diff --git a/src/fastmcp/server/low_level.py b/src/fastmcp/server/low_level.py
index e5d812d5c5..f6b579e25d 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/server/low_level.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/server/low_level.py
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
 from mcp.shared.session import RequestResponder
 from pydantic import AnyUrl
 
-from fastmcp.prompts import Prompt
-from fastmcp.prompts.prompt import PromptResult
-from fastmcp.server.dependencies import _docket_fn_key, _task_metadata
 from fastmcp.utilities.logging import get_logger
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -254,20 +251,19 @@ def get_prompt(
         [
             Callable[
                 [str, dict[str, Any] | None],
-                Awaitable[PromptResult | mcp.types.CreateTaskResult],
+                Awaitable[mcp.types.GetPromptResult | mcp.types.CreateTaskResult],
             ]
         ],
         Callable[
             [str, dict[str, Any] | None],
-            Awaitable[PromptResult | mcp.types.CreateTaskResult],
+            Awaitable[mcp.types.GetPromptResult | mcp.types.CreateTaskResult],
         ],
     ]:
         """
         Decorator for registering a get_prompt handler with CreateTaskResult support.
 
         The MCP SDK's get_prompt decorator does not support returning CreateTaskResult
-        for background task execution. This decorator provides that support by wrapping the
-        handler with task metadata extraction, contextvar management, and MCP format conversion.
+        for background task execution. This decorator wraps the result in ServerResult.
 
         This decorator can be removed once the MCP SDK adds native CreateTaskResult support
         for prompts.
@@ -276,41 +272,17 @@ def get_prompt(
         def decorator(
             func: Callable[
                 [str, dict[str, Any] | None],
-                Awaitable[PromptResult | mcp.types.CreateTaskResult],
+                Awaitable[mcp.types.GetPromptResult | mcp.types.CreateTaskResult],
             ],
         ) -> Callable[
             [str, dict[str, Any] | None],
-            Awaitable[PromptResult | mcp.types.CreateTaskResult],
+            Awaitable[mcp.types.GetPromptResult | mcp.types.CreateTaskResult],
         ]:
             async def handler(
                 req: mcp.types.GetPromptRequest,
             ) -> mcp.types.ServerResult:
-                name = req.params.name
-                arguments = req.params.arguments
-
-                # Extract task metadata from request context
-                task_meta_dict: dict[str, Any] | None = None
-                try:
-                    ctx = self.request_context
-                    if ctx.experimental.is_task:
-                        task_meta = ctx.experimental.task_metadata
-                        task_meta_dict = task_meta.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
-                except (AttributeError, LookupError):
-                    pass
-
-                # Set contextvars
-                task_token = _task_metadata.set(task_meta_dict)
-                key_token = _docket_fn_key.set(Prompt.make_key(name))
-                try:
-                    result = await func(name, arguments)
-
-                    if isinstance(result, mcp.types.CreateTaskResult):
-                        return mcp.types.ServerResult(result)
-
-                    return mcp.types.ServerResult(result.to_mcp_prompt_result())
-                finally:
-                    _task_metadata.reset(task_token)
-                    _docket_fn_key.reset(key_token)
+                result = await func(req.params.name, req.params.arguments)
+                return mcp.types.ServerResult(result)
 
             self.request_handlers[mcp.types.GetPromptRequest] = handler
             return func
diff --git a/src/fastmcp/server/server.py b/src/fastmcp/server/server.py
index f48061fcd8..816f30dc3e 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/server/server.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/server/server.py
@@ -1584,18 +1584,48 @@ async def _read_resource_mcp(
 
     async def _get_prompt_mcp(
         self, name: str, arguments: dict[str, Any] | None
-    ) -> PromptResult | mcp.types.CreateTaskResult:
+    ) -> mcp.types.GetPromptResult | mcp.types.CreateTaskResult:
         """Handle MCP 'getPrompt' requests.
 
-        The LowLevelServer.get_prompt() decorator handles task metadata,
-        contextvars, and MCP conversion.
+        Sets task metadata contextvar and calls render_prompt(). The prompt's
+        _render() method handles the backgrounding decision.
+
+        Args:
+            name: The prompt name
+            arguments: Prompt arguments
+
+        Returns:
+            GetPromptResult or CreateTaskResult for background execution
         """
+        from fastmcp.server.dependencies import _docket_fn_key, _task_metadata
+
         logger.debug(
             f"[{self.name}] Handler called: get_prompt %s with %s", name, arguments
         )
 
         try:
-            return await self.render_prompt(name, arguments)
+            # Extract SEP-1686 task metadata from request context
+            task_meta_dict: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+            try:
+                ctx = self._mcp_server.request_context
+                if ctx.experimental.is_task:
+                    task_meta = ctx.experimental.task_metadata
+                    task_meta_dict = task_meta.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
+            except (AttributeError, LookupError):
+                pass
+
+            # Set contextvars so prompt._render() can access them
+            task_token = _task_metadata.set(task_meta_dict)
+            key_token = _docket_fn_key.set(Prompt.make_key(name))
+            try:
+                result = await self.render_prompt(name, arguments)
+
+                if isinstance(result, mcp.types.CreateTaskResult):
+                    return result
+                return result.to_mcp_prompt_result()
+            finally:
+                _task_metadata.reset(task_token)
+                _docket_fn_key.reset(key_token)
         except DisabledError as e:
             raise NotFoundError(f"Unknown prompt: {name!r}") from e
         except NotFoundError: