diff --git a/kotlin-sdk-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/client/StreamableHttpClientTransport.kt b/kotlin-sdk-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/client/StreamableHttpClientTransport.kt
index 71a89f68..f0939a3c 100644
--- a/kotlin-sdk-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/client/StreamableHttpClientTransport.kt
+++ b/kotlin-sdk-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/client/StreamableHttpClientTransport.kt
@@ -235,10 +235,22 @@ public class StreamableHttpClientTransport(
             }
             logger.debug { "Client SSE session started successfully." }
         } catch (e: SSEClientException) {
-            if (e.response?.status == HttpStatusCode.MethodNotAllowed) {
+            val responseStatus = e.response?.status
+            val responseContentType = e.response?.contentType()
+
+            // 405 means server doesn't support SSE at GET endpoint - this is expected and valid
+            if (responseStatus == HttpStatusCode.MethodNotAllowed) {
                 logger.info { "Server returned 405 for GET/SSE, stream disabled." }
                 return
             }
+
+            // If server returns application/json, it means it doesn't support SSE for this session
+            // This is valid per spec - server can choose to only use JSON responses
+            if (responseContentType?.match(ContentType.Application.Json) == true) {
+                logger.info { "Server returned application/json for GET/SSE, using JSON-only mode." }
+                return
+            }
+
             _onError(e)
             throw e
         }
diff --git a/kotlin-sdk-client/src/jvmTest/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/client/StreamableHttpClientTest.kt b/kotlin-sdk-client/src/jvmTest/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/client/StreamableHttpClientTest.kt
index 7cedfe75..1e5ca7ee 100644
--- a/kotlin-sdk-client/src/jvmTest/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/client/StreamableHttpClientTest.kt
+++ b/kotlin-sdk-client/src/jvmTest/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/client/StreamableHttpClientTest.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package io.modelcontextprotocol.kotlin.sdk.client
 
 import io.kotest.matchers.collections.shouldContain
+import io.ktor.http.ContentType
+import io.ktor.http.HttpMethod
 import io.ktor.http.HttpStatusCode
 import io.ktor.sse.ServerSentEvent
 import io.modelcontextprotocol.kotlin.sdk.ClientCapabilities
@@ -13,9 +15,11 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.json.buildJsonObject
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.put
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.putJsonObject
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInstance
-import java.util.UUID
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.milliseconds
+import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
+import kotlin.uuid.ExperimentalUuidApi
+import kotlin.uuid.Uuid
 
 /**
  * Integration tests for the `StreamableHttpClientTransport` implementation
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.milliseconds
  * to simulate Streaming HTTP with server-sent events (SSE).
  * @author Konstantin Pavlov
  */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalUuidApi::class)
 @TestInstance(TestInstance.Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
 @Suppress("LongMethod")
 internal class StreamableHttpClientTest : AbstractStreamableHttpClientTest() {
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ internal class StreamableHttpClientTest : AbstractStreamableHttpClientTest() {
             ),
         )
 
-        val sessionId = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
+        val sessionId = Uuid.random().toString()
 
         mockMcp.onInitialize(
             clientName = "client1",
@@ -148,4 +153,64 @@ internal class StreamableHttpClientTest : AbstractStreamableHttpClientTest() {
 
         client.close()
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `handle MethodNotAllowed`() = runBlocking {
+        checkSupportNonStreamingResponse(
+            ContentType.Text.EventStream,
+            HttpStatusCode.MethodNotAllowed,
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `handle non-streaming response`() = runBlocking {
+        checkSupportNonStreamingResponse(
+            ContentType.Application.Json,
+            HttpStatusCode.OK,
+        )
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun checkSupportNonStreamingResponse(contentType: ContentType, statusCode: HttpStatusCode) {
+        val sessionId = "SID_${Uuid.random().toHexString()}"
+        val clientName = "client-${Uuid.random().toHexString()}"
+        val client = Client(
+            clientInfo = Implementation(name = clientName, version = "1.0.0"),
+            options = ClientOptions(
+                capabilities = ClientCapabilities(),
+            ),
+        )
+
+        mockMcp.onInitialize(clientName = clientName, sessionId = sessionId)
+
+        mockMcp.handleJSONRPCRequest(
+            jsonRpcMethod = "notifications/initialized",
+            expectedSessionId = sessionId,
+            sessionId = sessionId,
+            statusCode = HttpStatusCode.Accepted,
+        )
+
+        mockMcp.onSubscribe(
+            httpMethod = HttpMethod.Get,
+            sessionId = sessionId,
+        ) respondsWith {
+            headers += MCP_SESSION_ID_HEADER to sessionId
+            body = null
+            httpStatus = statusCode
+            this.contentType = contentType
+        }
+
+        mockMcp.handleWithResult(jsonRpcMethod = "ping", sessionId = sessionId) {
+            buildJsonObject {}
+        }
+
+        mockMcp.mockUnsubscribeRequest(sessionId = sessionId)
+
+        connect(client)
+
+        delay(1.seconds)
+
+        client.ping() // connection is still alive
+
+        client.close()
+    }
 }