diff --git a/src/mcp/client/auth/oauth2.py b/src/mcp/client/auth/oauth2.py
index 01bcc8234..c73093bb4 100644
--- a/src/mcp/client/auth/oauth2.py
+++ b/src/mcp/client/auth/oauth2.py
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def _normalize_resource_url(resource: str) -> str:
+    """Undo the trailing slash URL parsers add to bare-domain URLs (e.g. pydantic's AnyHttpUrl).
+
+    RFC 9728 requires exact-string identity on the resource identifier, so only a root path
+    with no query or fragment is stripped; trailing slashes on deeper paths are preserved.
+    """
+    parsed = urlparse(resource)
+    if parsed.path == "/" and not parsed.params and not parsed.query and not parsed.fragment:
+        return f"{parsed.scheme}://{parsed.netloc}"
+    return resource
+
+
 class PKCEParameters(BaseModel):
     """PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange) parameters."""
 
@@ -152,7 +164,7 @@ def get_resource_url(self) -> str:
 
         # If PRM provides a resource that's a valid parent, use it
         if self.protected_resource_metadata and self.protected_resource_metadata.resource:
-            prm_resource = str(self.protected_resource_metadata.resource)
+            prm_resource = _normalize_resource_url(str(self.protected_resource_metadata.resource))
             if check_resource_allowed(requested_resource=resource, configured_resource=prm_resource):
                 resource = prm_resource
 
@@ -441,9 +453,8 @@ async def _refresh_token(self) -> httpx.Request:
             "client_id": self.context.client_info.client_id,
         }
 
-        # Only include resource param if conditions are met
-        if self.context.should_include_resource_param(self.context.protocol_version):
-            refresh_data["resource"] = self.context.get_resource_url()  # RFC 8707
+        # The RFC 8707 resource param is deliberately omitted: some providers
+        # (e.g. Entra ID v2.0) reject it on refresh_token grants.
 
         # Prepare authentication based on preferred method
         headers = {"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"}
diff --git a/tests/client/test_auth.py b/tests/client/test_auth.py
index ca7a495e6..f8a13abbd 100644
--- a/tests/client/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/client/test_auth.py
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ class TestProtectedResourceMetadata:
 
     @pytest.mark.anyio
     async def test_resource_param_included_with_recent_protocol_version(self, oauth_provider: OAuthClientProvider):
-        """Test resource parameter is included for protocol version >= 2025-06-18."""
+        """Test resource parameter is included in initial token requests for protocol version >= 2025-06-18."""
         # Set protocol version to 2025-06-18
         oauth_provider.context.protocol_version = "2025-06-18"
         oauth_provider.context.client_info = OAuthClientInformationFull(
@@ -762,7 +762,8 @@ async def test_resource_param_included_with_recent_protocol_version(self, oauth_
         expected_resource = quote(oauth_provider.context.get_resource_url(), safe="")
         assert f"resource={expected_resource}" in content
 
-        # Test in refresh token
+        # Refresh requests never include the resource parameter: some providers
+        # (e.g. Entra ID v2.0) reject RFC 8707 resource values on refresh_token grants.
         oauth_provider.context.current_tokens = OAuthToken(
             access_token="test_access",
             token_type="Bearer",
@@ -770,7 +771,7 @@ async def test_resource_param_included_with_recent_protocol_version(self, oauth_
         )
         refresh_request = await oauth_provider._refresh_token()
         refresh_content = refresh_request.content.decode()
-        assert "resource=" in refresh_content
+        assert "resource=" not in refresh_content
 
     @pytest.mark.anyio
     async def test_resource_param_excluded_with_old_protocol_version(self, oauth_provider: OAuthClientProvider):
@@ -800,7 +801,7 @@ async def test_resource_param_excluded_with_old_protocol_version(self, oauth_pro
 
     @pytest.mark.anyio
     async def test_resource_param_included_with_protected_resource_metadata(self, oauth_provider: OAuthClientProvider):
-        """Test resource parameter is always included when protected resource metadata exists."""
+        """Test resource parameter is included in initial token requests when protected resource metadata exists."""
         # Set old protocol version but with protected resource metadata
         oauth_provider.context.protocol_version = "2025-03-26"
         oauth_provider.context.protected_resource_metadata = ProtectedResourceMetadata(
@@ -818,6 +819,16 @@ async def test_resource_param_included_with_protected_resource_metadata(self, oa
         content = request.content.decode()
         assert "resource=" in content
 
+        # Even with PRM present, refresh requests omit the resource parameter
+        oauth_provider.context.current_tokens = OAuthToken(
+            access_token="test_access",
+            token_type="Bearer",
+            refresh_token="test_refresh",
+        )
+        refresh_request = await oauth_provider._refresh_token()
+        refresh_content = refresh_request.content.decode()
+        assert "resource=" not in refresh_content
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("protocol_version", "expected"),
@@ -967,6 +978,47 @@ async def test_get_resource_url_uses_canonical_when_prm_mismatches(
     assert provider.context.get_resource_url() == snapshot("https://api.example.com/v1/mcp")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_get_resource_url_removes_root_prm_trailing_slash(
+    client_metadata: OAuthClientMetadata, mock_storage: MockTokenStorage
+) -> None:
+    """Bare-domain PRM resources should not pick up the trailing slash AnyHttpUrl adds."""
+    provider = OAuthClientProvider(
+        server_url="https://api.example.com",
+        client_metadata=client_metadata,
+        storage=mock_storage,
+    )
+    provider._initialized = True
+
+    # AnyHttpUrl normalizes "https://api.example.com" to "https://api.example.com/"
+    provider.context.protected_resource_metadata = ProtectedResourceMetadata(
+        resource=AnyHttpUrl("https://api.example.com"),
+        authorization_servers=[AnyHttpUrl("https://auth.example.com")],
+    )
+
+    assert provider.context.get_resource_url() == snapshot("https://api.example.com")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_get_resource_url_preserves_non_root_trailing_slash(
+    client_metadata: OAuthClientMetadata, mock_storage: MockTokenStorage
+) -> None:
+    """RFC 9728 requires exact-string identity, so intentional trailing slashes on deeper paths stay."""
+    provider = OAuthClientProvider(
+        server_url="https://api.example.com/v1/mcp/",
+        client_metadata=client_metadata,
+        storage=mock_storage,
+    )
+    provider._initialized = True
+
+    provider.context.protected_resource_metadata = ProtectedResourceMetadata(
+        resource=AnyHttpUrl("https://api.example.com/v1/mcp/"),
+        authorization_servers=[AnyHttpUrl("https://auth.example.com")],
+    )
+
+    assert provider.context.get_resource_url() == snapshot("https://api.example.com/v1/mcp/")
+
+
 class TestRegistrationResponse:
     """Test client registration response handling."""
 
diff --git a/tests/interaction/auth/test_lifecycle.py b/tests/interaction/auth/test_lifecycle.py
index aa552ae8a..7e63feb52 100644
--- a/tests/interaction/auth/test_lifecycle.py
+++ b/tests/interaction/auth/test_lifecycle.py
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ async def test_an_expired_access_token_is_transparently_refreshed_before_the_nex
     The provider tells the client `expires_in=-3600` for the first token while keeping the
     server-side `expires_at` in the future, so the connect's retry succeeds and the next
     request finds the token expired and refreshes. The recorded requests prove exactly one
-    `grant_type=refresh_token` exchange carrying the resource indicator, and the bearer used
-    after the refresh is the second access token, which is the one persisted to storage.
+    `grant_type=refresh_token` exchange without the resource indicator (some providers,
+    e.g. Entra ID v2.0, reject RFC 8707 resource values on refresh_token grants), and the
+    bearer used after the refresh is the second access token, which is the one persisted
+    to storage.
     """
     recorded, on_request = record_requests()
     provider = InMemoryAuthorizationServerProvider(issue_expired_first=True)
@@ -123,9 +125,8 @@ async def test_an_expired_access_token_is_transparently_refreshed_before_the_nex
     assert [b["grant_type"] for b in bodies] == snapshot(["authorization_code", "refresh_token"])
 
     refresh_body = bodies[1]
-    assert sorted(refresh_body) == snapshot(["client_id", "client_secret", "grant_type", "refresh_token", "resource"])
+    assert sorted(refresh_body) == snapshot(["client_id", "client_secret", "grant_type", "refresh_token"])
     assert refresh_body["refresh_token"].startswith("refresh_")
-    assert refresh_body["resource"].startswith(BASE_URL)
 
     bearers = {r.headers["authorization"] for r in recorded if r.path == "/mcp" and "authorization" in r.headers}
     assert len(bearers) == 2