diff --git a/src/mcp/server/sse.py b/src/mcp/server/sse.py
index cc41a80d6..a6350a39b 100644
--- a/src/mcp/server/sse.py
+++ b/src/mcp/server/sse.py
@@ -100,10 +100,26 @@ async def connect_sse(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send):
         write_stream, write_stream_reader = anyio.create_memory_object_stream(0)
 
         session_id = uuid4()
-        session_uri = f"{quote(self._endpoint)}?session_id={session_id.hex}"
         self._read_stream_writers[session_id] = read_stream_writer
         logger.debug(f"Created new session with ID: {session_id}")
 
+        # Determine the full path for the message endpoint to be sent to the client.
+        # scope['root_path'] is the prefix where the current Starlette app
+        # instance is mounted.
+        # e.g., "" if top-level, or "/api_prefix" if mounted under "/api_prefix".
+        root_path = scope.get("root_path", "")
+
+        # self._endpoint is the path *within* this app, e.g., "/messages".
+        # Concatenating them gives the full absolute path from the server root.
+        # e.g., "" + "/messages" -> "/messages"
+        # e.g., "/api_prefix" + "/messages" -> "/api_prefix/messages"
+        full_message_path_for_client = root_path.rstrip("/") + self._endpoint
+
+        # This is the URI (path + query) the client will use to POST messages.
+        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)
@@ -111,8 +127,10 @@ async def connect_sse(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send):
         async def sse_writer():
             logger.debug("Starting SSE writer")
             async with sse_stream_writer, write_stream_reader:
-                await sse_stream_writer.send({"event": "endpoint", "data": session_uri})
-                logger.debug(f"Sent endpoint event: {session_uri}")
+                await sse_stream_writer.send(
+                    {"event": "endpoint", "data": client_post_uri_data}
+                )
+                logger.debug(f"Sent endpoint event: {client_post_uri_data}")
 
                 async for session_message in write_stream_reader:
                     logger.debug(f"Sending message via SSE: {session_message}")
diff --git a/tests/shared/test_sse.py b/tests/shared/test_sse.py
index 4558bb88c..e55983e01 100644
--- a/tests/shared/test_sse.py
+++ b/tests/shared/test_sse.py
@@ -252,3 +252,69 @@ async def test_sse_client_timeout(
         return
 
     pytest.fail("the client should have timed out and returned an error already")
+
+
+def run_mounted_server(server_port: int) -> None:
+    app = make_server_app()
+    main_app = Starlette(routes=[Mount("/mounted_app", app=app)])
+    server = uvicorn.Server(
+        config=uvicorn.Config(
+            app=main_app, host="127.0.0.1", port=server_port, log_level="error"
+        )
+    )
+    print(f"starting server on {server_port}")
+    server.run()
+
+    # Give server time to start
+    while not server.started:
+        print("waiting for server to start")
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def mounted_server(server_port: int) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
+    proc = multiprocessing.Process(
+        target=run_mounted_server, kwargs={"server_port": server_port}, daemon=True
+    )
+    print("starting process")
+    proc.start()
+
+    # Wait for server to be running
+    max_attempts = 20
+    attempt = 0
+    print("waiting for server to start")
+    while attempt < max_attempts:
+        try:
+            with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+                s.connect(("127.0.0.1", server_port))
+                break
+        except ConnectionRefusedError:
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+            attempt += 1
+    else:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Server failed to start after {max_attempts} attempts")
+
+    yield
+
+    print("killing server")
+    # Signal the server to stop
+    proc.kill()
+    proc.join(timeout=2)
+    if proc.is_alive():
+        print("server process failed to terminate")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_sse_client_basic_connection_mounted_app(
+    mounted_server: None, server_url: str
+) -> None:
+    async with sse_client(server_url + "/mounted_app/sse") as streams:
+        async with ClientSession(*streams) as session:
+            # Test initialization
+            result = await session.initialize()
+            assert isinstance(result, InitializeResult)
+            assert result.serverInfo.name == SERVER_NAME
+
+            # Test ping
+            ping_result = await session.send_ping()
+            assert isinstance(ping_result, EmptyResult)