diff --git a/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/responses_websocket.rs b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/responses_websocket.rs
index aa559e983..bdd32fbd5 100644
--- a/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/responses_websocket.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/responses_websocket.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,19 @@ pub struct ResponsesWebsocketConnection {
     telemetry: Option<Arc<dyn WebsocketTelemetry>>,
 }
 
+impl std::fmt::Debug for ResponsesWebsocketConnection {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("ResponsesWebsocketConnection")
+            .field("stream", &"<ws-stream>")
+            .field("idle_timeout", &self.idle_timeout)
+            .field("server_reasoning_included", &self.server_reasoning_included)
+            .field("models_etag", &self.models_etag)
+            .field("server_model", &self.server_model)
+            .field("telemetry", &self.telemetry.as_ref().map(|_| "<telemetry>"))
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
 impl ResponsesWebsocketConnection {
     fn new(
         stream: WsStream,
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/client.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/client.rs
index 658e212fa..6f33910ce 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/client.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/client.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::Mutex as StdMutex;
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ struct ModelClientState {
     include_timing_metrics: bool,
     beta_features_header: Option<String>,
     disable_websockets: AtomicBool,
+    cached_websocket_connection: StdMutex<Option<ApiWebSocketConnection>>,
 }
 
 /// Resolved API client setup for a single request attempt.
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@ impl ModelClient {
                 include_timing_metrics,
                 beta_features_header,
                 disable_websockets: AtomicBool::new(false),
+                cached_websocket_connection: StdMutex::new(None),
             }),
         }
     }
@@ -239,13 +242,29 @@ impl ModelClient {
     pub fn new_session(&self) -> ModelClientSession {
         ModelClientSession {
             client: self.clone(),
-            connection: None,
+            connection: self.take_cached_websocket_connection(),
             websocket_last_request: None,
             websocket_last_response_rx: None,
             turn_state: Arc::new(OnceLock::new()),
         }
     }
 
+    fn take_cached_websocket_connection(&self) -> Option<ApiWebSocketConnection> {
+        self.state
+            .cached_websocket_connection
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+            .take()
+    }
+
+    fn store_cached_websocket_connection(&self, connection: ApiWebSocketConnection) {
+        *self
+            .state
+            .cached_websocket_connection
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner) = Some(connection);
+    }
+
     /// Compacts the current conversation history using the Compact endpoint.
     ///
     /// This is a unary call (no streaming) that returns a new list of
@@ -452,6 +471,14 @@ impl ModelClient {
     }
 }
 
+impl Drop for ModelClientSession {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(connection) = self.connection.take() {
+            self.client.store_cached_websocket_connection(connection);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl ModelClientSession {
     fn activate_http_fallback(&self, websocket_enabled: bool) -> bool {
         websocket_enabled
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/client_websockets.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/client_websockets.rs
index 1c7c578ca..736e5f50f 100755
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/client_websockets.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/client_websockets.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,34 @@ async fn responses_websocket_preconnect_reuses_connection() {
     server.shutdown().await;
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn responses_websocket_reuses_connection_after_session_drop() {
+    skip_if_no_network!();
+
+    let server = start_websocket_server(vec![vec![
+        vec![ev_response_created("resp-1"), ev_completed("resp-1")],
+        vec![ev_response_created("resp-2"), ev_completed("resp-2")],
+    ]])
+    .await;
+
+    let harness = websocket_harness(&server).await;
+    let prompt_one = prompt_with_input(vec![message_item("hello")]);
+    let prompt_two = prompt_with_input(vec![message_item("again")]);
+
+    {
+        let mut client_session = harness.client.new_session();
+        stream_until_complete(&mut client_session, &harness, &prompt_one).await;
+    }
+
+    let mut client_session = harness.client.new_session();
+    stream_until_complete(&mut client_session, &harness, &prompt_two).await;
+
+    assert_eq!(server.handshakes().len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(server.single_connection().len(), 2);
+
+    server.shutdown().await;
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn responses_websocket_preconnect_is_reused_even_with_header_changes() {
     skip_if_no_network!();