diff --git a/packages/react/src/provider/provider.tsx b/packages/react/src/provider/provider.tsx
index 35333db5f..ba98a2fc7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/provider/provider.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/provider/provider.tsx
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ type ProviderProps = {
    * @returns {OpenFeatureProvider} context provider
    */
 export function OpenFeatureProvider({ client, domain, children, ...options }: ProviderProps): JSX.Element {
-  if (!client) {
-    client = OpenFeature.getClient(domain);
-  }
+  const stableClient = React.useMemo(() => client || OpenFeature.getClient(domain), [client, domain]);
 
-  return <Context.Provider value={{ client, options, domain }}>{children}</Context.Provider>;
+  return <Context.Provider value={{ client: stableClient, options, domain }}>{children}</Context.Provider>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/test/provider.spec.tsx b/packages/react/test/provider.spec.tsx
index 8d3af2ebc..91277140e 100644
--- a/packages/react/test/provider.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/test/provider.spec.tsx
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ describe('OpenFeatureProvider', () => {
 
         expect(result.current.metadata.domain).toEqual(DOMAIN);
       });
+
+      it('should return a stable client across renders', () => {
+        const wrapper = ({ children }: Parameters<typeof OpenFeatureProvider>[0]) => (
+          <OpenFeatureProvider domain={DOMAIN}>{children}</OpenFeatureProvider>
+        );
+
+        const { result, rerender } = renderHook(() => useOpenFeatureClient(), { wrapper });
+
+        const firstClient = result.current;
+        rerender();
+        const secondClient = result.current;
+
+        expect(firstClient).toBe(secondClient);
+      });
     });
   });