diff --git a/changes/bug40858 b/changes/bug40858
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b9d85616e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug40858
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+  o Major bugfixes (onion service):
+    - Fix a reliability issue where services were expiring their
+      introduction points every consensus update. This caused connectivity
+      issues for clients caching the old descriptor and intro points. Bug
+      reported and fixed by gitlab user @hyunsoo.kim676. Fixes bug 40858;
+      bugfix on 0.4.7.5-alpha.
diff --git a/src/feature/hs/hs_service.c b/src/feature/hs/hs_service.c
index 777cc85fea..3cc8c23e0b 100644
--- a/src/feature/hs/hs_service.c
+++ b/src/feature/hs/hs_service.c
@@ -1821,6 +1821,7 @@ build_service_desc_encrypted(const hs_service_t *service,
   tor_assert(desc);
 
   encrypted = &desc->desc->encrypted_data;
+  encrypted->sendme_inc = congestion_control_sendme_inc();
 
   encrypted->create2_ntor = 1;
   encrypted->single_onion_service = service->config.is_single_onion;