diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 003d84d..d4eaeff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ with the [Rust 0.x convention](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/semver.
 breaking changes increment the minor version (0.2 → 0.3), additive changes
 increment the patch version.
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Connect streaming clients now report an error when a response body ends
+  without the required END_STREAM envelope ([#140]).
+
 ## [0.6.1] - 2026-05-27
 
 A patch release focused on the robustness of the streaming request and
@@ -46,6 +53,7 @@ now 1.6.
 [#131]: https://github.com/anthropics/connect-rust/pull/131
 [#132]: https://github.com/anthropics/connect-rust/pull/132
 [#133]: https://github.com/anthropics/connect-rust/pull/133
+[#140]: https://github.com/anthropics/connect-rust/issues/140
 
 ## [0.6.0] - 2026-05-20
 
diff --git a/connectrpc/src/client/mod.rs b/connectrpc/src/client/mod.rs
index 9694e53..b03deca 100644
--- a/connectrpc/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/connectrpc/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -1978,6 +1978,11 @@ where
                     if !self.poll_body().await? {
                         // Body exhausted — check buffer for remaining trailer data
                         self.done = true;
+                        if matches!(self.protocol, Protocol::Connect) {
+                            return Err(ConnectError::unavailable(
+                                "Connect streaming response ended without END_STREAM envelope",
+                            ));
+                        }
                         if matches!(self.protocol, Protocol::GrpcWeb)
                             && !self.buf.is_empty()
                             && self.buf[0] & 0x80 != 0
@@ -3651,6 +3656,48 @@ mod tests {
         assert_debug::<HttpClient>();
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn connect_server_stream_truncated_after_data_errors() {
+        use buffa::Message;
+        use buffa_types::google::protobuf::__buffa::view::StringValueView;
+        use buffa_types::google::protobuf::StringValue;
+
+        let body = Full::new(Envelope::data(StringValue::from("hello").encode_to_bytes()).encode());
+        let mut stream: ServerStream<_, StringValueView<'static>> = ServerStream {
+            headers: http::HeaderMap::new(),
+            body,
+            buf: BytesMut::new(),
+            encoding: None,
+            compression: CompressionRegistry::new(),
+            codec_format: CodecFormat::Proto,
+            protocol: Protocol::Connect,
+            max_message_size: Some(1024),
+            deadline: None,
+            trailers: None,
+            error: None,
+            done: false,
+            _phantom: PhantomData,
+        };
+
+        let msg = stream
+            .message()
+            .await
+            .expect("first message should decode")
+            .expect("stream should yield the data envelope before EOF");
+        assert_eq!(msg.value, "hello");
+
+        let err = match stream.message().await {
+            Err(err) => err,
+            Ok(Some(_)) => panic!("truncated stream unexpectedly yielded another message"),
+            Ok(None) => panic!("truncated stream ended cleanly without END_STREAM"),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(err.code, ErrorCode::Unavailable);
+        assert!(
+            err.to_string().contains("END_STREAM"),
+            "unexpected error: {err}"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "client")]
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn http_client_plaintext_rejects_https() {