diff --git a/src/client/streamableHttp.test.ts b/src/client/streamableHttp.test.ts
index fdd35ed3f..5905d150a 100644
--- a/src/client/streamableHttp.test.ts
+++ b/src/client/streamableHttp.test.ts
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ describe("StreamableHTTPClientTransport", () => {
     await transport["_startOrAuthSse"]({});
     expect((actualReqInit.headers as Headers).get("x-custom-header")).toBe("CustomValue");
 
-    (requestInit.headers as Headers).set("X-Custom-Header","SecondCustomValue");
+    (requestInit.headers as Headers).set("X-Custom-Header", "SecondCustomValue");
 
     await transport.send({ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "test", params: {} } as JSONRPCMessage);
     expect((actualReqInit.headers as Headers).get("x-custom-header")).toBe("SecondCustomValue");
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ describe("StreamableHTTPClientTransport", () => {
           maxRetries: 1,
           maxReconnectionDelay: 1000,  // Ensure it doesn't retry indefinitely
           reconnectionDelayGrowFactor: 1  // No exponential backoff for simplicity
-         }
+        }
       });
 
       const errorSpy = jest.fn();
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ describe("StreamableHTTPClientTransport", () => {
           maxRetries: 1,
           maxReconnectionDelay: 1000,  // Ensure it doesn't retry indefinitely
           reconnectionDelayGrowFactor: 1  // No exponential backoff for simplicity
-         }
+        }
       });
 
       const errorSpy = jest.fn();
@@ -1001,4 +1001,69 @@ describe("StreamableHTTPClientTransport", () => {
       expect(global.fetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
+
+  describe("attemptSSE option", () => {
+    it("should not attempt SSE connection when attemptSSE is false", async () => {
+      const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
+        new URL("http://localhost:1234/mcp"),
+        { attemptSSE: false }
+      );
+
+      const message: JSONRPCMessage = {
+        jsonrpc: "2.0",
+        method: "initialize",
+        params: {},
+        id: "test-id"
+      };
+
+      (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        ok: true,
+        status: 202,
+        headers: new Headers(),
+      });
+
+      await transport.send(message);
+
+      // Should only make one POST request, no GET request for SSE
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          method: "POST",
+        })
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should attempt SSE connection by default when attemptSSE is not specified", async () => {
+      const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
+        new URL("http://localhost:1234/mcp")
+      );
+
+      const message: JSONRPCMessage = {
+        jsonrpc: "2.0",
+        method: "notifications/initialized",
+        params: {}
+      };
+
+      (global.fetch as jest.Mock)
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          ok: true,
+          status: 202,
+          headers: new Headers(),
+        })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          ok: true,
+          status: 200,
+          headers: new Headers({ "content-type": "text/event-stream" }),
+          body: new ReadableStream(),
+        });
+
+      await transport.send(message);
+
+      // Should make POST request and then GET request for SSE
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, expect.anything(), expect.objectContaining({ method: "POST" }));
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, expect.anything(), expect.objectContaining({ method: "GET" }));
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/client/streamableHttp.ts b/src/client/streamableHttp.ts
index 12714ea44..fe356b744 100644
--- a/src/client/streamableHttp.ts
+++ b/src/client/streamableHttp.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ export type StreamableHTTPClientTransportOptions = {
    * When not provided and connecting to a server that supports session IDs, the server will generate a new session ID.
    */
   sessionId?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * If false, do not attempt to open an SSE (Server-Sent Events) connection.
+   * Default is true (attempt SSE connection).
+   */
+  attemptSSE?: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -131,6 +137,7 @@ export class StreamableHTTPClientTransport implements Transport {
   private _sessionId?: string;
   private _reconnectionOptions: StreamableHTTPReconnectionOptions;
   private _protocolVersion?: string;
+  private _attemptSSE: boolean;
 
   onclose?: () => void;
   onerror?: (error: Error) => void;
@@ -147,6 +154,7 @@ export class StreamableHTTPClientTransport implements Transport {
     this._fetch = opts?.fetch;
     this._sessionId = opts?.sessionId;
     this._reconnectionOptions = opts?.reconnectionOptions ?? DEFAULT_STREAMABLE_HTTP_RECONNECTION_OPTIONS;
+    this._attemptSSE = opts?.attemptSSE !== false;
   }
 
   private async _authThenStart(): Promise<void> {
@@ -166,7 +174,10 @@ export class StreamableHTTPClientTransport implements Transport {
       throw new UnauthorizedError();
     }
 
-    return await this._startOrAuthSse({ resumptionToken: undefined });
+    if (this._attemptSSE) {
+      return await this._startOrAuthSse({ resumptionToken: undefined });
+    }
+    return;
   }
 
   private async _commonHeaders(): Promise<Headers> {
@@ -196,6 +207,9 @@ export class StreamableHTTPClientTransport implements Transport {
 
   private async _startOrAuthSse(options: StartSSEOptions): Promise<void> {
     const { resumptionToken } = options;
+    if (!this._attemptSSE) {
+      return;
+    }
     try {
       // Try to open an initial SSE stream with GET to listen for server messages
       // This is optional according to the spec - server may not support it
@@ -411,7 +425,9 @@ export class StreamableHTTPClientTransport implements Transport {
 
       if (resumptionToken) {
         // If we have at last event ID, we need to reconnect the SSE stream
-        this._startOrAuthSse({ resumptionToken, replayMessageId: isJSONRPCRequest(message) ? message.id : undefined }).catch(err => this.onerror?.(err));
+        if (this._attemptSSE) {
+          this._startOrAuthSse({ resumptionToken, replayMessageId: isJSONRPCRequest(message) ? message.id : undefined }).catch(err => this.onerror?.(err));
+        }
         return;
       }
 
@@ -459,7 +475,7 @@ export class StreamableHTTPClientTransport implements Transport {
       if (response.status === 202) {
         // if the accepted notification is initialized, we start the SSE stream
         // if it's supported by the server
-        if (isInitializedNotification(message)) {
+        if (isInitializedNotification(message) && this._attemptSSE) {
           // Start without a lastEventId since this is a fresh connection
           this._startOrAuthSse({ resumptionToken: undefined }).catch(err => this.onerror?.(err));
         }
diff --git a/src/examples/client/simpleStreamableHttp.ts b/src/examples/client/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
index ddb274196..1c1f1abeb 100644
--- a/src/examples/client/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
+++ b/src/examples/client/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ async function connect(url?: string): Promise<void> {
     transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
       new URL(serverUrl),
       {
-        sessionId: sessionId
+        sessionId: sessionId,
+        // attemptSSE: false, // Set to false to disable SSE connection attempts
       }
     );