diff --git a/crates/rmcp/src/model.rs b/crates/rmcp/src/model.rs
index 06ed855e..7ee93d82 100644
--- a/crates/rmcp/src/model.rs
+++ b/crates/rmcp/src/model.rs
@@ -3814,6 +3814,8 @@ pub struct CallToolResult {
 // 2. Requires at least one known field to be present, so that `CallToolResult` doesn't
 //    greedily match arbitrary JSON objects when used inside `#[serde(untagged)]` enums
 //    (e.g. `ServerResult`), which would shadow `CustomResult`.
+// 3. Rejects `resultType: "input_required"` so untagged `ServerResult`
+//    decoding selects `InputRequiredResult` and preserves input requests and state.
 impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for CallToolResult {
     fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
     where
@@ -3833,6 +3835,16 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for CallToolResult {
 
         let helper = Helper::deserialize(deserializer)?;
 
+        if helper
+            .result_type
+            .as_ref()
+            .is_some_and(ResultType::is_input_required)
+        {
+            return Err(serde::de::Error::custom(
+                "CallToolResult cannot use resultType \"input_required\"",
+            ));
+        }
+
         if helper.content.is_none()
             && helper.structured_content.is_none()
             && helper.is_error.is_none()
diff --git a/crates/rmcp/src/model/mrtr.rs b/crates/rmcp/src/model/mrtr.rs
index 40621a7c..8dac9a39 100644
--- a/crates/rmcp/src/model/mrtr.rs
+++ b/crates/rmcp/src/model/mrtr.rs
@@ -274,6 +274,12 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for InputRequiredResult {
             }
         }
 
+        if helper.input_requests.is_none() && helper.request_state.is_none() {
+            return Err(serde::de::Error::custom(
+                "InputRequiredResult requires at least one of inputRequests or requestState",
+            ));
+        }
+
         Ok(InputRequiredResult {
             result_type: ResultType::INPUT_REQUIRED,
             input_requests: helper.input_requests,
@@ -451,6 +457,19 @@ mod tests {
             );
         }
 
+        #[test]
+        fn rejects_missing_input_requests_and_request_state() {
+            let json = serde_json::json!({
+                "resultType": "input_required",
+                "_meta": {}
+            });
+            let err = serde_json::from_value::<InputRequiredResult>(json).unwrap_err();
+            assert!(
+                err.to_string().contains("inputRequests or requestState"),
+                "error should mention the required continuation fields, got: {err}"
+            );
+        }
+
         #[test]
         fn rejects_missing_result_type() {
             let json = serde_json::json!({
diff --git a/crates/rmcp/tests/test_deserialization.rs b/crates/rmcp/tests/test_deserialization.rs
index c3d08cd5..85707701 100644
--- a/crates/rmcp/tests/test_deserialization.rs
+++ b/crates/rmcp/tests/test_deserialization.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,81 @@ mod untagged_server_result {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn input_required_result_with_meta_deserializes_to_correct_variant() {
+        let result = parse_result(wrap_response(json!({
+            "resultType": "input_required",
+            "inputRequests": {
+                "username": {
+                    "method": "elicitation/create",
+                    "params": {
+                        "message": "Please provide your username",
+                        "requestedSchema": {
+                            "type": "object",
+                            "properties": {
+                                "username": { "type": "string" }
+                            },
+                            "required": ["username"]
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            "requestState": "opaque-state",
+            "_meta": {
+                "io.modelcontextprotocol/serverInfo": {
+                    "name": "test-server",
+                    "version": "1.0.0"
+                }
+            }
+        })));
+
+        let ServerResult::InputRequiredResult(result) = result else {
+            panic!("expected InputRequiredResult, got {result:?}");
+        };
+        assert!(
+            result.input_requests.is_some_and(|requests| {
+                requests.len() == 1 && requests.contains_key("username")
+            })
+        );
+        assert_eq!(result.request_state.as_deref(), Some("opaque-state"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            result
+                .meta
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|meta| meta.get("io.modelcontextprotocol/serverInfo")),
+            Some(&json!({
+                "name": "test-server",
+                "version": "1.0.0"
+            }))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn call_tool_result_rejects_input_required_discriminator() {
+        assert!(
+            serde_json::from_value::<CallToolResult>(json!({
+                "resultType": "input_required",
+                "requestState": "opaque-state",
+                "_meta": {}
+            }))
+            .is_err()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_input_required_result_falls_through_to_custom_result() {
+        let payload = json!({
+            "resultType": "input_required",
+            "_meta": {}
+        });
+        let result = parse_result(wrap_response(payload.clone()));
+
+        let ServerResult::CustomResult(result) = result else {
+            panic!("expected CustomResult, got {result:?}");
+        };
+        assert_eq!(result.0, payload);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn empty_object_deserializes_to_empty_result() {
         let result = parse_result(wrap_response(json!({})));