diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mcp_server/http.py b/homeassistant/components/mcp_server/http.py
index 903a42d0ed6f..7d2488586ef6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mcp_server/http.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mcp_server/http.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import logging
 from typing import get_args
 
 from aiohttp import web
-from aiohttp.web_exceptions import HTTPBadRequest, HTTPNotFound
+from aiohttp.web_exceptions import HTTPBadRequest, HTTPForbidden, HTTPNotFound
 from aiohttp_sse import sse_response
 import anyio
 from anyio.streams.memory import MemoryObjectReceiveStream, MemoryObjectSendStream
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ from homeassistant.components import conversation
 from homeassistant.components.http import KEY_HASS, HomeAssistantView
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_LLM_HASS_API, CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
 from homeassistant.core import Context, HomeAssistant, callback
-from homeassistant.exceptions import Unauthorized
 from homeassistant.helpers import llm
 
 from .const import CONF_ALL_LLM_APIS, CONF_REQUIRE_ADMIN, DOMAIN
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ def _entry_llm_api_ids(
 def _validate_admin(request: web.Request, entry: MCPServerConfigEntry) -> None:
     """Verify the user may use the endpoints serving the configured LLM APIs."""
     if entry.data[CONF_REQUIRE_ADMIN] and not request["hass_user"].is_admin:
-        raise Unauthorized
+        raise HTTPForbidden
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ class ModelContextProtocolStreamableApiView(HomeAssistantView):
         """Process JSON-RPC messages for the LLM API identified by api_id."""
         hass = request.app[KEY_HASS]
         if api_id != llm.LLM_API_ASSIST and not request["hass_user"].is_admin:
-            raise Unauthorized
+            raise HTTPForbidden
         if api_id not in {api.id for api in llm.async_get_apis(hass)}:
             raise HTTPNotFound(text=f"Unknown LLM API '{api_id}'")
         return await _async_handle_streamable_message(
diff --git a/tests/components/mcp_server/test_http.py b/tests/components/mcp_server/test_http.py
index 3fa02a2778ea..3b21dc62e582 100644
--- a/tests/components/mcp_server/test_http.py
+++ b/tests/components/mcp_server/test_http.py
@@ -337,19 +337,31 @@ async def test_options_flow_closes_sessions(
     assert "Could not find session ID" in response_data
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("method", "path"),
+    [
+        pytest.param("GET", SSE_API, id="sse"),
+        pytest.param(
+            "POST", MESSAGES_API.format(session_id="session-id"), id="messages"
+        ),
+        pytest.param("POST", STREAMABLE_API, id="streamable"),
+        pytest.param(
+            "POST", f"{STREAMABLE_API}/{TEST_LLM_API_ID}", id="streamable-api"
+        ),
+    ],
+)
 async def test_http_requires_authentication(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     setup_integration: None,
     hass_client_no_auth: ClientSessionGenerator,
+    method: str,
+    path: str,
 ) -> None:
-    """Test the SSE endpoint requires authentication."""
+    """Test every MCP endpoint requires authentication."""
 
     client = await hass_client_no_auth()
 
-    response = await client.get(SSE_API)
-    assert response.status == HTTPStatus.UNAUTHORIZED
-
-    response = await client.post(MESSAGES_API.format(session_id="session-id"))
+    response = await client.request(method, path)
     assert response.status == HTTPStatus.UNAUTHORIZED
 
 
@@ -1125,7 +1137,7 @@ async def test_streamable_api_id_requires_admin(
         json=INITIALIZE_MESSAGE,
         headers={"accept": CONTENT_TYPE_JSON},
     )
-    assert response.status == HTTPStatus.UNAUTHORIZED
+    assert response.status == HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN
 
 
 async def test_streamable_api_id_assist_allows_non_admin(
@@ -1164,7 +1176,7 @@ async def test_streamable_api_id_unknown(
     ("require_admin", "expected_status"),
     [
         pytest.param(False, HTTPStatus.OK, id="not_required"),
-        pytest.param(True, HTTPStatus.UNAUTHORIZED, id="required"),
+        pytest.param(True, HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN, id="required"),
     ],
 )
 async def test_require_admin_option(
@@ -1196,10 +1208,10 @@ async def test_require_admin_blocks_sse_endpoints(
     client = await hass_client(hass_read_only_access_token)
 
     response = await client.get(SSE_API)
-    assert response.status == HTTPStatus.UNAUTHORIZED
+    assert response.status == HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN
 
     response = await client.post(MESSAGES_API.format(session_id="session-id"))
-    assert response.status == HTTPStatus.UNAUTHORIZED
+    assert response.status == HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("require_admin", [True])