diff --git a/ui/desktop/package-lock.json b/ui/desktop/package-lock.json
index d8f6d158d673..11831e9c0494 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.23.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@mcp-ui/client": "^6.0.0",
+        "@mcp-ui/client": "^6.1.0",
         "@modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps": "^1.0.1",
         "@radix-ui/react-accordion": "^1.2.12",
         "@radix-ui/react-avatar": "^1.1.11",
@@ -3089,9 +3089,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@mcp-ui/client": {
-      "version": "6.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mcp-ui/client/-/client-6.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dHIQGjFOoBWBntSRUJH5YFeq7xi2rEPS0EwokeNAnMg6xrjGjvNd6vTWDHFRC04OlO/ogvM1r5+xUoo0OETaaQ==",
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mcp-ui/client/-/client-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Wk/9uhu8xdOgHjiaEtAq2RbXn4WGstpFeJ6I71JCP7JC7MtvQB/qnEKDVGSbjwyLnIeZYMSILHf5E+57/YCftQ==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps": "^0.3.1",
diff --git a/ui/desktop/package.json b/ui/desktop/package.json
index 49d7271f4712..04a5e1b10077 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/package.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "start-alpha-gui": "ALPHA=true npm run start-gui"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mcp-ui/client": "^6.0.0",
+    "@mcp-ui/client": "^6.1.0",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps": "^1.0.1",
     "@radix-ui/react-accordion": "^1.2.12",
     "@radix-ui/react-avatar": "^1.1.11",
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/McpAppRenderer.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/McpAppRenderer.tsx
index 61a6309873a8..5e3a99b23e0e 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/McpAppRenderer.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/McpAppRenderer.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * - "standalone" — Goose-specific mode for dedicated Electron windows
  */
 
-import { AppRenderer } from '@mcp-ui/client';
+import { AppRenderer, type RequestHandlerExtra } from '@mcp-ui/client';
 import type {
   McpUiDisplayMode,
   McpUiHostContext,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import type {
   McpUiResourcePermissions,
   McpUiSizeChangedNotification,
 } from '@modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps/app-bridge';
-import type { CallToolResult } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
+import type { CallToolResult, JSONRPCRequest } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useReducer, useState } from 'react';
 import { callTool, readResource } from '../../api';
 import { AppEvents } from '../../constants/events';
@@ -400,6 +400,20 @@ export default function McpAppRenderer({
     []
   );
 
+  const handleFallbackRequest = useCallback(
+    async (request: JSONRPCRequest, _extra: RequestHandlerExtra) => {
+      // todo: handle `sampling/createMessage` per https://github.com/block/goose/pull/7039
+      if (request.method === 'sampling/createMessage') {
+        return { status: 'success' as const };
+      }
+      return {
+        status: 'error' as const,
+        message: `Unhandled JSON-RPC method: ${request.method ?? '<unknown>'}`,
+      };
+    },
+    []
+  );
+
   const handleError = useCallback((err: Error) => {
     console.error('[MCP App Error]:', err);
     dispatch({ type: 'ERROR', message: errorMessage(err) });
@@ -516,6 +530,7 @@ export default function McpAppRenderer({
         onReadResource={handleReadResource}
         onLoggingMessage={handleLoggingMessage}
         onSizeChanged={handleSizeChanged}
+        onFallbackRequest={handleFallbackRequest}
         onError={handleError}
       />
     );