diff --git a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
index 2495feb9e0..54a418fd7a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ use crate::wire_format::RemoveConversationListenerParams;
 use crate::wire_format::RemoveConversationSubscriptionResponse;
 use crate::wire_format::SendUserMessageParams;
 use crate::wire_format::SendUserMessageResponse;
+use crate::wire_format::SendUserTurnParams;
+use crate::wire_format::SendUserTurnResponse;
 use codex_core::protocol::InputItem as CoreInputItem;
 use codex_core::protocol::Op;
 
@@ -78,6 +80,9 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
             ClientRequest::SendUserMessage { request_id, params } => {
                 self.send_user_message(request_id, params).await;
             }
+            ClientRequest::SendUserTurn { request_id, params } => {
+                self.send_user_turn(request_id, params).await;
+            }
             ClientRequest::InterruptConversation { request_id, params } => {
                 self.interrupt_conversation(request_id, params).await;
             }
@@ -169,6 +174,58 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
             .await;
     }
 
+    async fn send_user_turn(&self, request_id: RequestId, params: SendUserTurnParams) {
+        let SendUserTurnParams {
+            conversation_id,
+            items,
+            cwd,
+            approval_policy,
+            sandbox_policy,
+            model,
+            effort,
+            summary,
+        } = params;
+
+        let Ok(conversation) = self
+            .conversation_manager
+            .get_conversation(conversation_id.0)
+            .await
+        else {
+            let error = JSONRPCErrorError {
+                code: INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR_CODE,
+                message: format!("conversation not found: {conversation_id}"),
+                data: None,
+            };
+            self.outgoing.send_error(request_id, error).await;
+            return;
+        };
+
+        let mapped_items: Vec<CoreInputItem> = items
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|item| match item {
+                WireInputItem::Text { text } => CoreInputItem::Text { text },
+                WireInputItem::Image { image_url } => CoreInputItem::Image { image_url },
+                WireInputItem::LocalImage { path } => CoreInputItem::LocalImage { path },
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let _ = conversation
+            .submit(Op::UserTurn {
+                items: mapped_items,
+                cwd,
+                approval_policy,
+                sandbox_policy,
+                model,
+                effort,
+                summary,
+            })
+            .await;
+
+        self.outgoing
+            .send_response(request_id, SendUserTurnResponse {})
+            .await;
+    }
+
     async fn interrupt_conversation(
         &mut self,
         request_id: RequestId,
diff --git a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/wire_format.rs b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/wire_format.rs
index 034c72a1c2..5df3344216 100644
--- a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/wire_format.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/wire_format.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+use codex_core::config_types::ReasoningEffort;
+use codex_core::config_types::ReasoningSummary;
+use codex_core::protocol::AskForApproval;
 use codex_core::protocol::FileChange;
 use codex_core::protocol::ReviewDecision;
+use codex_core::protocol::SandboxPolicy;
 use mcp_types::RequestId;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
@@ -36,6 +40,11 @@ pub enum ClientRequest {
         request_id: RequestId,
         params: SendUserMessageParams,
     },
+    SendUserTurn {
+        #[serde(rename = "id")]
+        request_id: RequestId,
+        params: SendUserTurnParams,
+    },
     InterruptConversation {
         #[serde(rename = "id")]
         request_id: RequestId,
@@ -116,6 +125,23 @@ pub struct SendUserMessageParams {
     pub items: Vec<InputItem>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct SendUserTurnParams {
+    pub conversation_id: ConversationId,
+    pub items: Vec<InputItem>,
+    pub cwd: PathBuf,
+    pub approval_policy: AskForApproval,
+    pub sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy,
+    pub model: String,
+    pub effort: ReasoningEffort,
+    pub summary: ReasoningSummary,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct SendUserTurnResponse {}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct InterruptConversationParams {