diff --git a/api/envoy/config/core/v3/protocol.proto b/api/envoy/config/core/v3/protocol.proto
index ca94d04e5f4a1..e3e1feef0f9e3 100644
--- a/api/envoy/config/core/v3/protocol.proto
+++ b/api/envoy/config/core/v3/protocol.proto
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ message QuicKeepAliveSettings {
 }
 
 // QUIC protocol options which apply to both downstream and upstream connections.
-// [#next-free-field: 12]
+// [#next-free-field: 13]
 message QuicProtocolOptions {
   // Config for QUIC connection migration across network interfaces, i.e. cellular to WIFI, upon
   // network change events from the platform, i.e. the current network gets
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ message QuicProtocolOptions {
   // If absent, the feature will be disabled.
   // [#not-implemented-hide:]
   ConnectionMigrationSettings connection_migration = 11;
+
+  // Timeout for a QUIC connection to schedule memory reduction callback when the network has been idle for a while.
+  // This value should be smaller than the idle timeout to take effect.
+  // If not specified, memory reduction is set to infinite by QUIC connection (disabled).
+  google.protobuf.Duration memory_reduction_timeout = 12
+      [(validate.rules).duration = {gte {seconds: 1}}];
 }
 
 message UpstreamHttpProtocolOptions {
diff --git a/source/common/quic/envoy_quic_server_session.cc b/source/common/quic/envoy_quic_server_session.cc
index 81c432769ced2..09f6b1630a5d8 100644
--- a/source/common/quic/envoy_quic_server_session.cc
+++ b/source/common/quic/envoy_quic_server_session.cc
@@ -214,6 +214,14 @@ void EnvoyQuicServerSession::setHttp3Options(
       }
     }
   }
+  if (http3_options.has_quic_protocol_options()) {
+    const uint64_t memory_reduction_timeout_ms = PROTOBUF_GET_MS_OR_DEFAULT(
+        http3_options.quic_protocol_options(), memory_reduction_timeout, 0);
+    if (memory_reduction_timeout_ms > 0) {
+      connection()->SetMemoryReductionTimeout(
+          quic::QuicTime::Delta::FromMilliseconds(memory_reduction_timeout_ms));
+    }
+  }
   set_allow_extended_connect(http3_options_->allow_extended_connect());
   if (http3_options_->disable_qpack()) {
     DisableHuffmanEncoding();
diff --git a/test/common/quic/envoy_quic_server_session_test.cc b/test/common/quic/envoy_quic_server_session_test.cc
index 0046ceeb057f9..788a31ff9e48f 100644
--- a/test/common/quic/envoy_quic_server_session_test.cc
+++ b/test/common/quic/envoy_quic_server_session_test.cc
@@ -1346,6 +1346,32 @@ TEST_F(EnvoyQuicServerSessionTest, SessionIdleCallbacksIdempotency) {
   EXPECT_CALL(session_idle_list_, RemoveSession(_));
 }
 
+TEST_F(EnvoyQuicServerSessionTest, MemoryReductionTimeoutTest) {
+  envoy::config::core::v3::Http3ProtocolOptions http3_options;
+  auto* quic_options = http3_options.mutable_quic_protocol_options();
+  quic_options->mutable_memory_reduction_timeout()->set_seconds(300);
+
+  // Mark handshake complete and set connection idle timeout to a large duration.
+  quic::test::QuicConnectionPeer::GetIdleNetworkDetector(quic_connection_)
+      .SetTimeouts(quic::QuicTime::Delta::Infinite(), quic::QuicTime::Delta::FromSeconds(600));
+
+  envoy_quic_session_.setHttp3Options(http3_options);
+
+  // Trigger SetAlarm.
+  quic::test::QuicConnectionPeer::GetIdleNetworkDetector(quic_connection_)
+      .OnPacketReceived(connection_helper_.GetClock()->Now());
+
+  // Check the alarm deadline.
+  quic::QuicAlarmProxy idle_detector_alarm =
+      quic::test::QuicConnectionPeer::GetIdleNetworkDetectorAlarm(quic_connection_);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(idle_detector_alarm.IsSet());
+  EXPECT_EQ(connection_helper_.GetClock()->Now() + quic::QuicTime::Delta::FromSeconds(300),
+            idle_detector_alarm.deadline());
+
+  installReadFilter();
+}
+
 class EnvoyQuicServerSessionTestWillNotInitialize : public EnvoyQuicServerSessionTest {
   void SetUp() override {}
   void TearDown() override {