diff --git a/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Authentication/ClientOAuthProvider.cs b/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Authentication/ClientOAuthProvider.cs
index ecef8e15e..16d3d2908 100644
--- a/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Authentication/ClientOAuthProvider.cs
+++ b/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Authentication/ClientOAuthProvider.cs
@@ -743,14 +743,21 @@ private static bool VerifyResourceMatch(ProtectedResourceMetadata protectedResou
             return false;
         }
 
-        // Per RFC: The resource value must be identical to the URL that the client used
-        // to make the request to the resource server. Compare entire URIs, not just the host.
-
         // Normalize the URIs to ensure consistent comparison
         string normalizedMetadataResource = NormalizeUri(protectedResourceMetadata.Resource);
         string normalizedResourceLocation = NormalizeUri(resourceLocation);
 
-        return string.Equals(normalizedMetadataResource, normalizedResourceLocation, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        // Accept exact match with the full MCP endpoint URI
+        if (string.Equals(normalizedMetadataResource, normalizedResourceLocation, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Per MCP spec: "The authorization base URL MUST be derived by discarding the path component from the MCP server URL"
+        // Accept match with the base URL (authority only, path discarded) as this is the expected behavior per MCP spec
+
+        string normalizedBaseUrl = NormalizeUri(new Uri(resourceLocation.GetLeftPart(UriPartial.Authority)));
+        return string.Equals(normalizedMetadataResource, normalizedBaseUrl, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/AuthTests.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/AuthTests.cs
index c4979fb10..e30291ad4 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/AuthTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/AuthTests.cs
@@ -807,8 +807,14 @@ await McpClient.CreateAsync(
         Assert.Contains("does not match", ex.Message);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Verifies that OAuth authentication succeeds when the protected resource metadata URI
+    /// matches the root server URL, even when the actual MCP endpoint is at a subpath.
+    /// This tests the flexible URI matching behavior where the resource URI can be less specific
+    /// than the actual endpoint being accessed.
+    /// </summary>
     [Fact]
-    public async Task CannotAuthenticate_WhenWwwAuthenticateResourceMetadataIsRootPath()
+    public async Task CanAuthenticate_WhenWwwAuthenticateResourceMetadataIsRootPath()
     {
         const string requestedResourcePath = "/mcp/tools";
 
@@ -839,12 +845,52 @@ public async Task CannotAuthenticate_WhenWwwAuthenticateResourceMetadataIsRootPa
             },
         }, HttpClient, LoggerFactory);
 
-        var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<McpException>(async () =>
+        await using var client = await McpClient.CreateAsync(
+            transport, loggerFactory: LoggerFactory, cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Verifies that OAuth authentication fails when the protected resource metadata URI
+    /// does not match the requested MCP server endpoint. This ensures that clients cannot
+    /// use OAuth tokens intended for one server to access a different server.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CannotAuthenticate_WhenResourceMetadataUriDoesNotMatch()
+    {
+        const string requestedResourcePath = "/mcp/tools";
+        const string differentResourceUri = "http://different-server.example.com";
+
+        Builder.Services.Configure<McpAuthenticationOptions>(McpAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, options =>
         {
-            await McpClient.CreateAsync(
-                transport, loggerFactory: LoggerFactory, cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+            options.ResourceMetadata = new ProtectedResourceMetadata
+            {
+                Resource = differentResourceUri,
+                AuthorizationServers = { OAuthServerUrl },
+            };
         });
 
+        await using var app = Builder.Build();
+
+        app.MapMcp(requestedResourcePath).RequireAuthorization();
+
+        await app.StartAsync(TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        await using var transport = new HttpClientTransport(new()
+        {
+            Endpoint = new Uri($"{McpServerUrl}{requestedResourcePath}"),
+            OAuth = new()
+            {
+                ClientId = "demo-client",
+                ClientSecret = "demo-secret",
+                RedirectUri = new Uri("http://localhost:1179/callback"),
+                AuthorizationRedirectDelegate = HandleAuthorizationUrlAsync,
+            },
+        }, HttpClient, LoggerFactory);
+
+        // This should fail because the resource URI doesn't match
+        var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<McpException>(() => McpClient.CreateAsync(
+            transport, loggerFactory: LoggerFactory, cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
+
         Assert.Contains("does not match", ex.Message);
     }
 
@@ -853,7 +899,7 @@ public async Task ResourceMetadata_DoesNotAddTrailingSlash()
     {
         // This test verifies that automatically derived resource URIs don't have trailing slashes
         // and that the client doesn't add them during authentication
-        
+
         // Don't explicitly set Resource - let it be derived from the request
         await using var app = await StartMcpServerAsync();
 
@@ -993,10 +1039,10 @@ public async Task ResourceMetadata_PreservesExplicitTrailingSlash()
     {
         // This test verifies that explicitly configured trailing slashes are preserved
         const string resourceWithTrailingSlash = "http://localhost:5000/";
-        
+
         // Configure ValidResources to accept the trailing slash version for this test
         TestOAuthServer.ValidResources = [resourceWithTrailingSlash, "http://localhost:5000/mcp"];
-        
+
         Builder.Services.Configure<McpAuthenticationOptions>(McpAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, options =>
         {
             options.ResourceMetadata = new ProtectedResourceMetadata