diff --git a/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/Http3ConnectionMiddleware.cs b/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/Http3ConnectionMiddleware.cs
index c330a69ca6..dc4aa7b29a 100644
--- a/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/Http3ConnectionMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/Http3ConnectionMiddleware.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
                 ConnectionContext = connectionContext,
                 ServiceContext = _serviceContext,
                 ConnectionFeatures = connectionContext.Features,
-                MemoryPool = memoryPoolFeature.MemoryPool,
+                MemoryPool = memoryPoolFeature?.MemoryPool ?? System.Buffers.MemoryPool<byte>.Shared,
                 LocalEndPoint = connectionContext.LocalEndPoint as IPEndPoint,
                 RemoteEndPoint = connectionContext.RemoteEndPoint as IPEndPoint
             };
diff --git a/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/HttpConnectionMiddleware.cs b/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/HttpConnectionMiddleware.cs
index 75445028e3..d5263f5c37 100644
--- a/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/HttpConnectionMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/HttpConnectionMiddleware.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
                 Protocols = _protocols,
                 ServiceContext = _serviceContext,
                 ConnectionFeatures = connectionContext.Features,
-                MemoryPool = memoryPoolFeature.MemoryPool,
+                MemoryPool = memoryPoolFeature?.MemoryPool ?? System.Buffers.MemoryPool<byte>.Shared,
                 Transport = connectionContext.Transport,
                 LocalEndPoint = connectionContext.LocalEndPoint as IPEndPoint,
                 RemoteEndPoint = connectionContext.RemoteEndPoint as IPEndPoint