diff --git a/src/acp.test.ts b/src/acp.test.ts
index 54e6e22..99e80b9 100644
--- a/src/acp.test.ts
+++ b/src/acp.test.ts
@@ -476,6 +476,174 @@ describe("Connection", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("handles requests from inside a request handler without deadlocking", async () => {
+    let agentConnection: ClientSideConnection | null = null;
+
+    class TestClient implements Client {
+      async writeTextFile(
+        _: WriteTextFileRequest,
+      ): Promise<WriteTextFileResponse> {
+        return {};
+      }
+      async readTextFile(
+        _: ReadTextFileRequest,
+      ): Promise<ReadTextFileResponse> {
+        return { content: "" };
+      }
+      async requestPermission(
+        _: RequestPermissionRequest,
+      ): Promise<RequestPermissionResponse> {
+        const listResponse = await agentConnection!.listSessions({});
+        expect(listResponse.sessions).toEqual([]);
+        return { outcome: { outcome: "selected", optionId: "allow" } };
+      }
+      async sessionUpdate(_: SessionNotification): Promise<void> {}
+    }
+
+    class TestAgent implements Agent {
+      async initialize(_: InitializeRequest): Promise<InitializeResponse> {
+        return {
+          protocolVersion: 1,
+          agentCapabilities: { loadSession: false },
+          authMethods: [],
+        };
+      }
+      async newSession(_: NewSessionRequest): Promise<NewSessionResponse> {
+        return { sessionId: "test-session" };
+      }
+      async authenticate(_: AuthenticateRequest): Promise<void> {}
+      async prompt(_: PromptRequest): Promise<PromptResponse> {
+        return { stopReason: "end_turn" };
+      }
+      async cancel(_: CancelNotification): Promise<void> {}
+      async listSessions(
+        _: ListSessionsRequest,
+      ): Promise<ListSessionsResponse> {
+        return { sessions: [] };
+      }
+    }
+
+    agentConnection = new ClientSideConnection(
+      () => new TestClient(),
+      ndJsonStream(clientToAgent.writable, agentToClient.readable),
+    );
+
+    const clientConnection = new AgentSideConnection(
+      () => new TestAgent(),
+      ndJsonStream(agentToClient.writable, clientToAgent.readable),
+    );
+
+    const permissionResponse = await clientConnection.requestPermission({
+      sessionId: "test-session",
+      toolCall: {
+        title: "Execute command",
+        kind: "execute",
+        status: "pending",
+        toolCallId: "tool-123",
+        content: [
+          { type: "content", content: { type: "text", text: "ls -la" } },
+        ],
+      },
+      options: [
+        { kind: "allow_once", name: "Allow", optionId: "allow" },
+        { kind: "reject_once", name: "Reject", optionId: "reject" },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    expect(permissionResponse.outcome.outcome).toBe("selected");
+  });
+
+  it("processes notification after response when both arrive in quick succession", async () => {
+    const events: string[] = [];
+    const {
+      promise: sessionNotification,
+      resolve: resolveSessionNotification,
+    } = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
+
+    class TestClient implements Client {
+      async writeTextFile(
+        _: WriteTextFileRequest,
+      ): Promise<WriteTextFileResponse> {
+        return {};
+      }
+      async readTextFile(
+        _: ReadTextFileRequest,
+      ): Promise<ReadTextFileResponse> {
+        return { content: "test" };
+      }
+      async requestPermission(
+        _: RequestPermissionRequest,
+      ): Promise<RequestPermissionResponse> {
+        return {
+          outcome: {
+            outcome: "selected",
+            optionId: "allow",
+          },
+        };
+      }
+      async sessionUpdate(_params: SessionNotification): Promise<void> {
+        // Record the session notification
+        events.push("SessionNotification");
+        resolveSessionNotification();
+      }
+    }
+
+    const connection = new ClientSideConnection(
+      () => new TestClient(),
+      ndJsonStream(clientToAgent.writable, agentToClient.readable),
+    );
+
+    const newSessionResponse = connection
+      .newSession({ cwd: "/test", mcpServers: [] })
+      .then((result) => {
+        // Record the new session response event
+        events.push("NewSessionResponse");
+        return result;
+      });
+
+    // Get the NewSessionRequest ID
+    const requestReader = clientToAgent.readable.getReader();
+    const { value: requestChunk } = await requestReader.read();
+    requestReader.releaseLock();
+    const { id: requestId } = JSON.parse(
+      new TextDecoder().decode(requestChunk),
+    );
+
+    // Write response and notification in quick succession
+    const sessionId = "test-session";
+    const writer = agentToClient.writable.getWriter();
+    await writer.write(
+      new TextEncoder().encode(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          jsonrpc: "2.0",
+          id: requestId,
+          result: { sessionId },
+        }) + "\n",
+      ),
+    );
+    await writer.write(
+      new TextEncoder().encode(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          jsonrpc: "2.0",
+          method: "session/update",
+          params: {
+            sessionId,
+            update: {
+              sessionUpdate: "available_commands_update",
+              availableCommands: [],
+            },
+          },
+        }) + "\n",
+      ),
+    );
+    writer.releaseLock();
+
+    await newSessionResponse;
+    await sessionNotification;
+
+    expect(events).toEqual(["NewSessionResponse", "SessionNotification"]);
+  });
+
   it("handles initialize method", async () => {
     // Create client
     class TestClient implements Client {
diff --git a/src/acp.ts b/src/acp.ts
index 0693a72..6708b3a 100644
--- a/src/acp.ts
+++ b/src/acp.ts
@@ -1462,21 +1462,21 @@ class Connection {
     }
   }
 
-  async sendRequest<Req, Resp>(method: string, params?: Req): Promise<Resp> {
+  sendRequest<Req, Resp>(method: string, params?: Req): Promise<Resp> {
     this.throwIfClosed();
     const id = this.nextRequestId++;
     const responsePromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.pendingResponses.set(id, { resolve, reject });
     });
     // If the transport fails (or receive observes stream closure) during the
-    // `await sendMessage` below, close() will reject `responsePromise`
+    // `sendMessage` below, close() will reject `responsePromise`
     // before the caller has had a chance to attach its own handler. Node then
     // reports a spurious `unhandledRejection`, even though the caller's
     // subsequent `await` does observe the rejection. Attach a noop catch so
     // the rejection is considered handled at the time it's raised; the
     // rejection is still delivered to the caller via `return responsePromise`.
     responsePromise.catch(() => {});
-    await this.sendMessage({ jsonrpc: "2.0", id, method, params });
+    void this.sendMessage({ jsonrpc: "2.0", id, method, params });
     return responsePromise as Promise<Resp>;
   }