diff --git a/mcp/streamable.go b/mcp/streamable.go
index 708b1326..ecf4a0ff 100644
--- a/mcp/streamable.go
+++ b/mcp/streamable.go
@@ -1523,6 +1523,17 @@ type StreamableClientTransport struct {
 	//   - You want to avoid maintaining a persistent connection
 	DisableStandaloneSSE bool
 
+	// Headers contains additional HTTP headers to include with every request to
+	// the MCP endpoint. Headers that the transport itself sets (Content-Type,
+	// Accept, Authorization, Mcp-Protocol-Version, Mcp-Session-Id) take
+	// precedence over any conflicting entries here.
+	Headers http.Header
+
+	// MaxResponseBytes, if positive, limits the size of response bodies read
+	// from the MCP endpoint for outgoing POST requests. It does not apply to
+	// the standalone SSE stream. A value of zero means no limit.
+	MaxResponseBytes int64
+
 	// OAuthHandler is an optional field that, if provided, will be used to authorize the requests.
 	OAuthHandler auth.OAuthHandler
 
@@ -1605,6 +1616,8 @@ func (t *StreamableClientTransport) Connect(ctx context.Context) (Connection, er
 		cancel:               cancel,
 		failed:               make(chan struct{}),
 		disableStandaloneSSE: t.DisableStandaloneSSE,
+		headers:              t.Headers,
+		maxResponseBytes:     t.MaxResponseBytes,
 		oauthHandler:         t.OAuthHandler,
 	}
 	return conn, nil
@@ -1624,6 +1637,9 @@ type streamableClientConn struct {
 	// for receiving server-to-client notifications when no request is in flight.
 	disableStandaloneSSE bool // from [StreamableClientTransport.DisableStandaloneSSE]
 
+	headers          http.Header // from [StreamableClientTransport.Headers]
+	maxResponseBytes int64       // from [StreamableClientTransport.MaxResponseBytes]
+
 	// oauthHandler is the OAuth handler for the connection.
 	oauthHandler auth.OAuthHandler // from [StreamableClientTransport.OAuthHandler]
 
@@ -1819,6 +1835,9 @@ func (c *streamableClientConn) Write(ctx context.Context, msg jsonrpc.Message) e
 			// and permanently break the connection.
 			err = fmt.Errorf("%s: %w: %w", requestSummary, jsonrpc2.ErrRejected, err)
 		}
+		if err == nil && c.maxResponseBytes > 0 {
+			resp.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(nil, resp.Body, c.maxResponseBytes)
+		}
 		return req, resp, err
 	}
 
@@ -1947,7 +1966,12 @@ func (c *streamableClientConn) setMCPHeaders(req *http.Request) error {
 	if c.sessionID != "" {
 		req.Header.Set(sessionIDHeader, c.sessionID)
 	}
-
+	for k, v := range c.headers {
+		ck := http.CanonicalHeaderKey(k)
+		if _, ok := req.Header[ck]; !ok {
+			req.Header[ck] = v
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/mcp/streamable_client_test.go b/mcp/streamable_client_test.go
index 96c5e75f..a726e265 100644
--- a/mcp/streamable_client_test.go
+++ b/mcp/streamable_client_test.go
@@ -1156,3 +1156,103 @@ func TestTokenInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", g, w)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStreamableClientHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	got := make(map[string]http.Header) // method -> received headers
+	capture := func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			mu.Lock()
+			got[r.Method] = r.Header.Clone()
+			mu.Unlock()
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	}
+
+	server := NewServer(testImpl, nil)
+	streamHandler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(*http.Request) *Server { return server }, nil)
+	httpServer := httptest.NewServer(capture(streamHandler))
+	defer httpServer.Close()
+
+	transport := &StreamableClientTransport{
+		Endpoint: httpServer.URL,
+		// Mix canonical and non-canonical keys; the non-canonical
+		// "content-type" must not override the transport-set value.
+		Headers: http.Header{
+			"X-Custom":     {"custom-value"},
+			"content-type": {"text/plain"},
+		},
+	}
+	client := NewClient(testImpl, nil)
+	session, err := client.Connect(ctx, transport, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("client.Connect() failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := session.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("closing session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	mu.Lock()
+	defer mu.Unlock()
+	for _, method := range []string{"POST", "GET", "DELETE"} {
+		h, ok := got[method]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("%s: no request received", method)
+			continue
+		}
+		if g, w := h.Get("X-Custom"), "custom-value"; g != w {
+			t.Errorf("%s: X-Custom = %q, want %q", method, g, w)
+		}
+	}
+	// Headers set by the transport must take precedence even when
+	// the user supplies a non-canonical key. POST is the only method
+	// where the transport sets Content-Type.
+	if g := got["POST"].Values("Content-Type"); len(g) != 1 || g[0] != "application/json" {
+		t.Errorf("POST: Content-Type = %q, want [\"application/json\"]", g)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStreamableClientMaxResponseBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	server := NewServer(testImpl, nil)
+	big := func(context.Context, *CallToolRequest, struct{}) (*CallToolResult, any, error) {
+		return &CallToolResult{Content: []Content{&TextContent{Text: strings.Repeat("a", 10000)}}}, nil, nil
+	}
+	AddTool(server, &Tool{Name: "big", Description: "return big result"}, big)
+
+	streamHandler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(*http.Request) *Server { return server }, nil)
+	httpServer := httptest.NewServer(streamHandler)
+	defer httpServer.Close()
+
+	connect := func(max int64) (*ClientSession, error) {
+		transport := &StreamableClientTransport{
+			Endpoint:         httpServer.URL,
+			MaxResponseBytes: max,
+		}
+		return NewClient(testImpl, nil).Connect(ctx, transport, nil)
+	}
+
+	// A limit large enough for the response should succeed.
+	session, err := connect(1 << 20)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("connect with large limit failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := session.CallTool(ctx, &CallToolParams{Name: "big"}); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("CallTool with large limit failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	session.Close()
+
+	// A limit large enough for initialize but smaller than the tool
+	// response should fail the tool call.
+	session, err = connect(2000)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("connect with small limit failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer session.Close()
+	if _, err := session.CallTool(ctx, &CallToolParams{Name: "big"}); err == nil {
+		t.Error("CallTool with small limit succeeded, want error")
+	}
+}