diff --git a/protocols/autonat/src/v1/behaviour/as_server.rs b/protocols/autonat/src/v1/behaviour/as_server.rs
index 3ecdd3ac26e8..6163c1017af8 100644
--- a/protocols/autonat/src/v1/behaviour/as_server.rs
+++ b/protocols/autonat/src/v1/behaviour/as_server.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,27 @@ impl<'a> HandleInnerEvent for AsServer<'a> {
                     },
             } => {
                 let probe_id = self.probe_id.next();
+                if self.connected.get(&peer).is_none() {
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        %peer,
+                        "Reject inbound dial request from peer since it is not connected"
+                    );
+
+                    let response = DialResponse {
+                        result: Err(ResponseError::DialRefused),
+                        status_text: Some("dial from non-connected peer".to_string()),
+                    };
+                    let _ = self.inner.send_response(channel, response);
+
+                    return VecDeque::from([ToSwarm::GenerateEvent(Event::InboundProbe(
+                        InboundProbeEvent::Error {
+                            probe_id,
+                            peer,
+                            error: InboundProbeError::Response(ResponseError::DialRefused),
+                        },
+                    ))]);
+                }
+
                 match self.resolve_inbound_request(peer, request) {
                     Ok(addrs) => {
                         tracing::debug!(