diff --git a/proxy/src/serverless/mod.rs b/proxy/src/serverless/mod.rs
index 366c7ef1e9..16bdc1983b 100644
--- a/proxy/src/serverless/mod.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/serverless/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ mod local_conn_pool;
 mod sql_over_http;
 mod websocket;
 
+use std::future::Future;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 use std::pin::{pin, Pin};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -30,8 +31,7 @@ use http_body_util::combinators::BoxBody;
 use http_body_util::{BodyExt, Empty};
 use hyper::body::Incoming;
 use hyper::upgrade::OnUpgrade;
-use hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor;
-use hyper_util::server::conn::auto::Builder;
+use hyper_util::rt::{TokioExecutor, TokioIo};
 use rand::rngs::StdRng;
 use rand::SeedableRng;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use tokio::time::timeout;
 use tokio_rustls::TlsAcceptor;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tokio_util::task::TaskTracker;
-use tracing::{info, warn, Instrument};
+use tracing::{debug, info, warn, Instrument};
 use utils::http::error::ApiError;
 
 use crate::cancellation::CancellationHandlerMain;
@@ -296,6 +296,57 @@ async fn connection_startup(
     Some((conn, peer_addr, alpn))
 }
 
+trait GracefulShutdown: Future<Output = Result<(), hyper::Error>> + Send {
+    fn graceful_shutdown(self: Pin<&mut Self>);
+}
+
+impl<B, S> GracefulShutdown
+    for hyper::server::conn::http1::UpgradeableConnection<TokioIo<AsyncRW>, S>
+where
+    S: hyper::service::HttpService<hyper::body::Incoming, ResBody = B> + Send,
+    S::Future: Send + 'static,
+    B: hyper::body::Body + Send + 'static,
+    B::Data: Send + 'static,
+
+    S::Error: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
+    B::Error: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
+{
+    fn graceful_shutdown(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
+        self.graceful_shutdown();
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B, S> GracefulShutdown for hyper::server::conn::http1::Connection<TokioIo<AsyncRW>, S>
+where
+    S: hyper::service::HttpService<hyper::body::Incoming, ResBody = B> + Send,
+    S::Future: Send + 'static,
+    B: hyper::body::Body + Send + 'static,
+    B::Data: Send + 'static,
+
+    S::Error: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
+    B::Error: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
+{
+    fn graceful_shutdown(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
+        self.graceful_shutdown();
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B, S> GracefulShutdown
+    for hyper::server::conn::http2::Connection<TokioIo<AsyncRW>, S, TokioExecutor>
+where
+    S: hyper::service::HttpService<hyper::body::Incoming, ResBody = B> + Send,
+    S::Future: Send + 'static,
+    B: hyper::body::Body + Send + 'static,
+    B::Data: Send + 'static,
+
+    S::Error: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
+    B::Error: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
+{
+    fn graceful_shutdown(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
+        hyper::server::conn::http2::Connection::graceful_shutdown(self);
+    }
+}
+
 /// Handles HTTP connection
 /// 1. With graceful shutdowns
 /// 2. With graceful request cancellation with connection failure
@@ -310,7 +361,7 @@ async fn connection_handler(
     cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
     conn: AsyncRW,
     peer_addr: IpAddr,
-    _alpn: Alpn,
+    alpn: Alpn,
     session_id: uuid::Uuid,
 ) {
     let session_id = AtomicTake::new(session_id);
@@ -322,6 +373,15 @@ async fn connection_handler(
     let (ws_tx, mut ws_rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
     let auth_backend = backend.auth_backend;
 
+    let http2 = match &*alpn {
+        b"h2" => true,
+        b"http/1.1" => false,
+        _ => {
+            debug!("no alpn negotiated");
+            false
+        }
+    };
+
     let service = hyper::service::service_fn(move |req: hyper::Request<Incoming>| {
         // First HTTP request shares the same session ID
         let mut session_id = session_id.take().unwrap_or_else(uuid::Uuid::new_v4);
@@ -372,12 +432,24 @@ async fn connection_handler(
         }
     });
 
-    let server = Builder::new(TokioExecutor::new());
+    let io = hyper_util::rt::TokioIo::new(conn);
+    let conn = if http2 {
+        let conn = hyper::server::conn::http2::Builder::new(TokioExecutor::new())
+            .serve_connection(io, service);
 
-    let conn = server.serve_connection_with_upgrades(hyper_util::rt::TokioIo::new(conn), service);
+        Box::pin(conn) as Pin<Box<dyn GracefulShutdown>>
+    } else {
+        let serve = hyper::server::conn::http1::Builder::new().serve_connection(io, service);
+
+        if config.http_config.accept_websockets {
+            Box::pin(serve.with_upgrades()) as Pin<Box<dyn GracefulShutdown>>
+        } else {
+            Box::pin(serve) as Pin<Box<dyn GracefulShutdown>>
+        }
+    };
 
     // On cancellation, trigger the HTTP connection handler to shut down.
-    let res = match select(pin!(cancellation_token.cancelled()), pin!(conn)).await {
+    let res = match select(pin!(cancellation_token.cancelled()), conn).await {
         Either::Left((_cancelled, mut conn)) => {
             tracing::debug!(%peer_addr, "cancelling connection");
             conn.as_mut().graceful_shutdown();