diff --git a/packages/connect-multichain/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/connect-multichain/CHANGELOG.md
index 07e052c3..c57fa49f 100644
--- a/packages/connect-multichain/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/connect-multichain/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Fix `beforeunload` event listener not being properly removed on disconnect due to `.bind()` creating different function references, causing a listener leak on each connect/disconnect cycle ([#170](https://github.com/MetaMask/connect-monorepo/pull/170))
 - Rename `StoreAdapterWeb.DB_NAME` from `mmsdk` to `mmconnect` to prevent IndexedDB collisions when the legacy MetaMask SDK and MM Connect run in the same browser context ([#177](https://github.com/MetaMask/connect-monorepo/pull/177))
+- Clean up stale MWP session from KVStore on connection rejection so subsequent QR code connection attempts are not blocked ([#180](https://github.com/MetaMask/connect-monorepo/pull/180))
 
 ## [0.5.3]
 
diff --git a/packages/connect-multichain/src/multichain/transports/mwp/index.ts b/packages/connect-multichain/src/multichain/transports/mwp/index.ts
index dff178e1..3c30e903 100644
--- a/packages/connect-multichain/src/multichain/transports/mwp/index.ts
+++ b/packages/connect-multichain/src/multichain/transports/mwp/index.ts
@@ -494,7 +494,10 @@ export class MWPTransport implements ExtendedTransport {
     });
 
     return connectionPromise
-      .catch((error) => {
+      .catch(async (error) => {
+        // Clean up the MWP session from the KVStore so stale sessions
+        // don't cause subsequent connect attempts to enter the resume path
+        await this.dappClient.disconnect();
         throw error;
       })
       .finally(() => {