diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6f35d93..6ef01f2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mqp2p"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "flume",
diff --git a/crates/mqp2p/Cargo.toml b/crates/mqp2p/Cargo.toml
index 1a3900a..c350822 100644
--- a/crates/mqp2p/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/mqp2p/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mqp2p"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.88"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/crates/mqp2p/src/peer.rs b/crates/mqp2p/src/peer.rs
index e042ed8..591872e 100644
--- a/crates/mqp2p/src/peer.rs
+++ b/crates/mqp2p/src/peer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
-use crate::quic::{self, CertIdentity, QuicEndpoint};
+use crate::quic::{self, CertIdentity, QuicEndpoint, SegmentationOffload};
 use crate::signaling::{
     Candidate, CandidateKind, ConnectionOffer, ConnectionSync, MIN_LEASE_SECS, PEER_LEASE_SECS,
     PeerInfo, SignalingClient, heartbeat_interval_secs,
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub struct PeerConfig {
     pub stun_server: Option<String>,
     pub credentials: Option<(String, String)>,
     pub lease_secs: u64,
+    pub segmentation_offload: SegmentationOffload,
 }
 
 impl PeerConfig {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ impl PeerConfig {
             stun_server: Some(stun::DEFAULT_STUN_SERVER.into()),
             credentials: None,
             lease_secs: PEER_LEASE_SECS,
+            segmentation_offload: SegmentationOffload::Enabled,
         }
     }
 
@@ -54,6 +56,11 @@ impl PeerConfig {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn without_segmentation_offload(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.segmentation_offload = SegmentationOffload::Disabled;
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn with_credentials(
         mut self,
         username: impl Into<String>,
@@ -118,13 +125,14 @@ impl Peer {
         };
 
         let quic_socket = std_socket.try_clone()?;
-        let quic = QuicEndpoint::bind(
+        let quic = QuicEndpoint::bind_with_offload(
             quic_socket,
             CertIdentity {
                 cert_der: identity.cert_der.clone(),
                 key_der: identity.key_der.clone(),
                 fingerprint: identity.fingerprint.clone(),
             },
+            config.segmentation_offload,
         )?;
 
         let client_id = format!("mqp2p-{}", config.name);
diff --git a/crates/mqp2p/src/quic.rs b/crates/mqp2p/src/quic.rs
index 411293e..50e40be 100644
--- a/crates/mqp2p/src/quic.rs
+++ b/crates/mqp2p/src/quic.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,22 @@ pub fn compute_fingerprint(cert_der: &[u8]) -> String {
     format!("sha256:{hex}")
 }
 
-fn build_server_config(identity: &CertIdentity) -> Result<ServerConfig> {
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum SegmentationOffload {
+    Enabled,
+    Disabled,
+}
+
+fn transport_config(offload: SegmentationOffload) -> Arc<quinn::TransportConfig> {
+    let mut transport = quinn::TransportConfig::default();
+    transport.enable_segmentation_offload(offload == SegmentationOffload::Enabled);
+    Arc::new(transport)
+}
+
+fn build_server_config(
+    identity: &CertIdentity,
+    offload: SegmentationOffload,
+) -> Result<ServerConfig> {
     let cert = CertificateDer::from(identity.cert_der.clone());
     let key = PrivateKeyDer::Pkcs8(PrivatePkcs8KeyDer::from(identity.key_der.clone()));
 
@@ -66,12 +81,15 @@ fn build_server_config(identity: &CertIdentity) -> Result<ServerConfig> {
     let quic_server_config = quinn::crypto::rustls::QuicServerConfig::try_from(server_crypto)
         .map_err(|e| Error::Quic(format!("QUIC server config failed: {e}")))?;
 
-    Ok(ServerConfig::with_crypto(Arc::new(quic_server_config)))
+    let mut server_config = ServerConfig::with_crypto(Arc::new(quic_server_config));
+    server_config.transport_config(transport_config(offload));
+    Ok(server_config)
 }
 
 fn build_client_config(
     identity: &CertIdentity,
     expected_fingerprint: &str,
+    offload: SegmentationOffload,
 ) -> Result<quinn::ClientConfig> {
     let cert = CertificateDer::from(identity.cert_der.clone());
     let key = PrivateKeyDer::Pkcs8(PrivatePkcs8KeyDer::from(identity.key_der.clone()));
@@ -89,7 +107,9 @@ fn build_client_config(
     let quic_client_config = quinn::crypto::rustls::QuicClientConfig::try_from(client_crypto)
         .map_err(|e| Error::Quic(format!("QUIC client config failed: {e}")))?;
 
-    Ok(quinn::ClientConfig::new(Arc::new(quic_client_config)))
+    let mut client_config = quinn::ClientConfig::new(Arc::new(quic_client_config));
+    client_config.transport_config(transport_config(offload));
+    Ok(client_config)
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -215,11 +235,20 @@ impl rustls::server::danger::ClientCertVerifier for CollectClientCert {
 pub struct QuicEndpoint {
     endpoint: Endpoint,
     identity: CertIdentity,
+    offload: SegmentationOffload,
 }
 
 impl QuicEndpoint {
     pub fn bind(socket: std::net::UdpSocket, identity: CertIdentity) -> Result<Self> {
-        let server_config = build_server_config(&identity)?;
+        Self::bind_with_offload(socket, identity, SegmentationOffload::Enabled)
+    }
+
+    pub fn bind_with_offload(
+        socket: std::net::UdpSocket,
+        identity: CertIdentity,
+        offload: SegmentationOffload,
+    ) -> Result<Self> {
+        let server_config = build_server_config(&identity, offload)?;
         let runtime = quinn::default_runtime()
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::Quic("no async runtime available".into()))?;
 
@@ -234,9 +263,13 @@ impl QuicEndpoint {
         let local = endpoint
             .local_addr()
             .map_err(|e| Error::Quic(format!("{e}")))?;
-        info!(addr = %local, "QUIC endpoint bound");
+        info!(addr = %local, ?offload, "QUIC endpoint bound");
 
-        Ok(Self { endpoint, identity })
+        Ok(Self {
+            endpoint,
+            identity,
+            offload,
+        })
     }
 
     pub fn local_addr(&self) -> Result<SocketAddr> {
@@ -250,7 +283,7 @@ impl QuicEndpoint {
     }
 
     pub async fn connect(&self, addr: SocketAddr, remote_fingerprint: &str) -> Result<Connection> {
-        let client_config = build_client_config(&self.identity, remote_fingerprint)?;
+        let client_config = build_client_config(&self.identity, remote_fingerprint, self.offload)?;
 
         let connection = self
             .endpoint
diff --git a/crates/mqp2p/tests/quic_offload.rs b/crates/mqp2p/tests/quic_offload.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15e8114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/mqp2p/tests/quic_offload.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use mqp2p::quic::{QuicEndpoint, SegmentationOffload, generate_self_signed_cert};
+use std::net::UdpSocket;
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn endpoints_without_segmentation_offload_exchange_data() {
+    let id_a = generate_self_signed_cert().expect("cert a");
+    let id_b = generate_self_signed_cert().expect("cert b");
+    let fp_a = id_a.fingerprint.clone();
+    let fp_b = id_b.fingerprint.clone();
+    let socket = || UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("socket");
+    let ep_a = QuicEndpoint::bind_with_offload(socket(), id_a, SegmentationOffload::Disabled)
+        .expect("bind a");
+    let ep_b = QuicEndpoint::bind_with_offload(socket(), id_b, SegmentationOffload::Disabled)
+        .expect("bind b");
+    let addr_b = ep_b.local_addr().expect("addr b");
+    let payload = vec![0x5a_u8; 64 * 1024];
+    let expected = payload.clone();
+
+    let receiver = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let conn = ep_b.accept_with_fingerprint(&fp_a).await.expect("accept");
+        let mut recv = conn.accept_uni().await.expect("stream");
+        let received = recv.read_to_end(1024 * 1024).await.expect("read");
+        conn.close(0u32.into(), b"done");
+        received
+    });
+
+    let conn = ep_a.connect(addr_b, &fp_b).await.expect("connect");
+    let mut send = conn.open_uni().await.expect("open");
+    send.write_all(&payload).await.expect("write");
+    send.finish().expect("finish");
+
+    assert_eq!(receiver.await.expect("receiver"), expected);
+}
diff --git a/crates/stitch-p2p/Cargo.toml b/crates/stitch-p2p/Cargo.toml
index 906802d..08cf74a 100644
--- a/crates/stitch-p2p/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stitch-p2p/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 [dependencies]
 ed25519-dalek = { version = "3", default-features = false, features = ["fast"], optional = true }
 fjall = { version = "3.0", optional = true }
-mqp2p = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../mqp2p", optional = true }
+mqp2p = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../mqp2p", optional = true }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.150", optional = true }
 thiserror = "2.0.18"
 tokio = { version = "1.52.3", features = ["sync", "io-util", "macros", "rt", "rt-multi-thread", "time", "net"] }
diff --git a/crates/stitch-tasks/Cargo.toml b/crates/stitch-tasks/Cargo.toml
index df6b914..b758b8d 100644
--- a/crates/stitch-tasks/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stitch-tasks/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
-mqp2p = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../mqp2p" }
+mqp2p = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../mqp2p" }
 rand = "0.10.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.228", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.150"