diff --git a/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/server.py b/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/server.py
index 924baaa9b..00e4d0f8d 100644
--- a/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/server.py
+++ b/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/server.py
@@ -735,20 +735,25 @@ def sse_app(self, mount_path: str | None = None) -> Starlette:
             security_settings=self.settings.transport_security,
         )
 
-        async def handle_sse(scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send):
-            # Add client ID from auth context into request context if available
-
-            async with sse.connect_sse(
-                scope,
-                receive,
-                send,
-            ) as streams:
-                await self._mcp_server.run(
-                    streams[0],
-                    streams[1],
-                    self._mcp_server.create_initialization_options(),
-                )
-            return Response()
+        async def handle_sse(request: Request) -> Response:
+            """Handle SSE connection using Starlette's EventSourceResponse."""
+
+            class SSEConnectionResponse(Response):
+                def __init__(self, sse_transport: SseServerTransport, server: MCPServer) -> None:
+                    super().__init__()
+                    self.sse_transport = sse_transport
+                    self.server = server
+
+                async def __call__(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
+                    async with self.sse_transport.connect_sse(scope, receive, send) as streams:
+                        await self.server.run(
+                            streams[0],
+                            streams[1],
+                            self.server.create_initialization_options(),
+                        )
+
+            # Return the Response object for Starlette to handle
+            return SSEConnectionResponse(sse, self._mcp_server)
 
         # Create routes
         routes: list[Route | Mount] = []
@@ -798,10 +803,15 @@ async def handle_sse(scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send):
                 )
 
             # Auth is enabled, wrap the endpoints with RequireAuthMiddleware
+            async def handle_sse_auth(scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
+                request = Request(scope, receive)
+                response = await handle_sse(request)
+                await response(scope, receive, send)
+
             routes.append(
                 Route(
                     self.settings.sse_path,
-                    endpoint=RequireAuthMiddleware(handle_sse, required_scopes, resource_metadata_url),
+                    endpoint=RequireAuthMiddleware(handle_sse_auth, required_scopes, resource_metadata_url),
                     methods=["GET"],
                 )
             )
@@ -814,14 +824,10 @@ async def handle_sse(scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send):
         else:
             # Auth is disabled, no need for RequireAuthMiddleware
             # Since handle_sse is an ASGI app, we need to create a compatible endpoint
-            async def sse_endpoint(request: Request) -> Response:
-                # Convert the Starlette request to ASGI parameters
-                return await handle_sse(request.scope, request.receive, request._send)  # type: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
-
             routes.append(
                 Route(
                     self.settings.sse_path,
-                    endpoint=sse_endpoint,
+                    endpoint=handle_sse,
                     methods=["GET"],
                 )
             )