diff --git a/typescript/.changeset/silver-mails-prove.md b/typescript/.changeset/silver-mails-prove.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..307c953969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typescript/.changeset/silver-mails-prove.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@x402/mcp": patch
+---
+
+Preserve existing MCP response metadata when adding x402 payment metadata.
diff --git a/typescript/packages/mcp/src/server/paymentWrapper.ts b/typescript/packages/mcp/src/server/paymentWrapper.ts
index 14ff1a4d93..de05c179fb 100644
--- a/typescript/packages/mcp/src/server/paymentWrapper.ts
+++ b/typescript/packages/mcp/src/server/paymentWrapper.ts
@@ -418,7 +418,10 @@ async function settlePaymentResult(
 
     return {
       ...result,
-      _meta: { [MCP_PAYMENT_RESPONSE_META_KEY]: settleResult },
+      _meta: {
+        ...(result._meta as Record<string, unknown> | undefined),
+        [MCP_PAYMENT_RESPONSE_META_KEY]: settleResult,
+      },
     };
   } catch (settleError) {
     return createSettlementFailedResult(
diff --git a/typescript/packages/mcp/src/utils/encoding.ts b/typescript/packages/mcp/src/utils/encoding.ts
index b8d694f62a..029484d0b0 100644
--- a/typescript/packages/mcp/src/utils/encoding.ts
+++ b/typescript/packages/mcp/src/utils/encoding.ts
@@ -103,16 +103,18 @@ export function extractPaymentFromMeta(
  * @param params - Original request params containing name and optional arguments
  * @param params.name - The tool name
  * @param params.arguments - Optional tool arguments
+ * @param params._meta - Optional existing metadata to preserve
  * @param paymentPayload - Payment payload to attach
  * @returns New params object with payment in _meta
  */
 export function attachPaymentToMeta(
-  params: { name: string; arguments?: Record<string, unknown> },
+  params: { name: string; arguments?: Record<string, unknown>; _meta?: Record<string, unknown> },
   paymentPayload: PaymentPayload,
 ): MCPRequestParamsWithMeta {
   return {
     ...params,
     _meta: {
+      ...params._meta,
       [MCP_PAYMENT_META_KEY]: paymentPayload,
     },
   };
@@ -155,16 +157,18 @@ interface ResultContentItem {
  * @param result - Original result object containing content and optional isError flag
  * @param result.content - The tool result content array
  * @param result.isError - Optional flag indicating if the result is an error
+ * @param result._meta - Optional existing metadata to preserve
  * @param settleResponse - Settlement response to attach
  * @returns New result object with payment response in _meta
  */
 export function attachPaymentResponseToMeta(
-  result: { content: ResultContentItem[]; isError?: boolean },
+  result: { content: ResultContentItem[]; isError?: boolean; _meta?: Record<string, unknown> },
   settleResponse: SettleResponse,
 ): MCPResultWithMeta {
   return {
     ...result,
     _meta: {
+      ...result._meta,
       [MCP_PAYMENT_RESPONSE_META_KEY]: settleResponse,
     },
   };
diff --git a/typescript/packages/mcp/test/unit/server.test.ts b/typescript/packages/mcp/test/unit/server.test.ts
index 25ee708038..c9f664befd 100644
--- a/typescript/packages/mcp/test/unit/server.test.ts
+++ b/typescript/packages/mcp/test/unit/server.test.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,34 @@ describe("createPaymentWrapper", () => {
       expect(result._meta?.[MCP_PAYMENT_RESPONSE_META_KEY]).toEqual(mockSettleResponse);
     });
 
+    it("should preserve existing metadata from handler result", async () => {
+      const paid = createPaymentWrapper(
+        mockResourceServer as unknown as Parameters<typeof createPaymentWrapper>[0],
+        {
+          accepts: [mockPaymentRequirements],
+        },
+      );
+
+      const handlerMeta = {
+        traceId: "trace_123",
+        evidence: { ledgerId: "ledger_1" },
+      };
+      const handler = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        content: [{ type: "text", text: "success" }],
+        _meta: handlerMeta,
+      });
+
+      const wrappedHandler = paid(handler);
+      const result = await wrappedHandler(
+        { test: "arg" },
+        { _meta: { "x402/payment": mockPaymentPayload } },
+      );
+
+      expect(result._meta?.traceId).toBe("trace_123");
+      expect(result._meta?.evidence).toEqual({ ledgerId: "ledger_1" });
+      expect(result._meta?.[MCP_PAYMENT_RESPONSE_META_KEY]).toEqual(mockSettleResponse);
+    });
+
     it("should not settle payment if tool returns error", async () => {
       const paid = createPaymentWrapper(
         mockResourceServer as unknown as Parameters<typeof createPaymentWrapper>[0],
diff --git a/typescript/packages/mcp/test/unit/utils.test.ts b/typescript/packages/mcp/test/unit/utils.test.ts
index 80ba8dd561..0eced2f02c 100644
--- a/typescript/packages/mcp/test/unit/utils.test.ts
+++ b/typescript/packages/mcp/test/unit/utils.test.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,22 @@ describe("attachPaymentToMeta", () => {
 
     expect(result._meta?.[MCP_PAYMENT_META_KEY]).toEqual(mockPaymentPayload);
   });
+
+  it("should preserve existing metadata when attaching payment", () => {
+    const params = {
+      name: "test_tool",
+      _meta: {
+        traceId: "trace_123",
+        authHint: { subject: "agent_1" },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const result = attachPaymentToMeta(params, mockPaymentPayload);
+
+    expect(result._meta?.traceId).toBe("trace_123");
+    expect(result._meta?.authHint).toEqual({ subject: "agent_1" });
+    expect(result._meta?.[MCP_PAYMENT_META_KEY]).toEqual(mockPaymentPayload);
+  });
 });
 
 // ============================================================================
@@ -226,6 +242,22 @@ describe("attachPaymentResponseToMeta", () => {
     expect(withMeta.isError).toBe(false);
     expect(withMeta._meta?.[MCP_PAYMENT_RESPONSE_META_KEY]).toEqual(mockSettleResponse);
   });
+
+  it("should preserve existing metadata when attaching settle response", () => {
+    const result = {
+      content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "result" }],
+      _meta: {
+        traceId: "trace_123",
+        evidence: { ledgerId: "ledger_1" },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const withMeta = attachPaymentResponseToMeta(result, mockSettleResponse);
+
+    expect(withMeta._meta?.traceId).toBe("trace_123");
+    expect(withMeta._meta?.evidence).toEqual({ ledgerId: "ledger_1" });
+    expect(withMeta._meta?.[MCP_PAYMENT_RESPONSE_META_KEY]).toEqual(mockSettleResponse);
+  });
 });
 
 // ============================================================================