diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-format.yaml b/.github/workflows/code-format.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a789c389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-format.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: clang-format Check
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  formatting-check:
+    name: Formatting Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Run clang-format style check for C/C++/Protobuf programs.
+      uses: jidicula/clang-format-action@v4.11.0
+      with:
+        clang-format-version: '13'
+        check-path: 'c_src'
diff --git a/c_src/quicer_connection.c b/c_src/quicer_connection.c
index a4ec2e1b..7a5ea56d 100644
--- a/c_src/quicer_connection.c
+++ b/c_src/quicer_connection.c
@@ -1443,6 +1443,15 @@ handle_connection_event_streams_available(QuicerConnCTX *c_ctx,
   assert(c_ctx->Connection);
   ErlNifEnv *env = c_ctx->env;
 
+  if (c_ctx->event_mask & QUICER_CONNECTION_EVENT_MASK_NO_STREAMS_AVAILABLE)
+    {
+      TP_CB_3(streams_available, (uintptr_t)c_ctx->Connection, 0);
+      return QUIC_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      TP_CB_3(streams_available, (uintptr_t)c_ctx->Connection, 1);
+    }
   ERL_NIF_TERM props_name[] = { ATOM_BIDI_STREAMS, ATOM_UNIDI_STREAMS };
   ERL_NIF_TERM props_value[]
       = { enif_make_uint64(env, Event->STREAMS_AVAILABLE.BidirectionalCount),
diff --git a/c_src/quicer_connection.h b/c_src/quicer_connection.h
index 3205fd4f..f5e4d6dd 100644
--- a/c_src/quicer_connection.h
+++ b/c_src/quicer_connection.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 typedef enum QUICER_CONNECTION_EVENT_MASKS
 {
-  QUICER_CONNECTION_EVENT_MASK_NST = 0x00000001
+  QUICER_CONNECTION_EVENT_MASK_NST = 0x00000001,
+  QUICER_CONNECTION_EVENT_MASK_NO_STREAMS_AVAILABLE = 0x00000002
 } QUICER_CONNECTION_EVENT_MASK;
 
 ERL_NIF_TERM
diff --git a/include/quicer.hrl b/include/quicer.hrl
index 485c77f2..97fcd707 100644
--- a/include/quicer.hrl
+++ b/include/quicer.hrl
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 
 %% QUICER_CONNECTION_EVENT_MASKS
 -define(QUICER_CONNECTION_EVENT_MASK_NST                            , 16#00000001).
+-define(QUICER_CONNECTION_EVENT_MASK_NO_STREAMS_AVAILABLE           , 16#00000002).
 
 %% QUICER_STREAM_EVENT_MASKS
 -define(QUICER_STREAM_EVENT_MASK_START_COMPLETE                      , 16#00000001).
diff --git a/src/quicer_connection.erl b/src/quicer_connection.erl
index edd683c6..6950a35f 100644
--- a/src/quicer_connection.erl
+++ b/src/quicer_connection.erl
@@ -414,20 +414,6 @@ handle_info({quic, dgram_state_changed, C, Flags},
     ?tp_ignore_side_effects_in_prod(debug, #{module => ?MODULE, conn => C, event => dgram_state_changed, flags => Flags}),
     default_cb_ret(M:datagram_state_changed(C, Flags, CBState), State);
 
-%%% ==============================================================
-%%% Handle messages for link/monitor
-%%% ==============================================================
-handle_info({'EXIT', _Pid, {shutdown, normal}}, State) ->
-    %% exit signal from stream
-    {noreply, State};
-
-handle_info({'EXIT', _Pid, {shutdown, _Other}}, State) ->
-    %% @todo
-    {noreply, State};
-
-handle_info({'EXIT', _Pid, normal}, State) ->
-    %% @todo
-    {noreply, State};
 handle_info(OtherInfo, #{callback := M,
                          callback_state := CBState} = State) ->
     default_cb_ret(M:handle_info(OtherInfo, CBState), State).
diff --git a/src/quicer_local_stream.erl b/src/quicer_local_stream.erl
index 431a9746..14c7345c 100644
--- a/src/quicer_local_stream.erl
+++ b/src/quicer_local_stream.erl
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 %% @doc Stream initiated from local
 -module(quicer_local_stream).
 
+-export([start/4,
+         start_link/3,
+         start_link/4
+        ]).
+
 -include("quicer_types.hrl").
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
@@ -72,5 +77,21 @@
                     , handle_continue/2
                     ]).
 
+-type local_stream_opts() :: stream_opts() | proplists:proplist().
 -type cb_ret() :: quicer_stream:cb_ret().
 -type cb_state() :: quicer_stream:cb_state().
+
+-spec start_link(module(), connection_handle(), local_stream_opts()) -> gen_server:start_ret().
+start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts) ->
+    start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts, []).
+-spec start_link(module(), connection_handle(), local_stream_opts(), [gen_server:start_opt()]) -> gen_server:start_ret().
+start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts, StartOpts) when is_list(Opts)->
+    start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, maps:from_list(Opts), StartOpts);
+start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts, StartOpts) ->
+    quicer_stream:start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts#{is_local => true}, StartOpts).
+
+-spec start(module(), connection_handle(), local_stream_opts(), [gen_server:start_opt()]) -> gen_server:start_ret().
+start(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts, StartOpts) when is_list(Opts) ->
+    start(CallbackModule, Connection, maps:from_list(Opts), StartOpts);
+start(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts, StartOpts) ->
+    quicer_stream:start(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts#{is_local => true}, StartOpts).
diff --git a/src/quicer_remote_stream.erl b/src/quicer_remote_stream.erl
index 10914a97..0ee6f124 100644
--- a/src/quicer_remote_stream.erl
+++ b/src/quicer_remote_stream.erl
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 
 -include("quicer_types.hrl").
 
+-export([start/4,
+         start_link/3,
+         start_link/4,
+         start/6,
+         start_link/5,
+         start_link/6
+        ]).
+
 -callback init_handoff(stream_handle(), stream_opts(), connection_handle(), new_stream_props()) -> cb_ret().
 %% Prepare callback state before ownership handoff
 
@@ -71,5 +79,30 @@
                     , handle_continue/2
                     ]).
 
+-type remote_stream_opts() :: stream_opts() | proplists:proplist().
 -type cb_ret() :: quicer_stream:cb_ret().
 -type cb_state() :: quicer_stream:cb_state().
+
+-spec start_link(module(), connection_handle(), remote_stream_opts()) -> gen_server:start_ret().
+start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts) ->
+    start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts#{is_local => false}, []).
+
+-spec start_link(module(), connection_handle(), remote_stream_opts(), [gen_server:start_opt()]) -> gen_server:start_ret().
+start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts, StartOpts) ->
+    quicer_stream:start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts#{is_local => false}, StartOpts).
+
+-spec start(module(), connection_handle(), remote_stream_opts(), [gen_server:start_opt()]) -> gen_server:start_ret().
+start(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts, StartOpts) ->
+    quicer_stream:start(CallbackModule, Connection, Opts#{is_local => false}, StartOpts).
+
+-spec start_link(module(), connection_handle(), stream_handle(), remote_stream_opts(), quicer:new_stream_props()) -> gen_server:start_ret().
+start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Stream, Opts, Props) ->
+    start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Stream, Opts, Props, []).
+
+-spec start_link(module(), connection_handle(), stream_handle(), remote_stream_opts(), quicer:new_stream_props(), [gen_server:start_opt()]) -> gen_server:start_ret().
+start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Stream, Opts, Props, StartOpts) ->
+    quicer_stream:start_link(CallbackModule, Connection, Stream, Opts, Props#{is_local => false}, StartOpts).
+
+-spec start(module(), connection_handle(), stream_handle(), remote_stream_opts(), quicer:new_stream_props(), [gen_server:start_opt()]) -> gen_server:start_ret().
+start(CallbackModule, Connection, Stream, Opts, Props, StartOpts) ->
+    quicer_stream:start(CallbackModule, Connection, Stream, Opts, Props, StartOpts).
diff --git a/src/quicer_server_conn_callback.erl b/src/quicer_server_conn_callback.erl
index 3de88412..ac7c0aab 100644
--- a/src/quicer_server_conn_callback.erl
+++ b/src/quicer_server_conn_callback.erl
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
         , new_stream/3
         ]).
 
-init(ConnOpts) when is_list(ConnOpts) ->
-    init(maps:from_list(ConnOpts));
+-export([handle_info/2]).
+
 init(#{stream_opts := SOpts} = S) when is_list(SOpts) ->
     init(S#{stream_opts := maps:from_list(SOpts)});
 init(ConnOpts) when is_map(ConnOpts) ->
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ closed(_Conn, #{} = _Flags, S)->
 
 new_conn(Conn, #{version := _Vsn}, #{stream_opts := SOpts} = S) ->
     %% @TODO configurable behavior of spawning stream acceptor
-    case quicer_stream:start_link(maps:get(stream_callback, SOpts), Conn, SOpts) of
+    case quicer_remote_stream:start_link(maps:get(stream_callback, SOpts), Conn, SOpts) of
         {ok, Pid} ->
             ok = quicer:async_handshake(Conn),
             {ok, S#{ conn => Conn
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ nst_received(_Conn, _Data, S) ->
 new_stream(Stream, #{is_orphan := true} = StreamProps,
            #{conn := Conn, streams := Streams, stream_opts := SOpts} = CBState) ->
     %% Spawn new stream
-    case quicer_stream:start_link(maps:get(stream_callback, SOpts), Stream, Conn,
-                                  SOpts, StreamProps)
+    case quicer_remote_stream:start_link(maps:get(stream_callback, SOpts), Stream, Conn,
+                                         SOpts, StreamProps)
     of
         {ok, StreamOwner} ->
             case quicer:handoff_stream(Stream, StreamOwner) of
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ connected(Conn, _Flags, #{ slow_start := false, stream_opts := SOpts
 connected(_Connecion, _Flags, S) ->
     {ok, S}.
 
+handle_info({'EXIT', _Pid, _Reason}, State) ->
+    {ok, State}.
 
 %% Internals
 
diff --git a/src/quicer_stream.erl b/src/quicer_stream.erl
index 5a5cc29e..40e335e5 100644
--- a/src/quicer_stream.erl
+++ b/src/quicer_stream.erl
@@ -88,8 +88,12 @@
 %% API
 -export([ %% Start before conn handshake, with only Conn handle
           start_link/3
+        , start_link/4
+        , start/4
           %% Start after conn handshake with new Stream Handle
         , start_link/5
+        , start_link/6
+        , start/6
         , send/2
         , send/3
         ]).
@@ -128,8 +132,12 @@
           {error, Error :: {already_started, pid()}} |
           {error, Error :: term()} |
           ignore.
-start_link(Callback, Conn, StreamOpts) when is_atom(Callback) ->
-    gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, [Callback, Conn, StreamOpts], []).
+start_link(Callback, Conn, StreamOpts) ->
+    start_link(Callback, Conn, StreamOpts, []).
+start_link(Callback, Conn, StreamOpts, GenStartOpts) when is_atom(Callback) ->
+    gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, [Callback, Conn, StreamOpts], GenStartOpts).
+start(Callback, Conn, StreamOpts, GenStartOpts) when is_atom(Callback) ->
+    gen_server:start(?MODULE, [Callback, Conn, StreamOpts], GenStartOpts).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% @doc Start a new stream owner process and
@@ -144,11 +152,19 @@ start_link(Callback, Conn, StreamOpts) when is_atom(Callback) ->
           {error, Error :: {already_started, pid()}} |
           {error, Error :: term()} |
           ignore.
-start_link(Callback, Stream, Conn, StreamOpts, Props)
+start_link(Callback, Stream, Conn, StreamOpts, Props) ->
+    start_link(Callback, Stream, Conn, StreamOpts, Props, []).
+start_link(Callback, Stream, Conn, StreamOpts, Props, GenStartOpts)
   when Callback =/= undefined
        andalso is_atom(Callback)
        andalso is_map(Props) ->
-    gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, [Callback, Stream, Conn, StreamOpts, Props, self()], []).
+    gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, [Callback, Stream, Conn, StreamOpts, Props, self()], GenStartOpts).
+
+start(Callback, Stream, Conn, StreamOpts, Props, GenStartOpts)
+  when Callback =/= undefined
+       andalso is_atom(Callback)
+       andalso is_map(Props) ->
+    gen_server:start(?MODULE, [Callback, Stream, Conn, StreamOpts, Props, self()], GenStartOpts).
 
 -spec send(pid(), binary()) -> {ok, Length::non_neg_integer()} | {error, any()}.
 send(StreamProc, Data) ->
@@ -213,6 +229,7 @@ init([Callback, Conn, StreamOpts]) ->
                     {ok, InitState#{ stream => undefined
                                    , is_owner => false
                                    , is_local => false
+                                   , stream_opts => StreamOpts
                                    }};
                 {error, Reason} ->
                     {stop, Reason}
@@ -231,6 +248,7 @@ init([Callback, Conn, StreamOpts]) ->
                                           , is_owner => true
                                           , is_local => true
                                           , is_unidir => IsUni
+                                          , stream_opts => StreamOpts
                                           }
                                    }};
                 {error, Reason, SecReason} ->
@@ -249,7 +267,8 @@ init([Callback, Stream, Conn, StreamOpts, Props, PrevOwner]) ->
     process_flag(trap_exit, true),
     case Callback:init_handoff(Stream, StreamOpts, Conn, Props) of
         {ok, CBState} ->
-            State = #{ is_owner => false
+            State = #{ is_owner => false %% not yet takeover the ownership
+                     , is_local => false
                      , stream_opts => StreamOpts
                      , conn => Conn
                      , stream => Stream
diff --git a/test/example_client_connection.erl b/test/example_client_connection.erl
index 85c5af32..030b850f 100644
--- a/test/example_client_connection.erl
+++ b/test/example_client_connection.erl
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
         , datagram_state_changed/3
         ]).
 
+-export([handle_info/2]).
+
 start_link(Host, Port, {_COpts, _SOpts} = Opts)->
     quicer_connection:start_link(?MODULE, {Host, Port}, Opts).
 
@@ -52,13 +54,12 @@ init(#{stream_opts := SOpts} = S) when is_list(SOpts) ->
     init(S#{stream_opts := maps:from_list(SOpts)});
 init(#{conn := Conn, stream_opts := SOpts} = ConnOpts) when is_map(ConnOpts) ->
     %% for accepting
-    {ok, Stream2} = quicer_stream:start_link(example_client_stream, Conn, SOpts#{is_local => false}),
+    {ok, Stream2} = quicer_remote_stream:start(example_client_stream, Conn, SOpts, [{spawn_opt, [link]}]),
     %% for sending unidi_streams
-    {ok, Stream1} = quicer_stream:start_link(example_client_stream, Conn,
-                                             SOpts#{ is_local => true
-                                                   , open_flag => ?QUIC_STREAM_OPEN_FLAG_UNIDIRECTIONAL
-                                                   }),
-    {ok,_} = quicer_stream:send(Stream1, <<"ping_from_example">>, ?QUICER_SEND_FLAG_SYNC bor ?QUIC_SEND_FLAG_FIN),
+    {ok, Stream1} = quicer_local_stream:start(example_client_stream, Conn,
+                                              SOpts#{open_flag => ?QUIC_STREAM_OPEN_FLAG_UNIDIRECTIONAL}, [{spawn_opt, [link]}]),
+
+    {ok, _} = quicer_stream:send(Stream1, <<"ping_from_example">>, ?QUICER_SEND_FLAG_SYNC bor ?QUIC_SEND_FLAG_FIN),
     {ok, ConnOpts#{master_stream_pair => {Stream1, Stream2}}}.
 
 closed(_Conn, #{is_peer_acked := true}, S)->
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ nst_received(_Conn, Data, S) ->
 new_stream(Stream, Flags, #{ conn := Conn, streams := Streams
                            , stream_opts := SOpts} = CBState) ->
     %% Spawn new stream
-    case quicer_stream:start_link(example_server_stream, Stream, Conn, SOpts, Flags) of
+    case quicer_remote_stream:start_link(example_server_stream, Stream, Conn, SOpts, Flags) of
         {ok, StreamOwner} ->
             quicer_connection:handoff_stream(Stream, StreamOwner),
             {ok, CBState#{ streams := [ {StreamOwner, Stream} | Streams] }};
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ peer_needs_streams(C, #{unidi_streams := Current}, S) ->
     {ok, S};
 peer_needs_streams(C, #{bidi_streams := Current}, S) ->
     ok = quicer:setopt(C, param_conn_settings, #{peer_bidi_stream_count => Current + 1}),
-    {ok, S};
-%% for https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/issues/3120
-peer_needs_streams(_C, undefined, S) ->
     {ok, S}.
+
+handle_info({'EXIT', _Pid, _Reason}, State) ->
+    {ok, State}.
diff --git a/test/example_server_connection.erl b/test/example_server_connection.erl
index a1c6dc94..e140eb86 100644
--- a/test/example_server_connection.erl
+++ b/test/example_server_connection.erl
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
         , datagram_state_changed/3
         ]).
 
+-export([handle_info/2]).
+
 init(ConnOpts) when is_list(ConnOpts) ->
     init(maps:from_list(ConnOpts));
 init(#{stream_opts := SOpts} = S) when is_list(SOpts) ->
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ closed(_Conn, _CloseProp, S) ->
     {stop, normal, S}.
 
 new_conn(Conn, #{version := _Vsn}, #{stream_opts := SOpts} = S) ->
-    case quicer_stream:start_link(example_server_stream, Conn, SOpts) of
+    case quicer_remote_stream:start_link(example_server_stream, Conn, SOpts) of
         {ok, Pid} ->
             ok = quicer:async_handshake(Conn),
             {ok, S#{ conn => Conn
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ nst_received(_Conn, _Data, S) ->
 new_stream(Stream, Flags, #{ conn := Conn, streams := Streams
                            , stream_opts := SOpts} = CBState) ->
     %% Spawn new stream
-    case quicer_stream:start_link(example_server_stream, Stream, Conn, SOpts, Flags) of
+    case quicer_remote_stream:start(example_server_stream, Stream, Conn, SOpts, Flags, [{spawn_opt, [link]}]) of
         {ok, StreamOwner} ->
             case quicer:handoff_stream(Stream, StreamOwner) of
                 ok ->
@@ -119,10 +121,10 @@ peer_needs_streams(C, unidi_streams, S) ->
     {ok, S};
 peer_needs_streams(_C, bidi_streams, S) ->
     %% leave it for test case to unblock it, see tc_multi_streams_example_server_3
-    {ok, S};
-%% for https://github.com/microsoft/msquic/issues/3120
-peer_needs_streams(_C, undefined, S) ->
     {ok, S}.
 
 datagram_state_changed(_C, _Flags, S) ->
     {ok, S}.
+
+handle_info({'EXIT', _Pid, _Reason}, State) ->
+    {ok, State}.
diff --git a/test/example_server_stream.erl b/test/example_server_stream.erl
index ef168ffc..634e6d72 100644
--- a/test/example_server_stream.erl
+++ b/test/example_server_stream.erl
@@ -121,10 +121,8 @@ handle_stream_data(Stream, Bin, _Flags, #{is_unidir := true, peer_stream := Peer
 
     case PeerStream of
         undefined ->
-            {ok, StreamProc} = quicer_stream:start_link(?MODULE, Conn,
-                                                        [ {open_flag, ?QUIC_STREAM_OPEN_FLAG_UNIDIRECTIONAL}
-                                                        , {is_local, true}
-                                                        ]),
+            {ok, StreamProc} = quicer_local_stream:start_link(?MODULE, Conn,
+                                                        [ {open_flag, ?QUIC_STREAM_OPEN_FLAG_UNIDIRECTIONAL} ]),
             {ok, _} = quicer_stream:send(StreamProc, Bin),
             {ok, State#{peer_stream := StreamProc}};
         StreamProc when is_pid(StreamProc) ->