diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/proxy.py b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/proxy.py
index 931c49594..2d18f635d 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/proxy.py
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/proxy.py
@@ -1804,10 +1804,12 @@ class StatefulProxyClient(ProxyClient[ClientTransportT]):
         return cast(StatefulProxyClient[ClientTransportT], super().new())
 
     async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]  # ty:ignore[invalid-method-override]
-        """The stateful proxy client will be forced disconnected when the session is exited.
-
-        So we do nothing here.
-        """
+        """Release this context without disconnecting the persistent session."""
+        with anyio.CancelScope(shield=True):
+            async with self._session_state.lock:
+                self._session_state.nesting_counter = max(
+                    0, self._session_state.nesting_counter - 1
+                )
 
     async def clear(self):
         """Clear all cached clients and force disconnect them."""
diff --git a/tests/server/providers/proxy/test_stateful_proxy_client.py b/tests/server/providers/proxy/test_stateful_proxy_client.py
index 0bf832440..19614ce91 100644
--- a/tests/server/providers/proxy/test_stateful_proxy_client.py
+++ b/tests/server/providers/proxy/test_stateful_proxy_client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+import contextlib
 import weakref
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
@@ -89,6 +90,32 @@ async def stateless_server(stateful_proxy_server: FastMCP):
 
 
 class TestStatefulProxyClient:
+    async def test_reconnects_after_persistent_session_ends(self):
+        """A completed request must not prevent a dead session from reconnecting."""
+        backend = FastMCP("backend")
+
+        @backend.tool
+        def echo(value: str) -> str:
+            return value
+
+        client = StatefulProxyClient(backend)
+        try:
+            async with client:
+                result = await client.call_tool("echo", {"value": "first"})
+                assert result.data == "first"
+
+            session_task = client._session_state.session_task
+            assert session_task is not None
+            session_task.cancel()
+            with contextlib.suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+                await session_task
+
+            async with client:
+                result = await client.call_tool("echo", {"value": "second"})
+                assert result.data == "second"
+        finally:
+            await client.close()
+
     async def test_concurrent_log_requests_no_mixing(
         self, stateful_proxy_server: FastMCP
     ):