diff --git a/crates/rmcp/src/transport/auth.rs b/crates/rmcp/src/transport/auth.rs
index 5ccc9bc1..e2a8541e 100644
--- a/crates/rmcp/src/transport/auth.rs
+++ b/crates/rmcp/src/transport/auth.rs
@@ -944,8 +944,20 @@ impl AuthorizationManager {
         Ok(false)
     }
 
+    /// Use a caller-configured `reqwest::Client` for every OAuth HTTP operation,
+    /// preserving all of its settings (proxy, TLS, timeout, default headers).
+    ///
+    /// The same client is reused for all requests, so its own redirect policy applies
+    /// and [`OAuthHttpRedirectPolicy::Stop`] is not enforced for token operations.
+    /// Callers needing strict no-redirect handling should pass a custom
+    /// [`OAuthHttpClient`] to [`AuthorizationManager::new_with_oauth_http_client`].
     pub fn with_client(&mut self, http_client: ReqwestClient) -> Result<(), AuthError> {
-        self.http_client = Arc::new(ReqwestOAuthHttpClient::new(http_client)?);
+        // One client for both modes: a built reqwest::Client can't be rebuilt as a
+        // no-redirect variant without dropping the caller's configuration.
+        self.http_client = Arc::new(ReqwestOAuthHttpClient {
+            follow_redirects: http_client.clone(),
+            stop_redirects: http_client,
+        });
         self.refresh_redirect_policy = OAuthHttpRedirectPolicy::Follow;
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -4871,6 +4883,149 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn exchange_code_uses_client_configured_by_with_client() {
+        use axum::{Router, body::Body, http::Response, routing::post};
+
+        let received_header = Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(None));
+        let received_header_clone = Arc::clone(&received_header);
+        let app = Router::new().route(
+            "/token",
+            post(move |headers: axum::http::HeaderMap| {
+                let received_header = Arc::clone(&received_header_clone);
+                async move {
+                    *received_header.lock().unwrap() = headers
+                        .get("x-custom-client")
+                        .and_then(|value| value.to_str().ok())
+                        .map(str::to_string);
+                    Response::builder()
+                        .status(200)
+                        .header("content-type", "application/json")
+                        .body(Body::from(
+                            r#"{"access_token":"new-token","token_type":"Bearer","expires_in":3600}"#,
+                        ))
+                        .unwrap()
+                }
+            }),
+        );
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+        tokio::spawn(async move { axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap() });
+
+        let mut manager = manager_with_metadata(Some(AuthorizationMetadata {
+            authorization_endpoint: format!("http://{addr}/authorize"),
+            token_endpoint: format!("http://{addr}/token"),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }))
+        .await;
+        let mut default_headers = reqwest::header::HeaderMap::new();
+        default_headers.insert("x-custom-client", "configured".parse().unwrap());
+        manager
+            .with_client(
+                reqwest::Client::builder()
+                    .default_headers(default_headers)
+                    .build()
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        manager.configure_client(test_client_config()).unwrap();
+        let authorization_url = manager.get_authorization_url(&[]).await.unwrap();
+        let state = Url::parse(&authorization_url)
+            .unwrap()
+            .query_pairs()
+            .find(|(name, _)| name == "state")
+            .unwrap()
+            .1
+            .into_owned();
+
+        manager
+            .exchange_code_for_token("authorization-code", &state)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            received_header.lock().unwrap().as_deref(),
+            Some("configured")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn exchange_code_follows_redirects_with_with_client() {
+        use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+
+        use axum::{
+            Router,
+            body::Body,
+            http::{Response, StatusCode},
+            routing::post,
+        };
+
+        // The token endpoint replies with a 307 redirect; the with_client path reuses
+        // the caller's redirect-following client, so the request is expected to follow
+        // it to the final endpoint that returns the token.
+        let final_endpoint_hit = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        let final_endpoint_hit_clone = Arc::clone(&final_endpoint_hit);
+        let app = Router::new()
+            .route(
+                "/token",
+                post(|| async {
+                    Response::builder()
+                        .status(StatusCode::TEMPORARY_REDIRECT)
+                        .header("location", "/token-final")
+                        .body(Body::empty())
+                        .unwrap()
+                }),
+            )
+            .route(
+                "/token-final",
+                post(move || {
+                    let final_endpoint_hit = Arc::clone(&final_endpoint_hit_clone);
+                    async move {
+                        final_endpoint_hit.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                        Response::builder()
+                            .status(200)
+                            .header("content-type", "application/json")
+                            .body(Body::from(
+                                r#"{"access_token":"redirected-token","token_type":"Bearer","expires_in":3600}"#,
+                            ))
+                            .unwrap()
+                    }
+                }),
+            );
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+        tokio::spawn(async move { axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap() });
+
+        let mut manager = manager_with_metadata(Some(AuthorizationMetadata {
+            authorization_endpoint: format!("http://{addr}/authorize"),
+            token_endpoint: format!("http://{addr}/token"),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }))
+        .await;
+        manager
+            .with_client(reqwest::Client::builder().build().unwrap())
+            .unwrap();
+        manager.configure_client(test_client_config()).unwrap();
+        let authorization_url = manager.get_authorization_url(&[]).await.unwrap();
+        let state = Url::parse(&authorization_url)
+            .unwrap()
+            .query_pairs()
+            .find(|(name, _)| name == "state")
+            .unwrap()
+            .1
+            .into_owned();
+
+        manager
+            .exchange_code_for_token("authorization-code", &state)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(
+            final_endpoint_hit.load(Ordering::SeqCst),
+            "with_client path should follow redirects on token exchange"
+        );
+    }
+
     async fn start_token_server() -> (String, Arc<std::sync::Mutex<Option<String>>>) {
         use axum::{Router, body::Body, http::Response, routing::post};
         let captured: Arc<std::sync::Mutex<Option<String>>> = Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(None));