diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/restclient/deployment/RestClientProcessor.java b/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/restclient/deployment/RestClientProcessor.java
index 500ac96e2c5c1..2cac5fa7164d7 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/restclient/deployment/RestClientProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/restclient/deployment/RestClientProcessor.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import jakarta.ws.rs.client.ClientRequestFilter;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.client.ClientResponseFilter;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.ext.Providers;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.sse.SseEventSource;
 
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.Config;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.ConfigProvider;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 import org.jboss.resteasy.microprofile.client.RestClientProxy;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.microprofile.client.async.AsyncInterceptorRxInvokerProvider;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.microprofile.client.publisher.MpPublisherMessageBodyReader;
+import org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.providers.sse.client.SseEventSourceImpl;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.spi.ResteasyConfiguration;
 
 import io.quarkus.arc.BeanDestroyer;
@@ -122,8 +124,11 @@ void setupProviders(BuildProducer<NativeImageResourceBuildItem> resources,
     }
 
     @BuildStep
-    void setupClientBuilder(BuildProducer<NativeImageResourceBuildItem> resources) {
+    void setupClientBuilder(BuildProducer<NativeImageResourceBuildItem> resources,
+            BuildProducer<ServiceProviderBuildItem> serviceProviders) {
         resources.produce(new NativeImageResourceBuildItem("META-INF/services/jakarta.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder"));
+        serviceProviders.produce(new ServiceProviderBuildItem(SseEventSource.Builder.class.getName(),
+                SseEventSourceImpl.SourceBuilder.class.getName()));
     }
 
     @BuildStep
diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/jaxrs-client-reactive/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jaxrs/client/reactive/deployment/JaxrsClientReactiveProcessor.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/jaxrs-client-reactive/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jaxrs/client/reactive/deployment/JaxrsClientReactiveProcessor.java
index 4cecf9feab2e9..bd86f0b3c6a22 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/jaxrs-client-reactive/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jaxrs/client/reactive/deployment/JaxrsClientReactiveProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/jaxrs-client-reactive/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/jaxrs/client/reactive/deployment/JaxrsClientReactiveProcessor.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.ext.ParamConverter;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.ext.ParamConverterProvider;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.sse.SseEventSource;
 
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.Config;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.ConfigProvider;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@
 import org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.client.impl.ClientBuilderImpl;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.client.impl.ClientImpl;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.client.impl.MultiInvoker;
+import org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.client.impl.SseEventSourceBuilderImpl;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.client.impl.StorkClientRequestFilter;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.client.impl.UniInvoker;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.client.impl.WebTargetImpl;
@@ -226,6 +228,8 @@ void registerClientResponseBuilder(BuildProducer<ServiceProviderBuildItem> servi
         serviceProviders.produce(new ServiceProviderBuildItem(ClientBuilder.class.getName(),
                 ClientBuilderImpl.class.getName()));
 
+        serviceProviders.produce(new ServiceProviderBuildItem(SseEventSource.Builder.class.getName(),
+                SseEventSourceBuilderImpl.class.getName()));
     }
 
     @BuildStep