diff --git a/pkg/transport/listener.go b/pkg/transport/listener.go
index 9d7209c53..3ae1b21d4 100644
--- a/pkg/transport/listener.go
+++ b/pkg/transport/listener.go
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ func (info TLSInfo) ServerConfig() (*tls.Config, error) {
 		cfg.ClientCAs = cp
 	}
 
+	// "h2" NextProtos is necessary for enabling HTTP2 for go's HTTP server
+	cfg.NextProtos = []string{"h2"}
+
 	return cfg, nil
 }