diff --git a/src/mcp/client/session_group.py b/src/mcp/client/session_group.py
index a430533b3..a77dc7a1e 100644
--- a/src/mcp/client/session_group.py
+++ b/src/mcp/client/session_group.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ async def __aexit__(
             for exit_stack in self._session_exit_stacks.values():
                 tg.start_soon(exit_stack.aclose)
 
-
     @property
     def sessions(self) -> list[mcp.ClientSession]:
         """Returns the list of sessions being managed."""
diff --git a/src/mcp/shared/session.py b/src/mcp/shared/session.py
index 90b4eb27c..04ae98751 100644
--- a/src/mcp/shared/session.py
+++ b/src/mcp/shared/session.py
@@ -351,26 +351,34 @@ async def _receive_loop(self) -> None:
                 if isinstance(message, Exception):
                     await self._handle_incoming(message)
                 elif isinstance(message.message.root, JSONRPCRequest):
-                    validated_request = self._receive_request_type.model_validate(
-                        message.message.root.model_dump(
-                            by_alias=True, mode="json", exclude_none=True
+                    try:
+                        validated_request = self._receive_request_type.model_validate(
+                            message.message.root.model_dump(
+                                by_alias=True, mode="json", exclude_none=True
+                            )
+                        )
+                        responder = RequestResponder(
+                            request_id=message.message.root.id,
+                            request_meta=validated_request.root.params.meta
+                            if validated_request.root.params
+                            else None,
+                            request=validated_request,
+                            session=self,
+                            on_complete=lambda r: self._in_flight.pop(
+                                r.request_id, None
+                            ),
                         )
-                    )
-                    responder = RequestResponder(
-                        request_id=message.message.root.id,
-                        request_meta=validated_request.root.params.meta
-                        if validated_request.root.params
-                        else None,
-                        request=validated_request,
-                        session=self,
-                        on_complete=lambda r: self._in_flight.pop(r.request_id, None),
-                    )
 
-                    self._in_flight[responder.request_id] = responder
-                    await self._received_request(responder)
+                        self._in_flight[responder.request_id] = responder
+                        await self._received_request(responder)
 
-                    if not responder._completed:  # type: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
-                        await self._handle_incoming(responder)
+                        if not responder._completed:  # type: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
+                            await self._handle_incoming(responder)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logging.warning(
+                            f"Failed to validate request: {e}. "
+                            f"Message was: {message.message.root}"
+                        )
 
                 elif isinstance(message.message.root, JSONRPCNotification):
                     try:
diff --git a/tests/shared/test_session_handles_error.py b/tests/shared/test_session_handles_error.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f4a96fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shared/test_session_handles_error.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+
+import pytest
+from anyio.streams.memory import MemoryObjectSendStream
+
+from mcp.shared.memory import create_client_server_memory_streams
+from mcp.shared.message import SessionMessage
+from mcp.shared.session import BaseSession
+from mcp.types import ClientNotification, ClientRequest, JSONRPCMessage, JSONRPCRequest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def client_write() -> (
+    AsyncGenerator[MemoryObjectSendStream[SessionMessage], None]
+):
+    """A stream that allows to write to a running session."""
+    async with create_client_server_memory_streams() as (
+        (_, client_write),
+        (server_read, server_write),
+    ):
+        async with BaseSession(
+            read_stream=server_read,
+            write_stream=server_write,
+            receive_request_type=ClientRequest,
+            receive_notification_type=ClientNotification,
+        ) as _:
+            yield client_write
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_session_does_not_raise_error_with_bad_input(
+    client_write: MemoryObjectSendStream[SessionMessage],
+):
+    # Given a running session
+
+    # When the client sends a bad request to the session
+    request = JSONRPCRequest(jsonrpc="2.0", id=1, method="bad_method", params=None)
+    message = SessionMessage(message=JSONRPCMessage(root=request))
+    await client_write.send(message)
+
+    # Then the session can still be talked to
+    await client_write.send(message)