diff --git a/changes/trove-2017-005 b/changes/trove-2017-005
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cebb013f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/trove-2017-005
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+  o Major bugfixes (hidden service, relay, security):
+    - Fix an assertion failure caused by receiving a BEGIN_DIR cell on
+      a hidden service rendezvous circuit. Fixes bug 22494, tracked as
+      TROVE-2017-005 and CVE-2017-0376; bugfix on 0.2.2.1-alpha. Found
+      by armadev.
+
+
diff --git a/src/or/relay.c b/src/or/relay.c
index 1794215378..4e9dadba16 100644
--- a/src/or/relay.c
+++ b/src/or/relay.c
@@ -1499,7 +1499,8 @@ connection_edge_process_relay_cell(cell_t *cell, circuit_t *circ,
                "Begin cell for known stream. Dropping.");
         return 0;
       }
-      if (rh.command == RELAY_COMMAND_BEGIN_DIR) {
+      if (rh.command == RELAY_COMMAND_BEGIN_DIR &&
+          circ->purpose != CIRCUIT_PURPOSE_S_REND_JOINED) {
         /* Assign this circuit and its app-ward OR connection a unique ID,
          * so that we can measure download times. The local edge and dir
          * connection will be assigned the same ID when they are created