diff --git a/p2p/security/noise/crypto_test.go b/p2p/security/noise/crypto_test.go
index 9b7d390829..1ca11476f4 100644
--- a/p2p/security/noise/crypto_test.go
+++ b/p2p/security/noise/crypto_test.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestCryptoFailsIfHandshakeIncomplete(t *testing.T) {
 	init, resp := net.Pipe()
 	_ = resp.Close()
 
-	session, _ := newSecureSession(initTransport, context.TODO(), init, "remote-peer", nil, nil, true)
+	session, _ := newSecureSession(initTransport, context.TODO(), init, "remote-peer", nil, nil, nil, true)
 	_, err := session.encrypt(nil, []byte("hi"))
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("expected encryption error when handshake incomplete")
diff --git a/p2p/security/noise/handshake.go b/p2p/security/noise/handshake.go
index 8cf306b0f5..db782aace6 100644
--- a/p2p/security/noise/handshake.go
+++ b/p2p/security/noise/handshake.go
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func (s *secureSession) runHandshake(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		// stage 0 //
 		// Handshake Msg Len = len(DH ephemeral key)
 		var ed []byte
-		if s.earlyDataHandler != nil {
-			ed = s.earlyDataHandler.Send(ctx, s.insecureConn, s.remoteID)
+		if s.initiatorEarlyDataHandler != nil {
+			ed = s.initiatorEarlyDataHandler.Send(ctx, s.insecureConn, s.remoteID)
 		}
 		if err := s.sendHandshakeMessage(hs, ed, hbuf); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error sending handshake message: %w", err)
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ func (s *secureSession) runHandshake(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if s.earlyDataHandler != nil {
-			if err := s.earlyDataHandler.Received(ctx, s.insecureConn, rcvdEd); err != nil {
+		if s.initiatorEarlyDataHandler != nil {
+			if err := s.initiatorEarlyDataHandler.Received(ctx, s.insecureConn, rcvdEd); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ func (s *secureSession) runHandshake(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error reading handshake message: %w", err)
 		}
-		if s.earlyDataHandler != nil {
-			if err := s.earlyDataHandler.Received(ctx, s.insecureConn, initialPayload); err != nil {
+		if s.responderEarlyDataHandler != nil {
+			if err := s.responderEarlyDataHandler.Received(ctx, s.insecureConn, initialPayload); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ func (s *secureSession) runHandshake(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		// Handshake Msg Len = len(DH ephemeral key) + len(DHT static key) +  MAC(static key is encrypted) + len(Payload) +
 		// MAC(payload is encrypted)
 		var ed []byte
-		if s.earlyDataHandler != nil {
-			ed = s.earlyDataHandler.Send(ctx, s.insecureConn, s.remoteID)
+		if s.responderEarlyDataHandler != nil {
+			ed = s.responderEarlyDataHandler.Send(ctx, s.insecureConn, s.remoteID)
 		}
 		payload, err := s.generateHandshakePayload(kp, ed)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/p2p/security/noise/session.go b/p2p/security/noise/session.go
index 5e3d0956cf..692c9174ad 100644
--- a/p2p/security/noise/session.go
+++ b/p2p/security/noise/session.go
@@ -36,22 +36,24 @@ type secureSession struct {
 	dec *noise.CipherState
 
 	// noise prologue
-	prologue         []byte
-	earlyDataHandler EarlyDataHandler
+	prologue []byte
+
+	initiatorEarlyDataHandler, responderEarlyDataHandler EarlyDataHandler
 }
 
 // newSecureSession creates a Noise session over the given insecureConn Conn, using
 // the libp2p identity keypair from the given Transport.
-func newSecureSession(tpt *Transport, ctx context.Context, insecure net.Conn, remote peer.ID, prologue []byte, edh EarlyDataHandler, initiator bool) (*secureSession, error) {
+func newSecureSession(tpt *Transport, ctx context.Context, insecure net.Conn, remote peer.ID, prologue []byte, initiatorEDH, responderEDH EarlyDataHandler, initiator bool) (*secureSession, error) {
 	s := &secureSession{
-		insecureConn:     insecure,
-		insecureReader:   bufio.NewReader(insecure),
-		initiator:        initiator,
-		localID:          tpt.localID,
-		localKey:         tpt.privateKey,
-		remoteID:         remote,
-		prologue:         prologue,
-		earlyDataHandler: edh,
+		insecureConn:              insecure,
+		insecureReader:            bufio.NewReader(insecure),
+		initiator:                 initiator,
+		localID:                   tpt.localID,
+		localKey:                  tpt.privateKey,
+		remoteID:                  remote,
+		prologue:                  prologue,
+		initiatorEarlyDataHandler: initiatorEDH,
+		responderEarlyDataHandler: responderEDH,
 	}
 
 	// the go-routine we create to run the handshake will
diff --git a/p2p/security/noise/session_transport.go b/p2p/security/noise/session_transport.go
index 973f6facf2..12313c1513 100644
--- a/p2p/security/noise/session_transport.go
+++ b/p2p/security/noise/session_transport.go
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ type EarlyDataHandler interface {
 	Received(context.Context, net.Conn, []byte) error
 }
 
-func EarlyData(h EarlyDataHandler) SessionOption {
+func EarlyData(initiator, responder EarlyDataHandler) SessionOption {
 	return func(s *SessionTransport) error {
-		s.earlyDataHandler = h
+		s.initiatorEarlyDataHandler = initiator
+		s.responderEarlyDataHandler = responder
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -45,14 +46,15 @@ var _ sec.SecureTransport = &SessionTransport{}
 type SessionTransport struct {
 	t *Transport
 	// options
-	prologue         []byte
-	earlyDataHandler EarlyDataHandler
+	prologue []byte
+
+	initiatorEarlyDataHandler, responderEarlyDataHandler EarlyDataHandler
 }
 
 // SecureInbound runs the Noise handshake as the responder.
 // If p is empty, connections from any peer are accepted.
 func (i *SessionTransport) SecureInbound(ctx context.Context, insecure net.Conn, p peer.ID) (sec.SecureConn, error) {
-	c, err := newSecureSession(i.t, ctx, insecure, p, i.prologue, i.earlyDataHandler, false)
+	c, err := newSecureSession(i.t, ctx, insecure, p, i.prologue, i.initiatorEarlyDataHandler, i.responderEarlyDataHandler, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		addr, maErr := manet.FromNetAddr(insecure.RemoteAddr())
 		if maErr == nil {
@@ -64,5 +66,5 @@ func (i *SessionTransport) SecureInbound(ctx context.Context, insecure net.Conn,
 
 // SecureOutbound runs the Noise handshake as the initiator.
 func (i *SessionTransport) SecureOutbound(ctx context.Context, insecure net.Conn, p peer.ID) (sec.SecureConn, error) {
-	return newSecureSession(i.t, ctx, insecure, p, i.prologue, i.earlyDataHandler, true)
+	return newSecureSession(i.t, ctx, insecure, p, i.prologue, i.initiatorEarlyDataHandler, i.responderEarlyDataHandler, true)
 }
diff --git a/p2p/security/noise/transport.go b/p2p/security/noise/transport.go
index bd66d0fdd1..c6923698cc 100644
--- a/p2p/security/noise/transport.go
+++ b/p2p/security/noise/transport.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func New(privkey crypto.PrivKey) (*Transport, error) {
 // SecureInbound runs the Noise handshake as the responder.
 // If p is empty, connections from any peer are accepted.
 func (t *Transport) SecureInbound(ctx context.Context, insecure net.Conn, p peer.ID) (sec.SecureConn, error) {
-	c, err := newSecureSession(t, ctx, insecure, p, nil, nil, false)
+	c, err := newSecureSession(t, ctx, insecure, p, nil, nil, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		addr, maErr := manet.FromNetAddr(insecure.RemoteAddr())
 		if maErr == nil {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (t *Transport) SecureInbound(ctx context.Context, insecure net.Conn, p peer
 
 // SecureOutbound runs the Noise handshake as the initiator.
 func (t *Transport) SecureOutbound(ctx context.Context, insecure net.Conn, p peer.ID) (sec.SecureConn, error) {
-	return newSecureSession(t, ctx, insecure, p, nil, nil, true)
+	return newSecureSession(t, ctx, insecure, p, nil, nil, nil, true)
 }
 
 func (t *Transport) WithSessionOptions(opts ...SessionOption) (sec.SecureTransport, error) {
diff --git a/p2p/security/noise/transport_test.go b/p2p/security/noise/transport_test.go
index 3a791668b7..6ebf592e74 100644
--- a/p2p/security/noise/transport_test.go
+++ b/p2p/security/noise/transport_test.go
@@ -449,10 +449,10 @@ func (e *earlyDataHandler) Received(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn, data []b
 func TestEarlyDataAccepted(t *testing.T) {
 	handshake := func(t *testing.T, client, server EarlyDataHandler) {
 		t.Helper()
-		initTransport, err := newTestTransport(t, crypto.Ed25519, 2048).WithSessionOptions(EarlyData(client))
+		initTransport, err := newTestTransport(t, crypto.Ed25519, 2048).WithSessionOptions(EarlyData(client, nil))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		tpt := newTestTransport(t, crypto.Ed25519, 2048)
-		respTransport, err := tpt.WithSessionOptions(EarlyData(server))
+		respTransport, err := tpt.WithSessionOptions(EarlyData(nil, server))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		initConn, respConn := newConnPair(t)
@@ -495,10 +495,10 @@ func TestEarlyDataAccepted(t *testing.T) {
 func TestEarlyDataRejected(t *testing.T) {
 	handshake := func(t *testing.T, client, server EarlyDataHandler) (clientErr, serverErr error) {
 		t.Helper()
-		initTransport, err := newTestTransport(t, crypto.Ed25519, 2048).WithSessionOptions(EarlyData(client))
+		initTransport, err := newTestTransport(t, crypto.Ed25519, 2048).WithSessionOptions(EarlyData(client, nil))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		tpt := newTestTransport(t, crypto.Ed25519, 2048)
-		respTransport, err := tpt.WithSessionOptions(EarlyData(server))
+		respTransport, err := tpt.WithSessionOptions(EarlyData(nil, server))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		initConn, respConn := newConnPair(t)
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func TestEarlyDataAcceptedWithNoHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	clientEDH := &earlyDataHandler{
 		send: func(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn, id peer.ID) []byte { return []byte("foobar") },
 	}
-	initTransport, err := newTestTransport(t, crypto.Ed25519, 2048).WithSessionOptions(EarlyData(clientEDH))
+	initTransport, err := newTestTransport(t, crypto.Ed25519, 2048).WithSessionOptions(EarlyData(clientEDH, nil))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	respTransport := newTestTransport(t, crypto.Ed25519, 2048)
 
diff --git a/p2p/transport/webtransport/listener.go b/p2p/transport/webtransport/listener.go
index ca8fe1cf35..5c51b89e2e 100644
--- a/p2p/transport/webtransport/listener.go
+++ b/p2p/transport/webtransport/listener.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (l *listener) handshake(ctx context.Context, sess *webtransport.Session) (*
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	n, err := l.noise.WithSessionOptions(noise.EarlyData(newEarlyDataReceiver(l.checkEarlyData)))
+	n, err := l.noise.WithSessionOptions(noise.EarlyData(nil, newEarlyDataReceiver(l.checkEarlyData)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize Noise session: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/p2p/transport/webtransport/transport.go b/p2p/transport/webtransport/transport.go
index 03cacb133c..67c2c33840 100644
--- a/p2p/transport/webtransport/transport.go
+++ b/p2p/transport/webtransport/transport.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (t *transport) upgrade(ctx context.Context, sess *webtransport.Session, p p
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal WebTransport protobuf: %w", err)
 	}
-	n, err := t.noise.WithSessionOptions(noise.EarlyData(newEarlyDataSender(msgBytes)))
+	n, err := t.noise.WithSessionOptions(noise.EarlyData(newEarlyDataSender(msgBytes), nil))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create Noise transport: %w", err)
 	}