diff --git a/crates/rmcp/src/service.rs b/crates/rmcp/src/service.rs
index 29d822a5..9e8df821 100644
--- a/crates/rmcp/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/rmcp/src/service.rs
@@ -1103,9 +1103,15 @@ where
                         JsonRpcMessage::Error(error) => error.id.as_ref(),
                         _ => None,
                     } {
-                        if let Some(ct) = local_ct_pool.remove(id) {
-                            ct.cancel();
-                        }
+                        // A response whose request is no longer tracked means the
+                        // request was cancelled (the cancelled-notification handler
+                        // removed it from the pool). Per the spec, a receiver SHOULD
+                        // NOT send a response for a cancelled request, so drop it.
+                        let Some(ct) = local_ct_pool.remove(id) else {
+                            tracing::debug!(%id, "dropping response for cancelled request");
+                            continue;
+                        };
+                        ct.cancel();
                         let send = transport.send(m);
                         let current_span = tracing::Span::current();
                         response_send_tasks.spawn(async move {
diff --git a/crates/rmcp/tests/test_cancelled_response.rs b/crates/rmcp/tests/test_cancelled_response.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80cd9e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rmcp/tests/test_cancelled_response.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+//! A receiver SHOULD NOT send a response for a request it has already been told
+//! to cancel. This drives a real stdio server with raw JSON-RPC: the tool blocks
+//! until the request is cancelled, so its result is only produced *after* the
+//! cancellation — the service loop must drop it rather than write it to the wire.
+
+use std::{collections::BTreeSet, process::Stdio, time::Duration};
+
+use rmcp::{
+    ErrorData as McpError, RoleServer, ServerHandler, ServiceExt,
+    model::{CallToolRequestParams, CallToolResult, ContentBlock, ServerCapabilities, ServerInfo},
+    service::RequestContext,
+};
+use serde_json::{Value, json};
+use tokio::{
+    io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader},
+    process::{Child, Command},
+};
+
+const HELPER_ENV: &str = "RMCP_CANCELLED_RESPONSE_HELPER";
+const READ_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 4)]
+async fn cancelled_request_receives_no_response() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let mut child = spawn_helper();
+    let mut writer = child.stdin.take().expect("helper stdin");
+    let stdout = child.stdout.take().expect("helper stdout");
+    let mut reader = BufReader::new(stdout);
+
+    send_json(
+        &mut writer,
+        &json!({
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": 1,
+            "method": "initialize",
+            "params": {
+                "protocolVersion": "2024-11-05",
+                "capabilities": {},
+                "clientInfo": { "name": "raw-test-client", "version": "0.0.0" }
+            }
+        }),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    collect_ids_until(&mut reader, 1, READ_TIMEOUT).await?;
+    send_json(
+        &mut writer,
+        &json!({ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "notifications/initialized" }),
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    // Start a request that blocks until cancelled, then cancel it. Its response is
+    // produced only after the cancellation arrives, so it must be suppressed.
+    send_json(
+        &mut writer,
+        &json!({
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": 2,
+            "method": "tools/call",
+            "params": { "name": "wait-for-cancel", "arguments": {} }
+        }),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    send_json(
+        &mut writer,
+        &json!({
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "method": "notifications/cancelled",
+            "params": { "requestId": 2 }
+        }),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    // A ping proves the server is alive past the cancellation, so the absence of
+    // an id=2 response is genuine suppression rather than a dead connection.
+    send_json(
+        &mut writer,
+        &json!({ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 3, "method": "ping" }),
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    let seen = collect_ids_until(&mut reader, 3, READ_TIMEOUT).await?;
+    assert!(seen.contains(&3));
+    assert!(!seen.contains(&2));
+
+    drop(writer);
+    wait_for_child(&mut child).await;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+struct WaitForCancelServer;
+
+impl ServerHandler for WaitForCancelServer {
+    fn get_info(&self) -> ServerInfo {
+        ServerInfo::new(ServerCapabilities::builder().enable_tools().build())
+    }
+
+    async fn call_tool(
+        &self,
+        _request: CallToolRequestParams,
+        context: RequestContext<RoleServer>,
+    ) -> Result<CallToolResult, McpError> {
+        context.ct.cancelled().await;
+        Ok(CallToolResult::success(vec![ContentBlock::text(
+            "late response",
+        )]))
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn cancelled_response_helper() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    if std::env::var(HELPER_ENV).as_deref() != Ok("1") {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    run_helper_server().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "local")]
+async fn run_helper_server() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    tokio::task::LocalSet::new()
+        .run_until(serve_helper_stdio())
+        .await
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "local"))]
+async fn run_helper_server() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    serve_helper_stdio().await
+}
+
+async fn serve_helper_stdio() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let server = WaitForCancelServer.serve(rmcp::transport::stdio()).await?;
+    server.waiting().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn spawn_helper() -> Child {
+    let exe = std::env::current_exe().expect("current test exe");
+    Command::new(exe)
+        .arg("--exact")
+        .arg("cancelled_response_helper")
+        .arg("--quiet")
+        .arg("--nocapture")
+        .arg("--test-threads")
+        .arg("1")
+        .env(HELPER_ENV, "1")
+        .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .stderr(Stdio::null())
+        .kill_on_drop(true)
+        .spawn()
+        .expect("spawn helper")
+}
+
+async fn wait_for_child(child: &mut Child) {
+    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), child.wait()).await;
+    if child.id().is_some() {
+        let _ = child.kill().await;
+    }
+}
+
+async fn send_json<W>(writer: &mut W, message: &Value) -> anyhow::Result<()>
+where
+    W: AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+{
+    let serialized = serde_json::to_string(message)?;
+    writer.write_all(serialized.as_bytes()).await?;
+    writer.write_all(b"\n").await?;
+    writer.flush().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Read response lines, collecting every message id seen, until `stop_id` is seen
+/// (then a short grace read to catch any straggler) or the timeout elapses.
+async fn collect_ids_until<R>(
+    reader: &mut BufReader<R>,
+    stop_id: u64,
+    timeout: Duration,
+) -> anyhow::Result<BTreeSet<u64>>
+where
+    R: tokio::io::AsyncRead + Unpin,
+{
+    let mut seen = BTreeSet::new();
+    let mut deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + timeout;
+    loop {
+        let remaining = deadline.saturating_duration_since(tokio::time::Instant::now());
+        if remaining.is_zero() {
+            break;
+        }
+        let mut line = String::new();
+        let Ok(read_result) = tokio::time::timeout(remaining, reader.read_line(&mut line)).await
+        else {
+            break;
+        };
+        if read_result? == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        let trimmed = line.trim();
+        if trimmed.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Ok(value) = serde_json::from_str::<Value>(trimmed) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        if let Some(id) = value.get("id").and_then(Value::as_u64) {
+            seen.insert(id);
+            if id == stop_id {
+                // Give any late (incorrectly-sent) response a brief window to arrive.
+                deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(300);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(seen)
+}