diff --git a/lib/dispatcher/pool.js b/lib/dispatcher/pool.js
index 24a2c41c2f3..af57964d3c2 100644
--- a/lib/dispatcher/pool.js
+++ b/lib/dispatcher/pool.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Pool extends PoolBase {
     autoSelectFamily,
     autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout,
     allowH2,
+    useH2c,
     clientTtl,
     ...options
   } = {}) {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ class Pool extends PoolBase {
         ...tls,
         maxCachedSessions,
         allowH2,
+        useH2c,
         socketPath,
         timeout: connectTimeout,
         ...(typeof autoSelectFamily === 'boolean' ? { autoSelectFamily, autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout } : undefined),
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ class Pool extends PoolBase {
 
     this[kConnections] = connections || null
     this[kUrl] = util.parseOrigin(origin)
-    this[kOptions] = { ...util.deepClone(options), connect, allowH2, clientTtl, socketPath }
+    this[kOptions] = { ...util.deepClone(options), connect, allowH2, useH2c, clientTtl, socketPath }
     this[kFactory] = factory
 
     this.on('connect', (origin, targets) => {
diff --git a/test/h2c-client.js b/test/h2c-client.js
index 193589863c4..fbb2df336fe 100644
--- a/test/h2c-client.js
+++ b/test/h2c-client.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const { test } = require('node:test')
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
 const pem = require('@metcoder95/https-pem')
 
-const { H2CClient, Client } = require('..')
+const { H2CClient, Client, Agent, Pool, request } = require('..')
 
 test('Should throw if no h2c origin', async t => {
   const planner = tspl(t, { plan: 1 })
@@ -180,3 +180,63 @@ test('Should throw if bad useH2c has been passed', async t => {
 
   await t.completed
 })
+
+test('Pool with useH2c and connections > 1 should not raise HTTPParserError', async t => {
+  const planner = tspl(t, { plan: 6 })
+
+  const server = createServer((req, res) => {
+    res.writeHead(200)
+    res.end('Hello, world!')
+  })
+
+  server.listen(0)
+  await once(server, 'listening')
+  const url = `http://localhost:${server.address().port}`
+  const pool = new Pool(url, { useH2c: true, connections: 2 })
+
+  t.after(() => pool.close())
+  t.after(() => server.close())
+
+  const responses = await Promise.all([
+    pool.request({ path: '/test1', method: 'GET' }),
+    pool.request({ path: '/test2', method: 'GET' }),
+    pool.request({ path: '/test3', method: 'GET' })
+  ])
+
+  for (const response of responses) {
+    planner.equal(response.statusCode, 200)
+    planner.equal(await response.body.text(), 'Hello, world!')
+  }
+
+  await planner.completed
+})
+
+test('Agent with useH2c and connections > 1 should not raise HTTPParserError', async t => {
+  const planner = tspl(t, { plan: 6 })
+
+  const server = createServer((req, res) => {
+    res.writeHead(200)
+    res.end('Hello, world!')
+  })
+
+  server.listen(0)
+  await once(server, 'listening')
+  const port = server.address().port
+  const agent = new Agent({ useH2c: true, connections: 2 })
+
+  t.after(() => agent.close())
+  t.after(() => server.close())
+
+  const responses = await Promise.all([
+    request(`http://localhost:${port}/test1`, { dispatcher: agent }),
+    request(`http://localhost:${port}/test2`, { dispatcher: agent }),
+    request(`http://localhost:${port}/test3`, { dispatcher: agent })
+  ])
+
+  for (const response of responses) {
+    planner.equal(response.statusCode, 200)
+    planner.equal(await response.body.text(), 'Hello, world!')
+  }
+
+  await planner.completed
+})