diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/UpstreamPacketHandler.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/UpstreamPacketHandler.java
index a0b104adb..7a22b8a42 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/UpstreamPacketHandler.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/UpstreamPacketHandler.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ package org.geysermc.geyser.network;
 import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.BedrockDisconnectReasons;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.codec.BedrockCodec;
+import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.codec.compat.BedrockCompat;
+import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.codec.v622.Bedrock_v622;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.ExperimentData;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.PacketCompressionAlgorithm;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.ResourcePackType;
@@ -108,6 +110,10 @@ public class UpstreamPacketHandler extends LoggingPacketHandler {
                 session.disconnect(disconnectMessage);
                 return false;
             } else if (protocolVersion < GameProtocol.DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC.getProtocolVersion()) {
+                if (protocolVersion < Bedrock_v622.CODEC.getProtocolVersion()) {
+                    // https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/issues/4378
+                    session.getUpstream().getSession().setCodec(BedrockCompat.CODEC_LEGACY);
+                }
                 session.disconnect(GeyserLocale.getLocaleStringLog("geyser.network.outdated.client", supportedVersions));
                 return false;
             } else {