diff --git a/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/server.py b/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/server.py
index fbd2c26dd8..370eea6d89 100644
--- a/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/server.py
+++ b/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/server.py
@@ -1273,8 +1273,20 @@ async def sse_endpoint(request: Request) -> Response:  # pragma: no cover
         # mount these routes last, so they have the lowest route matching precedence
         routes.extend(self._custom_starlette_routes)
 
+        @asynccontextmanager
+        async def sse_lifespan(_app: Starlette):
+            try:
+                yield
+            finally:
+                await sse.close()
+
         # Create Starlette app with routes and middleware
-        return Starlette(debug=self.settings.debug, routes=routes, middleware=middleware)
+        return Starlette(
+            debug=self.settings.debug,
+            routes=routes,
+            middleware=middleware,
+            lifespan=sse_lifespan,
+        )
 
     def streamable_http_app(
         self,
diff --git a/src/mcp/server/sse.py b/src/mcp/server/sse.py
index d71ef25004..37409bdc76 100644
--- a/src/mcp/server/sse.py
+++ b/src/mcp/server/sse.py
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ def __init__(
         self._endpoint = endpoint
         self._read_stream_writers = {}
         self._session_owners = {}
+        # SSE body writers; closed on shutdown so EventSourceResponse can finish.
+        self._sse_stream_writers: dict[UUID, Any] = {}
         self._security = TransportSecurityMiddleware(security_settings)
         self._post_message_app = RequestBodyLimitMiddleware(self._handle_post_message, max_request_body_size)
         logger.debug(f"SseServerTransport initialized with endpoint: {endpoint}")
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ async def connect_sse(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send):
         client_post_uri_data = f"{quote(full_message_path_for_client)}?session_id={session_id.hex}"
 
         sse_stream_writer, sse_stream_reader = anyio.create_memory_object_stream[dict[str, Any]](0)
+        self._sse_stream_writers[session_id] = sse_stream_writer
 
         async def sse_writer():
             logger.debug("Starting SSE writer")
@@ -214,8 +217,26 @@ async def response_wrapper(scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send):
                 yield (read_stream, write_stream)
         finally:
             self._read_stream_writers.pop(session_id, None)
+            self._sse_stream_writers.pop(session_id, None)
             self._session_owners.pop(session_id, None)
 
+    async def close(self) -> None:
+        """Close all active SSE sessions so the ASGI server can shut down.
+
+        Uvicorn waits for outstanding streaming responses on SIGINT. Closing the
+        per-session SSE and read streams unblocks EventSourceResponse and the
+        MCP session task so the process can exit.
+        """
+        session_ids = set(self._read_stream_writers) | set(self._sse_stream_writers)
+        for session_id in session_ids:
+            read_writer = self._read_stream_writers.pop(session_id, None)
+            sse_writer = self._sse_stream_writers.pop(session_id, None)
+            self._session_owners.pop(session_id, None)
+            if read_writer is not None:
+                await read_writer.aclose()
+            if sse_writer is not None:
+                await sse_writer.aclose()
+
     async def handle_post_message(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
         """ASGI application for the message endpoint.
 
diff --git a/tests/shared/test_sse.py b/tests/shared/test_sse.py
index 77d1b28a0a..6bfa7b024d 100644
--- a/tests/shared/test_sse.py
+++ b/tests/shared/test_sse.py
@@ -523,3 +523,42 @@ async def test_sse_session_cleanup_on_disconnect() -> None:
             headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
         )
         assert response.status_code == 404
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_sse_transport_close_unblocks_active_session() -> None:
+    """Closing the transport ends active SSE streams so the server can shut down."""
+    sse = SseServerTransport(
+        "/messages/", security_settings=TransportSecuritySettings(enable_dns_rebinding_protection=False)
+    )
+    server = Server(SERVER_NAME)
+
+    async def handle_sse(request: Request) -> Response:
+        async with sse.connect_sse(request.scope, request.receive, request._send) as (read_stream, write_stream):
+            await server.run(read_stream, write_stream, server.create_initialization_options())
+        return Response()
+
+    app = Starlette(routes=[Route("/sse", endpoint=handle_sse), Mount("/messages/", app=sse.handle_post_message)])
+    http_client = httpx2.AsyncClient(
+        transport=StreamingASGITransport(app, cancel_on_close=False), base_url=BASE_URL
+    )
+
+    async with http_client:
+        async with anyio.create_task_group() as tg:
+            connected = anyio.Event()
+
+            async def hold_sse() -> None:
+                async with http_client.stream("GET", "/sse") as response:
+                    assert response.status_code == 200
+                    lines = response.aiter_lines()
+                    assert await anext(lines) == "event: endpoint"
+                    connected.set()
+                    # Stay connected until the transport is closed.
+                    async for _ in lines:
+                        pass
+
+            tg.start_soon(hold_sse)
+            await connected.wait()
+            assert sse._sse_stream_writers  # noqa: SLF001
+            await sse.close()
+