diff --git a/src/a2a/server/agent_execution/active_task.py b/src/a2a/server/agent_execution/active_task.py
index 54b970cdf..5e3dab50f 100644
--- a/src/a2a/server/agent_execution/active_task.py
+++ b/src/a2a/server/agent_execution/active_task.py
@@ -773,6 +773,7 @@ async def subscribe(
                             self._task_id,
                             event,
                         )
+                        tapped_queue.task_done()
                         raise event
 
                     if replace_status_update_with_task and isinstance(
@@ -784,6 +785,9 @@ async def subscribe(
                             updated_task,
                         )
                         event = updated_task
+                    # Acknowledge internal lifecycle events before skipping them.
+                    if isinstance(event, _RequestStarted | _RequestCompleted):
+                        tapped_queue.task_done()
                     if isinstance(event, _RequestCompleted):
                         if (
                             request_id is not None
diff --git a/tests/server/agent_execution/test_active_task.py b/tests/server/agent_execution/test_active_task.py
index 58b9eb8c2..7b0a2a012 100644
--- a/tests/server/agent_execution/test_active_task.py
+++ b/tests/server/agent_execution/test_active_task.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+import contextlib
 import logging
 
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock, patch
@@ -922,6 +923,83 @@ async def slow_execute(req, q):
             async for _ in active_task.subscribe():
                 pass
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    @pytest.mark.timeout(5)
+    async def test_active_task_cancel_while_subscribed_frees_producer(
+        self,
+        active_task: ActiveTask,
+        agent_executor: Mock,
+        request_context: Mock,
+        task_manager: Mock,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Regression (#1322): cancelling a stream frees its producer."""
+        hang = asyncio.Event()
+        executing = asyncio.Event()
+
+        async def execute_mock(req, q):
+            executing.set()
+            await hang.wait()  # long-running work, cancelled from outside
+
+        agent_executor.execute = AsyncMock(side_effect=execute_mock)
+        task_manager.get_task = AsyncMock(
+            return_value=Task(
+                id='test-task-id',
+                status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.TASK_STATE_WORKING),
+            )
+        )
+
+        await active_task.enqueue_request(request_context)
+        await active_task.start(
+            call_context=ServerCallContext(), create_task_if_missing=True
+        )
+        producer = active_task._producer_task
+        assert producer is not None
+
+        # Subscribe before cancellation so the lifecycle event requires an ack.
+        subscription = active_task.subscribe(request=request_context)
+
+        async def drain() -> None:
+            async for _event in subscription:
+                pass
+
+        reader = asyncio.create_task(drain())
+        # Ensure cancellation reaches _run_producer's cleanup path.
+        await asyncio.wait_for(executing.wait(), timeout=2)
+        producer.cancel()
+
+        # Graceful cleanup must not wait on an unacknowledged lifecycle event.
+        await asyncio.wait_for(asyncio.shield(producer), timeout=2)
+
+        reader.cancel()
+        with contextlib.suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await reader
+        hang.set()
+        await active_task.aclose()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_active_task_subscribe_acks_raised_exception(
+        self,
+        active_task: ActiveTask,
+    ) -> None:
+        """A re-raised queue exception is still acknowledged."""
+        tapped_queue = Mock(spec=EventQueue)
+        tapped_queue.dequeue_event = AsyncMock(
+            return_value=(RuntimeError('boom'), None)
+        )
+        tapped_queue.close = AsyncMock()
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(
+                active_task._event_queue_subscribers,
+                'tap',
+                return_value=tapped_queue,
+            ),
+            pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match='boom'),
+        ):
+            await anext(active_task.subscribe())
+
+        tapped_queue.task_done.assert_called_once_with()
+
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_active_task_subscribe_include_initial_task():