diff --git a/src/mcp/client/auth/oauth2.py b/src/mcp/client/auth/oauth2.py
index 41aecc6f2..f46407754 100644
--- a/src/mcp/client/auth/oauth2.py
+++ b/src/mcp/client/auth/oauth2.py
@@ -493,12 +493,6 @@ async def _validate_resource_match(self, prm: ProtectedResourceMetadata) -> None
         if not prm_resource:
             return  # pragma: no cover
         default_resource = resource_url_from_server_url(self.context.server_url)
-        # Normalize: Pydantic AnyHttpUrl adds trailing slash to root URLs
-        # (e.g. "https://example.com/") while resource_url_from_server_url may not.
-        if not default_resource.endswith("/"):
-            default_resource += "/"
-        if not prm_resource.endswith("/"):
-            prm_resource += "/"
         if not check_resource_allowed(requested_resource=default_resource, configured_resource=prm_resource):
             raise OAuthFlowError(f"Protected resource {prm_resource} does not match expected {default_resource}")
 
diff --git a/src/mcp/shared/auth_utils.py b/src/mcp/shared/auth_utils.py
index 8f3c542f2..3ba880f40 100644
--- a/src/mcp/shared/auth_utils.py
+++ b/src/mcp/shared/auth_utils.py
@@ -51,22 +51,17 @@ def check_resource_allowed(requested_resource: str, configured_resource: str) ->
     if requested.scheme.lower() != configured.scheme.lower() or requested.netloc.lower() != configured.netloc.lower():
         return False
 
-    # Handle cases like requested=/foo and configured=/foo/
+    # Normalize trailing slashes before comparison so that
+    # "/foo" and "/foo/" are treated as equivalent.
     requested_path = requested.path
     configured_path = configured.path
-
-    # If requested path is shorter, it cannot be a child
-    if len(requested_path) < len(configured_path):
-        return False
-
-    # Check if the requested path starts with the configured path
-    # Ensure both paths end with / for proper comparison
-    # This ensures that paths like "/api123" don't incorrectly match "/api"
     if not requested_path.endswith("/"):
         requested_path += "/"
     if not configured_path.endswith("/"):
         configured_path += "/"
 
+    # Check hierarchical match: requested must start with configured path.
+    # The trailing-slash normalization ensures "/api123/" won't match "/api/".
     return requested_path.startswith(configured_path)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/shared/test_auth_utils.py b/tests/shared/test_auth_utils.py
index 2c1c16dc3..5ae0e22b0 100644
--- a/tests/shared/test_auth_utils.py
+++ b/tests/shared/test_auth_utils.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def test_check_resource_allowed_trailing_slash_handling():
     """Trailing slashes should be handled correctly."""
     # With and without trailing slashes
     assert check_resource_allowed("https://example.com/api/", "https://example.com/api") is True
-    assert check_resource_allowed("https://example.com/api", "https://example.com/api/") is False
+    assert check_resource_allowed("https://example.com/api", "https://example.com/api/") is True
     assert check_resource_allowed("https://example.com/api/v1", "https://example.com/api") is True
     assert check_resource_allowed("https://example.com/api/v1", "https://example.com/api/") is True