diff --git a/acp_test.go b/acp_test.go
index 915bb87..c5a7c37 100644
--- a/acp_test.go
+++ b/acp_test.go
@@ -746,3 +746,76 @@ func TestPromptWaitsForSessionUpdatesComplete(t *testing.T) {
 			"returns.", completed, numUpdates)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestRequestHandlerCanMakeNestedRequest verifies that a request handler can make nested
+// requests without deadlocking (e.g., Prompt handler calling RequestPermission).
+func TestRequestHandlerCanMakeNestedRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	c2aR, c2aW := io.Pipe()
+	a2cR, a2cW := io.Pipe()
+
+	c := NewClientSideConnection(&clientFuncs{
+		WriteTextFileFunc: func(context.Context, WriteTextFileRequest) (WriteTextFileResponse, error) {
+			return WriteTextFileResponse{}, nil
+		},
+		ReadTextFileFunc: func(context.Context, ReadTextFileRequest) (ReadTextFileResponse, error) {
+			return ReadTextFileResponse{Content: "test"}, nil
+		},
+		RequestPermissionFunc: func(context.Context, RequestPermissionRequest) (RequestPermissionResponse, error) {
+			return RequestPermissionResponse{Outcome: RequestPermissionOutcome{Selected: &RequestPermissionOutcomeSelected{OptionId: "allow"}}}, nil
+		},
+		SessionUpdateFunc: func(context.Context, SessionNotification) error {
+			return nil
+		},
+	}, c2aW, a2cR)
+
+	var ag *AgentSideConnection
+	ag = NewAgentSideConnection(agentFuncs{
+		InitializeFunc: func(context.Context, InitializeRequest) (InitializeResponse, error) {
+			return InitializeResponse{ProtocolVersion: ProtocolVersionNumber, AgentCapabilities: AgentCapabilities{LoadSession: false}, AuthMethods: []AuthMethod{}}, nil
+		},
+		NewSessionFunc: func(context.Context, NewSessionRequest) (NewSessionResponse, error) {
+			return NewSessionResponse{SessionId: "test-session"}, nil
+		},
+		LoadSessionFunc: func(context.Context, LoadSessionRequest) (LoadSessionResponse, error) {
+			return LoadSessionResponse{}, nil
+		},
+		AuthenticateFunc: func(context.Context, AuthenticateRequest) (AuthenticateResponse, error) {
+			return AuthenticateResponse{}, nil
+		},
+		PromptFunc: func(ctx context.Context, p PromptRequest) (PromptResponse, error) {
+			_, err := ag.RequestPermission(ctx, RequestPermissionRequest{
+				SessionId: p.SessionId,
+				ToolCall: RequestPermissionToolCall{
+					ToolCallId: "call_1",
+					Title:      Ptr("Test permission"),
+				},
+				Options: []PermissionOption{
+					{Kind: PermissionOptionKindAllowOnce, Name: "Allow", OptionId: "allow"},
+				},
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return PromptResponse{}, err
+			}
+			return PromptResponse{StopReason: "end_turn"}, nil
+		},
+		CancelFunc: func(context.Context, CancelNotification) error { return nil },
+	}, a2cW, c2aR)
+
+	if _, err := c.Initialize(context.Background(), InitializeRequest{ProtocolVersion: ProtocolVersionNumber}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("initialize: %v", err)
+	}
+	sess, err := c.NewSession(context.Background(), NewSessionRequest{Cwd: "/", McpServers: []McpServer{}})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("newSession: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if _, err := c.Prompt(ctx, PromptRequest{
+		SessionId: sess.SessionId,
+		Prompt:    []ContentBlock{TextBlock("test")},
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("prompt failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index 5e4865b..fc114e5 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -98,11 +98,18 @@ func (c *Connection) receive() {
 		case msg.ID != nil && msg.Method == "":
 			c.handleResponse(&msg)
 		case msg.Method != "":
-			c.notificationWg.Add(1)
-			go func(m *anyMessage) {
-				defer c.notificationWg.Done()
+			// Only track notifications (no ID) in the WaitGroup, not requests (with ID).
+			// This prevents deadlock when a request handler makes another request.
+			isNotification := msg.ID == nil
+			if isNotification {
+				c.notificationWg.Add(1)
+			}
+			go func(m *anyMessage, isNotif bool) {
+				if isNotif {
+					defer c.notificationWg.Done()
+				}
 				c.handleInbound(m)
-			}(&msg)
+			}(&msg, isNotification)
 		default:
 			c.loggerOrDefault().Error("received message with neither id nor method", "raw", string(line))
 		}