diff --git a/docs/root/version_history/current.rst b/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
index c595bbb8f379d..409dbb9208b4e 100644
--- a/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
+++ b/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Bug Fixes
 ---------
 *Changes expected to improve the state of the world and are unlikely to have negative effects*
 
+* config_validation: fix server crash during shutdown when grpc requests to xDS are still in flight.
 * listener: fixed the crash when updating listeners that do not bind to port.
 * thrift_proxy: fix the thrift_proxy connection manager to correctly report success/error response metrics when performing :ref:`payload passthrough <envoy_v3_api_field_extensions.filters.network.thrift_proxy.v3.ThriftProxy.payload_passthrough>`.
 
diff --git a/source/server/config_validation/server.cc b/source/server/config_validation/server.cc
index 57eba26cabcbb..7c7ec12846dba 100644
--- a/source/server/config_validation/server.cc
+++ b/source/server/config_validation/server.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "envoy/config/bootstrap/v3/bootstrap.pb.h"
 
 #include "source/common/common/utility.h"
+#include "source/common/config/grpc_mux_impl.h"
+#include "source/common/config/new_grpc_mux_impl.h"
 #include "source/common/config/utility.h"
 #include "source/common/event/real_time_system.h"
 #include "source/common/local_info/local_info_impl.h"
@@ -123,6 +125,8 @@ void ValidationInstance::shutdown() {
     config_.clusterManager()->shutdown();
   }
   thread_local_.shutdownThread();
+  Config::GrpcMuxImpl::shutdownAll();
+  Config::NewGrpcMuxImpl::shutdownAll();
   dispatcher_->shutdown();
 }