diff --git a/webclient/sse/src/main/java/io/helidon/webclient/sse/SseSourceHandlerProvider.java b/webclient/sse/src/main/java/io/helidon/webclient/sse/SseSourceHandlerProvider.java
index 510081a97f3..502bb1f8989 100644
--- a/webclient/sse/src/main/java/io/helidon/webclient/sse/SseSourceHandlerProvider.java
+++ b/webclient/sse/src/main/java/io/helidon/webclient/sse/SseSourceHandlerProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public <X extends Source<SseEvent>> void handle(X source, HttpClientResponse res
                         sseBuilder.data(data.toString());
                         source.onEvent(sseBuilder.build());
                         data.setLength(0);
-                        sseBuilder = SseEvent.builder();
+                        sseBuilder = SseEvent.builder().mediaContext(mediaContext);
                         emit = false;
                     }
                     continue;