diff --git a/examples/server/sse/main.go b/examples/server/sse/main.go
index 27f9caed..0507dd60 100644
--- a/examples/server/sse/main.go
+++ b/examples/server/sse/main.go
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ func main() {
 		default:
 			return nil
 		}
-	})
+	}, nil)
 	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(addr, handler))
 }
diff --git a/mcp/sse.go b/mcp/sse.go
index f39a0397..7f644918 100644
--- a/mcp/sse.go
+++ b/mcp/sse.go
@@ -43,12 +43,18 @@ import (
 // [2024-11-05 version]: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2024-11-05/basic/transports
 type SSEHandler struct {
 	getServer    func(request *http.Request) *Server
+	opts         SSEOptions
 	onConnection func(*ServerSession) // for testing; must not block
 
 	mu       sync.Mutex
 	sessions map[string]*SSEServerTransport
 }
 
+// SSEOptions specifies options for an [SSEHandler].
+// for now, it is empty, but may be extended in future.
+// https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/issues/507
+type SSEOptions struct{}
+
 // NewSSEHandler returns a new [SSEHandler] that creates and manages MCP
 // sessions created via incoming HTTP requests.
 //
@@ -62,13 +68,17 @@ type SSEHandler struct {
 // The getServer function may return a distinct [Server] for each new
 // request, or reuse an existing server. If it returns nil, the handler
 // will return a 400 Bad Request.
-//
-// TODO(rfindley): add options.
-func NewSSEHandler(getServer func(request *http.Request) *Server) *SSEHandler {
-	return &SSEHandler{
+func NewSSEHandler(getServer func(request *http.Request) *Server, opts *SSEOptions) *SSEHandler {
+	s := &SSEHandler{
 		getServer: getServer,
 		sessions:  make(map[string]*SSEServerTransport),
 	}
+
+	if opts != nil {
+		s.opts = *opts
+	}
+
+	return s
 }
 
 // A SSEServerTransport is a logical SSE session created through a hanging GET
diff --git a/mcp/sse_example_test.go b/mcp/sse_example_test.go
index d06ea62b..6132d31e 100644
--- a/mcp/sse_example_test.go
+++ b/mcp/sse_example_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func ExampleSSEHandler() {
 	server := mcp.NewServer(&mcp.Implementation{Name: "adder", Version: "v0.0.1"}, nil)
 	mcp.AddTool(server, &mcp.Tool{Name: "add", Description: "add two numbers"}, Add)
 
-	handler := mcp.NewSSEHandler(func(*http.Request) *mcp.Server { return server })
+	handler := mcp.NewSSEHandler(func(*http.Request) *mcp.Server { return server }, nil)
 	httpServer := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer httpServer.Close()
 
diff --git a/mcp/sse_test.go b/mcp/sse_test.go
index 32a20bf3..25435ff3 100644
--- a/mcp/sse_test.go
+++ b/mcp/sse_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestSSEServer(t *testing.T) {
 			server := NewServer(testImpl, nil)
 			AddTool(server, &Tool{Name: "greet"}, sayHi)
 
-			sseHandler := NewSSEHandler(func(*http.Request) *Server { return server })
+			sseHandler := NewSSEHandler(func(*http.Request) *Server { return server }, nil)
 
 			serverSessions := make(chan *ServerSession, 1)
 			sseHandler.onConnection = func(ss *ServerSession) {