diff --git a/src/claude_code_sdk/_internal/transport/subprocess_cli.py b/src/claude_code_sdk/_internal/transport/subprocess_cli.py
index f63732a..51e9401 100644
--- a/src/claude_code_sdk/_internal/transport/subprocess_cli.py
+++ b/src/claude_code_sdk/_internal/transport/subprocess_cli.py
@@ -164,11 +164,70 @@ class SubprocessCLITransport(Transport):
         """Not used for CLI transport - args passed via command line."""
 
     async def receive_messages(self) -> AsyncIterator[dict[str, Any]]:
-        """Receive messages from CLI."""
+        """Receive messages from CLI with improved JSON parsing for chunked responses."""
         if not self._process or not self._stdout_stream:
             raise CLIConnectionError("Not connected")
 
         stderr_lines = []
+        json_buffer = ""
+
+        def parse_json_chunks(buffer: str) -> tuple[list[dict], str]:
+            """Parse complete JSON objects from buffer, return objects and remaining buffer."""
+            objects = []
+            remaining = buffer.strip()
+            
+            while remaining:
+                # Find potential JSON start
+                start_idx = -1
+                for i, char in enumerate(remaining):
+                    if char in '{[':
+                        start_idx = i
+                        break
+                
+                if start_idx == -1:
+                    break
+                    
+                # Track braces to find complete JSON
+                brace_count = 0
+                in_string = False
+                escape_next = False
+                
+                for i, char in enumerate(remaining[start_idx:], start_idx):
+                    if escape_next:
+                        escape_next = False
+                        continue
+                        
+                    if char == '\\' and in_string:
+                        escape_next = True
+                        continue
+                        
+                    if char == '"' and not escape_next:
+                        in_string = not in_string
+                        continue
+                        
+                    if not in_string:
+                        if char in '{[':
+                            brace_count += 1
+                        elif char in '}]':
+                            brace_count -= 1
+                            
+                            if brace_count == 0:
+                                # Found complete JSON
+                                json_str = remaining[start_idx:i+1]
+                                try:
+                                    obj = json.loads(json_str)
+                                    objects.append(obj)
+                                    remaining = remaining[i+1:].strip()
+                                    break
+                                except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                                    # Invalid JSON, skip and continue
+                                    remaining = remaining[i+1:]
+                                    break
+                else:
+                    # Incomplete JSON, keep in buffer
+                    break
+                    
+            return objects, remaining
 
         async def read_stderr() -> None:
             """Read stderr in background."""
@@ -188,17 +247,17 @@ class SubprocessCLITransport(Transport):
                     if not line_str:
                         continue
 
-                    try:
-                        data = json.loads(line_str)
+                    # Add line to buffer
+                    json_buffer += line_str
+                    
+                    # Try to parse complete JSON objects
+                    complete_objects, json_buffer = parse_json_chunks(json_buffer)
+                    
+                    for data in complete_objects:
                         try:
                             yield data
                         except GeneratorExit:
-                            # Handle generator cleanup gracefully
                             return
-                    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-                        if line_str.startswith("{") or line_str.startswith("["):
-                            raise SDKJSONDecodeError(line_str, e) from e
-                        continue
 
             except anyio.ClosedResourceError:
                 pass