diff --git a/src/proto/streams/streams.rs b/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
index e92fea2..5f98d09 100644
--- a/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
+++ b/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
@@ -671,15 +671,9 @@ where
         };
 
         let stream = me.store.resolve(key);
-        let actions = &mut me.actions;
         let mut send_buffer = self.send_buffer.inner.lock().unwrap();
         let send_buffer = &mut *send_buffer;
-
-        me.counts.transition(stream, |counts, stream| {
-            actions.send.send_reset(
-                reason, send_buffer, stream, counts, &mut actions.task);
-            actions.recv.enqueue_reset_expiration(stream, counts)
-        })
+        me.actions.send_reset(stream, reason, &mut me.counts, send_buffer);
     }
 
     pub fn send_go_away(&mut self, last_processed_id: StreamId) {
@@ -848,14 +842,10 @@ impl<B> StreamRef<B> {
         let me = &mut *me;
 
         let stream = me.store.resolve(self.opaque.key);
-        let actions = &mut me.actions;
         let mut send_buffer = self.send_buffer.inner.lock().unwrap();
         let send_buffer = &mut *send_buffer;
 
-        me.counts.transition(stream, |counts, stream| {
-            actions.send.send_reset(
-                reason, send_buffer, stream, counts, &mut actions.task)
-        })
+        me.actions.send_reset(stream, reason, &mut me.counts, send_buffer);
     }
 
     pub fn send_response(
@@ -1178,6 +1168,22 @@ impl<B> SendBuffer<B> {
 // ===== impl Actions =====
 
 impl Actions {
+    fn send_reset<B>(
+        &mut self,
+        stream: store::Ptr,
+        reason: Reason,
+        counts: &mut Counts,
+        send_buffer: &mut Buffer<Frame<B>>,
+    ) {
+        counts.transition(stream, |counts, stream| {
+            self.send.send_reset(
+                reason, send_buffer, stream, counts, &mut self.task);
+            self.recv.enqueue_reset_expiration(stream, counts);
+            // if a RecvStream is parked, ensure it's notified
+            stream.notify_recv();
+        });
+    }
+
     fn reset_on_recv_stream_err<B>(
         &mut self,
         buffer: &mut Buffer<Frame<B>>,
diff --git a/tests/h2-support/src/frames.rs b/tests/h2-support/src/frames.rs
index 4a757f5..77cfa9b 100644
--- a/tests/h2-support/src/frames.rs
+++ b/tests/h2-support/src/frames.rs
@@ -321,6 +321,11 @@ impl Mock<frame::Reset> {
         let id = self.0.stream_id();
         Mock(frame::Reset::new(id, frame::Reason::INTERNAL_ERROR))
     }
+
+    pub fn reason(self, reason: frame::Reason) -> Self {
+        let id = self.0.stream_id();
+        Mock(frame::Reset::new(id, reason))
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<Mock<frame::Reset>> for SendFrame {
diff --git a/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs b/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs
index 958fd6a..07627c6 100644
--- a/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs
+++ b/tests/h2-tests/tests/client_request.rs
@@ -360,6 +360,91 @@ fn send_request_poll_ready_when_connection_error() {
     h2.join(srv).wait().expect("wait");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn send_reset_notifies_recv_stream() {
+    let _ = ::env_logger::try_init();
+    let (io, srv) = mock::new();
+
+
+    let srv = srv.assert_client_handshake()
+        .unwrap()
+        .recv_settings()
+        .recv_frame(
+            frames::headers(1)
+                .request("POST", "https://example.com/")
+        )
+        .send_frame(frames::headers(1).response(200))
+        .recv_frame(frames::reset(1).refused())
+        .recv_frame(
+            frames::headers(3)
+                .request("POST", "https://example.com/")
+                .eos()
+        )
+        .send_frame(
+            frames::headers(3)
+                .response(200)
+                .eos()
+        )
+        .close();
+
+    let client = client::handshake(io)
+        .expect("handshake")
+        .and_then(|(mut client, conn)| {
+            let request = Request::builder()
+                .method(Method::POST)
+                .uri("https://example.com/")
+                .body(())
+                .unwrap();
+
+            // first request is allowed
+            let (resp1, tx) = client.send_request(request, false).unwrap();
+
+            conn.drive(resp1)
+                .map(move |(conn, res)| (client, conn, tx, res))
+        })
+        .and_then(|(client, conn, mut tx, res)| {
+            let tx = futures::future::poll_fn(move || {
+                tx.send_reset(h2::Reason::REFUSED_STREAM);
+                Ok(().into())
+            });
+
+
+            let rx = res
+                .into_body()
+                .for_each(|_| -> Result<(), _> {
+                    unreachable!("no response body expected")
+                });
+            // a FuturesUnordered is used on purpose!
+            //
+            // We don't want a join, since any of the other futures notifying
+            // will make the rx future polled again, but we are
+            // specifically testing that rx gets notified on its own.
+            let mut unordered = futures::stream::FuturesUnordered::<Box<Future<Item=(), Error=()>>>::new();
+            unordered.push(Box::new(rx.expect_err("RecvBody").then(|_| Ok(()))));
+            unordered.push(Box::new(tx));
+
+            conn.drive(unordered.for_each(|_| Ok(())))
+                .map(move |(conn, _)| (client, conn))
+        })
+        .and_then(|(mut client, conn)| {
+            // send a second request just to keep the connection alive until
+            // we know the previous `RecvStream` was notified about the reset.
+            let request = Request::builder()
+                .method(Method::POST)
+                .uri("https://example.com/")
+                .body(())
+                .unwrap();
+
+            let (resp2, _) = client.send_request(request, true).unwrap();
+            let fut = resp2.map(|_res| ());
+
+            conn.drive(fut)
+                .and_then(|(conn, _)| conn.expect("client"))
+        });
+
+    client.join(srv).wait().expect("wait");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn http_11_request_without_scheme_or_authority() {
     let _ = ::env_logger::try_init();