diff --git a/src/Request.php b/src/Request.php
index 2a8a022..5fdb28d 100644
--- a/src/Request.php
+++ b/src/Request.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Request implements Arrayable
      */
     public function __construct(
         protected array $arguments = [],
+        protected ?string $sessionId = null
     ) {
         //
     }
@@ -81,4 +82,9 @@ public function user(?string $guard = null): ?Authenticatable
 
         return call_user_func($auth->userResolver(), $guard);
     }
+
+    public function sessionId(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->sessionId;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Server.php b/src/Server.php
index 4581ef0..f7bdce2 100644
--- a/src/Server.php
+++ b/src/Server.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace Laravel\Mcp;
 
 use Illuminate\Container\Container;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Laravel\Mcp\Server\Contracts\Method;
 use Laravel\Mcp\Server\Contracts\Transport;
 use Laravel\Mcp\Server\Exceptions\JsonRpcException;
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ public function handle(string $rawMessage): void
             }
 
             $request = isset($jsonRequest['id'])
-                ? JsonRpcRequest::from($jsonRequest)
+                ? JsonRpcRequest::from($jsonRequest, $this->transport->sessionId())
                 : JsonRpcNotification::from($jsonRequest);
 
             if ($request instanceof JsonRpcNotification) {
@@ -249,7 +250,12 @@ protected function handleInitializeMessage(JsonRpcRequest $request, ServerContex
     {
         $response = (new Initialize)->handle($request, $context);
 
-        $this->transport->send($response->toJson());
+        $this->transport->send($response->toJson(), $this->generateSessionId());
+    }
+
+    protected function generateSessionId(): string
+    {
+        return Str::uuid()->toString();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Server/Contracts/Transport.php b/src/Server/Contracts/Transport.php
index e5d31a4..60417ff 100644
--- a/src/Server/Contracts/Transport.php
+++ b/src/Server/Contracts/Transport.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public function onReceive(Closure $handler): void;
 
     public function run(); // @phpstan-ignore-line
 
-    public function send(string $message): void;
+    public function send(string $message, ?string $sessionId = null): void;
 
     public function sessionId(): ?string;
 
diff --git a/src/Server/Transport/JsonRpcRequest.php b/src/Server/Transport/JsonRpcRequest.php
index 1d4a5eb..1ee3287 100644
--- a/src/Server/Transport/JsonRpcRequest.php
+++ b/src/Server/Transport/JsonRpcRequest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public function __construct(
         public int|string $id,
         public string $method,
         public array $params,
+        public ?string $sessionId = null
     ) {
         //
     }
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public function __construct(
      *
      * @throws JsonRpcException
      */
-    public static function from(array $jsonRequest): static
+    public static function from(array $jsonRequest, ?string $sessionId = null): static
     {
         $requestId = $jsonRequest['id'];
 
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ public static function from(array $jsonRequest): static
         return new static(
             id: $requestId,
             method: $jsonRequest['method'],
-            params: $jsonRequest['params'] ?? []
+            params: $jsonRequest['params'] ?? [],
+            sessionId: $sessionId,
         );
     }
 
@@ -60,6 +62,6 @@ public function get(string $key, mixed $default = null): mixed
 
     public function toRequest(): Request
     {
-        return new Request($this->params['arguments'] ?? []);
+        return new Request($this->params['arguments'] ?? [], $this->sessionId);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Console/StartCommandTest.php b/tests/Feature/Console/StartCommandTest.php
index a2003c1..b867cc0 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Console/StartCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Console/StartCommandTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+use Illuminate\Testing\TestResponse;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 
 it('can initialize a connection over http', function (): void {
@@ -11,6 +12,16 @@
     expect($response->json())->toEqual(expectedInitializeResponse());
 });
 
+it('receives a session id over http', function (): void {
+    /** @var TestResponse $response */
+    $response = $this->postJson('test-mcp', initializeMessage());
+
+    $response->assertHeader('Mcp-Session-Id');
+
+    // https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18/basic/transports#session-management
+    expect($response->headers->get('Mcp-Session-Id'))->toMatch('/^[\x21-\x7E]+$/');
+});
+
 it('can list resources over http', function (): void {
     $sessionId = initializeHttpConnection($this);
 
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/ArrayTransport.php b/tests/Fixtures/ArrayTransport.php
index 55251e7..3fdf40a 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/ArrayTransport.php
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/ArrayTransport.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function run(): void
         //
     }
 
-    public function send(string $message): void
+    public function send(string $message, ?string $sessionId = null): void
     {
         $this->sent[] = $message;
     }
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/ExampleServer.php b/tests/Fixtures/ExampleServer.php
index 9aa39fa..926f9b2 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/ExampleServer.php
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/ExampleServer.php
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ class ExampleServer extends Server
         DailyPlanResource::class,
         RecentMeetingRecordingResource::class,
     ];
+
+    protected function generateSessionId(): string
+    {
+        return 'overridden-'.uniqid();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Transport/JsonRpcRequestTest.php b/tests/Unit/Transport/JsonRpcRequestTest.php
index ed8f364..e234f4b 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Transport/JsonRpcRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Transport/JsonRpcRequestTest.php
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@
         ->and($request->params)->toEqual(['name' => 'echo', 'arguments' => ['message' => 'Hello, world!']]);
 });
 
+it('stores session id when provided', function (): void {
+    $sessionId = 'i-am-your-session-luke';
+    $request = JsonRpcRequest::from([
+        'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
+        'id' => 1,
+        'method' => 'tools/call',
+    ], $sessionId);
+
+    expect($request->sessionId)->toBe($sessionId);
+});
+
 it('throws exception for missing jsonrpc version', function (): void {
     $this->expectException(JsonRpcException::class);
     $this->expectExceptionMessage('Invalid Request: The [jsonrpc] member must be exactly [2.0].');