diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 62aea854c..5bbbaf499 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -1242,14 +1242,29 @@ where
     /// by this client.
     ///
     /// This limit is configured by the server peer by sending the
-    /// [`SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS` parameter][settings] in a `SETTINGS`
-    /// frame. This method returns the currently acknowledged value recieved
-    /// from the remote.
+    /// [`SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS` parameter][1] in a `SETTINGS` frame.
+    /// This method returns the currently acknowledged value recieved from the
+    /// remote.
     ///
     /// [settings]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7540#section-5.1.2
     pub fn max_concurrent_send_streams(&self) -> usize {
         self.inner.max_send_streams()
     }
+
+    /// Returns the maximum number of concurrent streams that may be initiated
+    /// by the server on this connection.
+    ///
+    /// This returns the value of the [`SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS`
+    /// parameter][1] sent in a `SETTINGS` frame that has been
+    /// acknowledged by the remote peer. The value to be sent is configured by
+    /// the [`Builder::max_concurrent_streams`][2] method before handshaking
+    /// with the remote peer.
+    ///
+    /// [1]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7540#section-5.1.2
+    /// [2]: ../struct.Builder.html#method.max_concurrent_streams
+    pub fn max_concurrent_recv_streams(&self) -> usize {
+        self.inner.max_recv_streams()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T, B> Future for Connection<T, B>
diff --git a/src/proto/connection.rs b/src/proto/connection.rs
index d408f7cbb..b44fdcd5c 100644
--- a/src/proto/connection.rs
+++ b/src/proto/connection.rs
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ where
         self.inner.streams.max_send_streams()
     }
 
+    /// Returns the maximum number of concurrent streams that may be initiated
+    /// by the remote peer.
+    pub(crate) fn max_recv_streams(&self) -> usize {
+        self.inner.streams.max_recv_streams()
+    }
+
     /// Returns `Ready` when the connection is ready to receive a frame.
     ///
     /// Returns `RecvError` as this may raise errors that are caused by delayed
diff --git a/src/proto/streams/counts.rs b/src/proto/streams/counts.rs
index bb22ee44a..70dfc7851 100644
--- a/src/proto/streams/counts.rs
+++ b/src/proto/streams/counts.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ impl Counts {
         self.max_send_streams
     }
 
+    /// Returns the maximum number of streams that can be initiated by the
+    /// remote peer.
+    pub(crate) fn max_recv_streams(&self) -> usize {
+        self.max_recv_streams
+    }
+
     fn dec_num_streams(&mut self, stream: &mut store::Ptr) {
         assert!(stream.is_counted);
 
diff --git a/src/proto/streams/streams.rs b/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
index 7ba87eb70..c694203a8 100644
--- a/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
+++ b/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
@@ -943,6 +943,10 @@ where
         self.inner.lock().unwrap().counts.max_send_streams()
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn max_recv_streams(&self) -> usize {
+        self.inner.lock().unwrap().counts.max_recv_streams()
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
     pub fn num_active_streams(&self) -> usize {
         let me = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index d2b799af7..50591bcf5 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -534,14 +534,29 @@ where
     /// by the server on this connection.
     ///
     /// This limit is configured by the client peer by sending the
-    /// [`SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS` parameter][settings] in a `SETTINGS`
-    /// frame. This method returns the currently acknowledged value recieved
-    /// from the remote.
+    /// [`SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS` parameter][1] in a `SETTINGS` frame.
+    /// This method returns the currently acknowledged value recieved from the
+    /// remote.
     ///
-    /// [settings]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7540#section-5.1.2
+    /// [1]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7540#section-5.1.2
     pub fn max_concurrent_send_streams(&self) -> usize {
         self.connection.max_send_streams()
     }
+
+    /// Returns the maximum number of concurrent streams that may be initiated
+    /// by the client on this connection.
+    ///
+    /// This returns the value of the [`SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS`
+    /// parameter][1] sent in a `SETTINGS` frame that has been
+    /// acknowledged by the remote peer. The value to be sent is configured by
+    /// the [`Builder::max_concurrent_streams`][2] method before handshaking
+    /// with the remote peer.
+    ///
+    /// [1]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7540#section-5.1.2
+    /// [2]: ../struct.Builder.html#method.max_concurrent_streams
+    pub fn max_concurrent_recv_streams(&self) -> usize {
+        self.connection.max_recv_streams()
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "stream")]