diff --git a/doc/public-mcp.md b/doc/public-mcp.md
index 92d803fbd6..4618e4d1e5 100644
--- a/doc/public-mcp.md
+++ b/doc/public-mcp.md
@@ -172,6 +172,6 @@ catalog to implement them.
 Registration also enforces shared source quotas (6 per minute and 30 unconsented
 clients) using a resource-bound hash of the trusted request IP; raw addresses are
 not stored. Configure trusted proxies correctly. Authorization starts atomically
-remove expired requests and enforce 10 retained requests per client and 1,000
+remove expired requests and enforce 10 pending-consent requests per client and 1,000
 instance-wide, independently of further client registrations. Existing grants
 remain usable when anonymous registration or authorization is throttled.
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/public-mcp.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/public-mcp.test.ts
index 4899822440..9e96e9dfa4 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/public-mcp.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/public-mcp.test.ts
@@ -309,4 +309,16 @@ describe.skipIf(!support.supported)("public MCP OAuth and tool boundary", () =>
     expect(await db.select().from(mcpOauthRequests).where(eq(mcpOauthRequests.clientId, client.client_id))).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
+  it("does not charge completed connections against a shared client's pending consent quota", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture();
+    const input = { client_id: f.client.client_id, redirect_uri: redirectUri, response_type: "code", resource: config.resource, code_challenge: challenge, code_challenge_method: "S256" };
+    for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
+      const id = (await oauth.authorize(input)).split("/").at(-1)!;
+      const consent = await oauth.consent(id, f.actor, { decision: "approve", companyId: f.company.id, allowWrites: false });
+      const code = new URL(consent.redirectUrl).searchParams.get("code")!;
+      await expect(oauth.token({ grant_type: "authorization_code", client_id: f.client.client_id, redirect_uri: redirectUri, resource: config.resource, code, code_verifier: verifier })).resolves.toHaveProperty("access_token");
+    }
+    await expect(oauth.authorize(input)).resolves.toContain("/mcp-connect/");
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/server/src/services/public-mcp/oauth.ts b/server/src/services/public-mcp/oauth.ts
index 7af5873a80..097f3bdbdf 100644
--- a/server/src/services/public-mcp/oauth.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/public-mcp/oauth.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export function createPublicMcpOAuth(db: Db, config: PublicMcpConfig) {
         await tx.delete(mcpOauthRequests).where(lt(mcpOauthRequests.expiresAt, now));
         const [counts] = await tx.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)::int`,
           client: sql<number>`(count(*) FILTER (WHERE ${mcpOauthRequests.clientId} = ${client.id}))::int`,
-        }).from(mcpOauthRequests);
+        }).from(mcpOauthRequests).where(isNull(mcpOauthRequests.decidedAt));
         if (!counts || counts.total >= 1000 || counts.client >= 10) {
           throw new McpOAuthError("temporarily_unavailable", "Too many pending connection requests. Retry later.", 429);
         }