diff --git a/internal/grid/connection.go b/internal/grid/connection.go
index 72925c5d2..b5e43ad71 100644
--- a/internal/grid/connection.go
+++ b/internal/grid/connection.go
@@ -123,10 +123,11 @@ type Connection struct {
 	baseFlags     Flags
 
 	// For testing only
-	debugInConn  net.Conn
-	debugOutConn net.Conn
-	addDeadline  time.Duration
-	connMu       sync.Mutex
+	debugInConn   net.Conn
+	debugOutConn  net.Conn
+	blockMessages atomic.Pointer[<-chan struct{}]
+	addDeadline   time.Duration
+	connMu        sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // Subroute is a connection subroute that can be used to route to a specific handler with the same handler ID.
@@ -975,6 +976,11 @@ func (c *Connection) handleMessages(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn) {
 				gridLogIfNot(ctx, fmt.Errorf("ws read: %w", err), net.ErrClosed, io.EOF)
 				return
 			}
+			block := c.blockMessages.Load()
+			if block != nil && *block != nil {
+				<-*block
+			}
+
 			if c.incomingBytes != nil {
 				c.incomingBytes(int64(len(msg)))
 			}
@@ -1363,6 +1369,10 @@ func (c *Connection) handleRequest(ctx context.Context, m message, subID *subHan
 }
 
 func (c *Connection) handlePong(ctx context.Context, m message) {
+	if m.MuxID == 0 && m.Payload == nil {
+		atomic.StoreInt64(&c.LastPong, time.Now().Unix())
+		return
+	}
 	var pong pongMsg
 	_, err := pong.UnmarshalMsg(m.Payload)
 	PutByteBuffer(m.Payload)
@@ -1382,7 +1392,9 @@ func (c *Connection) handlePong(ctx context.Context, m message) {
 
 func (c *Connection) handlePing(ctx context.Context, m message) {
 	if m.MuxID == 0 {
-		gridLogIf(ctx, c.queueMsg(m, &pongMsg{}))
+		m.Flags.Clear(FlagPayloadIsZero)
+		m.Op = OpPong
+		gridLogIf(ctx, c.queueMsg(m, nil))
 		return
 	}
 	// Single calls do not support pinging.
@@ -1599,7 +1611,12 @@ func (c *Connection) debugMsg(d debugMsg, args ...any) {
 		c.connMu.Lock()
 		defer c.connMu.Unlock()
 		c.connPingInterval = args[0].(time.Duration)
+		if c.connPingInterval < time.Second {
+			panic("CONN ping interval too low")
+		}
 	case debugSetClientPingDuration:
+		c.connMu.Lock()
+		defer c.connMu.Unlock()
 		c.clientPingInterval = args[0].(time.Duration)
 	case debugAddToDeadline:
 		c.addDeadline = args[0].(time.Duration)
@@ -1615,6 +1632,11 @@ func (c *Connection) debugMsg(d debugMsg, args ...any) {
 		mid.respMu.Lock()
 		resp(mid.closed)
 		mid.respMu.Unlock()
+	case debugBlockInboundMessages:
+		c.connMu.Lock()
+		block := (<-chan struct{})(args[0].(chan struct{}))
+		c.blockMessages.Store(&block)
+		c.connMu.Unlock()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/grid/debug.go b/internal/grid/debug.go
index 0172f87e2..8110acb65 100644
--- a/internal/grid/debug.go
+++ b/internal/grid/debug.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const (
 	debugSetClientPingDuration
 	debugAddToDeadline
 	debugIsOutgoingClosed
+	debugBlockInboundMessages
 )
 
 // TestGrid contains a grid of servers for testing purposes.
diff --git a/internal/grid/debugmsg_string.go b/internal/grid/debugmsg_string.go
index a84f811b5..52c92cb4b 100644
--- a/internal/grid/debugmsg_string.go
+++ b/internal/grid/debugmsg_string.go
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ func _() {
 	_ = x[debugSetClientPingDuration-5]
 	_ = x[debugAddToDeadline-6]
 	_ = x[debugIsOutgoingClosed-7]
+	_ = x[debugBlockInboundMessages-8]
 }
 
-const _debugMsg_name = "debugShutdowndebugKillInbounddebugKillOutbounddebugWaitForExitdebugSetConnPingDurationdebugSetClientPingDurationdebugAddToDeadlinedebugIsOutgoingClosed"
+const _debugMsg_name = "debugShutdowndebugKillInbounddebugKillOutbounddebugWaitForExitdebugSetConnPingDurationdebugSetClientPingDurationdebugAddToDeadlinedebugIsOutgoingCloseddebugBlockInboundMessages"
 
-var _debugMsg_index = [...]uint8{0, 13, 29, 46, 62, 86, 112, 130, 151}
+var _debugMsg_index = [...]uint8{0, 13, 29, 46, 62, 86, 112, 130, 151, 176}
 
 func (i debugMsg) String() string {
 	if i < 0 || i >= debugMsg(len(_debugMsg_index)-1) {
diff --git a/internal/grid/grid_test.go b/internal/grid/grid_test.go
index fcf325168..f488b5947 100644
--- a/internal/grid/grid_test.go
+++ b/internal/grid/grid_test.go
@@ -378,6 +378,54 @@ func TestStreamSuite(t *testing.T) {
 		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
 		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
 	})
+	t.Run("testServerStreamOnewayNoPing", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
+		testServerStreamNoPing(t, local, remote, 0)
+		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
+		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
+	})
+	t.Run("testServerStreamTwowayNoPing", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
+		testServerStreamNoPing(t, local, remote, 1)
+		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
+		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
+	})
+	t.Run("testServerStreamTwowayPing", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
+		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 1, false, false)
+		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
+		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
+	})
+	t.Run("testServerStreamTwowayPingReq", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
+		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 1, false, true)
+		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
+		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
+	})
+	t.Run("testServerStreamTwowayPingResp", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
+		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 1, true, false)
+		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
+		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
+	})
+	t.Run("testServerStreamTwowayPingReqResp", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
+		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 1, true, true)
+		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
+		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
+	})
+	t.Run("testServerStreamOnewayPing", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
+		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 0, false, true)
+		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
+		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
+	})
+	t.Run("testServerStreamOnewayPingUnblocked", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
+		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 0, false, false)
+		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
+		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
+	})
 }
 
 func testStreamRoundtrip(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager) {
@@ -491,12 +539,12 @@ func testStreamCancel(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager) {
 	register(remote)
 
 	// local to remote
-	testHandler := func(t *testing.T, handler HandlerID) {
+	testHandler := func(t *testing.T, handler HandlerID, sendReq bool) {
 		remoteConn := local.Connection(remoteHost)
 		const testPayload = "Hello Grid World!"
 
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		st, err := remoteConn.NewStream(ctx, handlerTest, []byte(testPayload))
+		st, err := remoteConn.NewStream(ctx, handler, []byte(testPayload))
 		errFatal(err)
 		clientCanceled := make(chan time.Time, 1)
 		err = nil
@@ -513,6 +561,18 @@ func testStreamCancel(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager) {
 			clientCanceled <- time.Now()
 		}(t)
 		start := time.Now()
+		if st.Requests != nil {
+			defer close(st.Requests)
+		}
+		// Fill up queue.
+		for sendReq {
+			select {
+			case st.Requests <- []byte("Hello"):
+				time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+			default:
+				sendReq = false
+			}
+		}
 		cancel()
 		<-serverCanceled
 		t.Log("server cancel time:", time.Since(start))
@@ -524,11 +584,13 @@ func testStreamCancel(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager) {
 	}
 	// local to remote, unbuffered
 	t.Run("unbuffered", func(t *testing.T) {
-		testHandler(t, handlerTest)
+		testHandler(t, handlerTest, false)
 	})
-
 	t.Run("buffered", func(t *testing.T) {
-		testHandler(t, handlerTest2)
+		testHandler(t, handlerTest2, false)
+	})
+	t.Run("buffered", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testHandler(t, handlerTest2, true)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1025,6 +1087,167 @@ func testServerStreamResponseBlocked(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager) {
 	}
 }
 
+// testServerStreamNoPing will test if server and client handle no pings.
+func testServerStreamNoPing(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager, inCap int) {
+	defer testlogger.T.SetErrorTB(t)()
+	errFatal := func(err error) {
+		t.Helper()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// We fake a local and remote server.
+	remoteHost := remote.HostName()
+
+	// 1: Echo
+	reqStarted := make(chan struct{})
+	serverCanceled := make(chan struct{})
+	register := func(manager *Manager) {
+		errFatal(manager.RegisterStreamingHandler(handlerTest, StreamHandler{
+			Handle: func(ctx context.Context, payload []byte, _ <-chan []byte, resp chan<- []byte) *RemoteErr {
+				close(reqStarted)
+				// Just wait for it to cancel.
+				<-ctx.Done()
+				close(serverCanceled)
+				return NewRemoteErr(ctx.Err())
+			},
+			OutCapacity: 1,
+			InCapacity:  inCap,
+		}))
+	}
+	register(local)
+	register(remote)
+
+	remoteConn := local.Connection(remoteHost)
+	const testPayload = "Hello Grid World!"
+	remoteConn.debugMsg(debugSetClientPingDuration, 100*time.Millisecond)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+	st, err := remoteConn.NewStream(ctx, handlerTest, []byte(testPayload))
+	errFatal(err)
+
+	// Wait for the server start the request.
+	<-reqStarted
+
+	// Stop processing requests
+	nowBlocking := make(chan struct{})
+	remoteConn.debugMsg(debugBlockInboundMessages, nowBlocking)
+
+	// Check that local returned.
+	err = st.Results(func(b []byte) error {
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	t.Logf("error: %v", err)
+	// Check that remote is canceled.
+	<-serverCanceled
+	close(nowBlocking)
+}
+
+// testServerStreamNoPing will test if server and client handle ping even when blocked.
+func testServerStreamPingRunning(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager, inCap int, blockResp, blockReq bool) {
+	defer testlogger.T.SetErrorTB(t)()
+	errFatal := func(err error) {
+		t.Helper()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// We fake a local and remote server.
+	remoteHost := remote.HostName()
+
+	// 1: Echo
+	reqStarted := make(chan struct{})
+	serverCanceled := make(chan struct{})
+	register := func(manager *Manager) {
+		errFatal(manager.RegisterStreamingHandler(handlerTest, StreamHandler{
+			Handle: func(ctx context.Context, payload []byte, req <-chan []byte, resp chan<- []byte) *RemoteErr {
+				close(reqStarted)
+				// Just wait for it to cancel.
+				for blockResp {
+					select {
+					case <-ctx.Done():
+						close(serverCanceled)
+						return NewRemoteErr(ctx.Err())
+					case resp <- []byte{1}:
+						time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+					}
+				}
+				// Just wait for it to cancel.
+				<-ctx.Done()
+				close(serverCanceled)
+				return NewRemoteErr(ctx.Err())
+			},
+			OutCapacity: 1,
+			InCapacity:  inCap,
+		}))
+	}
+	register(local)
+	register(remote)
+
+	remoteConn := local.Connection(remoteHost)
+	const testPayload = "Hello Grid World!"
+	remoteConn.debugMsg(debugSetClientPingDuration, 100*time.Millisecond)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+	st, err := remoteConn.NewStream(ctx, handlerTest, []byte(testPayload))
+	errFatal(err)
+
+	// Wait for the server start the request.
+	<-reqStarted
+
+	// Block until we have exceeded the deadline several times over.
+	nowBlocking := make(chan struct{})
+	time.AfterFunc(time.Second, func() {
+		cancel()
+		close(nowBlocking)
+	})
+	if inCap > 0 {
+		go func() {
+			defer close(st.Requests)
+			if !blockReq {
+				<-nowBlocking
+				return
+			}
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-nowBlocking:
+					return
+				case <-st.Done():
+				case st.Requests <- []byte{1}:
+					time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	// Check that local returned.
+	err = st.Results(func(b []byte) error {
+		select {
+		case <-nowBlocking:
+		case <-st.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	select {
+	case <-nowBlocking:
+	default:
+		t.Fatal("expected to be blocked. got err", err)
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	t.Logf("error: %v", err)
+	// Check that remote is canceled.
+	<-serverCanceled
+}
+
 func timeout(after time.Duration) (cancel func()) {
 	c := time.After(after)
 	cc := make(chan struct{})
diff --git a/internal/grid/muxclient.go b/internal/grid/muxclient.go
index dd5331a31..5ec8fb347 100644
--- a/internal/grid/muxclient.go
+++ b/internal/grid/muxclient.go
@@ -32,24 +32,25 @@ import (
 
 // muxClient is a stateful connection to a remote.
 type muxClient struct {
-	MuxID            uint64
-	SendSeq, RecvSeq uint32
-	LastPong         int64
-	BaseFlags        Flags
-	ctx              context.Context
-	cancelFn         context.CancelCauseFunc
-	parent           *Connection
-	respWait         chan<- Response
-	respMu           sync.Mutex
-	singleResp       bool
-	closed           bool
-	stateless        bool
-	acked            bool
-	init             bool
-	deadline         time.Duration
-	outBlock         chan struct{}
-	subroute         *subHandlerID
-	respErr          atomic.Pointer[error]
+	MuxID              uint64
+	SendSeq, RecvSeq   uint32
+	LastPong           int64
+	BaseFlags          Flags
+	ctx                context.Context
+	cancelFn           context.CancelCauseFunc
+	parent             *Connection
+	respWait           chan<- Response
+	respMu             sync.Mutex
+	singleResp         bool
+	closed             bool
+	stateless          bool
+	acked              bool
+	init               bool
+	deadline           time.Duration
+	outBlock           chan struct{}
+	subroute           *subHandlerID
+	respErr            atomic.Pointer[error]
+	clientPingInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 // Response is a response from the server.
@@ -61,12 +62,13 @@ type Response struct {
 func newMuxClient(ctx context.Context, muxID uint64, parent *Connection) *muxClient {
 	ctx, cancelFn := context.WithCancelCause(ctx)
 	return &muxClient{
-		MuxID:     muxID,
-		ctx:       ctx,
-		cancelFn:  cancelFn,
-		parent:    parent,
-		LastPong:  time.Now().Unix(),
-		BaseFlags: parent.baseFlags,
+		MuxID:              muxID,
+		ctx:                ctx,
+		cancelFn:           cancelFn,
+		parent:             parent,
+		LastPong:           time.Now().UnixNano(),
+		BaseFlags:          parent.baseFlags,
+		clientPingInterval: parent.clientPingInterval,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -309,11 +311,11 @@ func (m *muxClient) handleOneWayStream(respHandler chan<- Response, respServer <
 		}
 	}()
 	var pingTimer <-chan time.Time
-	if m.deadline == 0 || m.deadline > clientPingInterval {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(clientPingInterval)
+	if m.deadline == 0 || m.deadline > m.clientPingInterval {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(m.clientPingInterval)
 		defer ticker.Stop()
 		pingTimer = ticker.C
-		atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().Unix())
+		atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().UnixNano())
 	}
 	defer m.parent.deleteMux(false, m.MuxID)
 	for {
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@ func (m *muxClient) doPing(respHandler chan<- Response) (ok bool) {
 	}
 
 	// Only check ping when not closed.
-	if got := time.Since(time.Unix(atomic.LoadInt64(&m.LastPong), 0)); got > clientPingInterval*2 {
+	if got := time.Since(time.Unix(0, atomic.LoadInt64(&m.LastPong))); got > m.clientPingInterval*2 {
 		m.respMu.Unlock()
 		if debugPrint {
 			fmt.Printf("Mux %d: last pong %v ago, disconnecting\n", m.MuxID, got)
@@ -388,15 +390,20 @@ func (m *muxClient) doPing(respHandler chan<- Response) (ok bool) {
 // responseCh is the channel to that goes to the requester.
 // internalResp is the channel that comes from the server.
 func (m *muxClient) handleTwowayResponses(responseCh chan<- Response, internalResp <-chan Response) {
-	defer m.parent.deleteMux(false, m.MuxID)
-	defer xioutil.SafeClose(responseCh)
+	defer func() {
+		m.parent.deleteMux(false, m.MuxID)
+		// addErrorNonBlockingClose will close the response channel.
+		xioutil.SafeClose(responseCh)
+	}()
+
+	// Cancelation and errors are handled by handleTwowayRequests below.
 	for resp := range internalResp {
-		responseCh <- resp
 		m.send(message{Op: OpUnblockSrvMux, MuxID: m.MuxID})
+		responseCh <- resp
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *muxClient) handleTwowayRequests(internalResp chan<- Response, requests <-chan []byte) {
+func (m *muxClient) handleTwowayRequests(errResp chan<- Response, requests <-chan []byte) {
 	var errState bool
 	if debugPrint {
 		start := time.Now()
@@ -405,24 +412,30 @@ func (m *muxClient) handleTwowayRequests(internalResp chan<- Response, requests
 		}()
 	}
 
+	var pingTimer <-chan time.Time
+	if m.deadline == 0 || m.deadline > m.clientPingInterval {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(m.clientPingInterval)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		pingTimer = ticker.C
+		atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().UnixNano())
+	}
+
 	// Listen for client messages.
-	for {
-		if errState {
-			go func() {
-				// Drain requests.
-				for range requests {
-				}
-			}()
-			return
-		}
+reqLoop:
+	for !errState {
 		select {
 		case <-m.ctx.Done():
 			if debugPrint {
 				fmt.Println("Client sending disconnect to mux", m.MuxID)
 			}
-			m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(internalResp, context.Cause(m.ctx))
+			m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(errResp, context.Cause(m.ctx))
 			errState = true
 			continue
+		case <-pingTimer:
+			if !m.doPing(errResp) {
+				errState = true
+				continue
+			}
 		case req, ok := <-requests:
 			if !ok {
 				// Done send EOF
@@ -432,22 +445,28 @@ func (m *muxClient) handleTwowayRequests(internalResp chan<- Response, requests
 				msg := message{
 					Op:    OpMuxClientMsg,
 					MuxID: m.MuxID,
-					Seq:   1,
 					Flags: FlagEOF,
 				}
 				msg.setZeroPayloadFlag()
 				err := m.send(msg)
 				if err != nil {
-					m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(internalResp, err)
+					m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(errResp, err)
 				}
-				return
+				break reqLoop
 			}
 			// Grab a send token.
+		sendReq:
 			select {
 			case <-m.ctx.Done():
-				m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(internalResp, context.Cause(m.ctx))
+				m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(errResp, context.Cause(m.ctx))
 				errState = true
 				continue
+			case <-pingTimer:
+				if !m.doPing(errResp) {
+					errState = true
+					continue
+				}
+				goto sendReq
 			case <-m.outBlock:
 			}
 			msg := message{
@@ -460,13 +479,41 @@ func (m *muxClient) handleTwowayRequests(internalResp chan<- Response, requests
 			err := m.send(msg)
 			PutByteBuffer(req)
 			if err != nil {
-				m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(internalResp, err)
+				m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(errResp, err)
 				errState = true
 				continue
 			}
 			msg.Seq++
 		}
 	}
+
+	if errState {
+		// Drain requests.
+		for {
+			select {
+			case r, ok := <-requests:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+				PutByteBuffer(r)
+			default:
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for !errState {
+		select {
+		case <-m.ctx.Done():
+			if debugPrint {
+				fmt.Println("Client sending disconnect to mux", m.MuxID)
+			}
+			m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(errResp, context.Cause(m.ctx))
+			return
+		case <-pingTimer:
+			errState = !m.doPing(errResp)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // checkSeq will check if sequence number is correct and increment it by 1.
@@ -502,7 +549,7 @@ func (m *muxClient) response(seq uint32, r Response) {
 		m.addResponse(r)
 		return
 	}
-	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().Unix())
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().UnixNano())
 	ok := m.addResponse(r)
 	if !ok {
 		PutByteBuffer(r.Msg)
@@ -553,7 +600,7 @@ func (m *muxClient) pong(msg pongMsg) {
 		m.addResponse(Response{Err: err})
 		return
 	}
-	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().Unix())
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().UnixNano())
 }
 
 // addResponse will add a response to the response channel.
diff --git a/internal/grid/muxserver.go b/internal/grid/muxserver.go
index e9d1db659..8a835a16f 100644
--- a/internal/grid/muxserver.go
+++ b/internal/grid/muxserver.go
@@ -28,21 +28,20 @@ import (
 	xioutil "github.com/minio/minio/internal/ioutil"
 )
 
-const lastPingThreshold = 4 * clientPingInterval
-
 type muxServer struct {
-	ID               uint64
-	LastPing         int64
-	SendSeq, RecvSeq uint32
-	Resp             chan []byte
-	BaseFlags        Flags
-	ctx              context.Context
-	cancel           context.CancelFunc
-	inbound          chan []byte
-	parent           *Connection
-	sendMu           sync.Mutex
-	recvMu           sync.Mutex
-	outBlock         chan struct{}
+	ID                 uint64
+	LastPing           int64
+	SendSeq, RecvSeq   uint32
+	Resp               chan []byte
+	BaseFlags          Flags
+	ctx                context.Context
+	cancel             context.CancelFunc
+	inbound            chan []byte
+	parent             *Connection
+	sendMu             sync.Mutex
+	recvMu             sync.Mutex
+	outBlock           chan struct{}
+	clientPingInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 func newMuxStateless(ctx context.Context, msg message, c *Connection, handler StatelessHandler) *muxServer {
@@ -89,16 +88,17 @@ func newMuxStream(ctx context.Context, msg message, c *Connection, handler Strea
 	}
 
 	m := muxServer{
-		ID:        msg.MuxID,
-		RecvSeq:   msg.Seq + 1,
-		SendSeq:   msg.Seq,
-		ctx:       ctx,
-		cancel:    cancel,
-		parent:    c,
-		inbound:   nil,
-		outBlock:  make(chan struct{}, outboundCap),
-		LastPing:  time.Now().Unix(),
-		BaseFlags: c.baseFlags,
+		ID:                 msg.MuxID,
+		RecvSeq:            msg.Seq + 1,
+		SendSeq:            msg.Seq,
+		ctx:                ctx,
+		cancel:             cancel,
+		parent:             c,
+		inbound:            nil,
+		outBlock:           make(chan struct{}, outboundCap),
+		LastPing:           time.Now().Unix(),
+		BaseFlags:          c.baseFlags,
+		clientPingInterval: c.clientPingInterval,
 	}
 	// Acknowledge Mux created.
 	// Send async.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func newMuxStream(ctx context.Context, msg message, c *Connection, handler Strea
 	}(m.outBlock)
 
 	// Remote aliveness check if needed.
-	if msg.DeadlineMS == 0 || msg.DeadlineMS > uint32(lastPingThreshold/time.Millisecond) {
+	if msg.DeadlineMS == 0 || msg.DeadlineMS > uint32(4*c.clientPingInterval/time.Millisecond) {
 		go func() {
 			wg.Wait()
 			m.checkRemoteAlive()
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (m *muxServer) handleRequests(ctx context.Context, msg message, send chan<-
 
 // checkRemoteAlive will check if the remote is alive.
 func (m *muxServer) checkRemoteAlive() {
-	t := time.NewTicker(lastPingThreshold / 4)
+	t := time.NewTicker(m.clientPingInterval)
 	defer t.Stop()
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (m *muxServer) checkRemoteAlive() {
 			return
 		case <-t.C:
 			last := time.Since(time.Unix(atomic.LoadInt64(&m.LastPing), 0))
-			if last > lastPingThreshold {
+			if last > 4*m.clientPingInterval {
 				gridLogIf(m.ctx, fmt.Errorf("canceling remote connection %s not seen for %v", m.parent, last))
 				m.close()
 				return
diff --git a/internal/grid/stream.go b/internal/grid/stream.go
index 29e0cebf4..cbc69c1ba 100644
--- a/internal/grid/stream.go
+++ b/internal/grid/stream.go
@@ -89,12 +89,26 @@ func (s *Stream) Results(next func(b []byte) error) (err error) {
 				return nil
 			}
 			if resp.Err != nil {
+				s.cancel(resp.Err)
 				return resp.Err
 			}
 			err = next(resp.Msg)
 			if err != nil {
+				s.cancel(err)
 				return err
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Done will return a channel that will be closed when the stream is done.
+// This mirrors context.Done().
+func (s *Stream) Done() <-chan struct{} {
+	return s.ctx.Done()
+}
+
+// Err will return the error that caused the stream to end.
+// This mirrors context.Err().
+func (s *Stream) Err() error {
+	return s.ctx.Err()
+}