrapped
 // ResponseWriter unless the response is to be buffered instead.
-// 1xx responses are never buffered.
+// 1xx responses are never buffered, except 101 which is treated
+// as a final upgrade response.
 func (rr *responseRecorder) WriteHeader(statusCode int) {
 	if rr.wroteHeader {
 		return
@@ -161,12 +166,12 @@ func (rr *responseRecorder) WriteHeader(statusCode int) {
 		rr.stream = !rr.shouldBuffer(rr.statusCode, rr.ResponseWriterWrapper.Header())
 	}
 
-	// 1xx responses aren't final; just informational
-	if statusCode < 100 || statusCode > 199 {
+	// 1xx responses except 101 aren't final; just informational
+	if statusCode < 100 || statusCode > 199 || statusCode == http.StatusSwitchingProtocols {
 		rr.wroteHeader = true
 	}
 
-	// if informational or not buffered, immediately write header
+	// if 1xx or not buffered, immediately write header
 	if rr.stream || (100 <= statusCode && statusCode <= 199) {
 		rr.ResponseWriterWrapper.WriteHeader(statusCode)
 	}
@@ -222,7 +227,18 @@ func (rr *responseRecorder) Buffered() bool {
 	return !rr.stream
 }
 
+func (rr *responseRecorder) DetachAfterHijack(detached bool) bool {
+	if rr.hijacked {
+		return false
+	}
+	rr.detached = detached
+	return true
+}
+
 func (rr *responseRecorder) WriteResponse() error {
+	if rr.hijacked {
+		return nil
+	}
 	if rr.statusCode == 0 {
 		// could happen if no handlers actually wrote anything,
 		// and this prevents a panic; status must be > 0
@@ -253,11 +269,25 @@ func (rr *responseRecorder) setReadSize(size *int) {
 }
 
 func (rr *responseRecorder) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
+	if !rr.wroteHeader {
+		// hijacking without writing status code first works as long as
+		// subsequent writes follows http1.1 wire format, but it will
+		// show up with a status code of 0 in the access log and bytes
+		// written will include response headers. Response headers won't
+		// be present in the log if not set on the response writer.
+		caddy.Log().Warn("hijacking without writing status code first")
+	}
 	//nolint:bodyclose
 	conn, brw, err := http.NewResponseController(rr.ResponseWriterWrapper).Hijack()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
+	rr.hijacked = true
+	rr.stream = true
+	rr.wroteHeader = true
+	if rr.detached {
+		return conn, brw, nil
+	}
 	// Per http documentation, returned bufio.Writer is empty, but bufio.Read maybe not
 	conn = &hijackedConn{conn, rr}
 	brw.Writer.Reset(conn)
@@ -311,6 +341,29 @@ func (hc *hijackedConn) ReadFrom(r io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 	return n, err
 }
 
+// DetachResponseWriterAfterHijack detaches w or one of its wrapped
+// response writers when it's hijacked. Returns true if not already
+// hijacked. When detached, bytes read or written stats will not be
+// recorded for the hijacked connection, and it's safe to use the
+// connection after http middleware returns.
+func DetachResponseWriterAfterHijack(w http.ResponseWriter, detached bool) bool {
+	for w != nil {
+		if detacher, ok := w.(interface{ DetachAfterHijack(bool) bool }); ok {
+			return detacher.DetachAfterHijack(detached)
+		}
+		unwrapper, ok := w.(interface{ Unwrap() http.ResponseWriter })
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+		next := unwrapper.Unwrap()
+		if next == w {
+			return false
+		}
+		w = next
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // ResponseRecorder is a http.ResponseWriter that records
 // responses instead of writing them to the client. See
 // docs for NewResponseRecorder for proper usage.
@@ -319,6 +372,7 @@ type ResponseRecorder interface {
 	Status() int
 	Buffer() *bytes.Buffer
 	Buffered() bool
+	DetachAfterHijack(bool) bool
 	Size() int
 	WriteResponse() error
 }
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/responsewriter_test.go b/modules/caddyhttp/responsewriter_test.go
index c08ad26a472..4111164815e 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/responsewriter_test.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/responsewriter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package caddyhttp
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type responseWriterSpy interface {
@@ -44,6 +47,50 @@ func (rf *readFromRespWriter) ReadFrom(r io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 
 func (rf *readFromRespWriter) CalledReadFrom() bool { return rf.called }
 
+type hijackRespWriter struct {
+	baseRespWriter
+	header http.Header
+	status int
+	conn   net.Conn
+}
+
+func newHijackRespWriter() *hijackRespWriter {
+	return &hijackRespWriter{
+		header: make(http.Header),
+		conn:   stubConn{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (hrw *hijackRespWriter) Header() http.Header {
+	return hrw.header
+}
+
+func (hrw *hijackRespWriter) WriteHeader(statusCode int) {
+	hrw.status = statusCode
+}
+
+func (hrw *hijackRespWriter) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
+	br := bufio.NewReader(hrw.conn)
+	bw := bufio.NewWriter(hrw.conn)
+	return hrw.conn, bufio.NewReadWriter(br, bw), nil
+}
+
+type stubConn struct{}
+
+func (stubConn) Read(_ []byte) (int, error)       { return 0, io.EOF }
+func (stubConn) Write(p []byte) (int, error)      { return len(p), nil }
+func (stubConn) Close() error                     { return nil }
+func (stubConn) LocalAddr() net.Addr              { return stubAddr("local") }
+func (stubConn) RemoteAddr() net.Addr             { return stubAddr("remote") }
+func (stubConn) SetDeadline(time.Time) error      { return nil }
+func (stubConn) SetReadDeadline(time.Time) error  { return nil }
+func (stubConn) SetWriteDeadline(time.Time) error { return nil }
+
+type stubAddr string
+
+func (a stubAddr) Network() string { return "tcp" }
+func (a stubAddr) String() string  { return string(a) }
+
 func TestResponseWriterWrapperReadFrom(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := map[string]struct {
 		responseWriter responseWriterSpy
@@ -169,3 +216,49 @@ func TestResponseRecorderReadFrom(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestResponseRecorderSwitchingProtocolsIsHijackAware(t *testing.T) {
+	w := newHijackRespWriter()
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	rr := NewResponseRecorder(w, &buf, func(status int, header http.Header) bool {
+		return true
+	})
+	rr.WriteHeader(http.StatusSwitchingProtocols)
+
+	if rr.Status() != http.StatusSwitchingProtocols {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d", rr.Status(), http.StatusSwitchingProtocols)
+	}
+	if w.status != http.StatusSwitchingProtocols {
+		t.Fatalf("underlying status = %d, want %d", w.status, http.StatusSwitchingProtocols)
+	}
+
+	hj, ok := rr.(http.Hijacker)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("response recorder does not implement http.Hijacker")
+	}
+	conn, _, err := hj.Hijack()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Hijack() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	if rr.Buffered() {
+		t.Fatal("hijacked response should not remain buffered")
+	}
+	if rr.DetachAfterHijack(true) {
+		t.Fatal("response recorder should report hijacked state by returning false")
+	}
+	if DetachResponseWriterAfterHijack(rr, true) {
+		t.Fatal("DetachResponseWriterAfterHijack() should report false after hijack")
+	}
+	if err := rr.WriteResponse(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteResponse() after hijack returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if rr.Size() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("size = %d, want 0 after hijack handshake", rr.Size())
+	}
+	if got := w.Written(); got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected buffered body write after hijack: %q", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/caddyfile.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/caddyfile.go
index 8716babe336..56eb3fd112d 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/caddyfile.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/caddyfile.go
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ func parseCaddyfile(h httpcaddyfile.Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error)
 //	    stream_buffer_size <size>
 //	    stream_timeout     <duration>
 //	    stream_close_delay <duration>
+//	    stream_detached
+//	    stream_logs {
+//	        level <debug|info|warn|error>
+//	        logger_name <name|access>
+//	        skip_handshake
+//	    }
 //	    verbose_logs
 //
 //	    # request manipulation
@@ -703,6 +709,49 @@ func (h *Handler) UnmarshalCaddyfile(d *caddyfile.Dispenser) error {
 				h.StreamCloseDelay = caddy.Duration(dur)
 			}
 
+		case "stream_detached":
+			if d.NextArg() {
+				return d.ArgErr()
+			}
+			h.StreamDetached = true
+
+		case "stream_logs":
+			if d.NextArg() {
+				return d.ArgErr()
+			}
+			if h.StreamLogs == nil {
+				h.StreamLogs = new(StreamLogs)
+			}
+
+			nesting := d.Nesting()
+			for d.NextBlock(nesting) {
+				switch d.Val() {
+				case "level":
+					if !d.NextArg() {
+						return d.ArgErr()
+					}
+					h.StreamLogs.Level = d.Val()
+					if d.NextArg() {
+						return d.ArgErr()
+					}
+				case "logger_name":
+					if !d.NextArg() {
+						return d.ArgErr()
+					}
+					h.StreamLogs.LoggerName = d.Val()
+					if d.NextArg() {
+						return d.ArgErr()
+					}
+				case "skip_handshake":
+					if d.NextArg() {
+						return d.ArgErr()
+					}
+					h.StreamLogs.SkipHandshake = true
+				default:
+					return d.Errf("unrecognized stream_logs option: %s", d.Val())
+				}
+			}
+
 		case "trusted_proxies":
 			for d.NextArg() {
 				if d.Val() == "private_ranges" {
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/copyresponse.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/copyresponse.go
index c1c9de92ba8..ec1720d31b4 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/copyresponse.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/copyresponse.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (h CopyResponseHandler) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request
 	hrc.isFinalized = true
 
 	// write the response
-	return hrc.handler.finalizeResponse(rw, req, hrc.response, repl, hrc.start, hrc.logger)
+	return hrc.handler.finalizeResponse(rw, req, hrc.response, repl, hrc.start, hrc.logger, hrc.upstreamAddr)
 }
 
 // CopyResponseHeadersHandler is a special HTTP handler which may
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/extended_connect_test.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/extended_connect_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5cb27d807e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/extended_connect_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+package reverseproxy
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/modules/caddyhttp"
+)
+
+type extendedConnectCapture struct {
+	method              string
+	headers             http.Header
+	body                []byte
+	extendedBodyPresent bool
+	extendedConnectBody []byte
+}
+
+type extendedConnectCaptureTransport struct {
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+	capture extendedConnectCapture
+}
+
+func (tr *extendedConnectCaptureTransport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	c := extendedConnectCapture{
+		method:  req.Method,
+		headers: req.Header.Clone(),
+		body:    body,
+	}
+	if rc, ok := caddyhttp.GetVar(req.Context(), "extended_connect_websocket_body").(io.ReadCloser); ok {
+		c.extendedBodyPresent = true
+		c.extendedConnectBody, err = io.ReadAll(rc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		_ = rc.Close()
+	}
+
+	tr.mu.Lock()
+	tr.capture = c
+	tr.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return &http.Response{
+		StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+		Header:     make(http.Header),
+		Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("ok")),
+		Request:    req,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (tr *extendedConnectCaptureTransport) Snapshot() extendedConnectCapture {
+	tr.mu.Lock()
+	defer tr.mu.Unlock()
+	return tr.capture
+}
+
+func TestServeHTTPRewritesExtendedConnectWebsocketRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		protoMajor int
+		proto      string
+		headers    map[string]string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "h2 extended connect",
+			protoMajor: 2,
+			proto:      "HTTP/2.0",
+			headers: map[string]string{
+				":protocol": "websocket",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "h3 extended connect",
+			protoMajor: 3,
+			proto:      "websocket",
+			headers:    map[string]string{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			const payload = "extended-connect-body"
+
+			transport := new(extendedConnectCaptureTransport)
+			h := &Handler{
+				logger:    zap.NewNop(),
+				Transport: transport,
+				Upstreams: UpstreamPool{
+					&Upstream{Host: new(Host), Dial: "127.0.0.1:8443"},
+				},
+				LoadBalancing: &LoadBalancing{
+					SelectionPolicy: &RoundRobinSelection{},
+				},
+			}
+
+			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodConnect, "http://example.test/upgrade", strings.NewReader(payload))
+			req.ProtoMajor = tc.protoMajor
+			req.Proto = tc.proto
+			for key, value := range tc.headers {
+				req.Header.Set(key, value)
+			}
+			req = prepareTestRequest(req)
+
+			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			err := h.ServeHTTP(rr, req, caddyhttp.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+				return nil
+			}))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("ServeHTTP() error = %v", err)
+			}
+
+			captured := transport.Snapshot()
+			if captured.method != http.MethodGet {
+				t.Fatalf("upstream method = %s, want %s", captured.method, http.MethodGet)
+			}
+			if got := captured.headers.Get("Upgrade"); !strings.EqualFold(got, "websocket") {
+				t.Fatalf("Upgrade header = %q, want websocket", got)
+			}
+			if got := captured.headers.Get("Connection"); !strings.EqualFold(got, "Upgrade") {
+				t.Fatalf("Connection header = %q, want Upgrade", got)
+			}
+			if got := captured.headers.Get(":protocol"); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf(":protocol header should be removed, got %q", got)
+			}
+			if len(captured.body) != 0 {
+				t.Fatalf("upstream request body length = %d, want 0", len(captured.body))
+			}
+			if !captured.extendedBodyPresent {
+				t.Fatal("extended_connect_websocket_body variable missing from request context")
+			}
+			if string(captured.extendedConnectBody) != payload {
+				t.Fatalf("extended_connect_websocket_body = %q, want %q", string(captured.extendedConnectBody), payload)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/metrics.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/metrics.go
index 2488427304e..4b26d86419c 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/metrics.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/metrics.go
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ import (
 var reverseProxyMetrics = struct {
 	once             sync.Once
 	upstreamsHealthy *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	streamsActive    *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	streamsTotal     *prometheus.CounterVec
+	streamDuration   *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	streamBytes      *prometheus.CounterVec
 	logger           *zap.Logger
 }{}
 
@@ -23,6 +27,8 @@ func initReverseProxyMetrics(handler *Handler, registry *prometheus.Registry) {
 	const ns, sub = "caddy", "reverse_proxy"
 
 	upstreamsLabels := []string{"upstream"}
+	streamResultLabels := []string{"upstream", "result"}
+	streamBytesLabels := []string{"upstream", "direction"}
 	reverseProxyMetrics.once.Do(func() {
 		reverseProxyMetrics.upstreamsHealthy = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: ns,
@@ -30,6 +36,31 @@ func initReverseProxyMetrics(handler *Handler, registry *prometheus.Registry) {
 			Name:      "upstreams_healthy",
 			Help:      "Health status of reverse proxy upstreams.",
 		}, upstreamsLabels)
+		reverseProxyMetrics.streamsActive = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: ns,
+			Subsystem: sub,
+			Name:      "streams_active",
+			Help:      "Number of currently active upgraded reverse proxy streams.",
+		}, upstreamsLabels)
+		reverseProxyMetrics.streamsTotal = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: ns,
+			Subsystem: sub,
+			Name:      "streams_total",
+			Help:      "Total number of upgraded reverse proxy streams by close result.",
+		}, streamResultLabels)
+		reverseProxyMetrics.streamDuration = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+			Namespace: ns,
+			Subsystem: sub,
+			Name:      "stream_duration_seconds",
+			Help:      "Duration of upgraded reverse proxy streams by close result.",
+			Buckets:   prometheus.DefBuckets,
+		}, streamResultLabels)
+		reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: ns,
+			Subsystem: sub,
+			Name:      "stream_bytes_total",
+			Help:      "Total bytes proxied across upgraded reverse proxy streams.",
+		}, streamBytesLabels)
 	})
 
 	// duplicate registration could happen if multiple sites with reverse proxy are configured; so ignore the error because
@@ -42,10 +73,58 @@ func initReverseProxyMetrics(handler *Handler, registry *prometheus.Registry) {
 		}) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	if err := registry.Register(reverseProxyMetrics.streamsActive); err != nil &&
+		!errors.Is(err, prometheus.AlreadyRegisteredError{
+			ExistingCollector: reverseProxyMetrics.streamsActive,
+			NewCollector:      reverseProxyMetrics.streamsActive,
+		}) {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if err := registry.Register(reverseProxyMetrics.streamsTotal); err != nil &&
+		!errors.Is(err, prometheus.AlreadyRegisteredError{
+			ExistingCollector: reverseProxyMetrics.streamsTotal,
+			NewCollector:      reverseProxyMetrics.streamsTotal,
+		}) {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if err := registry.Register(reverseProxyMetrics.streamDuration); err != nil &&
+		!errors.Is(err, prometheus.AlreadyRegisteredError{
+			ExistingCollector: reverseProxyMetrics.streamDuration,
+			NewCollector:      reverseProxyMetrics.streamDuration,
+		}) {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if err := registry.Register(reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes); err != nil &&
+		!errors.Is(err, prometheus.AlreadyRegisteredError{
+			ExistingCollector: reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes,
+			NewCollector:      reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes,
+		}) {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 
 	reverseProxyMetrics.logger = handler.logger.Named("reverse_proxy.metrics")
 }
 
+func trackActiveStream(upstream string) func(result string, duration time.Duration, toBackend, fromBackend int64) {
+	labels := prometheus.Labels{"upstream": upstream}
+	reverseProxyMetrics.streamsActive.With(labels).Inc()
+
+	var once sync.Once
+	return func(result string, duration time.Duration, toBackend, fromBackend int64) {
+		once.Do(func() {
+			reverseProxyMetrics.streamsActive.With(labels).Dec()
+			reverseProxyMetrics.streamsTotal.WithLabelValues(upstream, result).Inc()
+			reverseProxyMetrics.streamDuration.WithLabelValues(upstream, result).Observe(duration.Seconds())
+			if toBackend > 0 {
+				reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes.WithLabelValues(upstream, "to_upstream").Add(float64(toBackend))
+			}
+			if fromBackend > 0 {
+				reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes.WithLabelValues(upstream, "from_upstream").Add(float64(fromBackend))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 type metricsUpstreamsHealthyUpdater struct {
 	handler *Handler
 }
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/metrics_test.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/metrics_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..edbe9ca8d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/metrics_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package reverseproxy
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/testutil"
+)
+
+func TestTrackActiveStreamRecordsLifecycleAndBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	const upstream = "127.0.0.1:7443"
+
+	// Use fresh metric vectors for deterministic assertions in this unit test.
+	reverseProxyMetrics.streamsActive = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{}, []string{"upstream"})
+	reverseProxyMetrics.streamsTotal = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{}, []string{"upstream", "result"})
+	reverseProxyMetrics.streamDuration = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{}, []string{"upstream", "result"})
+	reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{}, []string{"upstream", "direction"})
+
+	finish := trackActiveStream(upstream)
+
+	if got := testutil.ToFloat64(reverseProxyMetrics.streamsActive.WithLabelValues(upstream)); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("active streams = %v, want 1", got)
+	}
+
+	finish("closed", 150*time.Millisecond, 1234, 4321)
+
+	if got := testutil.ToFloat64(reverseProxyMetrics.streamsActive.WithLabelValues(upstream)); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("active streams = %v, want 0", got)
+	}
+	if got := testutil.ToFloat64(reverseProxyMetrics.streamsTotal.WithLabelValues(upstream, "closed")); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("streams_total closed = %v, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := testutil.ToFloat64(reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes.WithLabelValues(upstream, "to_upstream")); got != 1234 {
+		t.Fatalf("bytes to_upstream = %v, want 1234", got)
+	}
+	if got := testutil.ToFloat64(reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes.WithLabelValues(upstream, "from_upstream")); got != 4321 {
+		t.Fatalf("bytes from_upstream = %v, want 4321", got)
+	}
+
+	// A second finish call should be ignored by the once guard.
+	finish("error", 1*time.Second, 111, 222)
+	if got := testutil.ToFloat64(reverseProxyMetrics.streamsTotal.WithLabelValues(upstream, "error")); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("streams_total error = %v, want 0", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTrackActiveStreamDoesNotCountZeroBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	const upstream = "127.0.0.1:9000"
+
+	reverseProxyMetrics.streamsActive = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{}, []string{"upstream"})
+	reverseProxyMetrics.streamsTotal = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{}, []string{"upstream", "result"})
+	reverseProxyMetrics.streamDuration = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{}, []string{"upstream", "result"})
+	reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{}, []string{"upstream", "direction"})
+
+	trackActiveStream(upstream)("timeout", 250*time.Millisecond, 0, 0)
+
+	if got := testutil.ToFloat64(reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes.WithLabelValues(upstream, "to_upstream")); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bytes to_upstream = %v, want 0", got)
+	}
+	if got := testutil.ToFloat64(reverseProxyMetrics.streamBytes.WithLabelValues(upstream, "from_upstream")); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bytes from_upstream = %v, want 0", got)
+	}
+	if got := testutil.ToFloat64(reverseProxyMetrics.streamsTotal.WithLabelValues(upstream, "timeout")); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("streams_total timeout = %v, want 1", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
index 52d2b1ab30f..61f31b7657e 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
@@ -186,6 +186,22 @@ type Handler struct {
 	// by the previous config closing. Default: no delay.
 	StreamCloseDelay caddy.Duration `json:"stream_close_delay,omitempty"`
 
+	// If true, upgraded connections such as WebSockets are detached from
+	// the handler and retained across config reloads when their upstream
+	// still exists in the new config. Connections using upstreams that are
+	// removed are closed during cleanup. By default this is false, preserving
+	// legacy behavior where upgraded connections are closed on reload
+	// (optionally delayed by stream_close_delay).
+	// Only http1.1 websocket connections are affected, websockets for h2/h3
+	// are not affected. If true, bytes transferred for http1.1 in the access
+	// logs will be zero but those stats can be found in the stream logs for
+	// http1/2/3 regardless if this is enabled.
+	StreamDetached bool `json:"stream_detached,omitempty"`
+
+	// Controls logging behavior for upgraded stream lifecycle events.
+	// If omitted, defaults are used (level=DEBUG, logger_name="http.handlers.reverse_proxy.stream").
+	StreamLogs *StreamLogs `json:"stream_logs,omitempty"`
+
 	// If configured, rewrites the copy of the upstream request.
 	// Allows changing the request method and URI (path and query).
 	// Since the rewrite is applied to the copy, it does not persist
@@ -240,14 +256,16 @@ type Handler struct {
 	// Holds the handle_response Caddyfile tokens while adapting
 	handleResponseSegments []*caddyfile.Dispenser
 
-	// Stores upgraded requests (hijacked connections) for proper cleanup
-	connections           map[io.ReadWriteCloser]openConnection
-	connectionsCloseTimer *time.Timer
-	connectionsMu         *sync.Mutex
+	// Tracks hijacked/upgraded connections (WebSocket etc.) so they can be
+	// closed when their upstream is removed from the config.
+	tunnelTracker *tunnelTracker
 
 	ctx    caddy.Context
 	logger *zap.Logger
 	events *caddyevents.App
+
+	streamLogLevel      zapcore.Level
+	streamLogLoggerName string
 }
 
 // CaddyModule returns the Caddy module information.
@@ -267,8 +285,25 @@ func (h *Handler) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 	h.events = eventAppIface.(*caddyevents.App)
 	h.ctx = ctx
 	h.logger = ctx.Logger()
-	h.connections = make(map[io.ReadWriteCloser]openConnection)
-	h.connectionsMu = new(sync.Mutex)
+	h.tunnelTracker = newTunnelTracker(h.logger, time.Duration(h.StreamCloseDelay))
+	h.streamLogLevel = defaultStreamLogLevel
+	h.streamLogLoggerName = defaultStreamLoggerName
+	if h.StreamLogs != nil {
+		if h.StreamLogs.Level != "" {
+			lvl, err := zapcore.ParseLevel(strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(h.StreamLogs.Level)))
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid stream_logs.level %q: %w", h.StreamLogs.Level, err)
+			}
+			h.streamLogLevel = lvl
+		}
+		if name := strings.TrimSpace(h.StreamLogs.LoggerName); name != "" {
+			h.streamLogLoggerName = name
+		}
+	}
+
+	if h.StreamDetached {
+		registerDetachedTunnelTrackers(h.tunnelTracker)
+	}
 
 	// warn about unsafe buffering config
 	if h.RequestBuffers == -1 || h.ResponseBuffers == -1 {
@@ -437,15 +472,85 @@ func (h *Handler) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (h Handler) streamLogsSkipHandshake() bool {
+	return h.StreamLogs != nil && h.StreamLogs.SkipHandshake
+}
+
+func (h Handler) streamLoggerForRequest(req *http.Request) *zap.Logger {
+	name := strings.TrimSpace(h.streamLogLoggerName)
+	if name == "" {
+		name = defaultStreamLoggerName
+	}
+
+	if name == streamLoggerNameUseAccess {
+		logger := caddy.Log().Named(defaultAccessLoggerBase)
+		names := caddyhttp.GetVar(req.Context(), caddyhttp.AccessLoggerNameVarKey)
+		namesSlice, ok := names.([]any)
+		if !ok {
+			return logger
+		}
+		for _, v := range namesSlice {
+			name, ok := v.(string)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			if name == "" {
+				return logger
+			}
+			return logger.Named(name)
+		}
+		return logger
+	}
+
+	return caddy.Log().Named(name)
+}
+
+var (
+	detachedTunnelTrackers   = make(map[*tunnelTracker]struct{})
+	detachedTunnelTrackersMu sync.Mutex
+)
+
+func registerDetachedTunnelTrackers(ts *tunnelTracker) {
+	detachedTunnelTrackersMu.Lock()
+	defer detachedTunnelTrackersMu.Unlock()
+	detachedTunnelTrackers[ts] = struct{}{}
+}
+
+func notifyDetachedTunnelTrackersOfUpstreamRemoval(upstream string, self *tunnelTracker) error {
+	detachedTunnelTrackersMu.Lock()
+	defer detachedTunnelTrackersMu.Unlock()
+
+	var err error
+	for tunnel := range detachedTunnelTrackers {
+		if closeErr := tunnel.closeConnectionsForUpstream(upstream); closeErr != nil && tunnel == self && err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func unregisterDetachedTunnelTrackers(ts *tunnelTracker) {
+	detachedTunnelTrackersMu.Lock()
+	defer detachedTunnelTrackersMu.Unlock()
+	delete(detachedTunnelTrackers, ts)
+}
+
 // Cleanup cleans up the resources made by h.
 func (h *Handler) Cleanup() error {
-	err := h.cleanupConnections()
-
-	// remove hosts from our config from the pool
+	// even if StreamDetached is true, extended connect websockets may still be running
+	err := h.tunnelTracker.cleanupAttachedConnections()
 	for _, upstream := range h.Upstreams {
-		_, _ = hosts.Delete(upstream.String())
+		// hosts.Delete returns deleted=true when the ref count reaches zero,
+		// meaning no other active config references this upstream. In that
+		// case close any tunnels proxying to it; otherwise let them survive
+		// to their natural end since the upstream is still in use.
+		deleted, _ := hosts.Delete(upstream.String())
+		if deleted {
+			if closeErr := notifyDetachedTunnelTrackersOfUpstreamRemoval(upstream.String(), h.tunnelTracker); closeErr != nil && err == nil {
+				err = closeErr
+			}
+		}
 	}
-
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -1127,10 +1232,11 @@ func (h *Handler) reverseProxy(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, origRe
 		// we use the original request here, so that any routes from 'next'
 		// see the original request rather than the proxy cloned request.
 		hrc := &handleResponseContext{
-			handler:  h,
-			response: res,
-			start:    start,
-			logger:   logger,
+			handler:      h,
+			response:     res,
+			start:        start,
+			logger:       logger,
+			upstreamAddr: di.Upstream.String(),
 		}
 		ctx := origReq.Context()
 		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, proxyHandleResponseContextCtxKey, hrc)
@@ -1160,7 +1266,7 @@ func (h *Handler) reverseProxy(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, origRe
 	}
 
 	// copy the response body and headers back to the upstream client
-	return h.finalizeResponse(rw, req, res, repl, start, logger)
+	return h.finalizeResponse(rw, req, res, repl, start, logger, di.Upstream.String())
 }
 
 // finalizeResponse prepares and copies the response.
@@ -1171,12 +1277,11 @@ func (h *Handler) finalizeResponse(
 	repl *caddy.Replacer,
 	start time.Time,
 	logger *zap.Logger,
+	upstreamAddr string,
 ) error {
 	// deal with 101 Switching Protocols responses: (WebSocket, h2c, etc)
 	if res.StatusCode == http.StatusSwitchingProtocols {
-		var wg sync.WaitGroup
-		h.handleUpgradeResponse(logger, &wg, rw, req, res)
-		wg.Wait()
+		h.handleUpgradeResponse(logger, rw, req, res, upstreamAddr)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -1765,6 +1870,22 @@ func (brc bodyReadCloser) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// StreamLogs controls logging for upgraded stream lifecycle events.
+type StreamLogs struct {
+	// The minimum level at which stream lifecycle events are logged.
+	// Supported values are debug, info, warn, and error. Default: debug.
+	Level string `json:"level,omitempty"`
+
+	// Logger name for stream lifecycle logs. Default: "http.handlers.reverse_proxy.stream".
+	// Special value "access" uses the access logger namespace and, if set,
+	// respects the first value in access_logger_names/log_name for the request.
+	LoggerName string `json:"logger_name,omitempty"`
+
+	// If true, suppresses the access log entry normally emitted when an
+	// upgraded stream handshake completes and the request unwinds.
+	SkipHandshake bool `json:"skip_handshake,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // bufPool is used for buffering requests and responses.
 var bufPool = sync.Pool{
 	New: func() any {
@@ -1797,6 +1918,9 @@ type handleResponseContext struct {
 	// i.e. copied and closed, to make sure that it doesn't
 	// happen twice.
 	isFinalized bool
+
+	// upstreamAddr is the selected upstream address for this request.
+	upstreamAddr string
 }
 
 // proxyHandleResponseContextCtxKey is the context key for the active proxy handler
@@ -1807,6 +1931,13 @@ const proxyHandleResponseContextCtxKey caddy.CtxKey = "reverse_proxy_handle_resp
 // errNoUpstream occurs when there are no upstream available.
 var errNoUpstream = fmt.Errorf("no upstreams available")
 
+const (
+	defaultStreamLogLevel     = zapcore.DebugLevel
+	defaultStreamLoggerName   = "http.handlers.reverse_proxy.stream"
+	streamLoggerNameUseAccess = "access"
+	defaultAccessLoggerBase   = "http.log.access"
+)
+
 // Interface guards
 var (
 	_ caddy.Provisioner           = (*Handler)(nil)
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/streaming.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/streaming.go
index e454ee65547..a50e615e423 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/streaming.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/streaming.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	weakrand "math/rand/v2"
 	"mime"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -35,15 +36,16 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http/httpguts"
 
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2"
 	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/modules/caddyhttp"
 )
 
-type h2ReadWriteCloser struct {
+type extendedConnectReadWriteCloser struct {
 	io.ReadCloser
 	http.ResponseWriter
 }
 
-func (rwc h2ReadWriteCloser) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (rwc extendedConnectReadWriteCloser) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	n, err = rwc.ResponseWriter.Write(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ func (rwc h2ReadWriteCloser) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return n, nil
 }
 
-func (h *Handler) handleUpgradeResponse(logger *zap.Logger, wg *sync.WaitGroup, rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, res *http.Response) {
+func (h *Handler) handleUpgradeResponse(logger *zap.Logger, rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, res *http.Response, upstreamAddr string) {
 	reqUpType := upgradeType(req.Header)
 	resUpType := upgradeType(res.Header)
 
@@ -90,13 +92,37 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpgradeResponse(logger *zap.Logger, wg *sync.WaitGroup,
 	copyHeader(rw.Header(), res.Header)
 	normalizeWebsocketHeaders(rw.Header())
 
+	// Capture all h fields needed by the tunnel now, so that the Handler (h)
+	// is not referenced after this function returns (for HTTP/1.1 hijacked
+	// connections the tunnel runs in a detached goroutine).
+	tunnel := h.tunnelTracker
+	bufferSize := h.StreamBufferSize
+	streamTimeout := time.Duration(h.StreamTimeout)
+
+	if h.StreamDetached {
+		// the return value should be true as it's not hijacked yet,
+		// but some middleware may wrap response writers incorrectly
+		if !caddyhttp.DetachResponseWriterAfterHijack(rw, true) {
+			if c := logger.Check(zap.DebugLevel, "detaching connection failed"); c != nil {
+				c.Write(zap.String("tip", "check if your response writers have an Unwrap method or if already hijacked"))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	var (
-		conn io.ReadWriteCloser
-		brw  *bufio.ReadWriter
+		conn     io.ReadWriteCloser
+		brw      *bufio.ReadWriter
+		detached = h.StreamDetached
 	)
-	// websocket over http2 or http3 if extended connect is enabled, assuming backend doesn't support this, the request will be modified to http1.1 upgrade
-	// TODO: once we can reliably detect backend support this, it can be removed for those backends
+	// websocket over http2 or http3 if extended connect is enabled,
+	// assuming backend doesn't support this, the request will be
+	// modified to http1.1 upgrade
+	// TODO: once we can reliably detect backend support this, it can
+	// be removed for those backends
 	if body, ok := caddyhttp.GetVar(req.Context(), "extended_connect_websocket_body").(io.ReadCloser); ok {
+		// websocket over extended connect can't be detached. rw and req.Body
+		// are only valid while the handler goroutine is running
+		detached = false
 		req.Body = body
 		rw.Header().Del("Upgrade")
 		rw.Header().Del("Connection")
@@ -104,18 +130,18 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpgradeResponse(logger *zap.Logger, wg *sync.WaitGroup,
 		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 
 		if c := logger.Check(zap.DebugLevel, "upgrading connection"); c != nil {
-			c.Write(zap.Int("http_version", 2))
+			c.Write(zap.Int("http_version", req.ProtoMajor))
 		}
 
 		//nolint:bodyclose
 		flushErr := http.NewResponseController(rw).Flush()
 		if flushErr != nil {
-			if c := h.logger.Check(zap.ErrorLevel, "failed to flush http2 websocket response"); c != nil {
+			if c := h.logger.Check(zap.ErrorLevel, "failed to flush extended_connect websocket response"); c != nil {
 				c.Write(zap.Error(flushErr))
 			}
 			return
 		}
-		conn = h2ReadWriteCloser{req.Body, rw}
+		conn = extendedConnectReadWriteCloser{req.Body, rw}
 		// bufio is not needed, use minimal buffer
 		brw = bufio.NewReadWriter(bufio.NewReaderSize(conn, 1), bufio.NewWriterSize(conn, 1))
 	} else {
@@ -143,27 +169,6 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpgradeResponse(logger *zap.Logger, wg *sync.WaitGroup,
 		}
 	}
 
-	// adopted from https://github.com/golang/go/commit/8bcf2834afdf6a1f7937390903a41518715ef6f5
-	backConnCloseCh := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		// Ensure that the cancellation of a request closes the backend.
-		// See issue https://golang.org/issue/35559.
-		select {
-		case <-req.Context().Done():
-		case <-backConnCloseCh:
-		}
-		backConn.Close()
-	}()
-	defer close(backConnCloseCh)
-
-	start := time.Now()
-	defer func() {
-		conn.Close()
-		if c := logger.Check(zapcore.DebugLevel, "connection closed"); c != nil {
-			c.Write(zap.Duration("duration", time.Since(start)))
-		}
-	}()
-
 	if err := brw.Flush(); err != nil {
 		if c := logger.Check(zapcore.DebugLevel, "response flush"); c != nil {
 			c.Write(zap.Error(err))
@@ -184,13 +189,12 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpgradeResponse(logger *zap.Logger, wg *sync.WaitGroup,
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Ensure the hijacked client connection, and the new connection established
-	// with the backend, are both closed in the event of a server shutdown. This
-	// is done by registering them. We also try to gracefully close connections
-	// we recognize as websockets.
-	// We need to make sure the client connection messages (i.e. to upstream)
-	// are masked, so we need to know whether the connection is considered the
-	// server or the client side of the proxy.
+	// Register both connections with the tunnel tracker. We also try to
+	// gracefully close connections we recognize as websockets. We need to make
+	// sure the client connection messages (i.e. to upstream) are masked, so we
+	// need to know whether the connection is considered the server or the
+	// client side of the proxy. Note that gracefulClose must not capture h,
+	// since the tunnel may outlive the handler instance.
 	gracefulClose := func(conn io.ReadWriteCloser, isClient bool) func() error {
 		if isWebsocket(req) {
 			return func() error {
@@ -199,43 +203,147 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpgradeResponse(logger *zap.Logger, wg *sync.WaitGroup,
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	deleteFrontConn := h.registerConnection(conn, gracefulClose(conn, false))
-	deleteBackConn := h.registerConnection(backConn, gracefulClose(backConn, true))
-	defer deleteFrontConn()
+	deleteFrontConn := tunnel.registerConnection(conn, gracefulClose(conn, false), detached, upstreamAddr)
+	deleteBackConn := tunnel.registerConnection(backConn, gracefulClose(backConn, true), detached, upstreamAddr)
+	if h.streamLogsSkipHandshake() {
+		caddyhttp.SetVar(req.Context(), caddyhttp.LogSkipVar, true)
+	}
+	repl := req.Context().Value(caddy.ReplacerCtxKey).(*caddy.Replacer)
+	repl.Set("http.reverse_proxy.upgraded", true)
+	streamUUID, _ := repl.GetString("http.request.uuid")
+	streamFields := makeStreamLogFields(streamUUID)
+	streamLogger := h.streamLoggerForRequest(req)
+	streamLevel := h.streamLogLevel
+	finishMetrics := trackActiveStream(upstreamAddr)
+
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	if !detached {
+		handleUpgradeTunnel(
+			streamLogger,
+			streamLevel,
+			conn,
+			backConn,
+			deleteFrontConn,
+			deleteBackConn,
+			bufferSize,
+			streamTimeout,
+			start,
+			finishMetrics,
+			streamFields,
+		)
+	} else {
+		// start a new goroutine
+		go handleUpgradeTunnel(
+			streamLogger,
+			streamLevel,
+			conn,
+			backConn,
+			deleteFrontConn,
+			deleteBackConn,
+			bufferSize,
+			streamTimeout,
+			start,
+			finishMetrics,
+			streamFields,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+// handleUpgradeTunnel returns when transfer is done.
+func handleUpgradeTunnel(
+	streamLogger *zap.Logger,
+	streamLevel zapcore.Level,
+	conn io.ReadWriteCloser,
+	backConn io.ReadWriteCloser,
+	deleteFrontConn func(),
+	deleteBackConn func(),
+	bufferSize int,
+	streamTimeout time.Duration,
+	start time.Time,
+	finishMetrics func(result string, duration time.Duration, toBackend int64, fromBackend int64),
+	streamFields []zap.Field,
+) {
 	defer deleteBackConn()
+	defer deleteFrontConn()
+	var (
+		wg          sync.WaitGroup
+		toBackend   int64
+		fromBackend int64
+		result      string
+	)
 
+	// when a stream timeout is encountered, no error will be read from errc
+	// a buffer size of 2 will allow both the read and write goroutines to
+	// send the error and exit
+	// see: https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/issues/7418
+	errc := make(chan error, 2)
 	spc := switchProtocolCopier{
 		user:       conn,
 		backend:    backConn,
-		wg:         wg,
-		bufferSize: h.StreamBufferSize,
+		wg:         &wg,
+		bufferSize: bufferSize,
+		sent:       &toBackend,
+		received:   &fromBackend,
 	}
+	wg.Add(2)
 
-	// setup the timeout if requested
 	var timeoutc <-chan time.Time
-	if h.StreamTimeout > 0 {
-		timer := time.NewTimer(time.Duration(h.StreamTimeout))
+	if streamTimeout > 0 {
+		timer := time.NewTimer(streamTimeout)
 		defer timer.Stop()
 		timeoutc = timer.C
 	}
 
-	// when a stream timeout is encountered, no error will be read from errc
-	// a buffer size of 2 will allow both the read and write goroutines to send the error and exit
-	// see: https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/issues/7418
-	errc := make(chan error, 2)
-	wg.Add(2)
 	go spc.copyToBackend(errc)
 	go spc.copyFromBackend(errc)
 	select {
 	case err := <-errc:
-		if c := logger.Check(zapcore.DebugLevel, "streaming error"); c != nil {
+		result = classifyStreamResult(err)
+		if c := streamLogger.Check(streamLevel, "streaming error"); c != nil {
 			c.Write(zap.Error(err))
 		}
-	case time := <-timeoutc:
-		if c := logger.Check(zapcore.DebugLevel, "stream timed out"); c != nil {
-			c.Write(zap.Time("timeout", time))
+	case t := <-timeoutc:
+		result = "timeout"
+		if c := streamLogger.Check(streamLevel, "stream timed out"); c != nil {
+			c.Write(zap.Time("timeout", t))
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Close both ends to unblock the still-running copy goroutine,
+	// then wait for it so byte counts are final before metrics/logging.
+	conn.Close()
+	backConn.Close()
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	finishMetrics(result, time.Since(start), toBackend, fromBackend)
+	if c := streamLogger.Check(streamLevel, "connection closed"); c != nil {
+		fields := append([]zap.Field{}, streamFields...)
+		fields = append(fields,
+			zap.Duration("duration", time.Since(start)),
+			zap.Int64("bytes_to_backend", toBackend),
+			zap.Int64("bytes_from_backend", fromBackend),
+		)
+		c.Write(fields...)
+	}
+}
+
+func classifyStreamResult(err error) string {
+	if err == nil ||
+		errors.Is(err, io.EOF) ||
+		errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) ||
+		errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		return "closed"
+	}
+	return "error"
+}
+
+func makeStreamLogFields(streamUUID string) []zap.Field {
+	fields := make([]zap.Field, 0, 1)
+	if streamUUID != "" {
+		fields = append(fields, zap.String("uuid", streamUUID))
+	}
+	return fields
 }
 
 // flushInterval returns the p.FlushInterval value, conditionally
@@ -375,75 +483,101 @@ func (h Handler) copyBuffer(dst io.Writer, src io.Reader, buf []byte, logger *za
 	}
 }
 
-// registerConnection holds onto conn so it can be closed in the event
-// of a server shutdown. This is useful because hijacked connections or
-// connections dialed to backends don't close when server is shut down.
-// The caller should call the returned delete() function when the
-// connection is done to remove it from memory.
-func (h *Handler) registerConnection(conn io.ReadWriteCloser, gracefulClose func() error) (del func()) {
-	h.connectionsMu.Lock()
-	h.connections[conn] = openConnection{conn, gracefulClose}
-	h.connectionsMu.Unlock()
+// openConnection maps an open connection to an optional function for graceful
+// close and records which upstream address the connection is proxying to.
+// Also tracks whether the connection is detached, which means it should only be
+// closed when the upstream is removed from the config, not on every reload.
+type openConnection struct {
+	conn          io.ReadWriteCloser
+	gracefulClose func() error
+	detached      bool
+	upstream      string
+}
+
+// tunnelTracker tracks hijacked/upgraded connections for selective cleanup.
+// This exists to detach the lifecycle of streaming connections from the proxy
+// Handler and config, since we typically want them to survive past config reloads.
+// It also allows for selective connection cleanup based on their attachment status.
+type tunnelTracker struct {
+	connections map[io.ReadWriteCloser]openConnection
+	closeTimer  *time.Timer
+	closeDelay  time.Duration
+	stopped     bool
+	mu          sync.Mutex
+	logger      *zap.Logger
+}
+
+func newTunnelTracker(logger *zap.Logger, closeDelay time.Duration) *tunnelTracker {
+	return &tunnelTracker{
+		connections: make(map[io.ReadWriteCloser]openConnection),
+		closeDelay:  closeDelay,
+		logger:      logger,
+	}
+}
+
+// registerConnection stores conn in the tracking map. The caller must invoke
+// the returned del func when the connection is done.
+func (ts *tunnelTracker) registerConnection(conn io.ReadWriteCloser, gracefulClose func() error, detached bool, upstream string) (del func()) {
+	ts.mu.Lock()
+	ts.connections[conn] = openConnection{conn, gracefulClose, detached, upstream}
+	ts.mu.Unlock()
 	return func() {
-		h.connectionsMu.Lock()
-		delete(h.connections, conn)
-		// if there is no connection left before the connections close timer fires
-		if len(h.connections) == 0 && h.connectionsCloseTimer != nil {
-			// we release the timer that holds the reference to Handler
-			if (*h.connectionsCloseTimer).Stop() {
-				h.logger.Debug("stopped streaming connections close timer - all connections are already closed")
+		ts.mu.Lock()
+		delete(ts.connections, conn)
+		if len(ts.connections) == 0 && ts.stopped {
+			unregisterDetachedTunnelTrackers(ts)
+			if ts.closeTimer != nil {
+				if ts.closeTimer.Stop() {
+					ts.logger.Debug("stopped streaming connections close timer - all connections are already closed")
+				}
+				ts.closeTimer = nil
 			}
-			h.connectionsCloseTimer = nil
 		}
-		h.connectionsMu.Unlock()
+		ts.mu.Unlock()
 	}
 }
 
-// closeConnections immediately closes all hijacked connections (both to client and backend).
-func (h *Handler) closeConnections() error {
+// closeAttachedConnections closes all tracked attached connections.
+func (ts *tunnelTracker) closeAttachedConnections() error {
 	var err error
-	h.connectionsMu.Lock()
-	defer h.connectionsMu.Unlock()
-
-	for _, oc := range h.connections {
+	ts.mu.Lock()
+	defer ts.mu.Unlock()
+	ts.stopped = true
+	for _, oc := range ts.connections {
+		// detached connections are only closed when the upstream is gone from the config
+		if oc.detached {
+			continue
+		}
 		if oc.gracefulClose != nil {
-			// this is potentially blocking while we have the lock on the connections
-			// map, but that should be OK since the server has in theory shut down
-			// and we are no longer using the connections map
-			gracefulErr := oc.gracefulClose()
-			if gracefulErr != nil && err == nil {
+			if gracefulErr := oc.gracefulClose(); gracefulErr != nil && err == nil {
 				err = gracefulErr
 			}
 		}
-		closeErr := oc.conn.Close()
-		if closeErr != nil && err == nil {
+		if closeErr := oc.conn.Close(); closeErr != nil && err == nil {
 			err = closeErr
 		}
 	}
 	return err
 }
 
-// cleanupConnections closes hijacked connections.
-// Depending on the value of StreamCloseDelay it does that either immediately
-// or sets up a timer that will do that later.
-func (h *Handler) cleanupConnections() error {
-	if h.StreamCloseDelay == 0 {
-		return h.closeConnections()
-	}
-
-	h.connectionsMu.Lock()
-	defer h.connectionsMu.Unlock()
-	// the handler is shut down, no new connection can appear,
-	// so we can skip setting up the timer when there are no connections
-	if len(h.connections) > 0 {
-		delay := time.Duration(h.StreamCloseDelay)
-		h.connectionsCloseTimer = time.AfterFunc(delay, func() {
-			if c := h.logger.Check(zapcore.DebugLevel, "closing streaming connections after delay"); c != nil {
+// cleanupAttachedConnections closes upgraded attached connections.
+// Depending on closeDelay it does that either immediately or after a timer.
+func (ts *tunnelTracker) cleanupAttachedConnections() error {
+	if ts.closeDelay == 0 {
+		return ts.closeAttachedConnections()
+	}
+
+	ts.mu.Lock()
+	defer ts.mu.Unlock()
+	if len(ts.connections) > 0 {
+		delay := ts.closeDelay
+		ts.closeTimer = time.AfterFunc(delay, func() {
+			if c := ts.logger.Check(zapcore.DebugLevel, "closing streaming connections after delay"); c != nil {
 				c.Write(zap.Duration("delay", delay))
 			}
-			err := h.closeConnections()
+			err := ts.closeAttachedConnections()
 			if err != nil {
-				if c := h.logger.Check(zapcore.ErrorLevel, "failed to closed connections after delay"); c != nil {
+				if c := ts.logger.Check(zapcore.ErrorLevel, "failed to close connections after delay"); c != nil {
 					c.Write(
 						zap.Error(err),
 						zap.Duration("delay", delay),
@@ -567,11 +701,29 @@ func isWebsocket(r *http.Request) bool {
 		httpguts.HeaderValuesContainsToken(r.Header["Upgrade"], "websocket")
 }
 
-// openConnection maps an open connection to
-// an optional function for graceful close.
-type openConnection struct {
-	conn          io.ReadWriteCloser
-	gracefulClose func() error
+// closeConnectionsForUpstream closes all tracked connections that were
+// established to the given upstream address.
+func (ts *tunnelTracker) closeConnectionsForUpstream(addr string) error {
+	var err error
+	ts.mu.Lock()
+	defer ts.mu.Unlock()
+	if !ts.stopped {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for _, oc := range ts.connections {
+		if oc.upstream != addr {
+			continue
+		}
+		if oc.gracefulClose != nil {
+			if gracefulErr := oc.gracefulClose(); gracefulErr != nil && err == nil {
+				err = gracefulErr
+			}
+		}
+		if closeErr := oc.conn.Close(); closeErr != nil && err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 type maxLatencyWriter struct {
@@ -642,16 +794,23 @@ type switchProtocolCopier struct {
 	user, backend io.ReadWriteCloser
 	wg            *sync.WaitGroup
 	bufferSize    int
+	// sent and received accumulate byte counts for each direction.
+	// They are written before wg.Done() and read after wg.Wait(), so no
+	// additional synchronization is needed beyond the WaitGroup barrier.
+	sent     *int64 // bytes copied to backend; must be non-nil
+	received *int64 // bytes copied from backend; must be non-nil
 }
 
 func (c switchProtocolCopier) copyFromBackend(errc chan<- error) {
-	_, err := io.CopyBuffer(c.user, c.backend, c.buffer())
+	n, err := io.CopyBuffer(c.user, c.backend, c.buffer())
+	*c.received = n
 	errc <- err
 	c.wg.Done()
 }
 
 func (c switchProtocolCopier) copyToBackend(errc chan<- error) {
-	_, err := io.CopyBuffer(c.backend, c.user, c.buffer())
+	n, err := io.CopyBuffer(c.backend, c.user, c.buffer())
+	*c.sent = n
 	errc <- err
 	c.wg.Done()
 }
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/streaming_test.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/streaming_test.go
index ce0db65a06c..7dc5e476cf3 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/streaming_test.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/streaming_test.go
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2"
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/caddyconfig/caddyfile"
 )
 
 func TestHandlerCopyResponse(t *testing.T) {
@@ -41,12 +43,15 @@ func TestSwitchProtocolCopierBufferSize(t *testing.T) {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	var errc = make(chan error, 1)
 	var dst bytes.Buffer
+	var sent, received int64
 
 	copier := switchProtocolCopier{
 		user:       nopReadWriteCloser{Reader: strings.NewReader("hello")},
 		backend:    nopReadWriteCloser{Writer: &dst},
 		wg:         &wg,
 		bufferSize: 7,
+		sent:       &sent,
+		received:   &received,
 	}
 
 	buf := copier.buffer()
@@ -80,3 +85,146 @@ type nopReadWriteCloser struct {
 }
 
 func (nopReadWriteCloser) Close() error { return nil }
+
+type trackingReadWriteCloser struct {
+	closed chan struct{}
+	one    sync.Once
+}
+
+func newTrackingReadWriteCloser() *trackingReadWriteCloser {
+	return &trackingReadWriteCloser{closed: make(chan struct{})}
+}
+
+func (c *trackingReadWriteCloser) Read(_ []byte) (int, error)  { return 0, io.EOF }
+func (c *trackingReadWriteCloser) Write(p []byte) (int, error) { return len(p), nil }
+func (c *trackingReadWriteCloser) Close() error {
+	c.one.Do(func() {
+		close(c.closed)
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *trackingReadWriteCloser) isClosed() bool {
+	select {
+	case <-c.closed:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerCleanupLegacyModeClosesAllConnections(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := newTunnelTracker(caddy.Log(), 0)
+	connA := newTrackingReadWriteCloser()
+	connB := newTrackingReadWriteCloser()
+	ts.registerConnection(connA, nil, false, "a")
+	ts.registerConnection(connB, nil, false, "b")
+
+	h := &Handler{
+		tunnelTracker:  ts,
+		StreamDetached: false,
+	}
+
+	if err := h.Cleanup(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cleanup failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !connA.isClosed() || !connB.isClosed() {
+		t.Fatalf("legacy cleanup should close all upgraded connections")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerCleanupLegacyModeHonorsDelay(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := newTunnelTracker(caddy.Log(), 40*time.Millisecond)
+	conn := newTrackingReadWriteCloser()
+	ts.registerConnection(conn, nil, false, "a")
+
+	h := &Handler{
+		tunnelTracker:  ts,
+		StreamDetached: false,
+	}
+
+	if err := h.Cleanup(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cleanup failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if conn.isClosed() {
+		t.Fatal("connection should not close immediately when stream_close_delay is set")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case <-conn.closed:
+	case <-time.After(500 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Fatal("connection did not close after stream_close_delay elapsed")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerCleanupDetachedModeClosesOnlyRemovedUpstreams(t *testing.T) {
+	const upstreamA = "upstream-a"
+	const upstreamB = "upstream-b"
+
+	// Simulate old+new configs both referencing upstreamA (refcount 2),
+	// while upstreamB is only referenced by the old config (refcount 1).
+	hosts.LoadOrStore(upstreamA, struct{}{})
+	hosts.LoadOrStore(upstreamA, struct{}{})
+	hosts.LoadOrStore(upstreamB, struct{}{})
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_, _ = hosts.Delete(upstreamA)
+		_, _ = hosts.Delete(upstreamA)
+		_, _ = hosts.Delete(upstreamB)
+	})
+
+	ts := newTunnelTracker(caddy.Log(), 0)
+	registerDetachedTunnelTrackers(ts)
+	connA := newTrackingReadWriteCloser()
+	connB := newTrackingReadWriteCloser()
+	ts.registerConnection(connA, nil, true, upstreamA)
+	ts.registerConnection(connB, nil, true, upstreamB)
+
+	h := &Handler{
+		tunnelTracker:  ts,
+		StreamDetached: true,
+		Upstreams: UpstreamPool{
+			&Upstream{Dial: upstreamA},
+			&Upstream{Dial: upstreamB},
+		},
+	}
+
+	if err := h.Cleanup(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cleanup failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if connA.isClosed() {
+		t.Fatal("connection for detached upstream should remain open")
+	}
+	if !connB.isClosed() {
+		t.Fatal("connection for removed upstream should be closed")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerUnmarshalCaddyfileStreamLogsBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	d := caddyfile.NewTestDispenser(`
+	reverse_proxy localhost:9000 {
+		stream_logs {
+			level info
+			logger_name access
+			skip_handshake
+		}
+	}
+	`)
+
+	var h Handler
+	if err := h.UnmarshalCaddyfile(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UnmarshalCaddyfile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if h.StreamLogs == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected stream_logs to be configured")
+	}
+	if h.StreamLogs.Level != "info" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected stream_logs.level=info, got %q", h.StreamLogs.Level)
+	}
+	if h.StreamLogs.LoggerName != "access" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected stream_logs.logger_name=access, got %q", h.StreamLogs.LoggerName)
+	}
+	if !h.StreamLogs.SkipHandshake {
+		t.Fatal("expected stream_logs.skip_handshake=true")
+	}
+}