diff --git a/internal/tuic/server.go b/internal/tuic/server.go
index 4c0ff5e05..f1622edf1 100644
--- a/internal/tuic/server.go
+++ b/internal/tuic/server.go
@@ -922,6 +922,11 @@ func (s *Server) relayUDPResponses(
 	sess *udpRelaySession,
 ) {
 	defer associations.release(assocID, association)
+	ctx, stop := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer stop()
+	if !associations.attachResponseStop(assocID, association, stop) {
+		return
+	}
 	buf := make([]byte, s.maxUdpRelayPacketSize+263)
 	var nextPktID uint16
 	for {
diff --git a/internal/tuic/stream_udp_lifecycle_test.go b/internal/tuic/stream_udp_lifecycle_test.go
index 5c447b00c..87b9d3496 100644
--- a/internal/tuic/stream_udp_lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/internal/tuic/stream_udp_lifecycle_test.go
@@ -210,3 +210,45 @@ func TestUdpAssociationTouchDoesNotRefreshReusedID(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("replacement association timestamp changed after stale touch")
 	}
 }
+
+// A response relay blocked on stream credit the client never grants must still end when
+// its association is dissociated; otherwise each Packet/Dissociate round leaves one behind.
+func TestDissociateStopsAResponseRelayBlockedOnTheClient(t *testing.T) {
+	socksAddr, cleanup := startMockSocks5Server(t, "udp-dissociate@x", "lifecycle-socks-password")
+	defer cleanup()
+	server, _, clientID, _ := startLifecycleTestServer(t, socksAddr, "udp-dissociate@x")
+	serverConn, user := authenticatedServerConnection(t, server, clientID)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	session, err := server.relay.DialUDP(ctx, user.Email)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("open SOCKS UDP session: %v", err)
+	}
+	const associationID uint16 = 61245
+	association := &udpAssociation{
+		responseTransport: packetTransportStream,
+		relay:             &udpRelaySession{relay: session, responseTransport: packetTransportStream},
+		lastActive:        time.Now(),
+	}
+	registry := newUdpAssociationRegistry(maxUdpRelayPacketSize)
+	registry.associations[associationID] = association
+	responseDone := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(responseDone)
+		server.relayUDPResponses(ctx, serverConn, user, associationID, association, registry, association.relay)
+	}()
+	target := &Address{Type: AddrTypeIPv4, IP: net.IPv4(8, 8, 8, 8), Port: 53}
+	for range 150 {
+		if _, err := session.Send(target, []byte("echo")); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("send SOCKS datagram: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
+	registry.dissociate(associationID)
+	select {
+	case <-responseDone:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("the response relay is still running after its association was dissociated")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/tuic/udp_associations.go b/internal/tuic/udp_associations.go
index 9e7de4e7b..98d62e36d 100644
--- a/internal/tuic/udp_associations.go
+++ b/internal/tuic/udp_associations.go
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ type udpAssociation struct {
 	lastActive        time.Time
 	opening           bool
 	openCancel        context.CancelFunc
-	pending           []pendingUdpPacket
+	// stopResponses ends the response relay, which may be blocked on stream credit the
+	// client never grants; closing the SOCKS side alone does not reach it.
+	stopResponses context.CancelFunc
+	pending       []pendingUdpPacket
 }
 
 type udpAssociationRegistry struct {
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ func (r *udpAssociationRegistry) dissociate(assocID uint16) bool {
 	association := r.associations[assocID]
 	if association != nil {
 		r.clearPendingLocked(association)
+		association.stopResponsesLocked()
 	}
 	delete(r.associations, assocID)
 	r.datagramReassembler.clearAssociation(assocID)
@@ -160,6 +164,7 @@ func (r *udpAssociationRegistry) expireLocked(now time.Time) {
 		}
 		delete(r.associations, assocID)
 		r.clearPendingLocked(association)
+		association.stopResponsesLocked()
 		r.datagramReassembler.clearAssociation(assocID)
 		r.streamReassembler.clearAssociation(assocID)
 		if association.relay != nil {
@@ -172,6 +177,7 @@ func (r *udpAssociationRegistry) closeAll() {
 	r.mu.Lock()
 	for _, association := range r.associations {
 		r.clearPendingLocked(association)
+		association.stopResponsesLocked()
 		if association.relay != nil {
 			_ = association.relay.relay.Close()
 		}
@@ -186,6 +192,7 @@ func (r *udpAssociationRegistry) release(id uint16, expected *udpAssociation) {
 	r.mu.Lock()
 	if r.associations[id] == expected {
 		r.clearPendingLocked(expected)
+		expected.stopResponsesLocked()
 		delete(r.associations, id)
 		r.datagramReassembler.clearAssociation(id)
 		r.streamReassembler.clearAssociation(id)
@@ -195,3 +202,21 @@ func (r *udpAssociationRegistry) release(id uint16, expected *udpAssociation) {
 		_ = expected.relay.relay.Close()
 	}
 }
+
+// attachResponseStop records the response relay's cancel on a live association; false
+// means the association is already gone and the relay must not start.
+func (r *udpAssociationRegistry) attachResponseStop(assocID uint16, expected *udpAssociation, stop context.CancelFunc) bool {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.associations[assocID] != expected {
+		return false
+	}
+	expected.stopResponses = stop
+	return true
+}
+
+func (a *udpAssociation) stopResponsesLocked() {
+	if a.stopResponses != nil {
+		a.stopResponses()
+	}
+}