diff --git a/bumble/rfcomm.py b/bumble/rfcomm.py
index 6ca0f509..1020a1ea 100644
--- a/bumble/rfcomm.py
+++ b/bumble/rfcomm.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import asyncio
+import collections
 import dataclasses
 import enum
 from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union, TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 # fmt: off
 
 RFCOMM_PSM = 0x0003
+DEFAULT_RX_QUEUE_SIZE = 32
 
 class FrameType(enum.IntEnum):
     SABM = 0x2F  # Control field [1,1,1,1,_,1,0,0] LSB-first
@@ -445,7 +447,8 @@ class State(enum.IntEnum):
         RESET = 0x05
 
     connection_result: Optional[asyncio.Future]
-    sink: Optional[Callable[[bytes], None]]
+    _sink: Optional[Callable[[bytes], None]]
+    _enqueued_rx_packets: collections.deque[bytes]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -466,10 +469,12 @@ def __init__(
         self.state = DLC.State.INIT
         self.role = multiplexer.role
         self.c_r = 1 if self.role == Multiplexer.Role.INITIATOR else 0
-        self.sink = None
         self.connection_result = None
         self.drained = asyncio.Event()
         self.drained.set()
+        # Queued packets when sink is not set.
+        self._enqueued_rx_packets = collections.deque(maxlen=DEFAULT_RX_QUEUE_SIZE)
+        self._sink = None
 
         # Compute the MTU
         max_overhead = 4 + 1  # header with 2-byte length + fcs
@@ -477,6 +482,19 @@ def __init__(
             max_frame_size, self.multiplexer.l2cap_channel.peer_mtu - max_overhead
         )
 
+    @property
+    def sink(self) -> Optional[Callable[[bytes], None]]:
+        return self._sink
+
+    @sink.setter
+    def sink(self, sink: Optional[Callable[[bytes], None]]) -> None:
+        self._sink = sink
+        # Dump queued packets to sink
+        if sink:
+            for packet in self._enqueued_rx_packets:
+                sink(packet)  # pylint: disable=not-callable
+            self._enqueued_rx_packets.clear()
+
     def change_state(self, new_state: State) -> None:
         logger.debug(f'{self} state change -> {color(new_state.name, "magenta")}')
         self.state = new_state
@@ -549,8 +567,15 @@ def on_uih_frame(self, frame: RFCOMM_Frame) -> None:
             f'rx_credits={self.rx_credits}: {data.hex()}'
         )
         if data:
-            if self.sink:
-                self.sink(data)  # pylint: disable=not-callable
+            if self._sink:
+                self._sink(data)  # pylint: disable=not-callable
+            else:
+                self._enqueued_rx_packets.append(data)
+            if (
+                self._enqueued_rx_packets.maxlen
+                and len(self._enqueued_rx_packets) >= self._enqueued_rx_packets.maxlen
+            ):
+                logger.warning(f'DLC [{self.dlci}] received packet queue is full')
 
             # Update the credits
             if self.rx_credits > 0:
diff --git a/tests/rfcomm_test.py b/tests/rfcomm_test.py
index 4ce4d116..fcd43108 100644
--- a/tests/rfcomm_test.py
+++ b/tests/rfcomm_test.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
     RFCOMM_PSM,
 )
 
+_TIMEOUT = 0.1
+
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def basic_frame_check(x):
@@ -82,6 +84,29 @@ async def test_basic_connection() -> None:
     assert await queues[0].get() == b'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet'
 
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_receive_pdu_before_open_dlc_returns() -> None:
+    devices = await test_utils.TwoDevices.create_with_connection()
+    DATA = b'123'
+
+    accept_future: asyncio.Future[DLC] = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_future()
+    channel = Server(devices[0]).listen(acceptor=accept_future.set_result)
+
+    assert devices.connections[1]
+    multiplexer = await Client(devices.connections[1]).start()
+    open_dlc_task = asyncio.create_task(multiplexer.open_dlc(channel))
+
+    dlc_responder = await accept_future
+    dlc_responder.write(DATA)
+
+    dlc_initiator = await open_dlc_task
+    dlc_initiator_queue = asyncio.Queue()  # type: ignore[var-annotated]
+    dlc_initiator.sink = dlc_initiator_queue.put_nowait
+
+    assert await asyncio.wait_for(dlc_initiator_queue.get(), timeout=_TIMEOUT) == DATA
+
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_service_record():
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index d193d6e5..1f0b4f3b 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 # Imports
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import asyncio
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import List, Optional, Type
+from typing_extensions import Self
 
 from bumble.controller import Controller
 from bumble.link import LocalLink
@@ -81,6 +82,12 @@ async def setup_connection(self) -> None:
     def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> Device:
         return self.devices[index]
 
+    @classmethod
+    async def create_with_connection(cls: Type[Self]) -> Self:
+        devices = cls()
+        await devices.setup_connection()
+        return devices
+
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 async def async_barrier():