diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_async/commands/command.py b/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_async/commands/command.py
index 32b75fd26b..7096e6fec2 100644
--- a/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_async/commands/command.py
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_async/commands/command.py
@@ -318,17 +318,28 @@ async def connect(
         )
 
         try:
+            pre_start_events: list[process_pb2.ConnectResponse] = []
             start_event = await events.__anext__()
-
-            if not start_event.HasField("event"):
-                raise SandboxException(
-                    f"Failed to connect to process: expected start event, got {start_event}"
-                )
+            while not start_event.event.HasField("start"):
+                if not start_event.HasField("event"):
+                    raise SandboxException(
+                        f"Failed to connect to process: expected start event, got {start_event}"
+                    )
+                pre_start_events.append(start_event)
+                start_event = await events.__anext__()
+
+            async def iter_replayed_events():
+                for pre_start_event in pre_start_events:
+                    yield pre_start_event
+                async for event in events:
+                    yield event
+
+            event_source = iter_replayed_events() if pre_start_events else events
 
             return AsyncCommandHandle(
                 pid=start_event.event.start.pid,
                 handle_kill=lambda: self.kill(start_event.event.start.pid),
-                events=events,
+                events=event_source,
                 on_stdout=on_stdout,
                 on_stderr=on_stderr,
             )
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_sync/commands/command.py b/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_sync/commands/command.py
index 512b7d9923..2bea57c2a3 100644
--- a/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_sync/commands/command.py
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_sync/commands/command.py
@@ -312,17 +312,27 @@ def connect(
         )
 
         try:
+            pre_start_events: list[process_pb2.ConnectResponse] = []
             start_event = events.__next__()
+            while not start_event.event.HasField("start"):
+                if not start_event.HasField("event"):
+                    raise SandboxException(
+                        f"Failed to connect to process: expected start event, got {start_event}"
+                    )
+                pre_start_events.append(start_event)
+                start_event = events.__next__()
 
-            if not start_event.HasField("event"):
-                raise SandboxException(
-                    f"Failed to connect to process: expected start event, got {start_event}"
-                )
+            def iter_replayed_events():
+                for pre_start_event in pre_start_events:
+                    yield pre_start_event
+                yield from events
+
+            event_source = iter_replayed_events() if pre_start_events else events
 
             return CommandHandle(
                 pid=start_event.event.start.pid,
                 handle_kill=lambda: self.kill(start_event.event.start.pid),
-                events=events,
+                events=event_source,
             )
         except Exception as e:
             raise handle_rpc_exception(e)
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/tests/async/sandbox_async/commands/test_cmd_connect_stream.py b/packages/python-sdk/tests/async/sandbox_async/commands/test_cmd_connect_stream.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86e866a199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/tests/async/sandbox_async/commands/test_cmd_connect_stream.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+from typing import Iterator
+
+from packaging.version import Version
+
+from e2b.connection_config import ConnectionConfig
+from e2b.sandbox_async.commands.command import Commands
+from e2b.envd.process import process_pb2
+
+
+def make_start_event(pid: int) -> process_pb2.ConnectResponse:
+    return process_pb2.ConnectResponse(
+        event=process_pb2.ProcessEvent(
+            start=process_pb2.ProcessEvent.StartEvent(pid=pid),
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def make_data_event(data: str) -> process_pb2.ConnectResponse:
+    return process_pb2.ConnectResponse(
+        event=process_pb2.ProcessEvent(
+            data=process_pb2.ProcessEvent.DataEvent(stdout=data.encode()),
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def make_end_event() -> process_pb2.ConnectResponse:
+    return process_pb2.ConnectResponse(
+        event=process_pb2.ProcessEvent(
+            end=process_pb2.ProcessEvent.EndEvent(exit_code=0),
+        )
+    )
+
+
+class FakeAsyncConnectStream:
+    def __init__(self, events: list[process_pb2.ConnectResponse]):
+        self._events: Iterator[process_pb2.ConnectResponse] = iter(events)
+
+    def __aiter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    async def __anext__(self):
+        try:
+            return next(self._events)
+        except StopIteration as exc:
+            raise StopAsyncIteration from exc
+
+    async def aclose(self):
+        return None
+
+
+class FakeProcessClient:
+    def __init__(self, events: list[process_pb2.ConnectResponse]):
+        self._events = events
+
+    def aconnect(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
+        return FakeAsyncConnectStream(self._events)
+
+
+async def test_connect_replays_non_start_stdout_events():
+    big_chunk = "X" * 8192
+
+    events = [
+        make_data_event(big_chunk),
+        make_start_event(123),
+        make_data_event("small\n"),
+        make_end_event(),
+    ]
+
+    commands = Commands(
+        envd_api_url="https://envd.example",
+        connection_config=ConnectionConfig(api_key="test-key"),
+        pool=None,
+        envd_version=Version("0.0.0"),
+    )
+    commands._rpc = FakeProcessClient(events)
+
+    stdout: list[str] = []
+    handle = await commands.connect(123, on_stdout=stdout.append)
+
+    result = await handle.wait()
+
+    assert handle.pid == 123
+    assert result.stdout == f"{big_chunk}small\n"
+    assert "".join(stdout) == f"{big_chunk}small\n"
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/tests/sync/sandbox_sync/commands/test_cmd_connect_stream.py b/packages/python-sdk/tests/sync/sandbox_sync/commands/test_cmd_connect_stream.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7198eeed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/tests/sync/sandbox_sync/commands/test_cmd_connect_stream.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+from packaging.version import Version
+
+from e2b.connection_config import ConnectionConfig
+from e2b.sandbox_sync.commands.command import Commands
+from e2b.envd.process import process_pb2
+
+
+def make_start_event(pid: int) -> process_pb2.ConnectResponse:
+    return process_pb2.ConnectResponse(
+        event=process_pb2.ProcessEvent(
+            start=process_pb2.ProcessEvent.StartEvent(pid=pid),
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def make_data_event(data: str) -> process_pb2.ConnectResponse:
+    return process_pb2.ConnectResponse(
+        event=process_pb2.ProcessEvent(
+            data=process_pb2.ProcessEvent.DataEvent(stdout=data.encode()),
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def make_end_event() -> process_pb2.ConnectResponse:
+    return process_pb2.ConnectResponse(
+        event=process_pb2.ProcessEvent(
+            end=process_pb2.ProcessEvent.EndEvent(exit_code=0),
+        )
+    )
+
+
+class FakeConnectStream:
+    def __init__(self, events):
+        self._events = iter(events)
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __next__(self):
+        return next(self._events)
+
+    def close(self):
+        return None
+
+
+class FakeProcessClient:
+    def __init__(self, events):
+        self._events = events
+
+    def connect(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
+        return FakeConnectStream(self._events)
+
+
+def test_connect_replays_non_start_stdout_events():
+    big_chunk = "X" * 8192
+
+    events = [
+        make_data_event(big_chunk),
+        make_start_event(123),
+        make_data_event("small\n"),
+        make_end_event(),
+    ]
+
+    commands = Commands(
+        envd_api_url="https://envd.example",
+        connection_config=ConnectionConfig(api_key="test-key"),
+        pool=None,
+        envd_version=Version("0.0.0"),
+    )
+    commands._rpc = FakeProcessClient(events)
+
+    handle = commands.connect(123)
+    result = handle.wait()
+
+    assert handle.pid == 123
+    assert result.stdout == f"{big_chunk}small\n"