diff --git a/src/mcp/shared/session.py b/src/mcp/shared/session.py
index 11daedc98..278d4563c 100644
--- a/src/mcp/shared/session.py
+++ b/src/mcp/shared/session.py
@@ -311,27 +311,36 @@ async def _receive_loop(self) -> None:
                 if isinstance(message, Exception):
                     await self._handle_incoming(message)
                 elif isinstance(message.root, JSONRPCRequest):
-                    validated_request = self._receive_request_type.model_validate(
-                        message.root.model_dump(
-                            by_alias=True, mode="json", exclude_none=True
+                    try:
+                        validated_request = self._receive_request_type.model_validate(
+                            message.root.model_dump(
+                                by_alias=True, mode="json", exclude_none=True
+                            )
                         )
-                    )
 
-                    responder = RequestResponder(
-                        request_id=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.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:
+                        # Log validation errors and continue
+                        logging.warning(
+                            f"Failed to validate request: {e}. "
+                            f"Message was: {message.root}"
+                        )
 
                 elif isinstance(message.root, JSONRPCNotification):
                     try: