diff --git a/src/agent-client-protocol/CHANGELOG.md b/src/agent-client-protocol/CHANGELOG.md
index aff8de8..4003afe 100644
--- a/src/agent-client-protocol/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/agent-client-protocol/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Preserve stable v1 `NewSessionResponse::config_options` on `ActiveSession`,
+  expose them through `ActiveSession::config_options`, and include them in
+  reconstructed and proxied session responses.
+  ([#301](https://github.com/agentclientprotocol/rust-sdk/issues/301))
 - *(unstable-v2)* Require native v2 client and agent connections to complete
   their single initialization handshake before sending or accepting other
   protocol traffic. Reject initialization in the wrong direction and reject
diff --git a/src/agent-client-protocol/src/session.rs b/src/agent-client-protocol/src/session.rs
index 47200c0..9a3a79e 100644
--- a/src/agent-client-protocol/src/session.rs
+++ b/src/agent-client-protocol/src/session.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use crate::{
     role::{HasPeer, acp::ProxySessionMessages},
     schema::v1::{
         ContentBlock, ContentChunk, NewSessionRequest, NewSessionResponse, PromptRequest,
-        PromptResponse, SessionId, SessionModeState, SessionNotification, SessionUpdate,
-        StopReason,
+        PromptResponse, SessionConfigOption, SessionId, SessionModeState, SessionNotification,
+        SessionUpdate, StopReason,
     },
     util::{MatchDispatch, MatchDispatchFrom, run_until},
 };
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ where
         let NewSessionResponse {
             session_id,
             modes,
+            config_options,
             meta,
             ..
         } = response;
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ where
         Ok(ActiveSession {
             session_id,
             modes,
+            config_options,
             meta,
             update_rx,
             update_tx,
@@ -526,6 +528,7 @@ where
     update_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<SessionMessage>,
     update_tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<SessionMessage>,
     modes: Option<SessionModeState>,
+    config_options: Option<Vec<SessionConfigOption>>,
     meta: Option<serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::Value>>,
     connection: ConnectionTo<Link>,
 
@@ -573,6 +576,11 @@ where
         self.modes.as_ref()
     }
 
+    /// Access the initial session configuration options returned by the agent.
+    pub fn config_options(&self) -> Option<&[SessionConfigOption]> {
+        self.config_options.as_deref()
+    }
+
     /// Access meta data from session response.
     pub fn meta(&self) -> Option<&serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::Value>> {
         self.meta.as_ref()
@@ -585,6 +593,7 @@ where
     pub fn response(&self) -> NewSessionResponse {
         NewSessionResponse::new(self.session_id.clone())
             .modes(self.modes.clone())
+            .config_options(self.config_options.clone())
             .meta(self.meta.clone())
     }
 
@@ -697,6 +706,7 @@ where
             mcp_handler_registrations,
             // These fields are not needed for proxying
             modes: _,
+            config_options: _,
             meta: _,
             _runner,
         } = self;
diff --git a/src/agent-client-protocol/tests/session_ordering.rs b/src/agent-client-protocol/tests/session_ordering.rs
index 53805f9..dee063a 100644
--- a/src/agent-client-protocol/tests/session_ordering.rs
+++ b/src/agent-client-protocol/tests/session_ordering.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ use agent_client_protocol::{
     SessionMessage, TransportBatch, TransportFrame,
     schema::v1::{
         ContentBlock, ContentChunk, NewSessionRequest, NewSessionResponse, PromptRequest,
-        PromptResponse, SessionId, SessionNotification, SessionUpdate, StopReason, TextContent,
+        PromptResponse, SessionConfigOption, SessionConfigOptionCategory,
+        SessionConfigSelectOption, SessionId, SessionNotification, SessionUpdate, StopReason,
+        TextContent,
     },
 };
 use futures::{StreamExt as _, channel::oneshot};
@@ -169,6 +171,53 @@ mod callback_future_lifetimes {
     }
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "current_thread")]
+async fn active_session_preserves_config_options_from_new_session_response() {
+    let config_options = vec![
+        SessionConfigOption::select(
+            "model",
+            "Model",
+            "sonnet",
+            vec![
+                SessionConfigSelectOption::new("sonnet", "Sonnet"),
+                SessionConfigSelectOption::new("opus", "Opus"),
+            ],
+        )
+        .category(SessionConfigOptionCategory::Model),
+    ];
+    let expected_response =
+        NewSessionResponse::new("config-options-session").config_options(config_options.clone());
+    let agent_response = expected_response.clone();
+
+    let agent = Agent.builder().on_receive_request(
+        async move |_request: NewSessionRequest,
+                    responder: Responder<NewSessionResponse>,
+                    _connection: ConnectionTo<Client>| {
+            responder.respond(agent_response.clone())
+        },
+        agent_client_protocol::on_receive_request!(),
+    );
+
+    let client = Client
+        .builder()
+        .connect_with(agent, async move |connection| {
+            let session = connection
+                .build_session_cwd()?
+                .block_task()
+                .start_session()
+                .await?;
+
+            assert_eq!(session.config_options(), Some(config_options.as_slice()));
+            assert_eq!(session.response(), expected_response);
+            Ok(())
+        });
+
+    tokio::time::timeout(TIMEOUT, client)
+        .await
+        .expect("session setup timed out")
+        .expect("session connection failed");
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "current_thread")]
 async fn on_session_start_callback_can_consume_later_session_messages() {
     let session_id = SessionId::new("ordered-session");